This is the March 2015 issue

Features

Remembering D-Day: A moving visit to Normandy, France
By Paula Prindle
Appears on Page 6
 
Enticed by the mystery of Easter Island
By Marvin Herman
Appears on Page 18
 
Enjoying the sun and sights on the Italian isle of Sardinia
By JoAnne Hungate
Appears on Page 42
 

Travelers' Intercom

A guide to Brussels’ Metro
By Stephen O. Addison, Jr.
Appears on Page 12
 
Efficient use of British Air Avios
By Robert Tews
Appears on Page 14
 
Hotel near the Mosel
By Margaret Sonnek
Appears on Page 15
 
Boutique hotel in Quito
By Stanley Mui
Appears on Page 15
 
Car rental security deposit not returned in full
By Robert Havlen
Appears on Page 23
 
Will get tickets at the source
By Frank Cahill
Appears on Page 25
 
Ireland & Scotland with McGuffin
By Nell McCombs
Appears on Page 25
 
Road Scholar to England & Wales
By Michael McKay
Appears on Page 26
 
Guide in Constanța
By Ann Cyr
Appears on Page 27
 
Baltics with Gate 1
By Amy Romano
Appears on Page 27
 
Everest flight a highlight
By Gail Ellestad
Appears on Page 28
 
Everest Base Camp in Tibet
By Emmy Allgood
Appears on Page 28
 
Ireland in a wheelchair with CIE
By Jack Rine
Appears on Page 45
 
Accessible transport in London
By Kathy Wilhelm
Appears on Page 45
 
Multiple-entry China visa
By David Williams
Appears on Page 45
 
Tip for recalling PINs
By Rod Smith
Appears on Page 46
 
SIM card from Telestial
By Pam Ames
Appears on Page 46
 
Take pictures of rental car
By Joyce Renee Lewis
Appears on Page 48
 

Calling All Readers!

Essay Contest Winners

I’ll Praise Prague - Winners
Appears on Page 40
 

Columns

Eccentric Europe: Offbeat but on-target sights
Rick Steves' Europe

By Rick Steves
Appears on Page 0
 
The Peloponnese: Greece's unspoiled escape
Rick Steves' Europe

By Rick Steves
Appears on Page 0
 
Rules relaxed for visiting Cuba; women rate safety of cities' public transit
Boarding Pass

By David Tykol
Appears on Page 2
 
What's new in 2015
Rick Steves' Europe

By Rick Steves
Appears on Page 48
 
When Henequen was king — historic haciendas in Yucatán
Focus on Archaeology

By Julie Skurdenis
Appears on Page 52
 
The Pantanal, Brasilia and Salvador
Far Horizons

By Randy Keck
Appears on Page 54
 

Funniest Thing

A most captivating museum
By Michael J.E. Burge
Appears on Page 46
 

Where in the World? Correct Answers

 Ksar in Medenine, Tunisia
Ksar in Medenine, Tunisia
Appears on Page 77