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The Occidental Tourist
Take a trip to the dark side of a destination with the Occidental Tourist. Whether it's smoking bans at airports or the commercialization of America's downtowns, the Tourist has it covered. Here are his columns from 1999.
Relative-Free
Travel
Here are the deals for getting away
Ditch
the Relatives
It's the only way to stay sane this holiday
Pet
Travel Primer
Traveling with your animal companion
Pet
Passengers
Taking your dog for a long walk
Tips
To Stay Trim
No more fat fliers
Fat
Fliers
Staying fit no easy task
Odd
Festivals
More strange parties
Reason
to Party
Festivals are fun -- and odd
More
Pub Crawling
A Whos Who of the best brewpubs
Brew
Pub Invasion
Even the chains don't suck
Crabs
and Cars
More mail to get ticked off about
Clicks
and Ticks
The Tourist is ticked off about his mail
Bizarre
Attractions
It doesn't get any stranger than this
Halls
of Shame
When you encounter one, just keep driving
Winners
and Sinners
The Tourist names names in the lodging game
Hotel
Gripes
What the Tourist hates about the lodging
business
Socking
it to You
Here's a list of cities that charge extra
Hidden
Car Charges
Beware of extra fees when you rent
Bill
Did It!
President to blame for nude tourism
Baring
it All on Vacation
No room for prudes on nude cruises and tours
Pompadour
Pilgrimage
In search of Elvis and other attractions
Terminal Shopper
Tequila pops and other outrageous items
Dog
and Duds
Airport retailing is getting to be big business
Bass Breakthrough
The top U.S. spots for a fast-growing sport
Virtual
Fishing
Bass fishing as a spectator sport
Neverending
Train
Readers aren't done talking about mass transit
Train
Talkback
Readers react to tirade about rail transport
Baby, Let's Hit
the Road
More on traveling with toddlers and other
challenges
We're Flying,
Baby
Traveling with an infant doesn't have to
be a headache
On the Right
Track
Cities get on the rail bandwagon -- sort
of
Mass Appeal
Do rail links make sense to everyone but
voters?
Traveling
Smart
If you've gotta go, make it easier on yourself
Too Many
Travelers
And none killed. So far
Just Stay Home
Flying on New Year's is too risky for this
tourist
Y2K
Folly
Traveling on Jan. 1? Think again
Surprise Charges
Hotel levies slapped on unwitting travelers
Downtown Disaster
Towns can't resist 'family appeal'
Airports vs.
Smokers
'You may got 'em, but you can't smoke 'em'
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