travel insurance articles

Flying to England
Travelers' Intercom, August 2013 issue.
British Airways’ business-class seats on flights between Tampa, Florida, and England’s Gatwick Airport have been reconfigured,* with, basically, every other seat facing forward and the others facing rearward.

Tips from a traveler
Travelers' Intercom, August 2013 issue.
Always pack an umbrella. Often they’re difficult to find or can be quite expensive. While I was in Miami in April ’13, heavy rain was predicted. Umbrellas at Target cost $14 plus tax! They weren’t worth $2.

Biking along the Fulda
Travelers' Intercom, August 2013 issue.
My husband, Fred, and I cycled from Gersfeld to Hannoversch Münden, Germany, April 28-May 3, 2013, on the 4-day, 5-night “Fulda River Bicycle Path” tour offered by BikeToursDirect (Chattanooga, TN; 877/462-2423).

Magic Switzerland
The Matterhorn
Travelers' Intercom, August 2013 issue.
Before taking a cruise-tour in Europe, my wife, Gloria, and I wanted to see Switzerland. I searched the Internet for a Swiss travel consultant and found Magic Switzerland (Kansas City MO; 800/337-9477 or 816/753-5573).

Natural caves worth visiting
Looking outside from within Vindija cave.
, August 2013 issue.
Travelers describe beautiful or fascinating caverns they have seen (2 of 2)

Following Germany’s Fairy Tale Route

The Grimm family house in Steinau.
, August 2013 issue.
Following in the footsteps of the Brothers Grimm on a self-drive tour of the famed Fairy Tale Route

At Home in Stockholm
Essay Contest, August 2013 issue.
The winner of the latest essay contest

Lamborghini Museum
, August 2013 issue.
In Sant’Agata Bolognese, in northern Italy’s Bologna province, visitors can see examples of all 50 years of Lambor­ghini autos, both street and racing cars, at the Lamborghini Museum (Automobil Lamborghini S.p.A., Via Moden

Europe arrangements
, August 2013 issue.
My husband, Colin, and I took a 5-week self-drive tour of Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, March 27-April 30, 2013. We made all of the lodging arrangements, ourselves, combining visits with family with places of interest to us.

Heritage trip to Northern Ireland
Features, August 2013 issue.
A century ago, two families, one from Belfast and the other from Hilltown, County Down, emigrated from what is now Northern Ireland to Toronto, Canada. Years later, a member of each family met and married. They had four daughters and a son.