A professor of classics, ancient history, and law, a cliff-diver and swimmer (he swam the Hellespont in 1995), L.A. (Mac) McElwee has been traveling the world and leading tours since 1980. He is as familiar with shop keepers and cafe owners as he is with the history and traditions of his destinations. Mac's enthusiasm for local culture, native cuisine, and out-of-the-way spots will make your travel experience both an educational adventure and a fun-filled vacation.

Clicking on the blue links below will open a completely
separate window for more information from around the world:

EGYPT (Official site for the Ministry of Tourism)

GREECE (Called Aegean, this site takes some time to load.)

ITALY (This site is called Windows on Italy.)

TURKEY (This site is called All About Turkey.) 

SPAIN (While this is the site for the Tourist Office of Spain in Tokyo, it is a nice site.  Mostly text.) 

CRETE (About Crete Island is one of the better sites!) 

CYPRUS (Your Cyprus.com is slow to load.)

JORDAN (This is a very good site on Jordan, however, you need a fast computer for this one.)