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Bavarian kings
Travel Briefs, February 2013 issue.
An exhibit on the history of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Bavaria (1180-1918) is at the Museum der Bayerischen Könige, or Museum of the Bavarian Kings (Alpseestrasse 27, 87645 Hohenschwangau, Germany; phone +49 [0] 8362 92 64 64 0), near Neuschwantstein Ca

Treasure-finding moles
Travel Briefs, February 2013 issue.
Twelve miles south of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England is Epiacum, a ruined Roman fort on the grounds of Whitley Castle in Alston, Cumbria. Epiacum is protected by the English Heritage commission and no excavating is allowed.

‘Downton Abbey’ tours
Travel Briefs, February 2013 issue.
Fans of the TV series “Downton Abbey” can tour locations used in filming the show.

Sea City Museum in UK
Travel Briefs, February 2013 issue.
Sea City Museum (Havelock Rd., Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 7FY, U.K.; phone 023 8083 3007) has two permanent exhibitions.

Belfast Titanic museum
Travel Briefs, February 2013 issue.
At the slip in Northern Ireland where the Titanic was built, the Titanic Museum (47 Donegall Pl., Belfast, BT1 5AD, Northern Ireland; phone +44 28 9076 6399) offers visitors nine galleries full of interactive exhibits chronicling the building, maiden vo

Food-themed day tour in Bologna. Apartment in Paris.
, January 2013 issue.
REPORT ON ITALY…

Impressions of Ireland
Approaching the monastic settlement at Glendalough, we came upon this cemetery.
Travelers' Intercom, January 2013 issue.

Poland Culinary Vacations
, January 2013 issue.
I placed a request in ITN’s “Person to Person” section for information on travel that would combine hands-on cooking classes with touring.

‘Pleased’ with guide in Rome

, January 2013 issue.
Prior to a cruise out of Rome, we paid Holland America Line to arrange private touring and a stay for eight of us at a small, lakeside hotel, Nov. 4-7, 2011.

B&B near Hjo, Sweden
Travelers' Intercom, January 2013 issue.
My wife, Jan, and I and our 12-year-old granddaughter, Paige, traveled independently in Scandinavia for a month in summer 2012. We made advance reservations in only three cities (Oslo, Göteborg and Bergen), where accommodations were reported to be tight and expensive.