Traveler's Advisory
By LEORA MOLDOFSKY
North
America
Boston
Parents
who take their offspring to upscale hotels without first schooling
them in the social graces may set fellow guests hankering
for the old days, when youngsters were seen but not heard.
To
avoid glares and whispers, tot-toting guests at Boston's Ritz-Carlton
can now enrol their eight-to-12-year-olds in an etiquette
program. "A Day of Social Savvy" features lessons in table
manners, answering the telephone, and ballroom dancing. The
hotel also offers cooking classes for children-including tips
on decorative garnishing and "creating the dining environment."
Families can also book into the "Junior Presidential Suite,"
complete with pint-sized furniture and a mini-refrigerator
filled with "healthy snacks."
Europe
Stamford
Traveling
by stagecoach in 19th century England could be hazardous:
many coaches were robbed by highwaymen or overturned in treacherous
terrain. Tourists who book a ride on the Gay Gordon-a replica
of the stagecoach that journeyed the London-Edinburgh route
in the 1800s-are guaranteed a more restful trip. Pulled by
four gray horses, the coach can take up to 11 cloaked and
bonneted passengers (male participants don top hats) along
the country lanes of southwest Lincolnshire. Weekend breaks
(May 18-19, July 6-7 and Oct. 5-6) depart from Stamford, Grantham
or Corby Glen and cost $258, including a 32-km ride, accommodation
at traditional staging inns and most meals. See www.
thinkingshire-tourism.com.
Globe
Tours
Some
travelers, tired of restaurant fare, yearn for home-style
cooking. Culinary adventurers who like nothing better than
a new taste experience can sample many of the world's most
exciting cuisines in luxurious comfort on a private trip offered
by New York's American Museum of Natural History. Up to 48
passengers will travel across Europe and North Africa on a
specially configured Boeing 737, exploring the culinary traditions
of France, Portugal, Morocco, Italy, Turkey and Russia. The
two-week feast, which starts in London on Oct. 22, costs $25,950,
including fares and all meals. See www.discoverytours.org.
Asia
Airlines
The
race to be
the first airline to provide passengers
with in-flight and
Internet services has been won by Singapore Airlines, which
last month launched a satellite-based communications network.
Over the next year, Singapore plans to spend more than $100
million to equip about 60 aircraft with in-seat telecom ports
for laptop-carrying passengers in all travel classes. For
the moment, however, the service is only available on one
aircraft, on the airline's SingaporeLos Angeles run.
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May 14, 2001 | No. 19
COVER
STORIES
The
Nuns' Stories
Hundreds of Roman Catholic sisters have opened up their lives, their memories
and (when they die) even their brains to researcher David Snowdon so that
all of us can better understand what causes Alzheimer's disease and what
can be done to prevent it
TRAVELER'S
ADVISORY
SOCIETY
BEHAVIOR: The Talking Cure...
Australian schools try shaming troublemakers onto the right path
THE
ARTS
CINEMA: Goodbye, Mrs. Tom Cruise. Hello, Nicole
Kidman, star of a bold new movie... Moulin Rouge awakens the dormant
musical
Samantha Lang, a cinematic connoisseur
of sex
MUSIC: Nick Cave, the gloom rocker, blooms
BOOKS: A slim prayer with sales that are
divine
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