Travel Notes & Collages
Ivan’s 11 Country Fall Tour 2000 Paris, Fontainbleau, Zurich, Istanbul, Athens, Limasol (Cyprus), Beirut, Damascus, Bosra (Syria), Amman, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Rome, Madrid.
Paris – Friday – Monday September 15- 18 …See notes on earlier visits to Paris in 1997 (Round the World Tour) and 1998. I took an Air France flight that had a deportee aboard. Felt a little scary but was
Ivan’s Country Ratings – Most Civilized Places 5 November 2000
27 Countries Rated based on having been visited in the past 3 years (except Egypt last visited in 1992 but which I wanted to include for context). This is a really subjective rating and it is hard to rate 27
Ivan’s Country Ratings: Places I’d Most Like to Return to and Enjoy Being In If I Were a Tourist… 5 November 2000 28 Countries and Territories Rated… Based on being places visited in the past 3 years. I will update this list later as more places
1. Switzerland Quality. Places to see. Ease of tourism. 2. Vienna Lovely and grand city kept up well; great cafes. 3. USA Good amount of things to see; reasonable prices and ease of tourism. 4. Canada Quebec and Montreal are
Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know… but please don’t tell all them.
Here are 5 to start off. This file will be a composite of impressions built up over time. Please contribute some of your own. 1. Airplane Upgrades — Best to buy an upgradable coach ticket and use miles. Cathay from
Fall 2000 Tour — Paris
Click here to continue to Fontainbleau and Zurich.
Fall Tour 2000 — Istanbul 1 of 2
Click here to finish Istanbul and continue briefly to Athens and Cyprus.
Fall Tour 2000 — Istanbul 2 of 2, Athens & Limasol, Cyprus
Click here to go to Beirut.
Fall Tour 2000 — Fontainbleau, France & Zurich
Click here to go to Istanbul.
Fall Tour 2000 — Damascus, Syria 2 of 2
Click here to go to Bosra, Syria and briefly to Amman, Jordan.
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