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Planning a Trip to Spain via the Internet

Norman
2004-08-11 17:29:00

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Preparing Yourself For Your Trip
Although the following article mainly concerns itself with Spain and more particularly Madrid, Seville, Cordoba, Granada, the research principles are applicable to any trip one plans throughout the world.

We are fortunate to have the accessibility to the thousands of web pages concerning travel. One suggestion I have before leaving for your destination, be it Spain or any other country, is that you try to tune yourself in to the surroundings. You may listen to some radio broadcasts from the country you are visiting.
One site, which lists various radio stations, is the following:
http://www.radio-directory.com

Another way to tune in is to read a newspaper from the locality and find out about the latest news, cultural events, weather, etc. You can refer to the following site in order to track down a publication.

If you have access to foreign restaurants where you live, you may want to visit one where the language and food will be the same as the place you intend to visit. For example, if you are going to Spain you may want to have a trial run and visit a Spanish restaurant and try ordering your food in Spanish. If you know anyone who speaks Spanish, you may want to invite him or her to your house for a meal where you can try and speak a few words of Spanish.

Any or all of the above will perhaps soften the cultural shock when you visit the foreign country. If you are really ambitious you may want to enroll in a foreign language course before embarking on your trip. There are various sites on the Net that can give you basic words in the foreign language such as:
http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk
This site lists Spanish as well as other languages that you can log onto.

Another suggestion is that you contact the tourist bureau of the country you wish to visit and request that they send you brochures, maps, and other relevant information. ...