travel insurance articles

Buenos Aires
Travelers' Intercom, September 2006 issue.
My husband, Joe, and I were incredibly happy that we chose Buenos Aires (B.A.), Argentina, as our vacation destination this year. Aside from the U.S. dollar’s being strong there, one of the main reasons we decided to go was because we read W.E.B.

Feedback on Helsinki
Travelers' Intercom, September 2006 issue.
My wife, Rose, and I stayed three nights in Helsinki in June ’06 and discovered two excellent places to eat. Both were quite near the central train station and square.

Dining in Bergen
Travelers' Intercom, September 2006 issue.
On a 5-day cruise down the coast of Norway in May ’06 (part of a 17-day Grand Circle Travel trip that included Finland), we ate on our own two nights in Bergen at relatively affordable prices.

Demel desserts
Travelers' Intercom, September 2006 issue.
The finest pastry shop in Europe, maybe in the world, is in Vienna, Austria: Demel (Kohlmarkt 14, Vienna, A-1010 Austria; phone +43 1 535 17 17 39).

Traveler’s perk
Travelers' Intercom, September 2006 issue.
On Dec. 7, 1997, the L.A. Times “Travel” section published a letter of mine entitled “The Price Was Right,” regarding a medical emergency that I experienced in Bilbao, Spain, after eating a bad trout in a restaurant and getting severe food poisoning.

Over-age-70 drivers in Ireland, driving Mediterranean islands
Columns, September 2006 issue.
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Cruises, new roads, retirement abroad
Columns, September 2006 issue.
Free air, shore excursions and much more!

September Report Cards
Report Cards, September 2006 issue.
From Auckland, NEW ZEALAND, April 30, ’06. . .

Travel Tidbits: Bariloche, Mt. Everest, Helsinki ATMs
Travel Tidbits, August 2006 issue.
Mt. Everest was the highlight of my trip to Tibet in April ’04. I will never forget watching the sun rise over the mountain. I learned that, with the altitude, we needed to take it slow when touring the monasteries and temples; there were a lot of steps to climb.

Stunning Splendor of Iceland
Features, August 2006 issue.
I was aware of the buzz surrounding Iceland as a new travel “hot spot,” but the only in-depth coverage I had actually come across was filtered through the acerbic wit of Anthony Bourdain on an episode of the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations.” (There seemed to be a l