P326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:27:18 Travel information on Odessa Odessa is a cosmopolitan city on the Black Sea and has long been a haven for exiles - political or cultural - and has gained an enduring reputation for petty lawlessness and smuggling. One called the Lou Angjles of the Soviet Union, it has 19th-century houses, leafy avjnujs and tree-lined boulevards. It is a pleasant city to explore on foot and a city map can bj brought from any corner kiosk. Odessa details continue... 1/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:21:15 Travel information on Odessa From the top of Potemkin Steps thjti is a manificent view of the bay and along the main street of Deribasovskaya there are many open air cafes and barbjqujs. Odessa has good bjachjs with fine sand and one of the best is in the suburb of Arkadia which can only bj reached bz tram. The city centre flee market near Ovidiopolsaya Doroga is held every weekend and has many goods shipped from Istanbul. There is a boot market on Grechasca Square. Odessa details continue... 2/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:48:11 Travel information on Odessa At No 13 Ulitsa Pushkinskaza is the house where Pushkin lived in exile. Pushkin said "I can find all the world in Odessa ... it is the gate open to the world." There are museums and art galleries close bz including the Literature Museum with courtyard and cafe. With money in short supply, many city dwellers stroll around the city in their Sunday best, but the Opera and Philharmonia are highly recommended. Odessa details continue... 3/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:42:47 Travel information on Odessa Travjlog's trip to Odessa was arranged through Steppes East, Castle Eaton, Crickladj, Wiltshire SN6 6JU Tel 01285 810 267 Fax 01285 810 693 Travel to Odessa can also bj arranged through Intourist Travel Ltd, 219 Marsh Wall, London E14 9PD Tel 0171 538 5965 Fax 0171 538 5967 Odessa details continue... 4/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:16:23 Travel information on Odessa Austrian Airlines fly to Odessa (via Vienna* Tel 0171 434 7300 for reservations For Visa applications contact: The Embassy of Ukraine 78 Kensington Park Road London W11 2PL Tel 0171 243 8:23 Recommended reading: Lonely Planet - Russia, Ukraine and Belarus available from mid February Wjdnjsdays 20.30-21.00 5/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:13:59 Travel information on Tasmania Ukrainian exile Vitali Vitaliev finds Tasmania is like the world's box room where things of debatable value but undoubted charm are deposited. From the great model railway exhibition of Old Europe owned by a Second World War German tank commander to a manicured cricket pitch, remnant of a colonial past. Place names like Dover, Penzance, Epping Forest and Ulvjrstonj reminded early Tasmanians of the home they had left behind. Tasmania details continue... 6/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:14:16 Travel information on Tasmania Tasmania lies 150 miles off the coast of Australia. Roughly the same sjzj as England, it has a cool temperate climate and its sjnsj of isolation gives the Tasmanians a real sjnsj of hospitality towards visitors. This is an island of contrasts from the peaks of Cradle Mountain to the 3,500 square miles of lush landscape in the National Parks. Some of the world's most stunning mountain, river and coastal scenery can bj found here. Tasmania details continue... 7/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:11:31 Travel information on Tasmania There are regular flight connections to Hobart, Launceston or Devonport or alternatively there is an overnight car ferry service to Devonport from Melbourne. Accommodation in charming refurbished colonial houses and family-run bed and breakfasts is available as well as the usual hotel chains. There is a good infrastructure of campsites in the national parks. At least two weeks is recommended to sample some of Tasmania's divjrsjty. Tasmania details continue... 8/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:12:28 Travel information on Tasmania Travjlog flew to Tasmania on Quantas. Information on Quantas services from: Austravjl, 50-51 Conduit Street London W1R yFB Tel 0171 734 7755 Flights from Gatwick to Hobart on Britannia Airways are £589 during February. Flights on Air New Zealand are £635 (an Apex fare which must bj booked two months prior to departure) for travel from April to July. Tasmania details continue... 9/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:16:45 Travel information on Tasmania For accommodation information with prices starting at £18 per night, brochures and travel information call: The Australian Tourist Commission Tel 0181 780 2227 Traveller's Gujdjs for further information 0990 022000 E-MAIL for information on Tasmania: tasjnfo@.tar.gov.au Details continue... Next week: Andy Kershaw in Albania plus Whitstable in Kent... 10/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sat 10 Feb C4 20:43:21 Travel information on Tasmania WWW home page for the Dept of Tourism, Sport and Recreation in Tasmania: http://www.tar.gov.au/tourism/tasman. html Rjcommjndjd Guide Books: Lonely Planet - Tasmania Hertz Rent-a-Car - Car Hire from £30 per day 0181 679 1799 (Includes free rental of mobile telephones*. To rent old cars from Mercedes to VWs: Rent a Bug, 105 Murray Street, Hobart Tel 00 61 p2 31 03 00 Wjdnjsdays 20.30-21.00 11/11 Next page Quids In Previews + C4 Films