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Casa La Pace in Ghivizzano
, August 2013 issue.
To celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary, my husband, Dan Holland, and I visited Tuscany, Oct. 25-Nov. 8, 2012. We stayed in the small village of Ghivizzano, north of Lucca, in the Serchio Valley between the Apuan Alps and the Apennines. 

Private guide in Rhodes
, August 2013 issue.
If you’re planning to visit the Greek island of Rhodes on your own, my husband, Don, and I can recommend the guide services of Manos Sabanis, the owner of Manos-Going Travel Agency (Hotel Bel Air, City of Rhodes, Isle of Rhodes, Greece 85101; phone/fax

Holland River Cruise
Tours, August 2013 issue.
7-day/6-night cruise aboard the 8-passenger La Nouvelle Etoile, departing Sundays, March 23-May 4, 2014.

Italian Lakes & Venice
Tours, August 2013 issue.
12 days / 12 nights, Sept. 21-Oct. 4, 2014.

“Christmas In Ukraine”
Tours, August 2013 issue.
9 days/7 nights, Jan. 4-12, 2014. Highlights: In Lviv, tour 15th- to 16th-century city square, Armenian Quarter, Lviv University, St. George’s Cathedral/Lychakiv Cemetery/celebrate Eastern Orthodox Christmas Eve and Christmas. Land, $790. Single supp., $350.

Eating well in Europe
Tempting plates in Spain’s tapas bars make it easy to sample new foods. Photo: Rick Steves
Columns, August 2013 issue.
Eating well by seeking out local specialty foods and national dishes

Hidden hofjes of Amsterdam
Karthuizerhofje in Amsterdam.
Columns, August 2013 issue.
Visiting a number of historic hofjes (courtyards) in Amsterdam (1 of 2 on the Netherlands)

Horse riding, Dartmoor
, August 2013 issue.
Horse riding holidays are offered in seven European countries plus Peru and Tanzania by Equestrian Escapes, Ltd. (Rose Cottage, Common Lane, Duddon, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0HG, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1829 781 123 or 7946 754 814).

Wight Wanders bikes
, August 2013 issue.
The Isle of Wight, about five miles off England’s southern coast, in May ’12 was voted by Lonely Planet as one of the top 10 cycling destinations worldwide. 

Morning in Venice
Morning in Venice
, August 2013 issue.