Transitions Abroad Magazine May/June 2002 Vol. XXV, NO. 6

Departments

Information Exchange

Traveler's Almanac

The Independent Traveler

Interview

This month Clay Hubbs talks with budget travel expert Jens Jurgen about Travel Bargains and how to avoid price gauging.

The Learning Traveler

Sue Gersten describes Assignment: Cuba, a documentary project for photographers.
In Tuscan Women Cook Anne Woodyard reports on a school that teaches the traditional cooking of Tuscany.
Hannah Freeman describes how best to capitalize on A Woman's Advantages.

Itineraries

Robert and Daisy Kunstaetter provide info on Ecuador's Uncrowded Trails.
Vivien J. Davies takes us to her childhood home for A Castle Tour of Wales.
Whatever your interest or desired level of challenge, Barbara Ballard discovers that Wales Has It All.
Brenda Kiser explores The Painted Caves of the Perigord. Craig Guillot has all the details on Buses Through Latin America.

Feature

Adventure Overland
From Cusco to La Paz The adventure begins when you fly into the Incan city of Cusco. Spend two overnights on the trail to Machu Picchu before boarding a train through the mountains to La Paz, Bolivia. Kathleen O'Donnell is the guide.

Craig Guillot in Lake Titicaca Bargains finds the best deals.

Alternative Tours
Mary Jo Blackwood visits the gorges on the Yangtze River, soon to be China's Paradise Lost.
Sian Wu selects some of the most interesting and instructive tours for the learning traveler in the months ahead.

Back Door Travel In Rick's Thrifty Fifty Rick Steves outlines 50 ways to make your European travel dollars carry you further.

Abroad in Books
After a long stint of travel and research Kathy Widing is back to describe the best Gastronomic Guides to the Globe.
Paris for Eating in Paris Guidelines.

Special Issue

Volunteer Vacations

Volunteering in Nepal
Claudette C. Fisco reports that visitors to Nepal are happiest when they find the right volunteer opportunities.
Participant Stories: Dan Green in Volunteering in Venezuela reports on working with a wild animal preservation association and
Rivka Galchen in Volunteering in Peru reports on working with homeless youth in Lima.

Language Vacations

Learning Italian in Florence Kathryn Casey takes a 2-month crash course and finds that immersion Language Learning includes frustrations as well as rewards.

Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter explains how to Make the Most of an Intensive Language Course.

Participant Stories: In Study in the Wilderness Tim King reports on combining the study of language and forest conservation in Guatemala

Susan Armstrong on the options for Language Learning in Guatemala and Honduras

Kent E. St. John on Study in Mexico's Silver Cities

Ron Mader answers questions about study in Latin America In Spanish Language Schools FAQs .

In Nica Spanish Schools Joshua Berman says the best deals on language schools are in Nicaragua.

Education Abroad

Program Directory

Language Programs
ESL Training
Senior Programs
Teen Programs
Volunteer Programs
Special Interest Travel
Student Programs
Responsible Travel
Educational Travel

Living Abroad

In Adapting to Life as an Expatriate Daniela Montabaur describes the 5-stage cycle of crosscultural adjustment.

Education Abroad

Point:Counterpoint
In Virtual Reality or Virtual Disaster? Kurt Olausen considers distance education and study abroad.

Student to Student
Judy Van Rhijn describes how you can be a part of the action by Working in Australia.
Wendy Lyons and other former students reflect on what they did and what they should have known beforehand in How to Study in France.

Disability Travel
Marie Sharp goes to Venezuela and overcomes all barriers in Adventures in Teaching.

Work Abroad
Larry M. Lynch says the country is still a great place to live and work in Teach English in Colombia.

Program News & Notes

Classifieds

Endpage
Graeme Lister on Learning Languages in Situ.