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Traveling in Esperantujo

de Polaris, 2009-aŭgusto-09

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Polaris (Montri la profilon) 2009-aŭgusto-09 01:07:52

Do any of you take vacations or travel using Esperanto? I've heard of a lot of people doing this (visiting other countries and getting impromptu tours of various cities from local Esperantists), but I don't know where or how. I had once heard of some service the facilitated that, but I don't know if it's still in operation, what it costs, or how it works. What can any of you tell me about traveling with Esperanto? Also, is this more common in Western Europe? Eastern Europe? Asia? All three?

traevoli (Montri la profilon) 2009-aŭgusto-09 05:41:11

Polaris:I had once heard of some service the facilitated that, but I don't know if it's still in operation, what it costs, or how it works.
I have yet to use it myself, but the most popular such service is the Pasporta Servo. A book is published yearly with names and contact information (by country) of Esperantists willing to host other Esperantists in their home. This is a service usually offered free or at low costs, but that is up to the individual host.

Information in English:
http://www.tejo.org/eo/ps_lingv_en

To my knowledge, the longest trip anyone has taken via the service was 16 months.

Rogir (Montri la profilon) 2009-aŭgusto-09 16:54:29

It's most popular in Central Europe, with tens of congresses taking place in a few weeks time in the summer every year. Obviously there are the IJK and UK, both taking place in Cuba next year. In North America there is the NASK as far as I know. Outside of holidays there are fewer congresses but of course PS is a good option.

jchthys (Montri la profilon) 2009-aŭgusto-09 17:53:58

The new website for the service is http://pasportaservo.org/. Sign up!

Miland (Montri la profilon) 2009-aŭgusto-09 17:55:14

I would say, not the UK but the antaŭkongreso or postkongreso - the events that sandwich the UK! In 2008 the antaŭkongreso felt to me like an Esperanto-speaking package tour of the South of the Netherlands (I just remembered learning during it that 'Holland' is only one of the provinces of the country. You see how it can be educational).

Rogir (Montri la profilon) 2009-aŭgusto-09 19:06:10

That just shows how incomplete the British educational system is. Exactly which antaŭ/postkongreso are you discussing here?

Miland (Montri la profilon) 2009-aŭgusto-09 23:25:45

Rogir:Exactly which antaŭ/postkongreso are you discussing here?
The antaŭkongreso before the 2008 UK in Rotterdam, that covered the South of the Netherlands.

Pharoah (Montri la profilon) 2009-aŭgusto-09 23:27:59

I just remembered learning during it that 'Holland' is only one of the provinces of the country.
I never knew that either. Always thought that they were just different names for the same country. I think most people you ask here in the US would, too.

Miland (Montri la profilon) 2009-aŭgusto-09 23:33:49

Pharoah:
I just remembered learning during it that 'Holland' is only one of the provinces of the country.
I never knew that either. Always thought that they were just different names for the same country. I think most people you ask here in the US would, too.
Not only that but Dutch people themselves have encouraged the identification. I remember one broadcaster in the late 80s requesting that letters be sent to a post box in 'The Hague, Holland.'

Pharoah (Montri la profilon) 2009-aŭgusto-09 23:46:42

It is awkward having a two word country name like The Netherlands, I suppose. I remember reading that officials in the Czech Republic tried in vain to promote the use of "Chechia" as a single-word English name for the country lango.gif.

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