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Tips for stretching dollars on your travels
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhat's the catch to using debit and credit cards in foreign countries? Credit cards usually pencil out several percentage points better than trading cash or travelers' checks. But keep in mind that when you use your card abroad -- either credit or...Tags: New Year's Day, Dining and Drinking, Trips and Vacations, Family, Czech Republic
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Foreign tourist boards
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Barbados, China, Togo, Italy, Tonga
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Words & ideas
MONDAY
William Whitecloud The author of "The Magician's Way" will discuss and sign his book. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood. 7:30 p.m. Free. (310) 659-1733.
TUESDAY
David Denby The film critic for the New Yorker will discuss his...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Christianity, Edward Albee, Suicide, Walt Disney
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Iceland is steamed
In December, reports surfaced that then-Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson was nervous. Without a Wall Street bailout package, he reportedly warned members of Congress, civil unrest might become so widespread that martial law would have to be imposed....Tags: Privatization, National Government, Corruption, Company Privatization, Litigation and Regulation
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Planning your trip to Iceland
THE BEST WAY TO ICELAND From LAX, service to Reykjavic begins on American, Virgin America, Air New Zealand, US Airways, United, Virgin Atlantic, Air France, Air Tahiti Nui and connects (changing planes) to Icelandair. Restricted round-trip fares begin at...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Trips and Vacations, Fairbanks, Air France-KLM, Restaurants
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PASSINGS
Konrad Dannenberg Saturn V, V-2 designer Konrad Dannenberg, 96, a German rocket scientist who was part of Wernher von Braun's team that helped put the first American astronauts on the moon, died Feb. 16 of natural causes at a Huntsville, Ala.,...Tags: Space Programs, Huntsville, Social Issues, Bill Clinton, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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All together now
Times Staff WriterIndio -- KANYE WEST didn't play one of his smoothest shows Saturday, but it was one of his most significant -- if not for him then for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. By showcasing the hugely popular rapper on its main stage, the country's...Tags: Genres, Culture, Arts and Culture, Gays and Lesbians, Prince (music artist)
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Foreign government tourist offices
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Barbados, China, Togo, Italy, Tonga
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Lecture: the natural wonders of Iceland
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSlide show Mort Loveman will give an illustrated lecture on the natural wonders of Iceland, including its glaciers, geysers and waterfalls. Where, when: Roxbury Park Community Center, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills; noon May 23. Admission: Free to...Tags: Entertainment, Roxbury, Movies
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In defense of Iceland's charms
READING Jim Stancill's comment about Iceland ["Icelandic Charms Leave Them Cold," Letters, July 31], I feel I must erupt like the famous geysers on that island. Iceland is a wonderful country but must be taken as a whole. It is a mystical place with a... -
A land that runs hot and cold
Special to The Times"Do I believe in elves?" Sveinki repeated my question. Tap, tap, tap, he knocked the ash from his pipe on a chunk of lava. He had done this so often during our four days of hiking together that it had become a comforting soundtrack to our trip. We were...Tags: Gardens and Parks, National Parks, Volcanic Eruptions, Trips and Vacations, Metal and Mineral
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Becoming one with the inner Viking
Special to The TimesA misty drizzle was falling again, beading on my bright orange rain pants and my horse's thick black mane. It was cold enough to make my nose run and my toes numb. But none of that mattered once we took off at a gallop along the muddy home stretch....Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Hot Springs, Rivers, Weather
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