Traveler's Advisory
By
LEORA MOLDOFSKY
Africa
Alexandria
One of the
seven wonders of the ancient world, the 110-m-high Pharos
Lighthouse stood on the eastern tip of Alexandria's crescent-shaped
harbor for 17 centuries, until Sultan Qa'it Bey replaced the
ruined structure in 1477 with a fort that still stands on
the site. Since 1992, new technologies have enabled archaeologists
to map the harbor floor and unearth thousands of ancient artefacts-including
huge stone blocks thought once to have been part of the lighthouse.
Now the Egyptian government is letting amateur divers come
face to face with sunken treasures including headless sphinxes,
obelisks and wine amphorae from Greek and Roman shipwrecks.
The Alexandria Dive Company, www.alexandria-dive.com, offers
diving trips to sites around the harbor.
North America
Washington
When Brandi Chastain scored the winning penalty goal for the
American women's soccer team in its 1999 World Cup final against
China, the defender sank to her knees, ripped off her shirt,
clenched her fists and shouted in ecstasy.
Her moment of victory has become the signature image in "Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like?" The 182-photograph exhibition, which encompasses everything from Olympic gold medal winners to a little girl playing hopscotch, is on view at the Smithsonian Institution in the U.S. capital through Jan. 2, 2002.
Europe
Pets
The British government's pet travel scheme allows residents
to take their pets to rabies-free countries and return without
putting them in quarantine. But dog owners could face hefty
fines for disregarding local laws while abroad. In Italy,
drivers with more than one dog must keep them caged or behind
a guard in the back seat. In Belgium,
it's illegal to leave an animal in a parked car. And Spanish authorities will prosecute people who don't keep their dog on a lead in public places. These and other rules are listed in the National Canine Defence League booklet Traveling Abroad With Your Pet. Excerpts are available online at www.theaa.co.uk.
Globe
Airlines
Singapore Airlines passengers who run out of reading material
on long-haul flights can keep their brains active by competing
in digital quiz shows or challenge each other to games like
head-to-head chess and mah-jongg. Up to 100 passengers in
all three classes can join the "In-Flight Challenge" trivia
contest: winners receive small prizes like a flashlight and have their seat number flashed on their fellow passengers' seat-back screens. The contests will run for a year on selected routes, starting with Singapore-Chicago.
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August 20-27, 2001 |
No. 33
COVER
STORY
The
New Pacific
Setting off to explore the islands, Time found an ocean of stories. Faced
with the challenges of the global village, some peoples are prospering,
easily melding old ways with new; others struggle to cling to tradition
in a cyclone of change
TO
OUR READERS...
TRAVELERS ADVISORY...
PACIFIC
BEAT: Bougainville talks; West Papua in coventry...
SPECIAL:
Pacific Journey
CLIMATE: Not Waving, Drowning... Kiribati
and Tuvalu fear being erased by rising seas
MIGRATION: Outgoing Tide... Small
nations are losing their best and brightest people
LAND RIGHTS: At Loggerheads... Landowners
and opportunists vie for Fiji's mahogany wealth
MEDIA: Telling It Like It Is... Nervous
governments make life tough for local newsmen
GOVERNMENT: The Falling-to-Pieces
Process... The Solomon Islands is riven by corruption and lawlessness
DRUGS: Brewing Trouble... As drinking
rules lose their grip, kava is becoming a social bane
RELIGION: Shopping for Jesus... In
Samoa, new brands of Christianity are giving old ones a jolt
BUSINESS: Blooming Economy... Fijian
housewives find growth potential in their backyards
WOMEN: No Room to Move... In Vanuatu,
women's freedom often sits uneasily with tradition
SCIENCE: Gene Blues... Tongans debate
whether to give researchers access to their dna
MEDICINE: Sweet and Deadly... Long-isolated
islanders are vulnerable to diet-related diseases
THE ARTS: Bringing Samoa to Book... Sia
Figiel writes about her homeland with novel candor
ENVIROMENT: Nowhere to Throw... Places
like the Cook Islands have little room for waste
FISHING: Conserving the Catch... Fearful
for the sea's health, Samoans apply their own First Aid
THE ARTS: Tapa Recording... Bark cloth
documents island peoples' lives and legends
THE ARTS: Islamic
art; Pee-wee's back...
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