WHEN NOT TO
TRAVEL
2005 / 2006
THE RIGHT TIME TO TRAVEL TO MOST PLACES IS MOST OF THE TIME ... but national holidays, extreme weather, or religious festivals can make visiting faraway lands far from fun. For the BEST time to travel, including best air prices and schedules, we hope you'll avoid wrong information. Ask our professional Travel Specialists to arrange your travel - they'll also help you steer clear of the following dates:
PLACE
DATE
REASON TO AVOID
China
January 29, 2006
Chinese New Year - the Year of the Rooster, began on February 9, 2005; the Year of the Dog begins on January 29, 2006; the Year of the Boar begins February 18, 2007. (Stores and offices are closed. - Unless you have one of our Chinese New Year Festival packages!)
.
Peru
December
through May
Heavy rains may make mountain travel treacherous.
Rio de Janeiro
February 23-March 1, 2006
Unless you know that Carnival can make Mardi Gras look like a tea party!
Japan
In the week beginning April 30, 2006 made up of four holidays - Green Day, Constitution Day, The People's Holiday, and Children's Day (Golden Week), and mid-August (Festival of the Dead)
Tourist areas are mobbed with Japanese on holiday.
New Zealand
May
Most rivers are off-limits during
spawning season, but only if you will be fishing for trout. (Which is what you should fish
for - on Lake Taupo on the North Island, BUT not in May.)
West Africa
May, June and October
Heavy rains fall during
these months.
India
July
This is monsoon season, except in
northern Ladakh near the
Himalayas.
Bunol, Spain
Last week in August
More than 240,000 pounds of very
ripe tomatoes are hurled during
the Tomatina (Tomato Festival).
Muslim
countries
Late November to
late December
Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, can mean slower service and closed stores.
For our TRAVEL SPECIALTIES, use the "BUTTONS" on the left or click on Home
PageThanks for searching the Web with us!