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  2. From: lucas@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Brian Lucas)
  3. Newsgroups: rec.travel
  4. Subject: Index to rec.travel archive (FAQ)
  5. Summary: Files available by ftp to ccu.umanitoba.ca:pub/rec-travel
  6. Message-ID: <C1JwEJ.LH0@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
  7. Date: 28 Jan 93 06:23:06 GMT
  8. Sender: news@ccu.umanitoba.ca
  9. Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  12.  
  13. ===============================
  14. Index to the rec.travel archive
  15. ===============================
  16.  
  17. This file describes the contents of the rec.travel archive as of
  18. 93-Jan-28 at 06:14 UTC
  19.  
  20. Number of files in archive: 
  21.       62
  22.  
  23. The files listed here are available by anonymous ftp from ccu.umanitoba.ca
  24. (130.179.16.8) in the directory /pub/rec-travel.  The archive is managed
  25. by Brian Lucas <lucas@ccu.umanitoba.ca>.
  26.  
  27. Any question about the operation of the archive in general should be directed 
  28. to me.  Any questions about the content of the files in the archive should
  29. be directed to the author or maintainer of that file, whose address is given
  30. at the head of the file. 
  31.  
  32. Current directories (subject to modification as necessary):
  33.  
  34.     africa/        asia/        caribbean/    europe/
  35.     general/    middle_east/    north_america/    pacific/
  36.     south_america/
  37.  
  38.  
  39. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  40.  
  41. ::
  42. ::Directory: africa/
  43. ::------------------
  44. ::
  45. ::Title:    Africa Overland: a multi-country trip through Africa
  46. ::Author:    Derek Tearne <derek@fivegl.co.na>, 1992 June
  47. ::Filename:    africa/africa-trip
  48. ::Type:        Travelogue
  49. ::
  50. ::Title:    Egypt compilation
  51. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  52. ::Filename:    africa/eg.egypt-misc
  53. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  54. ::Type:        Compilation
  55. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to edit/organize/maintain this file
  56. ::
  57. ::Title:    Egypt-Jordan Trip Report, Part I, Egypt
  58. ::Author:    Pierre Flener <pf@info.ucl.ac.be>
  59. ::Filename:    africa/eg.egypt1-trip
  60. ::Date:        1992 October
  61. ::Type:        Travelogue
  62. ::
  63. ::Title:    The Dangers of Africa: A Travelogue
  64. ::Author:    Ehud Reiter <reiter@aisb.edinburgh.ac.uk>
  65. ::Filename:    africa/tz.kilimanjaro-trip
  66. ::Type:        Travelogue
  67. ::
  68. ::
  69. ::Directory: asia/
  70. ::----------------
  71. ::
  72. ::Title:    China compilation
  73. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  74. ::Filename:    asia/china-misc
  75. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  76. ::Type:        Compilation
  77. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to edit, organize and maintain this file.
  78. ::
  79. ::Title:    For Travel Only... China
  80. ::Author:    Earl Yin Jew <earlj@mdcbbs.com>
  81. ::Filename:    asia/china1-trip
  82. ::Date:        
  83. ::Type:        Travelogue
  84. ::Note:        This file is incomplete.  I have attempted to contact earlj
  85. ::Note:         to complete this travelogue.
  86. ::
  87. ::Title:    Hong Kong Compilation
  88. ::Compiled by:     Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  89. ::Filename:    /asia/hong_kong-misc
  90. ::Date:        1993 January
  91. ::Type:        Compilation
  92. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to organize and maintain this file
  93. ::
  94. ::Title:    Adventure on Sumatra
  95. ::Author:    Erik Futtrup Soerensen <futtrup@daimi.aau.dk>
  96. ::Filename:    asia/id.sumatra-trip
  97. ::Date:        1991 March
  98. ::Type:        Travelogue
  99. ::
  100. ::Title:    India compilation
  101. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  102. ::Filename:    asia/india-misc
  103. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  104. ::Type:        Compilation
  105. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to organize and maintain this file
  106. ::
  107. ::Title:    Report of a Trip to India and Nepal
  108. ::Author:    Hans Braker and Thea van Zon <witajgb@dutinfh.tudelft.nl>
  109. ::Filename:    asia/india1-trip
  110. ::Date:        1992 October
  111. ::Type:        Travelogue
  112. ::
  113. ::Title:    India, Nepal, and Thailand: Local transportation, health care, and clothing
  114. ::Author:    Avner Haran <CFAVNER@WEIZMANN.WEIZMANN.AC.IL>
  115. ::Filename:    asia/india_nepal_thailand_tips
  116. ::Type:        FAQ
  117. ::
  118. ::Title:    Japan, China, and the mind of earlj 
  119. ::Author:    earlj@mdcbbs.com
  120. ::Filename:    asia/japan_china-trip
  121. ::Date:        1992 May
  122. ::Type:        Travelogue
  123. ::
  124. ::Title:    Moscow 1990
  125. ::Author:    Paul Bakker <bakker@cs.uq.oz.au>
  126. ::Filename:    asia/ru.moscow-trip
  127. ::Date:        1990 Spring
  128. ::Type:        Travelogue
  129. ::
  130. ::Title:    Nepal compilation
  131. ::Compiled by:     Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  132. ::Filename:    asia/nepal-misc
  133. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  134. ::Type:        Compilation
  135. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to organize, maintain this file
  136. ::
  137. ::Title:    Adventure in Sri Lanka
  138. ::Author:     futtrup@daimi.aau.dk (Erik Futtrup Soerensen) 
  139. ::Filename:    aisa/sri_lanka-trip
  140. ::Date:        1991 August
  141. ::Type:        Travelogue
  142. ::
  143. ::
  144. ::Directory: caribbean/
  145. ::---------------------
  146. ::
  147. ::Title:    St. Lucia travel information 
  148. ::Author:    Ilana Stern <ilana@niwot.scd.ucar.EDU>
  149. ::Filename:    caribbean/st_lucia
  150. ::Date:        1993 January
  151. ::Type:        Guidebook
  152. ::
  153. ::Title:    Caneel Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
  154. ::Author:    joec@fid.morgan.com  (Joe Collins)
  155. ::Filename:    /north_america/vi.caneel_bay-trip
  156. ::Date:        1992 December
  157. ::Type:        Travelogue
  158. ::
  159. ::
  160. ::Directory: europe/
  161. ::------------------
  162. ::
  163. ::Title:    Favorite Castles in Europe
  164. ::Author:    Elizabeth Schwartz <betsys@cs.umb.edu>
  165. ::Filename:    europe/castles
  166. ::Type:        Guidebook
  167. ::Date:        March 1992
  168. ::
  169. ::Title:    Czechoslovakia travelogue
  170. ::Author:    Paul Bakker <bakker@cs.uq.oz.au>
  171. ::Filename:    europe/czechoslovakia-trip
  172. ::Date:        1990 Spring
  173. ::Type:        Travelogue
  174. ::
  175. ::Title:    Paris compilation
  176. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  177. ::Filename:    europe/fr.paris-misc
  178. ::Date:        1993 January 
  179. ::Type:        Compilation
  180. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to edit/organize this file!
  181. ::
  182. ::Title:    Greece compilation
  183. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  184. ::Filename:    europe/gr.greece-misc
  185. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  186. ::Type:        Compilation
  187. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to organize, edit, and maintain this file.
  188. ::
  189. ::Title:    Travelling light in Greece
  190. ::Author:    Edward Lunney <Edward_Lunney@mindlink.bc.ca>
  191. ::Filename:    europe/gr.greece-trip
  192. ::Date:        1993 January?
  193. ::Type:        Travelogue
  194. ::
  195. ::Title:    Italy compilation
  196. ::Compiled by:    Mark nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  197. ::Filename:    europe/italy-misc
  198. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  199. ::Type:        Compilation
  200. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to organize and update this file
  201. ::
  202. ::Title:    Poland 1990
  203. ::Author:    Paul Bakker <bakker@cs.uq.oz.au>
  204. ::Filename:    europe/poland-trip
  205. ::Date:        1990 May
  206. ::Type:        Travelogue
  207. ::
  208. ::Title:    Romania trip report
  209. ::Author:    David T. S. Fraser <fraserdt@unixg.ubc.ca>
  210. ::Filename:    europe/romania-trip
  211. ::Date:        1993 January
  212. ::Type:        Travelogue
  213. ::
  214. ::Title:    Scottish Festivals Guide
  215. ::Author:    Jack Campin <jack@dcs.gla.ac.uk>
  216. ::Filename:    europe/scotland_festivals
  217. ::Date:        1993 January
  218. ::Type:        Guidebook
  219. ::
  220. ::
  221. ::Directory: general/
  222. ::-------------------
  223. ::
  224. ::Title:    How to get cheap air tickets
  225. ::Author:    Mark Kantrowitz <mkant@cs.cmu.edu>
  226. ::Filename:    /general/cheap_airfares_usa
  227. ::Type:        FAQ
  228. ::
  229. ::Title:    Travelling as a courier
  230. ::Author:    W. K. Gorman <34AEJ7D@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
  231. ::Filename:    general/courier-faq
  232. ::Date:        1992 July.  ** This document is not maintained **
  233. ::Type:        FAQ
  234. ::Note:        A volunteer is required to take over upkeep of this document.
  235. ::
  236. ::Title:    Long-distance driving tips
  237. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  238. ::Filename:    general/driving
  239. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  240. ::Type:        Compilation
  241. ::
  242. ::Title:    Listing of Open Musical Jam Sessions
  243. ::Author:    Rich Kulawiec <rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu>
  244. ::Filename:    general/jam_sessions.Z
  245. ::Type:        FAQ
  246. ::
  247. ::Title:    Travel tips for less developed countries
  248. ::Author:    Jim Allen <jima@tc.fluke.com>
  249. ::Filename:    general/less_devel_tips-misc
  250. ::Date:        1993 January
  251. ::Type:        FAQ
  252. ::
  253. ::Title:    Money abroad
  254. ::Author:    Stephane Laveau <laveau@cuba.inria.fr>
  255. ::Filename:    general/money
  256. ::Date:        1993 January
  257. ::Type:        FAQ
  258. ::
  259. ::Title:    What to take with you when you travel
  260. ::Author:    Jim Allen <jima@tc.fluke.com>
  261. ::Filename:    general/packing_list-misc
  262. ::Date:        1992 June
  263. ::Type:        FAQ
  264. ::
  265. ::Title:    U. S. State Department Travel Avdisories - Info
  266. ::Author:    Craig D. Rice <cdr@stolaf.edu>    
  267. ::Filename:    general/us_state_dept_advisories_info
  268. ::Date:        1993 January
  269. ::Type:        FAQ
  270. ::
  271. ::Title:    White Water Rafting, worldwide
  272. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@ecs.comm.mot.com>
  273. ::Filename:    general/white_water_rafting-misc
  274. ::Date:        
  275. ::Type:        Compilation
  276. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to edit and organize this faq
  277. ::
  278. ::
  279. ::Directory: middle_east/
  280. ::-----------------------
  281. ::
  282. ::Title:    Egypt-Jordan Trip Report, Part II, Jordan
  283. ::Author:    Pierre Flener <pf@info.ucl.ac.be>
  284. ::Filename:    middle_east/jordan-trip
  285. ::Date:        1992 October
  286. ::Type:        Travelogue
  287. ::
  288. ::
  289. ::Directory: north_america/
  290. ::-------------------------
  291. ::
  292. ::Title:    Newfoundland, Canada Travel Guide
  293. ::Author:    Olaf Janzen <olaf@kean.ucs.mun.ca>
  294. ::Filename:    north_america/ca.nf.newfoundland
  295. ::Date:        
  296. ::Type:        Guidebook
  297. ::
  298. ::Title:    Nova Scotia, Canada Travel Guide
  299. ::Author:    Brian Lucas <lucas@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
  300. ::Filename:    north_america/ca.ns.nova_scotia
  301. ::Date:        1993 January
  302. ::Type:        Guidebook
  303. ::
  304. ::Title:    Toronto, Canada Travel Guide
  305. ::Author:    Brian Lucas <lucas@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
  306. ::Filename:    north_america/ca.on.toronto
  307. ::Date:        January 1993 
  308. ::Type:        Guidebook
  309. ::
  310. ::Title:    Les Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
  311. ::Author:    Olaf Janzen <olaf@kean.ucs.mun.ca>
  312. ::Filename:    north_america/ca.qc.madeleine-trip
  313. ::Date:        1990
  314. ::Type:        Travelogue
  315. ::
  316. ::Title:    Baja California Travel Information
  317. ::Author:    Fred Metcalf <ftm@ucrmath.ucr.edu>
  318. ::Filename:    north_america/mx.baja_california.tar.Z
  319. ::Type:        Travelogue
  320. ::
  321. ::Title:    Cancun compilation
  322. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  323. ::Filename:    north_america/mx.cancun-misc
  324. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  325. ::Type:        Compilation
  326. ::Note:        Volunteer required to update this file
  327. ::
  328. ::Title:    Mazatlan trip report
  329. ::Author:    Jim Battan <battan@sequent.com>
  330. ::Filename:    north_america/mx.mazatlan-trip
  331. ::Date:        1992 February
  332. ::Type:        Travelogue
  333. ::
  334. ::Title:    Grand Canyon compilation
  335. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  336. ::Compiled by:    rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec)
  337. ::Filename:    north_america/us.az.grand_canyon-misc
  338. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  339. ::Type:        Compilation
  340. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to edit/organize/maintain this file.
  341. ::
  342. ::Title:    San Francisco compilation
  343. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  344. ::Filename:    north_america/us.ca.san_francisco-misc
  345. ::Date:        1993 January ** not maintained **
  346. ::Type:        Compilation
  347. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to edit/organize and maintain this file.
  348. ::
  349. ::Title:    Yosemite National Park, California.  Compilation
  350. ::Compiled by:     Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  351. ::Filename:    north_america/us.ca.yosemite-misc
  352. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  353. ::Type:        Compilation
  354. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to maintain this file
  355. ::
  356. ::Title:    Colorado compilation
  357. ::Compiled by:    Joe Collins <joec@fid.morgan.com>
  358. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  359. ::Filename:    north_america/us.co.colorado-misc
  360. ::Date:        1992 July    
  361. ::Type:        Compilation
  362. ::Note:        This document is not maintained.  Volunteer needed.
  363. ::
  364. ::Title:    Florida Travel Guide
  365. ::Author:    willi@eichow.tuwien.ac.at
  366. ::Filename:    north_america/us.fl.florida
  367. ::Date:        1992 July
  368. ::Type:        Guide
  369. ::
  370. ::Title:    Florida compilation
  371. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  372. ::Filename:    north_america/us.fl.florida-misc
  373. ::Date:        ** not maintained **
  374. ::Type:        Compilation
  375. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to maintain this file
  376. ::
  377. ::Title:    Georgia Travel Guide
  378. ::Author:    willi@eichow.tuwien.ac.at
  379. ::Filename:    north_america/us.ga.georgia
  380. ::Date:        1992 July
  381. ::Type:        Guide
  382. ::
  383. ::Title:    Chicago travel guide
  384. ::Author:    Daniel S. Katz <dsk@ahab.eecs.nwu.edu>
  385. ::Filename:    north_america/us.il.chicago
  386. ::Date:        1993 January
  387. ::Type:        Guide
  388. ::
  389. ::Title:    Cape Cod Travel Guide
  390. ::Author:    Cynthia J. Sellers <howitt@hurdle.whoi.edu>
  391. ::Filename:    north_america/us.ma.cape_cod
  392. ::Date:        1993 January
  393. ::Type:        Guidebook
  394. ::
  395. ::Title:    New Mexico and Arizona: A travelogue by Evelyn C. Leeper
  396. ::Author:    Evelyn C. Leeper <ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
  397. ::Filename:    north_america/us.new_mexico_arizona-trip
  398. ::Date:        1992 November
  399. ::Type:        Travelogue
  400. ::
  401. ::Title:    Lake Tahoe / Reno Summary
  402. ::Author:    Jay Stubblefield <jstubblefield@ttsi.lonestar.org>
  403. ::Note:        ** This document is no longer being maintained **
  404. ::Filename:    north_america/us.nv.reno_tahoe-guide
  405. ::Date:        
  406. ::Type:        Guidebook
  407. ::
  408. ::Title:    Charleston, South Carolina Travel Guide
  409. ::Author:    Trevor Zion Bauknight <trev@well.sf.ca.us>
  410. ::Filename:    north_america/us.sc.charleston-guide
  411. ::Date:        1992 November
  412. ::Type:        Guidebook
  413. ::
  414. ::Title:    Yellowstone and the Geyser Basins
  415. ::Author:    Michael O'Brien <obrien@Aero.org>
  416. ::Filename:    north_america/us.wy.yellowstone_geysers
  417. ::Date:        1992 June
  418. ::Type:        Guide
  419. ::
  420. ::
  421. ::Directory: pacific/
  422. ::-------------------
  423. ::
  424. ::Title:    Cairns, Australia trip report
  425. ::Author:    Paul Bakker <bakker@cs.uq.oz.au>
  426. ::Filename:    pacific/au.cairns-trip
  427. ::Date:        1991 July
  428. ::Type:        Travelogue
  429. ::
  430. ::Title:    A Papua New Guinea Story
  431. ::Author:    Ehud Reiter <reiter@aisb.edinburgh.ac.uk>
  432. ::Filename:    pacific/pg.papua_new_guinea-trip
  433. ::Type:        Travelogue
  434. ::
  435. ::Title:    Hawaii trip report
  436. ::Author:    Jim Battan <battan@sequent.com>
  437. ::Filename:    pacific/us.hi.hawaii-trip
  438. ::Type:        Travelogue
  439. ::
  440. ::
  441. ::Directory: south_america/
  442. ::-------------------------
  443. ::
  444. ::Title:    Brazil compilation
  445. ::Compiled by:    Mark Nowak <markn@comm.mot.com>
  446. ::Filename:    south_america/brazil-misc
  447. ::Date:        
  448. ::Type:        Compilation
  449. ::Note:        Volunteer needed to edit/organize and maintain this file.
  450. ::
  451. ::Title:    Some Glimpses of Chile
  452. ::Author:    Ehun Reiter <reiter@aisb.edinburgh.ac.uk>
  453. ::Filename:    southr_america/chile-trip
  454. ::Type:        Travelogue
  455. ::
  456. ::Title:    South American Explorers Club Information    
  457. ::Author:    South American Explorers Club
  458. ::Posted by:    Cary Czichon <czichon@psyche.csc.ti.com>
  459. ::Filename:    south_america/s_am_explorers_club
  460. ::Date:        ?
  461. ::Type:        FAQ
  462. ::
  463. -- 
  464. Brian Lucas
  465. <lucas@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
  466.