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Dining in Germany, Prague

Travelers' Intercom, September 2011 issue.
Here are two restaurants my wife, Judy, and I enjoyed in September ’10.

Favorite flea markets

Calling All Readers, September 2011 issue.
Richard Lowe of Pahrump, Nevada, wrote, “When traveling, I troll markets and flea markets looking for things I can’t find in the USA, mainly antiques, art (especially prints and posters), knicknacks and small, tasteful furniture. I am especially drawn to pottery and vases.

Bicycling the back roads of Armenia
The shaded road on the way to Stepanavan.
Features, September 2011 issue.
Two friends accompanied my husband, Fred, and me on a 10-day bicycle tour of Armenia in September ’10. We found the trip description on the Web and e-mailed the company with questions. It sounded like a trip we could handle, especially since a van and driver would be accompanying us in case anyone needed a lift.

Delicious in the Lake District
Travelers' Intercom, September 2011 issue.
A friend and I spent two weeks motoring around southwestern Scotland and England’s Lake District in late June-early July ’11 eating a great variety of local fare, but NONE was better than our lunch at the charming Queen’s Head Hotel

Lisbon apartment
Travelers' Intercom, September 2011 issue.
I almost hate to let the word out on this wonderful find! My husband, Mike, and I spent eight nights in an apartment on Praça de Luís Camões, in the Chiado (historic) part of Lisbon, in February ’11.

Arrival in Venice
Travelers' Intercom, September 2011 issue.
On the classical music tour “From the Alps to the Adriatic with KDFC” in May-June ’11, our tour bus, chartered by Earthbound Expeditions (Bainbridge Island, WA; 800/723-8454), traveled through several countries, but when it arri

Scottish commitment
Funniest thing, September 2011 issue.
Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the United States.) There are no restrictions on length.

How to bargain at Europe’s markets
Columns, September 2011 issue.
by Rick Steves

St. Patrick’s trail
Travel Briefs, September 2011 issue.
A downloadable brochure lists 15 sites associated with Ireland’s patron saint along a 92-mile driving route in Northern Ireland. Among sites are Armagh, where Patrick founded his main church, Struell Well, blessed by Patrick, and Down Cathedral, his gravesite.

No Dutch pot to trot
Travel Briefs, September 2011 issue.
In December ’10, the European Court of Justice upheld a 2005 law banning foreigners from entering “coffee shops” that sell cannabis (legally) in Maastricht, Netherlands.