travel insurance articles

Concern from carabinieri
Travelers' Intercom, October 2005 issue.
My wife and I booked a transatlantic cruise on Celebrity’s Galaxy, sailing from Galveston to Civitavecchia (for Rome) in May ’05. The crossing was uneventful, we found it even boring, during the five consecutive days at sea.

Get rail ticket punched
Travelers' Intercom, October 2005 issue.
In Paula Prindle’s article about Italy (July ’05, pg. 20), she said the conductor was not worried about their unpunched train ticket on the way from Rome to Venice. I suggest that travelers not rely on that as the standard for Italy.

Budapest café
Travelers' Intercom, October 2005 issue.
On a trip to Budapest in September ’04, I ate at the Fresco Fi Café Restaurant (1052 Bp. Vigado ter 3, Budapest, Hungary; tel. 266 2010 or visit www.fresco.hu). It’s located three blocks from the Budapest Marriott.

Turkey in spring
Travelers' Intercom, October 2005 issue.
Springtime turned out to be a great time of year for touring Turkey. As we drove through central Anatolia in April-May several years ago, the wheat fields, stretching to the horizon, were just greening up.

Rotterdam repositioning cruise
Cruises Critiqued, October 2005 issue.
From the moment the MS Rotterdam left Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, we moved into another world, a world of opulence in which the rich and famous indulged. Betty and I were sailing on the flagship of Holland America Line with 1,250 other guests, all bound for an exciting 23-day adventure.

Viking Pride tulip cruise
Cruises Critiqued, October 2005 issue.
My wife, Judy, and I took a “tulip cruise” in the Netherlands in April ’05 aboard the Viking Pride of Viking River Cruises (Woodland Hills, CA; 877/668-4546).

Settling your debts abroad
Columns, October 2005 issue.
by Philip Wagenaar (First of two parts) Olpe, Germany, May 9, 2005. . . With disbelief, I stared at the notice on the wall next to the ATM in the Volksbank’s small foyer.

Distinctive cities and the Sahara
, October 2005 issue.
(Part 2 of 3 on Morocco) Casablanca

Report Cards for October
Report Cards, October 2005 issue.
On SOUTH AMERICA, July ’05. . .

Boarding Pass
Columns, September 2005 issue.
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 355th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.