England fly to Sydney tomorrow, and Flower does not anticipate any problems with the tourists readying themselves mentally for their next challenge.
Even the Moyúa neighborhood next to the Guggenheim, which should have benefited from the Bilbao Effect most acutely, is far from tourist ready.
I came in to Las Vegas with all the swagger of a Strip-striding weekend tourist, ready to confront the place based on my misconception of its size and self-confidence.
When Hurricane Sandy pounded the South Street Seaport district, it destroyed much more than the tourist-ready outposts of Abercrombie & Fitch and the Heartland Brewery in the Seaport mall.
The town has capitalized on all this seafaring history with tourist-ready pirate hats and blue-and-white Breton-striped garments (picture a stereotypical baguette-toting Frenchman wearing a striped shirt, red neckerchief and a beret, and you'll have an idea of Breton stripes).
The train conductor was genuinely surprised when we asked for two return tickets to Grimsby as we pulled away from Cleethorpes, as most people go the other way, towards the more tourist-ready resort.
State roads, which are the routes used most by tourists, are ready for the economically crucial winter skiing season.
But in a country where basketball now rivals soccer as the most popular sport — and where Bryant is almost a god-like figure — the frenzy over attending his final game has shown that Chinese tourists are ready to spend heavily on vacations centered around major events rather than just general sightseeing trips.
Tryon feels like a tourist getting ready to board one of those rides at Universal Studios across the street from his school -- eager, excited and maybe a little nervous, but in a good way.
In Ireland's pubs, you'll find people of all ages, both tourists and locals, ready to share a pint and a story.
