Globetrotting

Published: Sunday, Feb. 13 2005 12:00 a.m. MST

Top-notch theater

LONDON'S NATIONAL THEATRE is offering many tickets for just 10 pounds each (approximately $19) and there are no booking fees. This follows last year's successful "Travelex 10 Pound Season." This year's promotion begins in May. Details of productions are on the Web at www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Along the same lines, London's Royal Opera House at Covent Garden will also offer some seats for just 10 pounds for the 2004-05 season. One hundred top-price stalls and stalls-circle tickets will be made available at that price every Monday, 1 1/2 hours prior to the performance. Details: www.travelex.royaloperahouse.org.

Outdoor classroom

THE GRAND CANYON FIELD INSTITUTE offers visitors to the national park hands-on opportunities to learn more about it. Topics range from natural history to cultural history to photography to wilderness studies. Prices vary. Details on the Web at www.grandcanyon.org/fieldinstitute or on the phone at 866-471-4435.

River roads

PETER DEILMANN CRUISES has more than 240 European river cruises on nine river ships this year. They operate on the Danube, Rhine, Moselle, Rhone, Saone, Seine, Elbe, Vltava and other continental waterways from late March through early November. Details are found in the company's Great Rivers of Europe 2005 catalog, available from your travel agent or by calling 800-348-8287. Information is also available on the Web at www.deilmann-cruises.com.

Shuttle transportation

VALLEY HOPPER TOUR is one way to see the sights of Scottsdale, Phoenix and Tempe, Ariz. The two-hour "hop on" shuttle stops by the following attractions: downtown Phoenix, Heard Museum, Phoenix Art Museum, Biltmore Fashion Park, Scottsdale Fashion Square, Old Town Scottsdale, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix Zoo, Mill Avenue and Arizona State University. Passes are $28 per day (adults); $15 (children); www.openroadtour.com

E-mail: kclayton@desnews.com

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