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In the pursuit of learning one of Japan’s traditional arts, girls around the age of 16 can become maiko-san, or apprentices, before they, after five years of training, enter the world of the geiko-san, or professional entertainers.
New Zealand offers the ultimate stress release: drive a tank over a car and crush it flat! Tanks for Everything (985 McLeans Island Rd., Christchurch, NZ; phone +64 [03] 359 1007) has a fleet of armored vehicles for people to drive and ride in: three tanks (Centurion, T-55AM2 and FV432), a Saracen armored personnel carrier, a Ferret armored “scout” car and a Jeep.
At the new Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari (Via Paolo Ferreri 85, 41121 Modena, Italy; phone +39 059 4397979), visitors can tour the home in which Italian race car driver Enzo Ferrari was born, seeing mementos, biographical displays and rare film footage.
In the huge Exhibition Gallery, half a dozen vintage Ferraris are on display, and visitors can learn the history of Ferrari design and sport racing. There’s also a bookshop, cafeteria and store.
According to a report from the Bank for International Settlements, Sweden is using less cash and relying more on electronic payments (credit cards, debit cards and bank transfers). Only 3% of its economy is tied to cash transactions, compared to 9% in the Eurozone and 7% in the United States.
Travelers to Sweden should be aware that more and more businesses are no longer accepting cash, and public buses require prepaid tickets.
Zimbabwe switched to using the US dollar as its currency in 2009 and now is experiencing a coin shortage. Coins are too heavy to ship in economically and currently are too difficult for the Zimbabwe government to mint. The shortage means that shop customers often must purchase extra items to round up a purchase, a burden to some.
South African rands and Botswana pulas also are legal tender, but their values fluctuate greatly, making calculations troublesome. Some stores offer paper scrip to be redeemed later.
After 32 years, Air Zimbabwe ceased flying in March due to financial problems. A debt of over $150 million, labor strikes and aging planes all played parts. The airline may close completely or be purchased by another airline. The airline never had a major air disaster. Other international airlines continue to service Harare.
The final steps in the merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines took place on March 2, 2012, as the last Continental flight landed, the remaining “Continental” signs at airports were removed, its separate ticket counters closed, the “CO” code stopped being printed on tickets, both airlines’ passenger reservation systems were combined, frequent-flyer programs were combined and the old website went dark.
As a final project in the unification of Berlin, the city’s new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) will open June 3, 2012. Tegel airport will be shut down, as will the main facilities of the other remaining airport, Schönefeld. The new airport, which was built using the former Schönefeld site and about 2,500 acres of additional land, will have two independent runways plus trains running every 15 minutes to the city center.
CORRECTION: (August 2012) Because German authorities are concerned about fire-safety systems, the opening has been delayed until March 2013.
In April, the European Union Parliament ratified an agreement with the United States on the sharing of EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) information with US authorities.
