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Today's Travel News
Monday, March 15, 2010
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Hard Time the Easy Way
We suspect most of you earnestly hope to avoid first-hand experience of foreign jail cells, even though we all have an arresting interest in the murky underworld of crime and punishment, at least on film, TV and cable.
Nevertheless, If you'd prefer to stay on the safe side of incarceration on your next trip, our intrepid friends at Skyscanner have selected some of the world's best prison tours, jail hotels and secure institutions for you to do time in (tour time, that is). 1. Alcatraz, San Francisco, USA Probably the world's most famous prison - 'The Rock' - is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. Alcatraz is famous for keeping its prisoners locked down; during its 29 years as a prison, no one ever escaped (although two inmates were lost at sea and never found). Take a cell house tour, narrated by former inmates, who talk visitors through their escape attempts, food riots and solitary confinement. Find cheap flights to San Francisco 2. Robben Island, South Africa From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. Today it's a world heritage site and museum and a poignant reminder to the newly democratic South Africa of the price paid for freedom. This craggy island just off the cost of South Africa was where Nelson Mandela spent 27 years of his life, all the while trying to keep "the struggle" against apartheid alive. Tours of the island allow visitors to see the maximum-security prison, speak with former prisoners, and they also include a return boat trip across Table Bay. Find cheap flights to South Africa 3. San Pedro, La Paz, Bolivia Since the book "Marching Powder" was published in 2003, tours in the notorious San Pedro prison has rocketed in backpacking circles. ...More
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