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A World of Options: A Guide to International Exchange, Community Service and Travel for Persons With Disabilities.


Mobility International USA, 1997. 658 pp. $30 for individuals, $40 for organizations, plus $5 shipping and handling. Write: P.O. Box 10767, Eugene, OR 97440; or call: 541-343-1284.

After a recent cruise to Alaska, I developed a list and my travel agent was amazed a·maze  
v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es

v.tr.
1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.

2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.

v.intr.
 at the details someone with a disability must consider: How to transfer from airplane to ship? From ship to docking port? What toilet facilities are available on a 4-hour bus trip?

Having been misled by well-meaning yet poorly informed members of the travel service community, I like to do lots of research before departing. However you wish to travel, A World Of Options has the information you'll need about airlines, rental vehicles, cruise lines
See also List of ferry operators
This is a list of cruise lines, companies that operate cruise ships.
Name Headquarters
A'rosa Europe
NCL America America
AIDA Cruises Europe
American Cruise Lines America
, hotels, and outdoor adventure opportunities. Appendix B (Quick Phone Number References) is worth the price by itself. I've spent hours looking for Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 similar phone numbers.

There are also fascinating stories of people with disabilities who traveled the globe by bus, boat, bicycle, wheelchair, and scooter scooter: see motorcycle. ! As the title page says, travel is perhaps the best way to learn about the world--and oneself.

Reviewed by Richard Ford Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day and The Lay of the Land , a political consultant in Dalls who has had MS for 16 years.
COPYRIGHT 1998 National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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Copyright 1998, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

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