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...It’s really a surprisingly nice city,” Lackner says of her hometown. “I know it’s not a tourist destination exactly, but it has everything the big cities have...
...Buka, a one-kina banana-boat ride north across the Buka passage, hotels are being built, a bank has opened and tourist resorts are on the drawing board. Many consider the reintroduction of regular police patrols, guided by a small contingent of Australian Federal Police, as instrumental in that improvement. But Bougainville's chief administrator, Peter Tsiamalili, believes Australia should also take responsibility for those of its citizens who do not bring benefits: "I think the Australian government should be taking this seriously." Arawa police have been told to put Nesbitt and Richards "in the bin" if they see them...
...recover from the disappearance of their prized city, especially the imposing Citadel, which protected them against invading armies throughout Iran's history. "Bam without the Citadel is like a beehouse without honey," says Akbar Panjalizadeh, 61, a retired high school teacher. He owns a hostel for backpackers, where a tourist - a British motorcyclist - perished in the quake. Nonetheless, Panjalizadeh is busy rebuilding the guesthouse, sure that Bam will return to its former glory. "The Citadel didn't belong just to Bam, or Iran, it belonged to the world," he says. "They will rebuild it." But for now, much...
...From Scotland to southern England, castles have always been among Britain's most popular tourist attractions. They're a top lure in Ireland as well. But, bored with chain motels and overpriced bed-and-breakfasts, travelers are finding the idea of sleeping in a historical monument?once the guided tour is over?increasingly attractive. "People are tired of country hotels and fed up with chains. They want a bit more personality," says Roger Masterson, proprietor of accommodation agency Celtic Castles...
MEANWHILE IN BELGIUM ? A Room to Remember Tom Hanks faced the prospect of being bedless in Bastogne when he announced late plans to visit the town next week for the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. With all hotels booked, the local tourist office launched an appeal, eventually finding the Saving Private Ryan star a house to rent. Who says the transatlantic alliance is dead...