Asia articles

Trekking among the rebels
Travelers' Intercom, April 2004 issue.
I want to respond to the news item “Fighting Rebels in Nepal” (Feb. ’04, pg. 18).

You simply must visit South Africa
Columns, April 2004 issue.
by Philip Wagenaar, third of three parts

Back to Bagan
Columns, April 2004 issue.
by Julie Skurdenis

Far Horizons
Columns, April 2004 issue.

Transit visa needed on Warsaw-Moscow train
Travelers' Intercom, March 2004 issue.
As part of a journey through east Central Europe in July ’03, a friend and I boarded a train in Warsaw headed for Moscow, about a 25-hour rail trip. Part of the route entailed traveling through the country of Belarus, thus a stop was made at Terespol, the border town between Belarus and Poland.

For travelers to northeast India
Travelers' Intercom, March 2004 issue.
In fall 2003 I led a group through the Himalayas on our “Jewels of the Himalayas” program, Sept. 23-Oct. 17. Among places we visited in India were Darjeeling, west and east Sikkim and Kalimpong, then we entered Bhutan at the southern border town of Phuntsholing.

Notes on Sweden
Travelers' Intercom, March 2004 issue.
We wanted to share notes from a vacation we had in Sweden, July 16-28, ’03. This trip certainly is one we will repeat.

Easter Island — where ancient mystery meets rugged natural beauty
Features, March 2004 issue.

<em>Novikov Priboy</em> in Russia
Travelers' Intercom, March 2004 issue.
My wife, Esta Lee, and I took a Russian river cruise between St. Petersburg and Moscow, June 4-18, ’03.

Favorite Cities Overseas II
Travelers' Intercom, March 2004 issue.
ITN asked readers to name the three cities they most enjoyed visiting outside of North America. Responses were printed in the July ’ 03 issue, inspiring more letters, which are presented below.