| From "This Time Scandinavia 89" page 41:
For a small fee, an organization called "Friends Overseas" helps North
Americans set up a meeting with an individual or family in Scandinavia.
Send your name, address, phone, age, occupation or occupational goal,
the approximate time you will visit and where you plan to travel, and
information about your traveling companions with a self addressed,
stamped envelope to:
Friends Overseas
68-04 Dartmouth Street
Forest Hills, NY 11375
With this information, Friends Overseas match you as closely as
possible to someone in Scandinavia who shares your interests.
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| Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
From: [email protected] (Bernd Wechner)
Subject: Hospitality Exchange (bringing cultures together)
Organization: BHP Steel, Sheet & Coil, Research & Technology Centre
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 93 10:30:57 GMT
Here's a quick advert for the HOSPEX database, that deserves a mention
in the culture groups now and then.
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HOSPitality EXchange Database: [email protected]
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** Are you willing to host visitors?
** Do you want to stay with local residents when you travel?
If the answer to both of these questions is YES, then please join
HOSPEX!
HOSPEX members are spread in over 35 countries on six continents and
the current growing rate is of about 3 new members per week. Many
members have reported wonderful experiences in both hosting HOSPEX
guests and in staying with HOSPEX hosts.
HOSPEX was created in June 1991 to serve as a means for exchanges
between academics and students to further professional relationships.
It has developed into a net-wide database for travelers interested in
homestay exchanges and in getting to know local residents when
traveling.
Get ready to find free and/or cheap lodging when you travel. Get ready
to make new friends with people from cultures different from your own.
Get ready for pleasant adventures. It doesn't matter that you only have
floor space available, or a guest house, or just a place for a tent in
your backyard, all types of accommodations are acceptable.
To subscribe, send a message to [email protected] containing a
single line:
SUBSCRIBE HOSPEX Your_First_Name Your_Last_Name
You will be sent a form you must fill out to become a member. Upon
entry of your completed form, you will be sent directions to search the
database and will also become a member of the HOSPEX-L discussion list.
FTP access over the Internet is also available for members.
If you have ANY questions, please address them to
[email protected]
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Postscript:
There are a handful of very similar services running through the normal
mail system. If you would like any information on these, check the
rec.travel newsgroup, or the rec.travel archive. If you're really stuck
mail me, I maintain a list of them.
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--
Bernd Wechner, Research Engineer ([email protected])
BHP Sheet and Coil Products Division, Research and Technology Centre
Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia. (Disclaimer: I claim dis)
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| Re: .3:
Are you familiar with the correct address form for Digital's gateways
to public networks? For example, to subscribe to the exchange database
described in .2, enter the following on the "TO:" address line:
nm%US2RMC::"[email protected]"
If your mail bounces, let the maintainer listed in .2 know you are
having access problems, namely:
nm%US2RMC::"[email protected]"
It's possible that there may be temporary technical difficulties
(machine maintenance), so be prepared to try again later.
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