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Electricity
for alcohol to be brought onto Southwest follows the rest of
reservations – even a bottle the US in restricting smoking Throughout the US the
visible in a locked car will land in public places. The majority electrical current is 110 volts
you in trouble. Always ask before of hotels are non-smoking, and 60 Hertz. Visitors from
photographing anything, although a few have smoking abroad will need an adaptor
especially ceremonial dances rooms, or allow customers to plug for the two-prong sockets
or Native homes, and take smoke in bar areas. However, and a voltage converter to
into consideration that a fee many restaurants have banned operate 220-volt electrical
may be requested. Do not go smoking altogether. appliances, such as hairdryers
wandering off marked trails, as Service is not included on and rechargers for cell phones
this is forbidden. Try to dress restaurant checks, and you and laptop computers.
respectfully – for example, the should leave 15–20 percent
Hopi people request that of the total as a tip. Hotel
people do not wear shorts. bellhops expect $1–2 per bag, Conversion Chart
Apart from casinos and and chamber maids around Bear in mind that one US pint
bars in Las Vegas, most of the $1–2 for each day of your stay. (0.5 liter) is smaller than one UK
pint (0.6 liter).
US Standard to Metric
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 foot = 30 centimeters
1 mile = 1.6 kilometers
1 ounce = 28 grams
1 pound = 454 grams
1 US quart = 0.946 liter
1 US gallon = 3.8 liters
Metric to US Standard
1 centimeter = 0.4 inch
1 meter = 3 feet 3 inches
1 kilometer = 0.6 miles
1 gram = 0.04 ounce
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
Relaxing in the informal surroundings of a Southwestern restaurant 1 liter = 1.1 US quarts

DIRECTORY
Travel Safety Colorado Senior Travelers Accessible Journeys
Advice Tourism Office ∑ accessiblejourneys.
Department of 1625 Broadway, American Association com
of Retired Persons
Denver, CO 80202.
Foreign Affairs and 16165 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria, Student Travelers
Trade (Australia) Tel (800) 265-6723. AZ 85382.Tel (866) 389-
∑ colorado.com
∑ dfat.gov.au 5649. ∑ aarp.org Hostelling
∑ smartraveller.gov.au Navajo Tourism International/
Department National Park Service American Youth
Foreign and P. O. Box 663, Window (see also under individual Hostel (HI/AYH)
Commonwealth Rock, AZ 86515. sights). 8401 Colesville Rd., Suite
Office (UK) Tel (928) 810-8501. Intermountain Region, 600, Silver Spring, MD
∑ gov.uk/foreign- ∑ discovernavajo.com P.O. Box 25287, Denver, 20910.Tel (240) 650-2100.
travel-advice CO 80225. Tel (303) 987- ∑ hiusa.org
New Mexico 6690. ∑ nps.gov
Department of Department US Embassies
State (US) of Tourism Road Scholar
∑ travel.state.gov 491 Old Santa Fe Trail, 11 Avenue de Lafayette, Canada
Santa Fe, NM 87501. Boston, MA 02111. P. O. Box 866, Station B,
State Offices Tel (505) 827-7400. Tel (800) 454-5768. Ottawa, ON K1P 5T1.
Arizona Office ∑ newmexico.org ∑ roadscholar.org ∑ canada.usembassy.
gov
of Tourism Utah Office of Disabled
118 N. 7th Ave, Suite 400, Tourism Travelers England
Phoenix, AZ 85007. Council Hall, Capitol Hill, 24/31 Grosvenor Square,
Tel (602) 364-3700; 300 N. State St, Salt Lake City, DisabledTravelers. London W1A 2LQ.
(866) 275-5816. UT 84114. Tel (800) 200- com Tel 020-7499 9000.
∑ visitarizona.com 1160. ∑ visitutah.com ∑ disabledtravelers.com ∑ uk.usembassy.gov

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