Travel Briefs

June 2008 issue | Appears on page 91

Antarctica discounts

Hurtigruten (405 Park Ave., Ste. 904, New York, NY 10022; 866/257-6071, www.hurtigruten.us) is offering savings of $1,000-$3,600 per person on five 13- to 22-day Antarctic sailings in 2008 and 2009.

For a 19-day expedition departing Nov. 6, 2008, and visiting Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and Port Lockroy, the discounted cost is $5,499-$13,099, not including airfare, taxes, gratuities and $6-per-day fuel surcharge.

June 2008 issue | Appears on page 91

Antarctica savings

On selected 2008-2009 Antarctica cruises of the mv Discovery, Voyages of Discovery (Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 866/623-2689, www.voyagesofdiscovery.com) is offering, from selected North American cities, airfare for from free to $199 as well as discounts up to 34% on bookings made at least 120 days before departure.

Example — the 38-night sailing from Lisbon to Antarctica, Nov. 13, 2008, also visiting Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo, is discounted to $8,395-$17,950 including air.

June 2008 issue | Appears on page 91

Flying Companions

Allowing mo­-bility-impaired travelers to stay independent, the company Flying Companions (645 Greystone Park, Atlanta, GA 30324; 888/350-8886, www.flyingcompanions.com) provides experienced and insured companions to accompany them through airports and on national or international flights.

The service includes booking of travel arrangements, transportation from home to the destination, coordinating check-in, carrying luggage, wheelchair assistance and retrieving luggage.

Prices...

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June 2008 issue | Appears on page 91

Fly DC-3 in Berlin

Air Service Berlin (Berlin-Schönefeld Airport, Building G 005, D-12521 Berlin, Germany; phone +49 030 60 91 37 30, fax 60 91 37 31, www.air-service-berlin.de) offers a 35-minute flight on a restored DC-3, the plane the Allies used to supply West Berlin with food, coal and medicine during the East German blockade.

Following a film on the time period, the flight, complete with period uniforms and music, goes along supply routes used during WWII. Flights are available on select dates...

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May 2008 issue | Appears on page 10

Jean Michel Folon

Celebrating the art of Jean Michel Folon, exhibits are planned throughout Belgium, until Sept. 28, 2008, including a major outdoor sculpture exhibition in Solvay Park at the Château de La Hulpe (Folon Foundation, Dreve de la Ramee 6A, 1310 La Hulpe, Belgium; phone +32 0 2 653 34 56, www.foundationfolon.be), 10-6 Tuesday-Sunday  (€7.50 adult).

Several major chains are offering hotel packages.

For more info, contact the Belgium Tourist Office (220 E. 42nd St., Ste. 3402, New York...

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May 2008 issue | Appears on page 20

Bacon at the Tate

The Elizabethan philosopher Sir Francis Bacon said, in 1605, “Knowledge is Power.” More than 300 years later, his collateral descendant Francis Bacon (1909-1992) would translate his own knowledge of a war-torn 20th century into powerful paintings that some critics have called “bold, grotesque, nightmarish.”

To honor the latter’s centenary year, London’s Tate Britain (Millbank, London SW1P 4RG, U.K.; phone 020 7887 8888, www.tate.org) is holding an exhibition of Bacon’s works, the...

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May 2008 issue | Appears on page 20

Barcelona museums

The Arqueoticket provides admission to five museums in Barcelona, Spain, with archaeological collections. Ticket holders can visit the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, the City History Museum, the Barbier-Mueller Museum of Pre-Columbian Art, the Egyptian Museum and the Maritime Museum.

At €18 (near $28), the ticket saves €7.50 over the regular admission prices of the museums and can be used for unlimited visits for one year from purchase date. It can be bought from the Barcelona...

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May 2008 issue | Appears on page 20

Where (and when) the wild things are

The guidebook “Africa’s Top Wildlife Countries,” seventh edition,” by Mark Nolting (2008, Global Travel Publishers. ISBN-10 0939895129 — 640 pp., $29.95) includes the sections Best Time to Go for Game Viewing, What Wildlife is Best Seen Where, and Safari Activities (night drives, ballooning, canoeing, etc.). 

The author has run the Africa Adventure Company for 12 years.