Oceania articles

Paradise lost: Sex verdicts threaten Pitcarin’s survival
Columns, February 2005 issue.
Island paradise or hell on Earth?

Report Cards
Report Cards, January 2005 issue.
From Paris, FRANCE, Oct. 16, ’04. . .

Hertz delivery in Outback
Travelers' Intercom, January 2005 issue.
My husband and I were traveling independently in the Outback of Australia’s Northern Territory in July ’04.

Hell Fire Pass Museum, Thailand
Travelers' Intercom, January 2005 issue.
My wife and I were very interested to read Dennis Cavagnaro’s article on the River Kwai (Nov. ’04, pg. 24), as we had made a similar trip in September-October ’03.

Attended the Summer Olympics
Travelers' Intercom, January 2005 issue.
My wife and I had no plans to go to the Olympics. Neither of us are big sports fans. In fact, I had never been drawn to any sport on TV until they started televising poker. That’s my kind of sport!

Insider tips on Australia travel
Travelers' Intercom, May 2004 issue.

Rental car charges tacked on
Travelers' Intercom, May 2004 issue.
For a trip to Kangaroo Island, Australia, in October ’03, I rented a car for three days from Hertz. Booked for pickup on Oct. 4 and dropped off on Oct. 6, it was part of a package deal with Emu Airways (General Aviation Terminal, Kel Barclay Ave., Adelaide Airport, S.A.

Trusts Adventure Center
Travelers' Intercom, May 2004 issue.
I always have Adventure Center (1311 63rd St., Ste. 200, Emeryville, CA 94608; phone 800/228-8747) arrange my air tickets when I book air and land together; it may cost me a few bucks more, but it is well worth it!

Commends smarTours
Travelers' Intercom, May 2004 issue.
I would like to commend a tour company that “stepped up to the plate” when plans went awry.

9-day trip to the Scottish islands with Classique Tours
Tours in Review, May 2004 issue.
Our party of four took a delightful, somewhat “different,” 9-day trip to the Scottish islands, particularly the Shetlands and the Orkneys, followed by a 7-day trip that included the Isles of Jura, Colonsay, Gigha, Arran and the Mull of Kintyre.