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“St. Patrick’s Day & Best Of Ireland”
Tours, September 2013 issue.
9 days / 7 nights, March 10-18, 2014. Highlights: Glendalough monastery in the Wicklow Mountains / Kilkenny / Waterford Crystal / kiss the Blarney Stone, then visit Blarney Woollen Mills / Dingle Peninsula / Cliffs of Moher / Dublin walking tour / St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Lombardy and Lake Country For Wine Lovers

Tours, September 2013 issue.
7 days / 6 nights, Oct. 21-27, 2014. Highlights: Meet in Milan, ITALY / Lake Como / taste red wines in Alpine valley of Valtellina / try sparkling wines near Lake Iseo / try white wines by Lake Garda. Land, $3,389. Single supp., $364.

A day in the Dutch countryside
Inner courtyard at Muiden Castle — the Netherlands. Photos: Skurdenis
Columns, September 2013 issue.
Two castles near Amsterdam that are more than 700 years old — Muiden Castle and Door­werth Castle (2 of 2 on Netherlands)

Auto Europe motorcycles
Travel Briefs, September 2013 issue.
Auto Europe (888/223-5555) now allows travelers to rent motorcyles in Cancún, Mexico; Spain, and France. Models available include Harley-Davidson, Ducati, Honda and BMW.

Stonehenge approach
Travel Briefs, August 2013 issue.
In southern England’s Wiltshire county, the A344 toll road that ran next to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Stonehenge has been closed and will be torn up and planted over with grass as part of a refurbishment project designed to protect the entire site and improve visitors’ experience. 

History of Polish Jews
Travel Briefs, August 2013 issue.
In Warsaw, Poland, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (6 Anielewicza St.; phone +48 22 471 0300, www.jewishmuseum.org.pl) opened in April.

Cliffs of Moher trail
Travel Briefs, August 2013 issue.
Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher, a 3-hour drive west of Dublin, have a new coastal walking trail that cost €400,000 to establish.

Managing Madrid airport
Travelers' Intercom, August 2013 issue.
After a couple of weeks in Spain, my wife and I were heading for the Madrid airport on May 1, 2013, for our flight back to Boston.

Train to Rome airport

Travelers' Intercom, August 2013 issue.
A month before my husband, Thom, and I took a trip to Italy, April 16-May 10, 2013, we bought Italy train passes from the Rick Steves website; Eurail passes must be purchased in the US and, within six months of purchase, must be validated in Europe before y

To see in London
Travelers' Intercom, August 2013 issue.
While in London in March 2013, I visited mainly free museums (donations welcome), and one that stands out in my mind is The Wallace Collection (Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, England, W1U 3BN, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 207 563 9500).&n