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Hi. My name is David Allen Cary.

I am fascinated by maps, especially the process of making maps.

Feel free to ask me to take photos of specific locations in or near Oklahoma. If you think it's interesting enough to take a photo, I'll probably also find it interesting.

places I plan to visit
... someday, no specific plans right now (2004-12):

 * The Oosterschelde dam in the Netherlands (where, exactly ???). I hear that it is one of the most amazing dams in the world (is it that obvious that I'm an engineer ?). (This related to the Wikipedia:Zuiderzee_Works, right?)

 * Berlin

 * Luxembourg ?

 * Instead of taking a plane from Belgium to Italy like my aunt, get a Eurail pass (or a Eurail/drive pass ???) and take the train, stopping at interesting places along the way -- Luxembourg, a few cities along the France/Germany border, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and other cities in Italy.

Things I'm wondering if they are worth taking a major detour to go see:

 * Other places in the Netherlands ?
 * Paris and other things in France ?
 * Berlin and other things in Germany ?
 * London and other things in England ?

2004 trip
In 2004, I spent several weeks in Europe.

Other questions:
 * What's this about automobiles being banned in some cities ? I grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and I drive a car *everywhere*. Should I try to buy a bike when I get there ? Or can I rely on busses and other local transportation ?

Yes, I found the trains were very reliable for city-to-city transportation. ''Even when I missed a train, there was practically always another train leaving for the same destination every hour. --(WT-en) DavidCary 18:11, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)''

 * how do I learn more about hostels ?

 * What's this about "Internet cafes" ? I've never even seen one in my entire life. (I've heard of 2 of them in Tulsa, but they are miles from where I live). Is it reasonably cheap/ hassle-free to post my travel-log from a Internet cafes to Wikivoyage ?

I've only been in Europe once before. Even that hardly counts since it was so long ago -- it was the year the Berlin wall came down. I'm sure many other things have changed since then.

Several members of my family will be in for a ceremony celebrating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Retie, Belgium.
 * Retie, Belgium, on Saturday, September 18 2004 and Sunday, September 19.

My uncle, Robert Allen Cary, is apparently going to be on that stage and say a few words about his uncle, U.S. Air Force pilot Carl Allen Cary. See http://CarlAllenCary.com/ for details.

I still haven't found Retie, Belgium on any map, but I'm told it's within 10 miles of the Netherlands.

After that, I'm pretty much free to do whatever I want. I plan to meet up with a couple members of my family in Then I'm on my own again.
 * Rome, Italy for a few days sometime around Sept. 22-23.

Things to do before the trip:

 * Buy walking shoes
 * memorize the PIN numbers on my credit cards
 * Plan itenerary
 * Get "world phone" (1900 MHz for the US, 900 MHz for Europe and Asia) (or do I just want a 900 MHz phone ? I don't mind swapping the SIM card once as I leave and again when I get back). My current service provider claims that such a phone will work in Belgium and Italy ( http://www.t-mobile.com/products/worldclass.asp )

''I got such a phone, and it worked fine. Of course, I panicked a little when I got back and I couldn't call anyone from the airport -- until I remembered I had to manually go through the menus and switch from the Europe frequency to the US frequency. -- DavidCary''

 * Learn a few words of Flemish.

What else am I missing ?

Things I've already done:

 * Get new passport
 * visit AAA for travel information. (They gave me a stack of tour listings, which some people would consider useful; but very little of the information I was looking for)
 * Check library, used bookstores, and if all else fails new bookstores for relevant travel books.

contact
Feel free to leave comments on my talk page.

Feel free to leave comments at the Visual Language wiki. (I am one of the 2 founders of that tiny little wiki).

places I've lived
USA: Oklahoma Oregon Hawaii

places I visited
USA: Ohio Missouri California and many other states.

Germany: ... several cities, but that was many years ago.

Canada: Niagara Falls

places my friends live
Many good friends in Oklahoma and Kansas and Oregon.

I still occasionally correspond with one who went to high school with me, and now lives in South Africa.

I'd be happy to learn about friends elsewhere; I regret losing track of far too many people.

2004 trip
Dear Sarah,

i've enjoyed my trip so far and am looking forward to the rest.

Tell everyone there I wish they were here.

Love, David Cary.

p.s.: I can't read my email with the dutch version of Microsoft Internet Explorer. http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/article/User:DavidCary seems to work fine.

2004-09-22: First time I've been able to check my email since I left Tulsa. Finally able to check my email from the Carlton Hotel in Haarlem, the Netherlands. (That hotel has 2 internet terminals for guests to use gratis.)

2004-09-22:

Dear friends and family,

I've had a wonderful time in Retie, Belgium.

The ceremony was lovely.

We saw the castle at Ghent and stood on the balcony near the top of the bell tower in Brugges (Bruge).

I should have some photos Real Soon Now.

2004-09-27: Monday

I've decided not to go to Luxembourg after all. Yesterday I went to the "Engelskerk" in inside the Begijnhof attached to the Dutch Historical Museum. I was surprised to hear they still preach in English (the pastor has a bit of Scottish accent). I was lucky enough to show up on a day they had a potluck after church.

After I checked out of the "Shelter City" hostel in Amsterdam, I took the train to Frankfurt Germany and had a Bratwurst, then took the sleeper train to Rome. I had a bit of a panic attack when the conductor asked for my train ticket and passport, then walked off with them, and then another conductor asked for my ticket and passport. At first I thought the first conductor was an imposter and had stolen my passport. But the second train conductor and I found the first one, he was perfectly official, and we got everything straightened out. The sleeper trains were pretty nice. Each room had 3 bunks and a small sink and mirror. The WC at the end of the car included a shower.

The train actually only went to Milan, but it was daylight by then and easy to find a train to Rome. That took a few hours, but the countryside was beautiful.

Someone at Shelter City recommended Colors Hostel in Rome, but I ran into 2 people loaded with backpacks (one from England, one from New Zealand) at the train station that said the Yellow hostel was the best one in Rome, and it was much closer to walk. (Claire and Sarah).

I'm at the Yellow Hostel in Roma. It has 3 internet terminals; free unlimited internet unless someone is waiting.

I'm glad my sister left a note here at WikiTravel, since my regular email doesn't seem to like these terminals either.

(WT-en) DavidCary 11:30, 27 Sep 2004 (EDT)

2004-09-30: Thursday

Tuesday I saw the Pantheon. It's ugly on the outside, but very impressive on the inside. Bob and Cathy and I met at Piazza Di Spagna and had lunch nearby. I had (small little peices of) swordfish on spagetti, Bob had some large shrimp on spagetti, and Cathy had a lobster with a collection of other seafood.

Yesterday (Wednesday) about 15 people from the Yellow Hostel went on a tour of the Vatican. Every Wednesday the Pope addresses the people in the ___ (big circular area in front of St. Peter's Basilica), and we got there in time to see the jeep drive up with the pope, circle the __, and drive up the stairs. Then the Pope gave an address in a few different languages.

Then our tour guide led us through one of the Vatican museums, and then left us at Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel. It takes a long time to take that in. Afterword I saw another museum. I rented an audio tour of Saint Peter's Basilica. Photos were OK in there, so I took a photo of the statue of the pope who gave us the Gregorian calendar and many other snapshots. There's so many things to see in the Basilica. After I though I'd seen it all, I found the stairs that lead under the floor of the Basilica, on a level with the tomb of Saint Peter.

One the guards thought I was a bit too interested in the statue of Constatinus I (the Emperor Constantine, the first Christian emperor), and asked me to back away from the glass in front of it.

It was sunset by the time I got back to the hostel.

2004-10-01: Friday Leg cramps last night. I'm a little surprised I haven't had any before now.

Did laundry.

Saw the castle of Sant Angelo. There are a lot of little rooms to look at. The view from the "top" is great. There's even a sketch at the top of the view you see, labeling all the major buildings in Rome. (The huge statue of the archangel Michael sheathing his sword is one level higher, but I couldn't go there).

2004-10-02: Saturday Saw Pompeii.

A few days ago (Thursday?) I enjoyed pizza at an outdoor table talking to Joy and a couple from England.

2004-10-03: Went to a church service at the closest church to my hostel. It was huge compared to churches I'm used to at home. But it looked like the priest did almost everything himself -- gave a message, read responsive reading, led the singing, etc.

Reserved a room (with https://www.ratestogo.com/ d.cary+ratestogo.com ) at Amadeus Hotel Milan for the night of the 4th, 5th, 6th. https://www.ratestogo.com/common/voucher.asp?rid=6220949&pwd=3826384410 https://www.ratestogo.com/common/invoice.asp?rid=6220949&pwd=3826384410 . How annoying -- at the end of registering, ratestogo wants me to print something out, and there's no printer here at Yellow Hostel.

-

OK, I've been home for a while now. I intend to get some pictures up Real Soon Now.

While I was in Bruges (Brugge), I visited

Bruges Diamant Museum http://www.diamondmuseum.be/

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I am one of the few people I know who is a true native of the Washington, DC area. I currently live in Takoma Park, MD bordering the northern border of Washington. (Takoma Park is also known as Berkley East for its political character.)

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About
David is a native of Tasmania. He as lived in Australia, England, Canada, Taiwan, Singapore, USA and now Tochigi Prefecture in Japan.

David loves Tochigi and wants to make the Wikivoyage site an excellent reference to this region.

Plans
Get/make a decent map of Tochigi. Flesh out onsen, walking and skiing options in Tochigi.

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Hi I have visited the following places Palau Hawaii Tokyo Grand Cayman Belize Peru Bolivia Puerto Rico Aruba Bonaire Curacao St. Thomas St. John Switzerland Israel Egypt France

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Link titleAsia : East Asia : China : Southern Central Region : Jiangxi : Wuyuan Wuyuan (婺源; Wùyuán) is a city in Jiangxi Province,East China. It is reputed as the most beautiful country in China.

Get in
Wuyuan lies in the center of the "Tourist Goden Triangle" formed by the Yellow Mountain(Anhui Province),Mt Lushan and Jingdezhen,China's "Porcelain Capital"(Jiangxi Province).The distance between the above 3 places is basically same,within 150km.Tourists from Bejing and Nanjing can take a train and get off at Yellow Moutain,then take a local tour bus heading for Wuyuan.Tourists from Shanghai and Zhejiang can take a train to Jingdezhen,and take a tour bus to Wuyuan,the distance is about 85km. There is no train station in Wuyuan at this moment.However,there are regular buses from many larger cities,such as Huangshan,Nanchang,Shanghai,Hanzhou,Guanzhou,Wenzhou.

Get around
There are many regular buses from Wuyuan North Bus Station to Villages. Taxis and motorcycles are common also,but price is more expensive.Make sure the price before taking it.A trip from Wuyuan County to Small Likeng usually costs ¥30 by taxi and around ¥15 by motorcycle.

See
There are many ancient villages typical of Hui-Style Architecture throughout this region.Most of scenic spots will need an admission.You'd better buy a special ticket at ¥180 that grants admission to all the appointed sites,otherwise entry into any village might charge a single tikect at ¥60.

I. The eastern tour line: Small Likeng(小李坑）---Wangkou（汪口）---Xiaoqi（晓起）---Jiangwan（江湾）

Small Likeng—— A historical village of stream-bridge-cottage scene. It is the most rewarding and impressive village in Wuyuan.A winding stream runs through the village,on both sides of the bank closely standing 260 peasant households and ancient buildings with gray walls and black tiles.Ladies wash clothes by the creek while boats are advancing forward.All of these form a natural landscape.

Wangkou. “Wangkou Memorial Temple of the Yu Clan” is honored as an “Architectural Gallery” by ancient building experts for its magnificence, strict construction and precise craftsmanship and special style, all the parts made of wood were carved precisely and specially. Traveling in wangkou, you can walk in the millennial ancient streets, enjoy the sight of the old houses, and even drift in the long river.

Xiaoqi——Ecological Oases. It is a village built in the Song Dynasty, there are many special ancient buildings with its splendor and precise craftsmanship.Many famous ancient trees scatter all over the village, all these picturesque landscape depicting the harmony of people and nature.

Jiangwan——It is the hometown of the Great Man Jiang Zhemin,the former President of China.

'''II. The northern tour line: Sixi（思溪）—Rainbow Bridge（彩虹桥）—Linyan caves（灵岩洞）—Dazhanshan Mountain（大鄣山）'''

Sixi. There 30 ancient buildings are well preserved, built between the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty. In one of such residences, a “Bai Shuo Tu”(百寿图，a hundred Chinese characters on longevity) is made of 96 characters in different handwritten styles, carved in the middle of twelve doors, which is regarded as “the unexcelled art”.

Rainbow Bridge is a provincial landmark, built at the beginning of Song Dynasty, with length of 140 meters, a width of 6.5 meters, four piers and archways. It crosses the river like a rainbow. The eleven pavilions in different ways make a long corridor. It is simple and unsophisticated. There are corrals and seats on the both sides for tourists to have a view and a rest.

Linyan caves——the National Forest Park, there two caves named “Lianhua”and “Hanxu”have been developed,full of jagged stones, underground river with clear water. Many inscriptions were written inside by Zhuxi(a famous philosopher) and Yuefei(a well-known ancient general), all of which are valuable relics.

III.The western tour line: Wengong Hill（文公山）—Jingshan Tea Garden（金山茶园）—Mandarin Ducks Lake（鸳鸯湖）—Youshan Village（游山村）—Yanchun Ancient Stage of Chinese Drama（阳春古戏台）.

Talk
Very few local People can speak English except some who arewell-educated,such as college students and teachers.

Buy
Varieties of souvenirs

Eat
A kind of red carp is native to Wuyuan.It's said tourists can have the best taste of the fish at Bridge Hotel in small Likeng.

Drink
Bar and Teahouse

Sleep
There are plenty of hotels in Wuyuan city (downtown).However, what is suggested is some cheap and comfortable accommodation in the villages where you can taste the life of local villagers.Price is around ¥80 per night with condition as good as the ones in Wuyuan city.

小桥驿栈, xiao qiao yi zhan or Bridge Hotel, is one of such in Small Likeng, (the fourth bridge on the right). Contact: Li Yang Gen, ☎ 13879349519. A very nice place to stay and eat,kinds of local dishes, especialy good at cooking the red carp mentioned above.Tidy and neat rooms equipped with bathroom, TV and air conditioner.free Internet access. A patio area on the top floor where clothes can be washed and dried.Friendly and hospitable family,the youngest son of the family can speak English to communicate with foreiners.We stayed there for 3 nice nights.

Get out
Regular buses from the North Bus Station to many cities. Two daily buses to Shanghai, at 9:30AM and 6:30PM, price around ¥175.

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I originally came from UK, and now live in Singapore, passing through Netherlands and Germany on the way, both for two years.

If you get the chance, visit
 * Slovakia
 * Singapore
 * Augsburg

Why do this?

Its great to be able to share knowledge and experience of being somewhere that will either help someone, or open up an opportunity that they might not have be aware of.

Peace and Tranquility for all.

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moved elsewhere - this account was giving me some functionality problems. I guess it was the space in the username.

You can find me @ User:(WT-en) DPatrick

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Australian based in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Mostly photos

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Davidsons on wikivoyage

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I live with my family in Honolulu, Hawaii, and for almost a decade I have worked in the tourism/car rental industry. I've come to learn everything there is to know about Hawaii - the different islands, the history, the culture, and all the hidden gems that most tourists forget to see.

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Dr.Urmann is an entrepreneur whose global perspective and scientific background have helped him launch successful business ventures in both the travel and outsourcing industries. He has a passion for travel and his favorite destinations are the canyons of southern Utah, the Himalayas and the beaches of the Philippines. He is the Founder of Touristlink.com.

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Hello

I am David Vasta. I currently live in Charlotte, NC. I have traveled a bit and am enjoying updating the Wiki. I will update this page as I think it needs to be updated. Sorry for not having loads of information on here.

www.davidandkelly.com

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I live in Padova, Italy, but am originally from Eugene, Oregon.

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I am Davidx, aged 70 [2007] and a happily naturalised Yorkshireman. I am a Docent for Todmorden and forWest Yorkshire and can be contacted on my talk page. Project:Docents

I was born in Plymouth and lived there until I was 19, except for part of the second world war, when my mother and I lived with my great aunt in a quiet part of Shropshire.

I did national service from 1956 to 1958, mostly in Germany, and took advantage of the opportunities for travel that this presented. I then took a degree in PPE at Oxford and followed it with a Cert. Ed. at Exeter University after marrying in August, 1961. They were kind enough to make every effort for me to do teaching practice at Exeter as I had recently married and this meant Exeter Tech.

Having tasted further education, I wanted nothing else and applied for a number of jobs in colleges, landing one in what was then Bradford Technical College. After two years I obtained a promoted post at what was St John's College of F.E, Manchester, where I was to remain for 20 years!

During this time I became increasingly active in the lecturers' trade union, ATTI - renamed Natfhe after a merger. After a spell on the NEC I applied for a Regional Official's job with Natfhe and was successful at the age of 47, becoming Regional Official for the Yorkshire and Humberside region. After 10 years I obtained a new promoted post as Fieldwork Co-ordinator, still based in Leeds but travelling a lot round England and Wales with one visit to Northern Ireland. [Since I finished, NATFHE entered into a long-sought merger with AUT to form UCCU.]

I fully intended to retire at the age of 62 but in fact I had to leave 5 years earlier on health grounds after flu followed by a heart ailment that nearly finished me off. I had travelled extensively in France and we had spent a month in Zimbabwe with an ex-student who was one of the first to come here after independence. We had also managed a month trip to nine different countries of Europe [12 by today's forntiers but Yugoslavia still existed then, although Tito had died. I had always planned to travel much more after retirement.

When I needed the support of two nurses to walk at Manchester Royal Infirmary, my chace to travel seemed to have vanished. However, after a slow start, my health improved considerably and I have managed trips to Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Prague and Peru. Some of these have been alone and some with my wife, Pam. I am currently waiting for a short independent break in Marrakesh in November, 2007.(WT-en) Davidx 08:46, 14 October 2007 (EDT)

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David Ling, managing director of Fisheyes.it an internet company which specialises in online solutions for tourism in Italy.

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Contact me

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User:(WT-en) Dawnview

On the way to the drop zone (front-right). I currently live in Beijing where I'm studying Mandarin and working part time on a website SEO project. I grew up in Victoria, British Columbia and graduated from the University of Victoria.

My primary interest in travel is in interacting with different cultures, and being able to live every day life in a whole different way. Growing up, I was fortunate to be able to live in Fiji for two years. More recently, I worked in Namibia for a year with a local human rights organization (developing databases of course). I have travlled extensively in Southern Africa and China somewhat in Europe, Japan, a lot in the South Pacific, throughout western North America and an amazing ten days in the United Arab Emirates. Also to more obscure places like Liechtenstein and Kiribati.

My current extra-Wikivoyage amusements include curling, ballroom dancing, and various duties as a member of the Board of FIPA. I'm also learning Mandarin. Maybe one day I'll be fluent enough to help out with 維基旅行中文版/Chinese Wikivoyage!

Quick links
 * Article templates
 * Wiki markup
 * Utilities
 * Links to Open Directory
 * (WT-en) Sandbox
 * Travellers' pub
 * Wikivoyage Shared:Get-together

Docent

I'm a docent for Namibia, Fiji, Victoria and Vancouver. Feel free to post something to my talk page if you have a question about one of these destinations.

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[Accommodation]http://www.dawsons.com.au/

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About Me
I love to travel. There is nothing quite like it. I like writing about my travelling experiences as well, so I thought I would join Wikivoyage!

Interesting Places I have been
Busan, South Korea

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Seattle, Washington

Calgary, Alberta

Banff, Alberta

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Cranbrook, British Columbia

Tokyo, Japan

...and many more!

Interesting Places I am going to soon
Bangkok, Thailand (November 2009)

Japan (2011- for one year)

Interesting Places I wish to see
Maldives

Svalbard

Russia

Brazil

Alaska

Zambia

Mongolia

Australia

Libya

Kazakhstan

India

Antarctica

...and many more!!

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My name is Xavier.

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i am dayalal sankhla,h-12 pratap nagar jodhpur.342003 (rajasthan)

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Docent
I've volunteered to act as docent for York, as I lived there for 13 years and worked as a historical tour guide for three. Leave a message on my talk page if you want to ask me anything about that stunning and warm old city.

Expeditions
I am a member of the News Expedition to promote the creation of higher quality news on the Main Page and on Travel news.

Where I've been
(In progress)

I've mainly travelled throughout Europe and Asia and have lived in Nottingham, York, Chester, London, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool.

Europe
Germany:

 * Hamburg, Bremen, Travemunde, Bremerhaven, Berlin

Spain:

 * Madrid and Ibiza

France:

 * Marseille

Netherlands:

 * Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem, Zutphen

Sweden:

 * Stockholm, Trelleborg, Malmo

Denmark:

 * Copenhagen

Czech Republic:

 * Prague, Brno, Jinolice, Teplice, Sedmihorky, Kutna Hora, Sedlec, Žleby, Český Ráj

Slovak Republic:

 * Bratislava

Austria:

 * Vienna

Bulgaria:

 * Sofia, Durankulak

Ireland:

 * Dublin

Asia
India:

 * Maharashtra
 * Bombay, Murud
 * Goa
 * Anjuna, Ratnagiri
 * Karnataka
 * Mangalore, Bangalore
 * Kerala
 * Trivandrum, Alleppey, Varkala
 * Tamil Nadu
 * Kanniyakumari, Madurai, Trichy, Pondicherry, Mahabalipuram
 * West Bengal
 * Calcutta, Malda, Darjeeling, Naxalbari
 * Sikkim
 * Gangtok, Pelling, Yuksom, Kakarbhitta

Nepal

 * Kathmandu, Pokhara, Bhadrapur, Bhaktapur

Thailand

 * Central Plains
 * Bangkok, Kanchanaburi
 * Northern Thailand
 * Chiang Mai, Pai,
 * Southern Thailand
 * Hat Yai

 * Phuket
 * Phuket Town

 * Ko Tao

 * Ko Phi Phi

 * Ko Lanta

 * Ko Pha Ngan

 * Haad Rin, Bottle Beach, Ao Thong Nai Pan Yai, Haad Mae Haad, Haad Salad

 * Ko Samui

 * Chaweng, Lamai

Cambodia

 * Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Battambang

Vietnam

 * Saigon, Da Lat, Mui Ne, Nha Trang, Hoi An, Hue

Laos

 * Savannakhet, Vientiane, Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang

Malaysia

 * Penang

Burma

 * Kawthoung

Where I'm going
Burma

Yangon, Mandalay

Indonesia

Japan

Iceland

Iran

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Doug Beitz and his wife Sally are the owner/operators of Kosrae Nautilus Resort, www.kosraenautilus.com which is an 18 room hotel, restaurant and scuba dive operation, that was opened in 1994 on the beautiful island of Kosrae, the most eastern island in the Federated States of Micronesia.

Doug is happy for people visiting this site to email him at doug@kosraenautilus.com with any questions that they may have about traveling to Kosrae.

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My full name is Derek Blackadder. I live in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada and travel a big chunk of Central Ontario for work. I've traveled a fair bit in Canada. I spend 4-6 weeks a year in Cuba, regularly but infrequently spend a month or so wandering Western and Central Europe, have also travelled Central America and South Asis. A little bit in the US as well, though not recently.

Happy to answer any questions about anything I post. I can be contacted at derek.blackadderATgmail.com.

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BARCELLONA

Barcellona è una delle grandi città affacciate sul Mediterraneo. Pochi sono i luoghi in cui l’antico s’intreccia in modo così straordinario con il moderno. La città è viva sia di notte che di giorno con il più famoso viale, La Rambla, che è accerchiato da bar e musei.

È il capoluogo della regione autonoma della Catalogna, l’angolo più a nord-est confinante con la Francia. La regione è divisa in quattro province che prendono il nome dai loro capoluoghi: Barcellona, Girona, Lleida e Tarragona.

Verso la fine del XIX secolo nacque a Barcellona un nuovo stile artistico, il modernismo, variante dell’Art Nouveau, che divenne lo strumento più espressivo del nazionalismo catalano. Tra gli esponenti principali spiccano Josep Puig i Cadalfalch, Lluis Domenech e soprattutto Antoni Gaudì i Cornet. Molti monumenti che progettarono si possono trovare nel quartiere Eixample.

EIXAMPLE

Nel 1854 fiorì a Barcellona il Modernismo quando si decise di distruggere le mura medioevali per consentire lo sviluppo della città nell’area che un tempo era militare. Con questa nuova espansione si attuò il progetto dell’ingegnere Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer che prevedeva un sistema di strade a scacchiera concedendo così agli edifici di affacciarsi a piazze e incroci l’unica eccezione è rappresentata dalla Diagonal che scende verso il Mare.

HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I DE SANT PAU

Lluis Domenech iniziò a progettare un nuovo ospedale cittadino nel 1902 finito dopo la sua morte dal figlio Pere. Credeva che gli ammalati traessero giovamento dall’aria aperta aperta e dagli alberi così lo progettò con 26 padiglioni in stile mudejar circondati da grandi giardini. I corridoi di collegamento e le aree di servizio erano interrati. I tetti furono ricoperti di ceramiche e la reception abbellita con sculture di Pau Gargallo e murali a mosaio.

LA SAGRADA FAMILIA

La chiesa più inusuale d’Europa….il Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia è il simbolo di una città che ama vantarsi della sua individualità.

Ricca di metafore ispirate alla natura e dall’ovvia originalità, rappresenta la più grande opera di Gaudì. Alla sua morte una delle torri, sulla facciata della natività, era stata completata, le altre furono terminate secondo i suoi progetti dopo la Guerra Civile. La sua tomba la si può trovare nella santa cripta.

Sebbene le ambizioni originarie di Gaudì si fossero col tempo ridimensionate, il progetto per il completamento dell’edificio resta impressionante. Manca la torre centrale, che deve essere circondata da 4 torri rappresentanti gli evangelisti. Quattro torri sulla facciata della Gloria si uniranno alle 4 esistenti sulle facciate della Passione e della Natività.

MONTJUIC

Il Montjuic costituisce uno spettacolare punto panoramico della città infatti la collina è colma di gallerie, musei e teatri. Molti di questi edifici furono progettati in occasione dell’Esposizione internazionale del 1929, e per le Olimpiadi del 1992 visto che si svolsero lungo i fianchi meridionali.

È raggiungibile dalla Piazza di Spagna che sorge tra i pilastri ricordando il campanile si San Marco a Venezia. Tra gli edifici, a stile eclettico, si possono ricordare il Palau National, e il Poble Espanyol, che illustra gli stili architettonici tradizionali delle regioni spagnole.

Il Palau Nacional oltre ad offrire una magnifica collezione d’arte romanica contornata da numerosi affreschi del XII secolo in cui i principali sono i dipinti di Santa Maria de Taull e Sant Climent de Taull, ospita, inoltre, una collezione gotica in continua espansione. Recentemente il Museo è stato ingrandito e raccoglie in sé l’intera sezione d’arte, scultura e arredi del XX secolo proveniente dal Museu d’Art Modern nel Parco della Ciutadela.

PARC DE JOAN MIRO

Il Macello di Barcellona negli anni Ottanta fu trasformato in un insolito parco da cui il nome: Parc de l’Escorxador.

È realizzato in due livelli: quello inferiore presenta campi da football intervallati da palme, pini e fiori; quello superiore è pavimentato e dominato da una scultura del 1983 dell’artista catalano Joan Miro intitolata Donna e Uccello.

Si inalza per ben 22 metri al centro di una piscina e l’intera sua superfice è ricoperta da pezzi colorati di piastrelle smaltate.

LA CITTA’ VECCHIA

La città vecchia, attraversata dal viale più famoso di Barcellona, La Rambla, è uno dei centri cittadini medioevali più grandi d’Europa. La Rambla è molto frequentata sia di giorno che di notte nel fine settimana. Costeggiata da bar, ristoranti, bancarelle con i fiori, edicole, musicisti e mimi parte da Placa Catalunya per raggiungere il monumento dedicato a Colombo e quindi il mare.

Il quartiere Gotico è il vero cuore di Barcellona ed è la parte più antica di questa città. Dal regno di Augusto (27 a.C. – 14 d.C.) tutti gli edifici amministrativi della città si concentrarono proprio qui. Nelle vicinaze del Palau de la Generalitat, sede del governo della Catalogna, e la Casa de la Ciutat, il municipio di Barcellona, emerge imponente la cattedrale gotica in cui tra i tesori custodi al suo interno si possono trovare alcuni dipinti medioevali catalani. Questa Cattedrale, con cappella romanica e chiostro, fu iniziata nel 1928 sulle fondamenta di un tempio romano e di una moschea moresca. Uno dei quartieri tipici della città vecchia è El Born in cui l’atmosfera paesana e dei giovani lo rendono molto popolare: bar, negozi alla moda si mescolano con l’ architettura medioevale, infatti gli edifici sono rimasti intatti ma ora ospitano musei, gallerie molto rinomati. Proseguendo in questo borgo si raggiungerà il Mercat del Born punto di ritrovo della gioventù notturna con i suoi numerosi bar di tendenza. Non si può dire di aver visitato Barcellona se non prima di aver passeggiato nel Parc de la Ciutadella: il paradiso degli aranceti, dei pappagalli, delle palme e tutto costeggiato da un enorme lago navigabile. Nel 1888 fu l’ubicazione dell’Esposizione Universale mentre ora è un punto essenziale per la cultura e per trascorrere il tempo libero in relax. All’interno del parco, infatti, si possono incontrare opere di famosi scultori catalani come Marès, Arnau, Carbonell, Clàra….

Da non dimenticare il villaggio peschereccio di Barcellona: la Barceloneta, rinomata per i suoi ristoranti e i caffè del porto, sorge in una lingua di terra che si protende verso il mare.

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 * I'm David and I live in Guadeloupe, Caribbean. I like to travel, have language exchange, and share my hints with others travelers. I'm a little contributor of WikiTravel but I encourage everyone to do the same! I'm also a member of CouchSurfing and Hospitality Club

 * What is Couch Surfing? CouchSurfing helps you make connections worldwide. You can use the network to meet people and then go and surf other members' couches!

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It took getting robbed by gypsies in the Rome Termini to grow up after 6 decades of enjouing life with childish inquisitiveness, a sense of adventure, no worry gene, lots of laughter and believing the Golden Rule existed. I see now that what I really lost was worth far more than the $700, passport, credit card and driver's license they stole with pregnant bellies and baby accomplices. My soul is in pain and if I can help prevent this from happening to another, maybe the healing process can begin.

Here's the scam

You're approached by well-meaning young people to "help" you find your seat on the train Once seated, you're surrounded by young mothers with their babies, pregnant women and others who dispute your seats are theirs to cause confusion - getting up, reaching for luggage from overhead, etc. If you're cooperative enough to actually leave the train compartment to re-check documents, you realize you've been robbed.

Try and find the police office - it's way in the back past the grocery store - didn't know there was a grocery store in the termini? Well, the police office is even less well known.

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This is my first Wiki-editing experience. I've made minor grammar corrections to Wikipedia over the years but Wikivoyage is my first attempt at being an actual contributor.

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i m hany from egypt.i have just started my travles by traveling to north of sudan, and guess what some places in egypt.i m now 24 ,student in engineering collage in cairo ,computer branch..

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I discovered Wikivoyage in 2006, but at this time did not believe in the concept. I have rediscovered it in August 2007 and see that it is working. So I have decided to go and contribute to Wikivoyage.

I have made several long trips those last years and plan to put all the information that I can remember or retrieve on Wikivoyage. The destinations were Utah, British Columbia, New South Wales, Queensland, Taiwan, Mauritius and several European countries like Spain, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Greece, Iceland...

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Prince Rupert is famous for its Salmon and Halibut fishing. Deep Spring Charters can provide you with the experience. Captain Stephen Hardie has over 20 years on the water and lives for the thrill of catching these large and agressive Salmon and Halibut. Contact Stephen at http://www.deepspringcharters.com   or email me at  haggis@citytel.net.

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Stromboli ist eine sehr kleine italienische Insel vulkanischen Ursprungs, gelegen im Mittelmeer nördlich von Sizilien, seine Koordinaten sind: 38° 47' N / 15° 12' E.

Regionen
Stromboli besteht vollständig nur aus dem über 900 m hohen Vulkan, einem der vier aktiven Vulkane Italiens und dem einzigen konstant ausbrechenden. Die Insel hat daher nur eine sehr geringe Größe von 12.6 km².

Zwei Kilometer nordöstlich vor Stromboli liegt die unbewohnte winzige Schwesterinsel Strombolicchio.

Orte
Auf der Insel gibt es nur zwei Dörfer, das größere Stromboli sowie das kleine, abgelegene Ginostra, ein Fischerdorf, das nur selten von Touristen besucht wird. Die gesamte Insel hat nur etwas über 350 Einwohner.

Weitere Ziele
Üblicherweise wird Stromboli auf Tagesausflügen angesteuert, viele Touristen besuchen es für nur wenige Stunden und verlassen es nach nur kurzem Aufenthalt. Wer sich für einen längeren Aufenthalt entscheidet, kann die Insel hervorragend als Basis für das Bereisen der Äolischen Inseln im Tyrrhenischen Meer nutzen, den Nachbarinseln von Stromboli, die ebenfalls vulkanischen Ursprungs sind und nur teilweise "schlafen". Insbesondere Vulcano, Lipari und Salina sind lohnende Ziele für Ganztagesausflüge, aber auch die kleineren Inseln Panarea, Filicudi und Alicudi können einen Blick wert sein.

Hintergrund
Stromboli ist ein Reiseziel, das nur wenige, wenn auch spektakuläre Attraktionen zu bieten hat und sich daher kaum für sehr lange Urlaube eignet. Wer den Vulkan und die Nachbarinseln bereits besucht hat, wird nur wenige weitere Freizeitmöglichkeiten finden. Reisende aber, die eher das Beschauliche schätzen, finden hier ein sehr attraktives Ziel, insbesondere die Strände der Insel aus feinem schwarzen Lavasand laden zu entspanntem Schwimmen und Tauchen ein und so manche eher selten besuchte Winkel der Insel sind wunderschön. Da zur Hochsaison die Insel extrem heiss ist und zugleich von Tausenden von Tagestouristen regelrecht überrollt wird, ist es am sinnvollsten, die Insel in der Nebensaison zu bereisen.

Der Besucher sollte sich jedoch darüber im klaren sein, daß manche zivilisatorische Selbstverständlichkeit hier keinen Platz gefunden und daß abseits der Dörfer die Insel teils durchaus einen wilden Charakter behalten hat, der gelegentlich auch durchaus gefährliche Züge trägt, daher ist eine gewisse Vorsicht anzuraten.

Da der Stromboli ein sehr kleines, empfindliches und durch den Ausflugstourismus bereits irritiertes Biotop darstellt, sollte der Reisende sich entsprechend umweltbewusst verhalten.

Anreise
Stromboli kann per Boot von Neapel oder Milazzo aus erreicht werden.

Mobilität
Aufgrund der Größe der Insel und mangelnden Strassen gibt es auf Stromboli weder Autos noch Busse oder Bahnen. Die einzig zugelassenen Verkehrsmittel sind Vespa-Dreiräder, Mopeds und Boote. Die einzige andere Möglichkeit sich auf der Insel zu bewegen ist zu Fuß, eine allerdings vollkommen ausreichende Möglichkeit.

Um das Dorf Ginostra zu besuchen, muß man von Stromboli aus mit dem Boot fahren, die beiden Dörfer sind auf dem Landwege nicht verbunden.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
Die vom Tourismus noch wenig verschandelten Dörfer sind durchaus einen näheren Blick wert, auch das abgelegene Ginostra mit dem kleinsten Hafen ganz Europas (nur ein Boot !) ist ein lohnendes Ziel.

Aktivitäten
Die größte Attraktion der Insel ist natürlich der Vulkan selbst. Je nach momentaner Aktivität kann man (z. Zt. nur auf geführten Touren) den Berg bis zu den Kratern hinauf besteigen.

Eine weitere spektakuläre Attraktion ist die "Sciara del Fuoco", ein Hang an dem die Lava langsam den Berg herab bis ins Meer fließt. Nachts kann das Leuchten der glühenden Lava vom Meer aus gesehen werden, nächtliche Ausflugsboote bringen die Besucher dazu bis zu der Stelle.

Darüberhinaus lädt die Natur der Insel zum Wandern ein und Strombolicchio ist ein echtes Taucherparadies.

Unterkunft
Der Besucher findet verschiedene Hotels auf der Insel, dazu vermieten viele Einwohner der Insel Zimmer an Gäste. Während der Hochsaison im Sommer ist eine vorherige Reservierung ratsam, auch ist in den Hotels mit höheren Preisen als andernorts zu rechnen. Beachte: Camping ist nicht erlaubt.

Essen und Trinken
Zwar gibt es einige Restaurants sowie einige Strand- und Hotelbars, aber ein Nachtleben ist auf Stromboli nicht zu finden.

Sicherheit
Wie erwähnt ist Stromboli ein Vulkan, der andauernd aktiv ist und -in üblicherweise ungefährlicher Weise- beständig Gas, Asche und Lava ausstößt. Trotzdem ist er im Falle einer größeren Eruption wie z.B. zuletzt im Dezember 2002 (als die anschliessende Flutwelle Teile von Stromboli zerstörte und die Insel zwei Monate evakuiert wurde) und April 2003 (mit Schäden in Ginostra) ein gefährlicher Ort.

Obwohl die "normalen" Ausbrüche ungefährlich sind, sollte man sich über die möglichen Gefahren im klaren sein. Die örtlichen Behörden überwachen den Berg sehr genau und kennen seinen Zustand, ihren Anweisungen sollte unbedingt Folge geleistet werden. Sollten die Wege zum Gipfel gesperrt sein, so sollten sie nicht begangen werden. Der Vulkan sollte keinesfalls ohne einen ortskundigen Führer bestiegen werden, desweiteren ist es unbedingt ratsam, sich nicht abseits der Wege zu bewegen.

Wanderungen auf den Stromboli sind sehr anstrengend. Sie sollten nicht ohne vernünftige Ausstattung und nur mit guter Gesundheit und Kondition unternommen werden.

Äußerst nützlich ist es eine Taschenlampe mitzubringen, denn auf Stromboli existiert keine Straßenbeleuchtung.

Weblinks

 * Stromboli online
 * Stromboli online - Reiseinformationen


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Most of my contributions are made over weekends--so if you'd like to patrol them, checking the latest dozen in Recent Changes won't show my edits.

I normally contribute from GMT+3 (Moscow).

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I work for Yandex (leading Russian search engine) and basically have not too much spare time. I travel outside Russia 2 or 3 times a year.

The original reason I came to Wikivoyage was to share very detailed pieces of my travel experiences. With time I turned to sharing the key findings and hidden gems from my travel. This experience helped me to find what's most important in my travel notes--and to share them with friends maximizing added value and minimizing useless infowaste.

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'''I never offer services as a guide helping you visit sights for a fee. I can only answer some questions on the destinations I am quite knowledgeable about.'''

Feel free to leave your questions on my Talk Page. If I don't seem to contribute for a long time, feel free to drop email (see contacts at the top of this page). IM is also possible on weekends, but I can't promise to have time on weekdays.

Need your help

 * Paper travel guides -- see talk page for details.
 * separating Airline Passenger Rights out of Tips for flying and Europe--need help in finishing a draft: User:DenisYurkin/Airline Passenger Rights

Articles I started

 * Renting a car (10 Nov 2006)
 * Project:How to describe yourself (29 Nov 2006)
 * New Year holidays in Hungary (3 Feb 2007)
 * Canyoning (9 Sep 2007)
 * Les Deux Alpes (21 Sep 2007)
 * Mayrhofen (25 Oct 2009)
 * Project:Celebrate a contribution (31 Oct 2010)

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My own versions--before they become a general practice (or even set in stone in templates):

If you are from Russia, you may find ... less ... than you're accustomed to. (e.g. to compare prices for Massimo Dutti)

 * Understand
 * Travellers mix: For the case you'd like to follow your citizens (or alternatively to escape them while travelling), here's where travellers from different countries spend time on the holidays

 * Get out:
 * How to get out
 * Where to go

 * Get in:By plane
 * Terminals
 * Connections (airlines; destinations with direct flights)
 * Airport transfer
 * Duty Free Shopping at {Airport|Terminal X}
 * From the airport to the city
 * Airport cafes

 * Get around
 * By foot: на каблуках; детская коляска; булыжная мостовая
 * By tube:
 * Where To Alight
 * Foo Line westbound: the last door of the last carriage
 * Foo Line eastbound: the first door of the first carriage
 * Bar Line eastbound: the third door of the first carriage
 * Bar Line westbound: the second door of the last carriage

 * See
 * прогулочным шагом: It takes around an hour to walk up at a leisurely pace
 * Buy
 * Money (currencies + credit cards)
 * Money exchange
 * What to buy? Apart from classical tourist souvenirs like postcards and trinkets, here are some things from this region that are hard to find elsewhere, or even unique.
 * Design (see Helsinki)
 * unconventional (designer goods; souvenirs etc)

 * Eat
 * Main courses generally around ... (price ranges)
 * daily ..., Mon-Thu ...
 * upscale and modern
 * atmospheric place

 * Chains
 * Traditional (Region) cuisine
 * Non-(Region) cuisines

 * (place) declares to be "(quote)"

 * India: infobox listing most frequent dishes
 * London: what you can get for what money

 * Drink
 * club full of good-looking people
 * ambient bars
 * chilled out lounge bar

 * Sleep
 * availability is tight and prices can be crazy
 * for Santorini: it's not uncommon to be quoted over US$300/night for what would elsewhere be a distinctly ordinary business hotel going for a third of the price

WF 2 weeks to plunge forward
(wait for 2 weeks since the date specified below)
 * 2011-01-29 Project:Travellers' pub: start the article
 * 2011-01-04 create Airlines travel topic article
 * 2010-09-02 Template:Translate: simplify usage via arguments
 * 2010-08-19: Template talk:Translate

Waiting for reply

 * Project:Welcome, business owners
 * Project:Article templates/Sections

Other actionable

 * rework into a page or section in Wikivoyage: namespace: Wikivoyage_talk:Don't tout
 * shopping and what things cost:
 * Talk:Travel_topics: encourage to expand Saint Thomas into worldwide-applicable
 * User:DenisYurkin/Shopping
 * User:DenisYurkin/Shopping around the world
 * User:DenisYurkin/What things cost

 * Project:Don't tout
 * WF: Talk:Discount airlines in Europe
 * WF objections/more support/2weeks: Project:Using talk pages
 * WF interest: Project:Romanization
 * WF: any previous discussions?: User talk:Bill-on-the-Hill
 * propose site-wide standards per cuisine / restaurant type, as there're too few contributors to discuss this with, for many megapolises (even countries): Project:Restaurant listings
 * propose checklist/what we do/n't want on info on restaurants: (was: my turn "as long as neither is reality yet, hence my proposal"): Project:Restaurant listings
 * WF comments; Jani for 2 weeks: Project:Accommodation listings
 * stops:
 * WF ideas on making progress: Project:Restaurant listings

Rome reverts
North Center: currently we list:
 * Residence Frattina: #298 at TripAdvisor
 * Hotel Claridge: #253
 * Duke Hotel, $347: #64
 * Lord Byron, $444: #38 (added later)
 * Residenza Borghese: not at TA at all (added later)

But we don't: (and more, although some are not from this district: |12.484589,mz:-13,cb:Anear_1|near_14,sortOrder:Sbv_popHigh)
 * Villa Borghese Resort, $78: #357, but Top Value at TA
 * Casa Montani, $267: #14
 * Aldrovandi Palace Villa Borghese, $404: #60
 * Villa Morgagni, $230: #76

Colloseo: we list:
 * Hotel Ivanhoe: (unrated at TA--why?)
 * Hotel Labelle: #687
 * Torre Colonna: #28

Esquilno-San Giovanni: we list:
 * La Casa di Amy B & B: #143, reviews mostly positive
 * Mosaic Hostel: #65, Only 3 "very good"+1 "avg"

Nomentano: we list:
 * Hotel Sonya: #96; mostly Excellent and VeryGood

Rankings of what looked like a Yellow Pages copy-paste
Esquilino-San_Giovanni :
 * Same-template address: (Cap: 00185, Rome, Italy)
 * Ariana B&B Rome: #807 (terrible prevailing)
 * Bella Beatrice B&B: not rated; only one mention in forums:
 * La Casa di Amy B & B Rome: (34 exc, 37 very good--but the description was clearly flowery)
 * Panoramic Hostel Rome: not rated; no mention in forums
 * B&B Sergio Rome: #635; equal number of every ranking (but too view rankings after all)

 * only Rome in the name:
 * Hotel Center Rome: #552 (30 very good, 50 avg, 25 poor, 18 terrible)
 * Hotel Taormina Rome: #288 (18 very good; 9 exc; 10 avg)

Colloseo (always only Rome in name)
 * Aenea Superior Inn Rome: #68
 * Hotel Adas Rome: #808 (8 avg; 10 terrible)
 * Hotel Ivanhoe Rome: #598 (5 very good, but quite few reviews)
 * Hotel Labelle Rome: #690 (7 very good)
 * YWCA Foyer di Roma: not rated
 * Intown Luxury House Rome: #217; (10 excel, 4 very good)

Postponed

 * new discussions on patrolling and cost of communication with other users: Project:Travellers' pub/December 2007

Someday-maybe

 * redirect of Atlas Mountain to North Africa per Talk:Morocco. My only contrib. --DenisYurkin 03:43, 14 June 2008 (EDT)

Places to avoid

 * Pest: Cafe Pataya

Personal Bookmarks

 * for districtifying Barcelona, excellent pattern to ask for the "all together now" help: Mexico COTM
 * Project:What is a dive guide? -- an example of a very detailed instruction for researcher and contributor (first of its kind here?)

 * Rome/Trastevere -- a star district to consider for foodies, very restaurants-rich place

 * Editing is always more fun if there are at least two of you working on an article. Here are a few articles I'm interested in working on. If you do to, tell me and we can work together! © User:Hrcolyer

 * Project:Avoid negative reviews
 * Project:Listings (esp. hidden attributes)
 * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Link#Section_linking_.28anchors.29

 * Project:Using Mediawiki templates
 * Project:How_to_handle_unwanted_edits
 * Project:User_ban_nominations
 * Project:Don't tout

 * Project:Expeditions
 * Project:List of related projects
 * User:Evan/Wikivoyage hierarchy
 * MediaWiki:Newarticletext

books for further reading
Wikivoyage_talk:Where_you_can_stick_it

sources for research

 * http://11870.com
 * http://www.boo.com

more users to attract for Barcelona districts

 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/80.36.227.30
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User_talk:217.43.204.220
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User_talk:Pstng
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Execute
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Tranquilinho
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Metju
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Annie
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Tinfoiled
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Nickpest
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Kbullett
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Bujatt
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Mairabc
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Keiranthomas
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Moondogg
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Snowman83
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Jezarnold
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Beraboo
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Zenogantner
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Remboman
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Matthewmayer
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Rgtanjuakio
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Alan1989
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Poppleton1
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Edward
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Monajoanna
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Sixzilly
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Skyduster
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Topazia
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Eitch
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Sr82
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Jamesbrownontheroad
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Fabz
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:Meltwaterfalls
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/User:JossDude/Europe

Portugal
http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Moscow&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Portugal&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Lisbon&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Cascais&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Alentejo&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Sintra&action=edit

(and more)

Montenegro
http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Budva&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Montenegro&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Herceg_Novi&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Kotor&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Petrovac&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Podgorica&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Virpazar&action=edit

Spain
http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Spain&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Barcelona&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Barcelona/Ciutat_Vella&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Barcelona/Eixample&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Barcelona/Gr%C3%A0cia&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Barcelona/Barceloneta&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=San_Sebastian&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Canyoning&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Renting_a_car&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Wikivoyage_talk:Restaurant_listings&action=edit&section=1

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Wikivoyage_talk:Restaurant_listings&action=edit&section=10

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Kiev&action=edit

Done
http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Calella_de_Palafrugell&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Figueres&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Girona&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Pamplona&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Bilbao&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Hondarribia&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Vizcaya&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Zaragoza&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Basque_Country&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Cap_de_Creus&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Cadaques&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Aragon&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Alquezar&action=edit

things to work on

 * User:DenisYurkin/List of Ferries
 * Ferries in the Mediterranean

incubator

 * User:DenisYurkin/Negative and substituted reviews
 * User:DenisYurkin/Content showcase
 * User:DenisYurkin/Researcher Toolbox
 * User:DenisYurkin/Research Checklists
 * User:DenisYurkin/New Year Travel
 * User:DenisYurkin/Tips on eating

 * User:DenisYurkin/Listings usage tips

 * User:DenisYurkin/Phrasebook International
 * User:DenisYurkin/Detouting

sandboxes

 * User:DenisYurkin/Travelling with a laptop notebook
 * User:DenisYurkin/Budapest notes
 * User:DenisYurkin/Sleep sandbox
 * User:DenisYurkin/Fanari Villas

Sri Lanka

 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Uva
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kandy
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Anuradhapura
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Galle
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Colombo
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Badulla
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ella
 * http://krilov.net/article/srilanka/map.jpg
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/India
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/South_Asia
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/First_trip_to_Asia
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sacred_sites_of_the_Indian_sub-continent
 * http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rail_travel_in_India

Austria
http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Austria&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Vienna&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Mayrhofen&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Winter_sports_in_Austria&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Alpine_skiing&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Innsbruck&action=edit

http://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=User:DenisYurkin/Vienna_COTM&action=edit

Welcoming users

 * article name --~ :
 * Hi (username). I have a question about something you contributed to (article name) and I've started a discussion in Talk:(article name). If you can, please take a look at the Talk:(article name) page and leave your comments. Thanks!

 * User talk:Oriolbcn -- business owner, don't add listings to huge city article
 * User talk:Tsandell and User talk:Nammarci

Berlin

 * http://www.friedrichstrasse.de/ -- decide if there's anything helpful
 * http://www.lafayette.de -- use as a link for GL in listings
 * http://www.vbbonline.de/ -- how to use for route planning / as a timetable?

which of these Katya recommended?
 * http://www.berlin.de/english/visitors/index.html -- anything helpful?
 * http://www.berlin-tourist-information.de/ -- anything helpful?
 * http://www.berlin-mitte.com -- anything helpful?

Unread

 * Alpine skiing
 * Wikivoyage_talk:20_April_2006

 * Arriving in a new city
 * Tips for travel in developing countries

Archived

 * User:DenisYurkin/Renting a car
 * User:DenisYurkin/Barcelona -- a sandbox for merging my vacation-time edits into a meanwhile server changes
 * User:DenisYurkin/World's most unusual hotels

Non-printable (web-only) experiment
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Non-printable heading
and text in it.

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User:DenisYurkin/Airline Passenger Rights

Passengers Rights in Europe
European Union (EU) Regulation 261/2004 of 17. February 2005 gives certain rights to passenger on all flights, schedule or charter and flights provided as part of a Package Holiday. It only applies to passengers flying from an EU airport or from an airport outside the EU to an EU airport on an EU carrier.

 * European Airline passengers rights

Overbooking
Overbooking is the practice of accepting reservations for a flight from more people than can fit on the plane. Almost all airlines overbook their flights, as statistically some percentage of passengers do not show up for the flight.

It does happen, though, that more people check in than can fit on the plane. When this happens, the airline staff will ask passengers to volunteer, either at the checkout counter or after the plane is full, to remain behind and take another flight. If your travel plans are flexible (such as on the homeward leg of your excursion), you may wish to volunteer, to receive the compensation that airlines usually offer to get out of this predicament. If there are no volunteers, passengers will be chosen by the airline to stay behind (usually the last passengers to arrive). "Bumped" passengers are almost always offered passage to their destination by some other route or on a later flight; it is common for airlines to offer a voucher for a substantial discount on a future flight, or even cash, in compensation for the inconvenience. If an overnight stay is required, the airline will usually pay for a hotel and meals during the delay. Your rights are regulated at the country level; some airlines may offer additional compensation (but their policy on this is rarely published).

Compensation for denied boarding for flights in the European Union is €250 for flights < 1500Km, €400 for 1500-3500 Km, and €600 >3500Km (half if the delay is less than 2, 3 or 4 hours, respectively) in addition to an alternative flight or a refund of the ticket. One way to reduce the risk of overbooking is to check-in very early, either by Internet or by telephone before arriving at the airport.

Flight cancellation
When a flight is cancelled, the reason given is usually some kind of technical or weather-related problem. Sometimes the real reason is that so few passengers have checked in that is cheaper for the airline to cancel the flight and rebook the passengers on a later flight, or even on another airline. If a flight is cancelled, the airline is obligated to get you on the next available flight to your destination, but interpretations of "next available" vary and, for some low-cost carriers like Ryanair, this may mean a long wait indeed. Unlike with overbooking, passengers are not legally entitled to any compensation except the unplanned expenses of food and hotels.

Denied Boarding
For European flight, if:

 * you have a valid ticket
 * you have a confirmed reservation
 * you have checked in by the deadline given to you by the airline

Then you are entitled to a compensation, which is:

 * €250 if the flight is shorter than 1500 km
 * but only €125 if it is delayed less than 2 hours

 * €400 if the flight is between 1500 km and 3500 km
 * but only €200 if it is delayed less than 3 hours

 * €600 if the flight is longer than 3500 km
 * but only €300 if it is delayed less than 4 hours

 * and a refund of your ticket (with a free flight back to your initial point of departure, when relevant)
 * or alternative transport to your final destination.

The airline also have to cover the following expenses:

 * two telephone calls or emails, telexes or faxes
 * meals and refreshments in reasonable relation to the waiting time.
 * hotel accommodation if you are delayed overnight.

Usually they will give you a prepaid phone card, and vouchers for a restaurant and a hotel.

Refund for delayed flight
For European flight, if your flight is delayed 5 hours or longer you can get a refund of your ticket (with a free flight back to your initial point of departure, when relevant).


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User:DenisYurkin/Airlines

While there are several separate articles on major airlines, many more aren't worth a separate articles, but travelers still find useful to share tips and experience on them.

We follow few principles in maintaining this travel topic:
 * only national carriers and airlines with 20+ routes qualify
 * no low-costs here (instead contribute to Discount airlines in Europe, Discount airlines in Asia, Discount airlines in Africa, Cheap airline travel in North America)
 * before splitting content into a new article, discuss first to gain consensus
 * exclude flight routes, aircraft numbers as they change daily and it's infeasible to maintain up-to-date with existing number of regular contributors

See also dedicated articles for respective airlines: American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines.

With children
Skycots can't be arranged unless for intercontinental flights.

Ask explicitly for first-row seats upon checkin, as they are not given by default to those travelling with infants.

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User:DenisYurkin/Barcelona

For budget eating you may choose small bars (for example on the Avinguda del Parallel) with "menu del dia" (where it is possible to choose one snack, main dish and drink) - 9-11 Euro per person. But sometimes people there don't speak English and menu is also in Spanish. Banking cards are not accepted.

Near Sagrada Familia on the Carrer de Provenca there is a buffet style canteen with large windows facing the Cathedral. You get a dinner (unlimited snacks, main dishes, drinks, tea/coffe, deserts) for 9.5 Euro (January 2005).

A popular quarter for the Barcelona's citizens is Barceloneta, where you can try fish based dishes, such as Paella (a name that may hide many different kinds of rice concoctions) or Arròs negre (Black Rice), that takes its colour because is made using squid ink. It's a very good place to eat tapas as well. Gracia, Ciutat Vella, Eixample and Poble Sec also offer a wide range of Restaurants.

For the truly stingy the Travel Bar (near the L3 metro Liceu) offers meals for €1. They also serve a full English breakfast and 8oz Irish rump steaks all day long with ingredients imported from the UK.

During the week, most more expensive and happening restaurants offer lunch specials from 14h00 to 16h00. The savvy traveler will try the hip places for a fraction of the price during the day. One way of visiting Barcelona's most interesting restaurants is the buy the B-GUIDED, a quarterly magazine about design, architecture, modern art and of course, dining and going out. These are usually available in news kiosks and will allow you to steer clear of places loaded with tourists such as the Olympic Port and Las Ramblas where prices are over inflated.

Other places worth trying are:
 * El Rey de la Gamba, Barceloneta, offers excellent seafood at a moderate price. On the main drag in Barceloneta across from the sound.  Great wine selection and paella.

 * Can Punyetes, C/Maria Cubi 189 is a very traditional Catalan restaurant. A must, frequented by locals only, with a menu in Catalan. Don't be afraid, the food is fabulous.

 * Bestial C/Ramón Trias Fargas 2-4, for their fabulous lunch specials to be enjoyed on their great beach terrace on warm sunny days. Dinner tends to be quite expensive, thus lunch is the best option.
 * Silenus, C/Àngels 8, also has excellent lunch offers, 3 courses for around 10-12 Euros. A very desing restaurant just in front of the MACBA.

 * Il Salero, C/Rec, in El Born is a very mellow place to eat and see Barcelona's beautiful people.

 * Comerç 24, is a fashion tapas bar. Very creative, very good

 * Arrel, a must in El Born area of town

 * Cafe Viena, is a sandwich bar on Las Ramblas. Truly some of the most delicious sandwiches anywhere.  The bread is fresh and crispy, and the beer is cold.  I will always stop by this place when I visit.

 * Cafe de L'Opera, La Rambla 74, is a marvelous place to have a breakfast with fine strong coffee. The inside features 1920's decor.

 * Les Quinze Nits, Plaça Real, is a place to get cheap, huge and delicious paella. The Gazpacho served here is also one of the finest in the world. The restaurant opens at 9pm, but the queue starts at 8pm. It's best to arrive early.

 * El Glop (four locations) offers excellent Catalan meals at a price within most budgets. Allow about €20 per person, although you could get out of there for half of that if you let the price dictate your choice of dishes.

 * Amatxu an authentic tapas bar, popular with the natives and tourists alike. Their squid rings are particularly good and their staff are friendly.  They are located on Las Ramblas.

 * Suzet A nice place with a modern environment. The best crêpes mixing modern and typical catalan ingredients. C/Tallers,69 T. 93 318 4724

 * Restaurant Miria not to be confused with the cafe of the same name right next door. Plaça Rius | Taulet 11. Really good food and reasonable prices (in Gracia). 93 218 51 98

 * betawi a really tasy Indonesian restaurant. Portions aren't huge (average) but they sure know how to cook meat and fish to perfection. C/Montsio 6. In the Barrio Gotic. 93 412 62 64

 * Meson David A great place serving excellent hearty Galician fare. Try the Lacon pork joint, its amazing. The decor is basic but the atmosphere is great. Expect queues at peak times. You'll eat and drink loads of Sangria for €15. Calle carretes 63 in the Raval area. Near St Antoni Metro.

 * Juicy Jones about 100 yards from Liceu L3 off side road and down some steps. A great vegan restaurant is hidden behind the juice and tapas bar frontage. The desserts are fair to poor, but the thali is amazing. Address: C/ Cardenal Casañas 7.

 * BioCenter in C/Pintor Fortuny, 2 offers really nice affordable vegetarian and vegan food with a familiar atmosphere.

 * Comer y no Bombas (location variable) shares free vegan food.

 * Orgànic on C/ Junta Comerç, 11 at  Liceu (L3). A little more expensive, around 20€ for the menú del día, but is worth it! It's the best restaurant I've been to in a long time! Whether you're vegetarian/vegan or not, this kitchen is organic and the food is amazing and of high quality. Not a quick eat, but a nice sit down to good food meal. The service is friendly and down to earth and funny. Highly recommended.

 * La Flauta Carrer Aribau, 27. Many local business people seem to dine here during the week.  The ever changing menu del dia (menu of the day) costs around €10 and will fill you up with delicious Catalan cuisine that is well prepared and equally well presented.  The Crema Catalana, similar to a creme broulee, makes an excellent choice for desert.  Arriving somewhat early for lunch, perhaps before 14:00, could save you from waiting for a table.

 * La Locanda in C/Joaquim Pou 4, between Via Laietana and the Cathedral, is a good choice for italian food lovers. Between Urquinaona and Sant Jaume metro stations.

 * Shunka in C/ Sagristans 5, next to the Cathedral, is one of the most appreciated Japanese restaurants in town. Prior reservation is strongly advised. Between Urquinaona and Sant Jaume metro stations.

 * Els Quatre Gats (Four Cats) in Carrer Montsio should be a tourist trap - but it isn't (although tourists are a good percentage of visitors). It is the successor to the famous cafe where Gaudi drank and Picasso exhibited, in a fine Modernisme building by Puig i Cadafalch, and the set lunch for two will cost about EUR 26. The cooking is excellent, if it's not onion soup. Old-school interior, formally dressed waiters. Local visitors for dinner are either over 40s or families with children.

 * Alkimia, carrer Industria 79, this author's cuisine restaurant run by Jordi Vilà has received strong reviews since opening in 2003. Minimalist white interior. Michelin Star.

 * Cinc Sentits, Aribau 58,, named one of the 80 Hottest New Restaurants in the World by Condé Nast Traveller shortly after opening in 2004. Features contemporary Catalan cuisine in a modern, warm interior. One of the few restaurants in Barcelona to offer a wine pairing.

 * Gaig, Aragó 214 . This classic Barcelona restaurant has recently moved into the stylish Cram Hotel and features updated Catalan dishes. Modern black and red interior. Michelin Star. Expensive.

 * Hisop, passatge Marimon 20,, one of the most promising cuisines in Barcelona with excellent wine service.

 * A good set lunch for EUR 9 at the Delfin, on the Born, with typical Catalan specialties such as salmonetes (little fish eaten whole).

If you are looking for a cheap lunch:

 * Maoz offers excellent vegan falafel for around 4 euros. There are several around Barcelona including one on 95, La Rambla,about 10 minutes walk from Pl Catalunya. Fantastic Veggie!!!

 * La Boqueria market: it's on the Rambla, and there you can find food at low prices, the only problem is that all that food is mostly raw food! Some stall sells stuff for you such as many kinds of well cooked ready to eat pasta, fresh fruit already sliced, ... La Boqueria
 * Supermarket's Gastronomy: in several supermarket you can find a wide Gastronomy stall, with ready to eat dishes in a great selection. You can get a two courses lunch for less than 5 euros.

 * Any common bar offers menú del dia (menu of the day), which usually means a simple and unpretentious two course meal, 3 or 4 options each, with a drink and a dessert, from 8€ or so.

 * Dönor Kebab: There is no shortage of Döner stands in Barcelona, offering tasty beef or chicken and salad in toasted flatbread for around €3.50.

 *  : Offers excellent organic vegetarian foods, as a compliment to the restaurant there's a store carries the full range of Vegetalia products as well as other well-sourced organic foods. The staff is friendly and prices reasonable.

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User:DenisYurkin/Barcelona with children

Understand
Toddler happiness is considered a public responsibility in Spain: in any public place people around you put every effort into making your toddler happy: whenever he looks boring or is crying, everyone makes their best to entertain or to calm him.

See

 * Museum of Natural History in the Ciutadella Park (Barceloneta)

Brands

 * Bobolino brand is good value-for-money garments for babies. Sold in Maremagnum and variety of other stores.

Stores

 * La Pedrera (Casa Mila). At the exit from museum part (same floor as The Pedrera Apartment), La Pedrera hosts a small toys store. Mid-XX century-style metal toys (including musical boxes and whirligigs); fascinating books with pop-up pages (especially check Alice in Wonderland and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, €30 each). Check also several books How to Speak to Children About Art from several galleries (Tate Gallery, Metropolitan Museum). To get to the shop, you need to buy a standard ticket to La Pedrera.

 * There is a underground mall somewhere between Placa del Pi and Born area, with a good selection of child shops.