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Many European trains provide the equivalent of our pullman cars, called Wagon-lits. On English trains, compartments similar to Wagon-lits are known as sleepers. A pullman in Britain gets a …
The BritRail pass, or a special Scottish rail pass, gets you around much of Scotland. Some interesting places like the Dukes of Argyll’s home and the village of Argyll …
Unfortunately, Mexican food, with all the variety and flavor, is also the source of most*’ of the tourista, the intestinal upsets, that half or more North Americans experience while …
Farther south lies the island of Arran in the Firth of Clyde with its Brodick Castle, ancestral home of the Dukes of Hamilton. As with many castles, this one …
AREA: 243,977 sq. km. (94,200 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Oregon. CITIES: Capital London (pop. about 6.9 million in 1979). Other cities Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, …
EFFECTS OF GEOGRAPHY AND TOPOGRAPHY Climate and topography favor tourism in most of the Caribbean. A general pattern of sunshine, easterly breezes, and puffy cumulus clouds prevails. Rainy seasons …
The island of Eleuthera typifies the Family Islands. Flying over Eleuthera at ten thousand feet it is seen as a long, skinny strip of land hooked at both ends …
ATHENS Athens, the Greek capital, is situated 8 km from its famous port, Piraeus, between the rivers Cephisus and Ilisus. Including the Port of Piraeus and the surrounding areas …