Travel

December, 1979

This is the first monthly column by Playboy's new Travel Editor, Stephen Birnbaum. A highly regarded expert at the delectable task of finding the right places, as well as the best ways to get there, Birnbaum will be contributing major travel articles to the magazine as well. He also makes regular appearances on NBC-TV's "Today" show and on the CBS radio network.Just to satisfy a gnawing curiosity, I recently called three travel agencies I'd picked at random from the Yellow Pages. With...