Africa articles

Favorite freighter lines
Cruises Critiqued, June 2006 issue.
Since 1988 I have taken 52 voyages on 34 cargo ships of all types, some for as long as four months. This is in addition to 32 cruise ship voyages.

Report from Kenya
Travelers' Intercom, June 2006 issue.
It was a surprise to see the item in the March ’06 issue, page 20, stating that the U.S. government continues to ask U.S. citizens in Kenya to “be aware of the risk of indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in public places” and that “there are increasing incidents of. . . violent crime.”

Pakistan’s earthquake-prone Shangri-la
Columns, June 2006 issue.

June Report Cards
Report Cards, June 2006 issue.
FIRST, FAST & FURIOUS ? The following is a sampling of reports received from ITN readers around the globe. ITN invites you to join our corps of reporters ? just drop a card in the mail while the travel impressions are fresh in your mind.

Boarding Pass
Columns, May 2006 issue.
Dear Globetrotter:

Uganda — habitat for diverse wildlife
Features, May 2006 issue.
—John Chatfield, Contributing Editor As Dickens once wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....” So it was on my July ’05 African wildlife adventure to Uganda.

Funniest Thing for May
Funniest thing, May 2006 issue.
Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. There are no restrictions on length.

Waiting for assistance
Travelers' Intercom, May 2006 issue.
ITN was mailed a copy of the following letter, sent by a reader to Traveler’s Emergency Network (TEN) on Dec. 8.

A typical safari?
Travelers' Intercom, May 2006 issue.
My wife, Dorothy, and I had been on safari in Africa on two previous occasions. The first was to Kenya and Tanzania, and it remains the best trip we ever experienced — and we have toured all the continents and over 60 countries. Our second was a walking safari through Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Costa del Sol stay
Travelers' Intercom, May 2006 issue.
I prefer to travel solo, so when Grand Circle Travel (Boston, MA; 800/221-2610 or www.gct.com) offered their “Classic Costa del Sol” program with no single supplement, I was hooked.