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November 2012 issue | Appears on page 61

Adriatic Adventure — Italy and Slovenia
By Randy Keck
Walking the center span of Ljubljana’s decorative Tromostovje (Triple Bridge) toward hilltop Ljubljana Castle.
ElderTreks’ “Adriatic Adventure” — this month, Italy and Slovenia (3 of 3)
October 2012 issue | Appears on page 2

Beware of drink spiking in nightclubs. Also, the UN's first World Happiness Report, ranking countries.
By David Tykol
18th-century houses, now mostly shops and restaurants — Nyhavn, Copenhagen

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 440th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine.

If you’re reading International Travel News for the first time, all you need to know is that the bulk of the magazine is written by its subscribers, people who love to travel, and we print no articles or news about destinations within the United States.

When someone has a great meal on a trip or finds a really good independent guide, he’ll submit a report. Likewise, if someone feels...

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October 2012 issue | Appears on page 57

What's Cooking in... Split, Croatia
By Sandra Scott
The finished soparnik filled with Swiss chard and cabbage.
Where did pizza originate?
October 2012 issue | Appears on page 58

Bergen: Hanseatic city
By Julie Skurdenis
The view of the Bryggen from our room at the Clarion Admiral Hotel — Bergen.
The Bryggen of Bergen — Norway’s Hanseatic 
legacy
October 2012 issue | Appears on page 60

Anecdotes from 65 years of travel: Unconventional transport
By Philip Wagenaar
Anecdotes from 65 years of travel (3 of 3)
October 2012 issue | Appears on page 62

Adriatic Adventure: Croatia in depth
By Randy Keck
The Arch of the Sergii is a triumphal arch built by the Romans in Pula. Photos:
ElderTreks’ “Adriatic Adventure” — this month, Croatia 
(2 of 3)
September 2012 issue | Appears on page 2

The TSA's Preê ("pre-check") Trusted Traveler program. Also, travelers each bear the responsibility for having any needed visas.
By David Tykol
Beautifully carved chattris on Gadi Sagar Lake — Jaisalmer, India.

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 439th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine. The original travelers’ forum, ITN began publishing decades before there were online travel-review sites, and, over all, it remains more reliable, since what you read here has been fact-checked and extensively edited, with follow-up corrections printed in plain sight.

And, while ITN was the FIRST travel publication to print travelers’ criticisms of airlines, tour companies and even travel...

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September 2012 issue | Appears on page 56

Islands as easy as ABC
By Lew Toulmin
An accordion player welcomes Noordam passengers to the port of Samaná, Domincan
Cruising to Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao aboard Holland America Line’s Noordam (2 of 2)