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October 2011 issue | Appears on page 56

‘Africa & Mediterranean Grand Voyage’ with HAL
By Philip Wagenaar
A 62-day cruise aboard Holland America Line’s Prinsendam. This month, ports of Mediterranean Europe and Egypt (part 2 of 2)
October 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

Reichenau’s medieval medicinal garden
By Yvonne Horn
A medieval medicinal garden on the island of Reichenau in Lake Constance, Germany
October 2011 issue | Appears on page 60

Romans in Serbia
By Julie Skurdenis
Five Roman sites in Serbia (1 of 3 on Balkan countries)
October 2011 issue | Appears on page 62

Lisbon
By Randy Keck
A look at Lisbon plus a half day in Sintra (1 of 2 on Portugal)
October 2011 issue | Appears on page 77

Subscribers recommend travel gadgets
By Armond Noble
Publisher's log
September 2011 issue | Appears on page 2

Hordes of cruise passengers at ports. Also, exploding manhole covers in Rio de Janeiro.
By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 427th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.

I welcome your comments and observations on this first topic.

 

Currently, excluding river cruisers and expedition ships, there are 45 cruise ships sailing the seas and oceans. Three of them are “mega cruise ships”: Royal Caribbean International’s Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas and Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Epic. These megaships are...

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September 2011 issue | Appears on page 56

‘Africa & Mediterranean Grand Voyage’ with HAL
By Philip Wagenaar

by Philip Wagenaar (First of two parts)

On March 12, 2011, our 62-day adventure began as my wife, Flory, and I boarded MS Prinsendam of Holland America Line, or HAL (Seattle, WA; 877/932-4259), for our “Africa & Mediterranean Grand Voyage” round trip from Fort Lauderdale ($14,200 per person).

The journey would take us to the Caribbean, the Cape Verde Islands and the North African countries of The Gambia, Senegal and Morocco. After sailing through the Straits of...

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September 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

What’s Cooking in…Sarawak, Malaysia
By Sandra Scott

by Sandra Scott

Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. For me, the image of Borneo was one of wild jungles with unique wildlife and people still living in a very primitive manner.

When my husband, John, and I visited in January 2011, I found Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, to be a lovely, modern city. Outside the city it is possible to observe orangutans in the wild, but most of them are rescued ones that stay close to the reserve even though they...

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