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WWII museums on London visit
Travelers' Intercom, April 2004 issue.
After checking into our group’s London hotel in March ’03, my roommate and I caught the underground (the ticket seller advised us to buy a day pass instead of a round-trip ticket) to go to the Imperial War Museum to see the many World War II tanks, planes, guns, V-1 and V-2 rockets, Enigma secret

Accessible from Athens
Travelers' Intercom, April 2004 issue.
A couple of readers who are going to the Summer Olympics asked for information on travel in Greece. I have been to Greece 20 times in the last 20 years, most recently in October ’03. I have traveled independently there and gotten to know many wonderful Greeks.

The haunting loveliness of the Lot Valley
Travelers' Intercom, April 2004 issue.
The region of the Quercy in France offers the visitor the experience of waking in another time and place. We have seen this area twice through the sensitive eyes of Claudia de Guère, most recently in June ’03.

‘I regret to inform you, but. . .’
Travelers' Intercom, April 2004 issue.
In September ’03, one of the largest holding companies of tour companies, FAR&WIDE Travel Corporation, declared bankruptcy (Nov. ’03, pg. 24), pulling the rug out from under numerous tour companies, including Grand European Tours, with whom we were traveling at the time.

Tips for visiting Spain
Travelers' Intercom, April 2004 issue.
My husband and I spent three weeks in Spain in April ’03. We made all of our lodging and car reservations online or by phone.

Garden gawking — walking through the English countryside
Features, April 2004 issue.

Hotel Aragon and Novotel Tour Noir in Belgium
Accommodations Worldwide, April 2004 issue.
For my January ’04 trip to BELGIUM, I found two great hotels offering extra services, good prices, 4-star ratings and family-friendly atmosphere. Also, both were in their city centers.

Bucharest's Marriott Grand Hotel
Accommodations Worldwide, April 2004 issue.
We enjoyed staying and eating at the Bucharest Marriott Grand Hotel (Calea 13 Septembrie, 90, Sector 5, Bucharest 050713, ROMANIA; phone 800/228-9290 or [40] 21 4030000 or visit http://marriott.com/property/propertyPage/BU

An Oasis in the City
Travelers' Intercom, April 2004 issue.
Have you ever been in a big, busy city overseas, dodging traffic, recoiling from the noise and gasping for air, when suddenly you came upon an oasis of calm and beauty in the form of a garden or park — a refuge of (relative) quiet and nature where people could escape the commotion of downtown

Travel is...
Travelers' Intercom, April 2004 issue.
ITN asked its readers to write essays on the subject “Travel is. . .” in 250 words or less. Originally, we were going to print only the top five, but your words were so inspiring that we decided to print the top 10 essays. We featured half of them in the February issue.