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Written by Knight Ridder
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Wednesday, 10 May 2006 |
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 Ah, those great family vacations, those romps through cities and lazy days on the beach, those warm evening theme-park fantasies.And every one of these will include a nature hike. Even in the middle of Paris or Rome or New York.
Because here’s a hard-and-fast rule of family vacations:
When nature calls, you take a hike.
Nobody talks much about these sorts of nature hikes — they’re so much a part of being alive, you just take the hike without comment. When you’re on the go and you gotta go, well, you just go a little more quickly — it’s really a basic element of travel. I wouldn’t exactly call it adventure travel, but it could be an adventure, for sure.
Now, no less a seasoned traveler than Arthur Frommer steps in to address this aspect of traveling, bringing it into — I apologize in advance — full relief. The great guidebook writer has authored a 76-page booklet called “Where to Stop & Where to Go.” It came out sometime during last summer’s vacation season, but I didn’t pay it much mind. At the time, I was preoccupied trying to find a restroom in Singapore.
Many of us are adults on diuretics or other meds that make us feel like thimble-bladders. I am among you, and I’m also an ardent traveler. And I understand how people may chuckle at the situation, which means only that they are not in it.
Frommer didn’t write “Where to Stop & Where to Go” specifically for family travelers, although the book is perfect for anyone traveling to 19 urban hot spots in the United States, or to our four most popular national parks: Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Great Smoky Mountains.
He skillfully ties the attractions of a place to basic bathroom information.
Frommer partnered with the pharmaceutical company Novartis, which published the booklet and will send it to you without charge.
WHERE TO STOP AND WHERE TO GO
The booklet is free, and available by calling 1-877-786-7465, or by logging onto
www.wheretostopwheretogo.com.
FROMMER'S TIPS
Look for national retail chains which, to their credit, keep restrooms available for everyone.
Carry an emergency $5 so that you can buy a bottle of water or a pack of gum when confronted by a restroom “for customers only.”
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