My husband and I wish we’d known how easy it is to buy tickets for Russia’s Bolshoi and Mariinsky theaters. We would have saved a lot of money on our Bolshoi tickets.
The subject “I Choose China” brought in the most submissions of subscribers’ essays ever, but one essay was judged by ITN staff to be the clear winner, that of LAURIE FRIEDMAN of Davis, California, who has written in before.
For travelers to Korea, K-Shuttle (phone, in the US, 212/643-2005 or, in Korea, 1899 2508) offers hop-on/hop-off itineraries on routes that loop around 14 cities, starting in Seoul.
16-day/15-night tour of JAPAN, May 1-16, 2014. Highlights: Osaka/visit Samurai house in Matsue/parade, music and food at Shogun Festival/Todaiji Temple at Nara/Japanese harp, fencing performances/mounted archery show at seaside shrine festival.
I was very pleased with the trip “NEPAL and the Mystical Himalayas” that I took with Overseas Adventure Travel (Cambridge, MA; 800/955-1925), my 11th trip with OAT.
For part of a trip to Southeast Asia, our travel agent arranged for my wife, Pnina, and me to have, in Cambodia, an independent tour guide: Sopheap Bung (16D, St.
10 days/8 nights. Highlights: In Hanoi, One Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature/overnight cruise on Halong Bay/Luon Cave/Hoi An/in Saigon, French-colonial Dong Khoi St., Ben Thanh market. From San Francisco, from $2,099. Single supp., $400.
The brand-new Kuala Namu International Airport (code KNO) is now operational on Sumatra, Indonesia. Located about 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Medan, the fourth-largest city in Indonesia, it has replaced the Polonia International Airport.
