Chapter I: Preface

In preparing this volume for the press the author of "How to Travel" has endeavored to supply a want whose existence has long been apparent to him. Having journeyed somewhat over the earth he is frequently consulted by friends and acquaintances who are about to travel, and wish to know what to do before setting out on their undertakings, and how to meet the various perplexities that are sure to arise. In preparing this book he has answered a great many interrogatories that have been addressed to him in person, and if the manner of his response should be considered didactic, he begs the reader to remember that the author is endeavoring to meet the questions of the would-be traveler, and, therefore, addresses him in the second person. As nearly as possible he has embodied in "How to Travel" as much information as could be wrung from him by a vigorous and thorough interrogation of a couple of long winter evenings, conducted by an inquisitive couple who were about starting on a journey around the world and up and down its surface.

With the changes that are constantly going on, some of the information here given may be found slightly inaccurate, but it is hoped that instances of this sort will be rare. Prices of hotels, steamships, railroads, and the like are subject to alteration, and consequently no absolute rule can be laid down. But the author believes that in the instances where his figures may be found astray they are so near the mark that they will prove of material assistance to the traveler.

As the author is neither a lady nor a lawyer, he has found it desirable to invoke the aid of those important members of society in the preparation of the book. A reference to the table of contents will show the assistance they have given him, the one in a chapter of "Special Advice to Ladies" and the other in "Legal Rights of Travelers." All other parts of the book are of his own production and the results of his experience in travel, covering a period of more than 20 years and embracing many lands and seas.

With this explanatory preface, and trusting that the volume will be a sufficient apology for its existence, the author delivers it to the hands of the traveling public, and hopes for a verdict in its favor.

T. W. K.

NEW YORK, February, 1881.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER. PAGE.

I. General Advice Applicable to all Kinds of Travel, 9
II. Railway Travel in the United States and Canadas, 20
III. American Steamboat Travel, 28
IV. Sea and Ocean Travel, 37
V. Sea Sickness and How to Avoid it, 48
VI. Special Advice to Ladies, by a Lady, 55
VII. Daily Life at Sea, 64
VIII. Going on Shore--Hotels, 76
IX. The System of Fees, 87
X. English and Continental Money, 102
XI. Languages and Couriers, 108
XII. Railway Traveling on the Continent, 118
XIII. Steamboat Traveling in Europe, 133
XIV. Sea-going Steamers in European Waters, 139
XV. Sea and Ocean Steamers in Various Parts of the World, 147
XVI. Travel by Stage-Coach, Diligence, and Post, 155
XVII. Traveling with Camels and Elephants, 167
XVIII. Traveling with Reindeer and Dogs, 174
XIX. Traveling with Man-power--Palankeens, Jinrikishas,
and Sedan Chairs, 179
XX. Pedestrian Traveling--Mountain Climbing, 186
XXI. Traveling Without Money--Round the World for $50, 193
XXII. Skeleton Tours for America and Europe, 201
XXIII. } General Directions for a Journey Round the
XXIV. } World, with Routes, Distances, etc., etc., 207
XXV. Legal Rights of Travelers, by a Lawyer, 230
XXVI. Wilderness and Frontier Travel, 242