TRAVEL TIPS

KEN FIELD (Revolutionary Snake Ensemble/Birdsongs of the Mesozoic): I had the opportunity to perform some of my music a month ago in Budapest, Hungary.  It’s quite a beautiful city, and the people I met were incredibly friendly.  I climbed to the top of a hill with a great view of the Danube and the city.  Halfway down I went into a reverberant cavern/chapel where two monks in white robes were chanting prayers.  At the bottom were some very old hot spring baths with beautifully tiled walls, cherub sculptures, and fountains.  The whole thing was pretty magical.  Oh, and the performance was in an old theater where Beethoven had once performed! *** KIER BYRNES (THREE DAY THRESHOLD): I’d recommend traveling to Redbones in Davis Square for the best barbecue and beer selection north of the Mason Dixon line. *** JAKE HALL (The Self Righteous Brothers): If I had to recommend one travel destination, it would have to be Saugus.  I just recently discovered this hidden gem while I was one my way to the Jewelry Exchange in Sudbury.  Turns out this rustic getaway has been right under my nose all along!  During my stay I marveled at the likes of an enormous Salvation Army, a world renowned mini-golf course, and even a Jordan’s Furniture where I ended up spending the night with other travelers who came from as far as Methuen and Dracut.  Looking for adventure Noise readers?  Let Rt. 1 show you the way. *** PETER C. JOHNSON (Peter C. Johnson): To the inner mind. *** LINDA VIENS (Angeline/ Cosmic-Trigger): One of the most joyful experiences in the world is traveling west on lush and green Route 117 out of Waltham to the Dairy Joy in Weston (one of the last, authentic roadside food stands) on a hot summer day and having french fries and hot dogs and a creamy creamsicle soft serve ice cream cone... divine! *** INGE BERGE (Inge Berge): I would very much like to go back to Japan. I had the chance to play my guitar for Tokyo audiences for a five week run of The Who’s Tommy last year, and, man—are those people into music. I’ve been a working musician all my adult life, but never have I felt like a true rock star like the way the Japanese made me feel. Granted, it was a grandiose show of classic material put on by a New York producer—I was just a hired guitar-gun—but the experience led me to believe that my own music would go over big there, too. And I miss the late night convenience store dried octopus snacks. *** BILLY CARL MANCINI (Bird Mancini): Liverpool is it for me.  It’s Mecca for a Beatlehead like myself.  Of course it was raining when I was there but that just added to the mystique. The city is like a giant shrine to The Beatles, rock ’n’ roll and the whole culture of musicians it spawned. *** ALANNA QUINN (Medicated Kisses): I would have to say that one of my favorite places to visit would be San Diego. I went to visit family there last summer and was digging my nails into the walls of the jetway while my father dragged me onto the plane back to Boston. The weather is so perfect even the malls are outdoors. Hit up Coronado Island and you will never want to leave. That is, if you can stand the outrageous conservatism (T-shirts with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s face under The Govenator) and inexplicable freezing of time (’97 Blink-182, lip ring, knee length dickie shorts, mid-calf tube socks). *** KAREN DeBIASSE (Girl On Top): I went scuba diving in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.  I especially liked the beach at Tulum with the ancient Myan pyramids overlooking.  It is tempting to buy a piece of property there but I’m opting for a new vacation spot each time.  My love for the Caribbean started at seven years of age when my father brought us to Barbados.  I fell in love with all the beauty of the tropical fish, reptiles, enormous plants, warm water and piña coladas. I have also been all over Jamaica and Bermuda. *** CHUCK U. (WMFO/ WMBR): I love San Francisco.  And this being the 20th anniversary of the 20th anniversary (It was 20 years ago today that it was 20 years ago today), the city is planning a season long festival to commemorate the Summer of Love.  If you’ve never been, it’s worth the trip; If you have been, then you know what I mean! *** MICHAEL BLOOM (Tim Mungenast & his Pre-Existing Conditions): Since you mention it, I just got back from a couple weeks in Brazil. I’m quite fond of the city of Recife, which resembles Boston in several ways: it’s in their northeast, it dates back to the early days of European colonization, and it’s actually a double city. Its across-the-river equivalent of Cambridge is called Olinda, and it too is an artsier, funkier, more bohemian community. They have a carnaval that’s less centralized than Rio de Janeiro’s, with giant puppets and street-level art and more general anarchy. Unfortunately, they’re also pretty poor, and there’s not a lot of English. (Gotta work on my Portuguese!) Lolita: It’s good to know that some rockers get out of New England. So how ’bout report some worldly rock news?