The Atlanta Journal from Atlanta, Georgia (2024)

June 4, 1997

Publication:

The Atlanta Journali

Location:

Atlanta, Georgia

Issue Date:

Wednesday, June 4, 1997

Page:

39

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Wednesday June 4 1997 D5 LIVING The Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Constitution Going solo no barrier for women who feel call of road her safetv hy regularly apprising ADVERTIsem*nT ADVERTIsem*nT ADVERTIsem*nT a HOTEL MOTELS CONDOMINIUMS SMALL INNS LODGES CAMPGROUNDS WR or more travel information see Resort Rentals in our daily classified section 31 4 Travel Guide resqbidibegiqby i anucMTHDC MAri fiic uai I CV QMnitEV MOUNTAINS HILTON HEAD ISLA1 Alabama South Carolina Tennessee Cruises riday 5 pm prior to Winesday Getaway publication Monday 5 pm prior to Sunday Travel section SheMmU journal Rates effective rvt CENTRE HILTON HEAD Contused? 1 800 BEACH ME (232 2463) Choose from ALL LODGING POSSIBILITIES Hotels Villas Homes Golf Packages BOOKING SPRINGSUMMER NOW Call Vacations on Hilton Head today! PIGEON ORGEGATLINBURG SMOKEY MOUNTAINS Chalet and log cabins new units available antastic views! Jacuzzis fireplaces pool 5 min from Dollywood Golf wedding packages available Smokey Ridge 1 800 634 5814 423 428 5427 Hotel $80 5100 $90 5120 549 559 Kitchenettes HILTON HEAD RESORT Beach villas with 1 2 or 3 bedrooms mid is land $100 $140 $200 per day Brochure 1 800 484 2068 Security Code 1241 Book vacation now Confidence adventurous spirit good travel tools By David Gonzales UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE Or Call: 1800 846 6672 Ext 5197 ANASTASIA OCEANRONT CONDOS 2 3 BR 2BA fully equipped Large private balconies pool tennis miles of white sand beach golf nearby Weekly from $625 Monthly from $2300 St Augustine 800 458 7345 Woodward hardly looks like somebody who would pedal alone from one end of the hemisphere to the other Her face is freckled and sunny her hair is long and blond and her physique seems more suited to a ballerina than a long distance bicyclist But she radi ates determination levelheadedness and self assurance was brought up by women who always told me you want to do something do she says Confidence is invaluable Woodward says because harassers prey on those who appear weak and timid Because male I feel a little ludicrous leaping atop a soapbox and pontificating about budget travel for women But I find it infuriating when I relate one of my travel experiences a bike tour on Washington San Juan Islands a jungle trek in Central America or a solitary exploration of Adriatic coast to a female who says too bad women can travel like Wrong Women do travel like that in every corner of the world No matter how obscure or inhospitable my destination always encountered women traveling alone or in pairs In Albania the only foreigners I met besides aid workers and missionaries were two American women hiking in the mountainous north ern region In Chiapas Mexico I met two young German women about to embark on a cross jungle journey to Guatemala that involved a bus ride along hundreds of miles of unpaved roads and a trip in a wooden skiff down the remote Usumacinta River also met many women who have traveled alone in India South America and Southeast Asia All these women have told me the same thing: Once on the road you soon forget your fears Says Sarah Lamson 29 of Santa Cruz Calif whose first overseas journey took her alone to Thai land: this trip I realized how easy it is to travel alone The hardest part is buying your Sarah who felt safe enough in Thailand to jog alone in the countryside thinks females must take only a few more precautions than male travelers walk alone at says Sarah just put yourself in stupid situations the Mailyouradto: Telemarketing The Atlanta Journal Constitution PQ Box 4689 Atlanta GA 30302 Place an advertisem*nt in our Wednesday and Sunday Travel Guides and lead the 16 million Atlanta adults who took vacation to your destination NASHVILLE AN AIR CONDOSSUITES ON MUSIC ROW Guitar shaped swimming pool Across from Country Music Hall of ame Stay where Elvis other music legends stayed Mention Ad 615 259 4400 GATLINBURG Affordable luxurious cabins nestled in thequiet peacefulness of the Smokies Enjoy great views soothing hot tubs kingqueen beds fully turn kitch and linens rom $85 Disc avail 800 694 5766 GATLINBURG PIGEON ORGE1' SPRING GAP LOG CABINS Charming log cabins All amenities Mountainous setting romantic secluded? ree brochure 1 800 598 8836 ST MAARTEN A Balmy Breeze shed your shoes and then your tensions! Intimate waterfront villas on the sea Snorkel in coral caves Tahitian gardens sugar birds tree frogs 1 3 chilled BR Maria 800 942 6725 HELEN aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Vacation Rentals 4 Realty" 1 800 722 7733 wwwwhitecountycomcabins aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ADVERTIsem*nT ADVERTIsem*nT ADVERTIsem*nT HOTEL MOTELS CONDOMINIUMS SMALL INNS LODGES CAMPGROUNDS Uli TAM UCAH Id AMR LOVELY EXECUTIVE OCEAN 5 BDRM4 BATH BEACH HOME NEAR SEA PINES POOL GOL PKG TENNIS GREAT OR AMILY REUNIONS CORP RETREATS AND LOTS 1 800 845 9500 She also ensures her safety by regularly apprising her friends and family of her whereabouts more people who know out there the safer I says Woodward who considers her gen der an advantage not a handicap a girl traveling by she says get to do more stuff because everyonq wants to help As an example Woodward cites one evening dur ing the first leg of her journey when some Alaskan fire spotters invited her to their lookout tower td watch a meteor shower i Woodward says with a laugh say to me you realize there are people out there who go to movies by If that sounds like you gain confidence by picking up a copy of oxy Old Guide to Traveling Alone Around Town and Around the by Jay Ben Lesser (The Crossing Press PO Box 1048 reedom Calif 95019 800 7774 1048) Ben Lesser 73 has traveled around the world 13 times and has lived in Asia and the Middle East but her book is appropriate for the most sheepish oftrav elers Indeed the first step she recommends is to see a movie alone Next she tells readers how to dine alone in a restaurant then how to take day trips and finally longer journeys Echoing sentiments about confidence are Ben tips on safety I find myself in a neighborhood where I become she writes imagine lighted dies on both my shoulders then stand tall and walk rapidly and purposefully toward my Ben Lesser also describes how she alters her cam isoles so she can carry valuables close to her how she fared the first time she drove her new and how she enjoys Mexican beach resorts without paying exorbitant prices However quirky her book will change the mind of anybody who is reluctant to travel as independently and passionately as she does: is Ben Lesser writes to live is 6 Week Agreement SunJW Combo: $13212 per week Sun Only $10850 13 Week Agreement SunWV Combo: $12162 per week Sun Only $10032 All rases are based on 6 line minimum requirement Couto cos for OLEY RIVIERA LODGE Extended Stay Your Way! 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Call now for special discounts 1 800 332 5196 Prudential Resort Realty of St George Island Georgia DAVID GONZALES Universal Press Syndicate Adventure travel is not an exclusively male activity These female backpackers had no problem toughing things out at a less than posh Honduran airport same precautions you would take in the United States No traveler male or female should leave home without common sense just as crucial for female travelers is confidence Enjoying a surfeit of both accouterments is Wally Woodward 35 of ort Collins Colo She soon will embark on the second leg of a solitary bicycle tour that started in Homer Alaska and eventually will take her to Ushuaia Argentina at South southern tip PANAMA Summit 4 Regency Towers 2 3BR all gulf front luxury con dos Pvt bale micro linens hskping 3 pools tennis in 4 outside jacuzzi sauna SAVE LOW DISCOUNT RATES Atlanta Owner (404)355 9637 256 0767 PANAMA BCH AT EDGEWATER RESORT 4 OTHERS Deluxe condos ully furnished Pools golf tennis disc rates Sat Sat til 627 Golf villas 1 2 3 BRs Owner 770 974 4017 Oceanfront condos 2 3 BRs 800 872 0283 wavescompcbrentals PANAMA BCH Condos Oceanfront Great Disc or June Long Beach (new) Watercrest Commodore Edgewater (4 golf villas) 1 2 3BRS PoolsGoltTennisJacuzzis Private balconies 1 800 872 0283 wavescompcbrentals PANAMA BCH 123 BR Gullfront DLUX New Long Beach Watercrest Edgewater Nautical Watch Save wkly Summer Panoramic view heated pools 4 much more membersaolcombchcondos Qwnerbch 800 242 6636 PANAMA CITY BCH "DUNES 1 800 874 2412 A luxurious way to vacation Offering rentals of privately owned 123BR 2BA condos kitlinensWDHBO antastic view from balcony of Gulf 4 Sunset 3 pools tennisqmroongitt shop24hr security PANAMA CITY BEACH LARGO MAR REE GOL Enjoy the best of both worids! 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