If you’re planning on traveling or studying abroad, check out Glimpse magazine (www.glimpse.org) which is geared to college students and young adults interested in international issues.
The quarterly magazine’s motto is “Real Life Abroad.” It is published by an independent foundation, but is largely supported by the National Geographic Society. Its editorial offices are in the society’s Washington, D.C., headquarters.
Glimpse prints about 10,000 copies per issue, with most copies distributed through study-abroad offices, but it’s also available on newsstands and by paid subscription for $17.95 a year.
The winter issue is themed on “Global Greening: Lessons from Abroad.”
The magazine also offers a directory of resources for travel, volunteer and study abroad opportunities in every issue. The current issue includes Bridge Linguatec (www.Bridge-Linguatec.com) which can direct you to programs where you can learn a language, teach English or volunteer and Global Experiences (www.globalexperiences.com), which customizes internships in various fields around the world.
Ticket deal from Eurostar
If you treat yourself to a premier-class ticket on the Eurostar train, Rail Europe will throw in a three-country five-day rail pass for free.
The offer can only be booked online at www.raileurope.com while supplies last. Tickets must be purchased by Dec. 31, and the Eurostar and rail pass must also be issued to the same person.
Premier class one-way tickets on Eurostar, which connects London with Paris and Brussels, start at $417. Second-class tickets start at $94, so you’ll be paying significantly more for your train ride, but the free rail pass has a $428 value.
The rail pass, good for travel in France, Italy and the Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg), is a “flexipass,” meaning that travel days need not be consecutive as long as they take place by the end of February.
Hawaii: Fewer visitors, but they spend more
Fewer travelers are visiting Hawaii but they are spending more, the state said.
Arrivals dropped 1.3 percent in October, compared with the same month last year, continuing a gradual decline that has led year-to-date visitor numbers to fall 1.1 percent, the Office of the State Tourism Liaison said in a statement.
But the average visitor spent $194 per day, up from $190, helping lift overall spending 0.7 percent to $966.8 million. That is in line with the state’s goal to lure more higher-paying visitors to the isles.
Visitors from the East Coast and from Japan dropped, though travelers from Canada climbed.
Travelers from the West Coast held steady, helped by a new Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Honolulu and Lihue that started in mid-October.
Visitors from Washington state rose 25.2 percent during the month.
Holiday World plans two new rides aimed at kids
Holiday World in Santa Claus, Ind., will open two new rides aimed at children for the southern Indiana amusement park’s 2008 season.
One ride is a carousel with a patriotic theme. The Star Spangled Carousel will be part of the park’s 4th of July section. It will have 30 horses and other animals, plus two chariots.
The other rise is called Reindeer Games. Park officials say the three-story ride will give children a chance to “leap in the air like reindeer.”
The park at the town of Santa Claus previously announced it would open a new water park called Kima Bay next spring.
Holiday World President Will Koch says the park anticipates hiring an additional 50 seasonal employees for the new attractions.
Associated Press
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