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...first in his family to take up the tradition. He doesn't know much about the Christmas story in his diorama, but it doesn't faze him. "I enjoy this," he says. "I don't see a reason to ever quit." For more information, contact the Trest tourist information center, tel: (420) 567 234 567; www.trest.cz
...Iceland during the winter, which makes the upper latitudes ideal for viewing the northern lights--especially on New Year's Eve. In Reykjavík, Icelanders gather around dozens of massive bonfires to sing traditional folk songs accompanied, according to local legend, by trolls, fairies and elves. (Iceland's Tourist Board claims that 80% of Icelanders believe in little beings.) At midnight the city explodes in a massive fireworks display. The dancing and partying that follow last until the sun comes up, which in Iceland is at about lunchtime...
...After tourist season ends, another Math 55 ritual begins. Students may have more room to sit down, but the next few weeks will be anything but comfortable. It’s a game of “Survivor”: Outwit, Outplay, Outmath. Before the fifth Monday of the term, students who can’t seem to stay in the game start dropping like flies...
...sign. “We get a kick out of it,” he says. “We’re just playing around with the people walking by and seeing how they adjust when they see it.” But every tourist point for Holworthy is one robbed from Mower. “We’ve got a little Mower pride about how famous people used to live here,” says Mower resident Daniel P. Robinson ’10. “The celebrity idea doesn’t have...
...pocketfuls of paper slips bearing the names of destinations in Chinese characters, then the Taxi Guide series of books is for you. Available in a boxed[an error occurred while processing this directive] set or individually, the compact, hardback guides list both the English and Chinese addresses of hotels, tourist attractions, malls, markets, restaurants and bars in the three cities (the Hong Kong edition also includes locations in Macau). Separate listings cover main streets, government buildings, banks, office buildings, transport hubs, clubs, hospitals and more. If you want to have a crack at verbal communication, the phonetic pronunciations of each...