NAMES IN THE NEWS : Toilet Paper: a Guide to Travel
Travel writer Stephen Birnbaum has developed this axiom of travel in Eastern Europe: The softer a country’s currency, the harder its toilet paper.
The 52-year-old author also said at a conference on tourism this week that the biggest mistake Americans make is not researching their destinations.
“Aside from a house or car, your vacation is the single largest expense you will incur in a year,” he explained. “Yet the amount of homework we do is abysmal compared with the other two expenses.
“We buy a plane ticket, make hotel reservations, arrive in an unfamiliar location and say, ‘Maude, what do we do now?’ ”
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