Sunday, September 19, 2004

Tours on Foot Planned Online While the Web makes most travel-related research easier, there are few sites that provide truly informative and well-organized self-guided tours. "You have to pick out bits and pieces from different sites," said Dr. Stefancic,  associate professor of history at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Ind.. "There's no way to find the ideal walking tour for yourself in one place." That is certainly true for someone trying to tailor walking tours to the tastes of 50 people, as Dr. Stefancic does, but those traveling alone or in smaller groups can sometimes find a match on the Web sites of well-known travel publishers, like Frommers.com, Travelandleisure.com, Fodors.com, and Concierge.com (Condé Nast Traveler). Of those, Frommer's is the most generous with walking tour information. 8:34:33 PM    comment []

Ready or Not, Electronic Voting Goes National  Just over six weeks before the nation holds the first general election in which touch-screen voting will play a major role, specialists agree that whatever the remaining questions about the technology's readiness, it is now too late to make any significant changes. 8:29:04 PM    comment []