by Margaret and Roger Kinkle, Oro Valley, AZ

For 10 days in early October ’05 we visited friends in south-central Serbia & Montenegro, touring three historic sites in Serbia: Niš in south-central Serbia; Felix Romuliana at Gamzigrad near Zaječar in eastern Serbia, and Staro Selo (Old Village), south of Užice in western Serbia.

Getting there

We flew Air France from Atlanta to Paris to Belgrade, where our friends met us at the airport. Citizens of the U.S. do not...

by Deanna Palic, Contributing Editor

While I was contemplating where to go for my 2005 vacation, an invitation to travel as a guest of Peter Deilmann Cruises on their new Seine River program solved my dilemma. Scheduled cruises included sailings from Paris to Rouen, Rouen to Paris and Paris to Paris, all enjoying the same ports of call in varying order: Rouen, Le Havre, Caudebec-en-Caux, Les Andelys, Vernon and Paris. There was also an opportunity to visit Versailles. I chose the...

by Todd Vogel, Silverton, OR

In 2005, my wife, Pattie, and I flew from Portland, Oregon, to Los Angeles for our direct overnight flight to Christchurch, New Zealand, on Air New Zealand ($1,032 per person). We had 12 hours of relative calm and indolence, punctuated by drinks, snacks, drinks, washcloths, drinks, meals, drinks, candies and, of course, occasional turbulence.

Stepping off the plane in Christchurch, I was immediately struck at the simplicity of this airport — small...