JULY 17, 2000 VOL. 156 NO. 2

TRAVEL WATCH Finding Rustic Charm Down on the Farm All over the world, farms and ranches are turning the curiosity of city slickers into a profitable sideline Detour The Shilla Hotel began life as a state guesthouse and remains the choice of vips from George Bush to Michael Jackson Short Cuts The most expensive cities in the world Web Crawling A directory portal for facts on airlines, hotels and destinations

Web Crawling

Gogo Info
(www.gogoinfo.com)

PORT ALL Need travel information but not sure where to turn? Give gogo info a shot. The directory portal is a great place to start when you need facts on airlines, hotels and destinations. The "airlines" link, for example, takes you to a list of telephone numbers and, where available, Web links for the world's carriers. Another great feature is the simple, mostly graphic-free design that allows pages to load quickly with even the creakiest modem.

Date a Pilot
(www.dateapilot.com)

CREW LOVE Pilots and flight attendants are ideal spouses: they're frequently absent, bring home good gifts and can get the family wicked discounts on travel. So why not seek one out? This website offers a personals section that allows you to get in touch with the trilingual trolley dolly—or jumbo jet jockey—of your dreams. Simply scroll through the ads for pilots, cabin crew or passengers (yes, they let frequent flyers participate) and pick out a potential mate. Send him or her an e-mail and set up a date at 11,000 m. Happy flying.

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