Whether volunteering to conserve native species in Australia, learning German in Berlin or Spanish in Antigua, bicycling across Africa, or cooking in Thailand, Americans of all ages and in record number are choosing to fulfill their travel dreams independently. Now there is a brand-new Millennium Edition of the only comprehensive publication for independent travelers. Produced by the editors of Transitions Abroad, the nations leading magazine on specialized travel outside the U.S., the Alternative Travel Directory is a collection of thousands of resources and programs for travelers who like to customize their overseas vacations to suit their own special interests. The sixth edition of the Alternative Travel Directory contains the editors collection of the best opportunities for independent international travel and includes dates, prices, and contact information. Firsthand reports cover everything from airfare bargains and rail travel tips from Rick Steves to planning a language vacation anywhere in the world. The book also features entire sections are devoted to study abroad and living abroad, as well as retirement opportunities! The Alternative Travel Directory selects and reviews the best guidebooks and planning resources for all types of travel and provides suggestions for and details on hundreds of unique travel opportunities like studying native art in Bali, cooking in a Tuscan villa, helping to preserve a rainforest, learning French in a chteau, or bicycling