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...series blaring the city's crime problems into living rooms across the nation. But Miami Vice's success has quieted most of the naysayers. Miami officials estimate that the production contributes $1 million per episode to the city's economy, and the show may even be boosting the tourist trade. "I like Miami Vice," says Mayor Maurice Ferre. "It shows Miami's beauty." Adds William Cullom, president of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce: "It has built an awareness of Miami in young people who had never thought of visiting Miami." Since its debut last September, Miami Vice has been...
...perennial tourist nightmare, one that Karl Malden uses to sell traveler's checks on TV. Now, with a record number of bargain-hunting Americans in Europe, purse snatching, currency rip-offs and sophisticated new scams in some cities are growing as fast as the influx of visitors. Thieves are operating in formerly safe sites such as Paris' Latin Quarter and even idyllic Stratford-upon-Avon. Refunds for missing American Express Travelers Cheques have climbed by a significant margin. "The British don't want to advertise," says Dick Haegeley, chief of the Passport and Citizen's Unit at the American embassy...
Many cities are moving to cut down on crime. In Rome authorities are keeping a close watch on prostitutes who specialize in fleecing foreigners, while in Paris some 150 plainclothesmen are now mixing with crowds in tourist haunts. The Spanish tourist ministry has issued a leaflet with tips on avoiding muggings. Gearing up for next month's Oktoberfest, officers in Munich, who claim their city is Europe's safest, will be on the lookout not only for German pickpockets but for American miscreants. They arrest over a hundred U.S. citizens each year during the beery festival. The offense: drunk driving...
...Norway, and then in the early '40s passed through a series of British internment camps. The artworks and documents he left behind in Hanover were destroyed in an air raid. He suffered from epilepsy and strokes. His wife died of cancer. To support himself he had to do tourist views and kitsch portraits in the Lake District village where, at 60, he died. But he never stopped working, and what a friend called the distinctive "Schwitters aroma"--an amalgam of glue, flour paste and guinea pigs, the portable pets of his exile--followed him to the end of his days...
...right down to it, Boston doesn't owe its reputation to foreign imports. New England's nautical tradition thrives throughout the area, and two seafood restaurants deserve special mention. Anthony's Pier 4 (140 Northern Ave.) on the waterfront is one of The Hub's most popular tourist attractions--with good reason. From airy popovers to steaming lobsters, Greek immigrant Anthony Athanas precisely captures New England's gastronomical heritage. As you wait for your table, the fact that you're in good company may offer some consolation; the lobby's wood-panelled walls are adorned with pictures of countless celebrities...