How did the backpacker cross the road? Care, Caution and Confidence are key. Follow the tips in this traveler’s guide to pedestrian safety and you’ll get to the other side in one piece.
Crossing streets in foreign countries is often a daunting task. In big cities like Bangkok or Delhi, it can seem as if stop signs, red lights and crosswalks all mean GO FASTER!
A good mate of mine is a travel snob. I don’t mean he only flies first class and only stays in five star hotels - quite the opposite. His snobbery is rooted in the fact that he would NEVER do those things.
“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.”
- Paul Theroux
He looks down his nose (or should that be up) at people who only travel for a week at a time, and stay in all-inclusive resorts in Fiji or Mexico. To him, travel must be difficult, dirty, possibly dangerous, but most importantly - cheap.
Vienna is a favorite vacation spot in Europe. All over the country tourists can encounter the history of thousands of years ago, and the culture and heritage of Austria??s beauty.
Magnificent places and castles, impressive abbeys (Sound of Music) and churches, large collections of valuable works of art, the untouched nature and unique mountain scenery, Austria offers something for everyone.
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