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On a trip to Argentina that my husband, Jerry, and I made with another couple in October ’12, the experience would not have been nearly as rewarding had I not followed the advice of some ITN readers (April ’06, pg. 58; Nov. ’06, pg. 55, et al.) who, for anyone spending time in Buenos Aires, strongly recommended B&B Olleros 3000* (Olleros 3000 Colegiales, Buenos Aires, 1426, Argentina; phone 54 0 11 4554 7269, fax 4554 1097), located at the intersection of Olleros and Zapiola. 

The proprietress, Claudine Van Hemelryk, was great to work with, answering all of my questions via...

My husband, Clyde, and I took a 35-day trip to India in March-April 2012 with arrangements made by Swagatam Tours (New Delhi, India; phone 91 11 25444000, fax 25444010).

We arrived at the Jaldapara Tourist Lodge-Maldarihat (phone/fax 91 3563 262230 or 91 3563 262606), one of the lodges where visitors to the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal stay. Swagatam had made our lodging arrangements, but the rack rate we saw was INR2,500 (near $45). Our wooden cottage with A/C was sufficient for our short stay, but we felt the food left much to be desired.

We would have...

I read the letters from people who had traveled to countries, listened to music and later sought that music out (Aug. ’13, pg. 56). As someone who received her degree in ethnomusicology, I have a few suggestions that might help travelers find recordings of the music they’re seeking.

If you know the name of the act (person or group), check to see if they may have something on YouTube.com. So many performers these days utilize this platform to promote their music. 

Sometimes, just doing a search on Google of something like “music from Bali” pulls up names of performers, but...