by Rick Steves

Tracking down decent public toilets in Europe can be frustrating. I once dropped off a tour group in a town for a potty stop, and when I picked them up 20 minutes later, no one had had any luck. Most European countries are short on public restrooms, but I can teach you how to sniff out a biffy in a jiffy.

If you ask for a “restroom” or “bathroom,” you’ll get no relief. Instead, say “toilet” or “WC” (short for “water closet”). These terms are direct, simple and...

by Randy Keck (Third of three parts, go to part one or part two)

The final portion of my February-March 2011 exploration of Kenya and Tanzania began with a drive from Ngorongoro Crater to Olduvai Gorge, where Mary and Louis Leakey painstakingly excavated the remains of some of the first humans to ever walk the Earth in an upright position. Many of their fascinating finds are on display at a small museum overlooking the gorge.

We continued on to the Serengeti, Tanzania’s...

by Lew Toulmin

I never thought I was prone to motion sickness until I sailed on a brigantine from Fiji to Vanuatu, in the so-called “Pacific” Ocean, in 2003. The highly experienced New Zealand crew strongly recommended I take the antiseasickness pill Stugeron. They said that, over a period of 10 years on that tall ship, this medication had worked best for the most crew and passengers, with the fewest side effects.

I was reluctant to take anything but finally obeyed orders just...