This is the July 2010 issue

Boarding Pass

Boarding Pass
By David Tykol
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Features

Austria — Dawdling along the Danube
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Snapshots of Ecuador – a photo tour
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Contemplations and caveats for a self-drive journey through the Baltic region
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Finding reminders of war on the warm and welcoming island of Saipan
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Travelers' Intercom

More on foreign-transaction fee
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Charged foreign-transaction fee
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Covered by using credit card
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Rescued by Regent Seven Seas
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Tended by Voyages of Discovery
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Grand Circle ‘stepped up’
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‘Masterful job’ by GCT
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Viking and the volcano
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Into and on from Hong Kong
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Obtaining a visa for India
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Fined for being sold wrong tickets
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Iguaçu from both sides
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Guide in Rio
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Guide in Turkey
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Istanbul guide
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India travel tips
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CroTouring in Croatia
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Thai food in India
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Clothes clean on long trip
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Tried-and-true souvenirs
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Tour options for super-senior travelers
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Exploring Kurdistan
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Belize delights
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Panama highlights
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The Angel in Wales
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Won’t leave without me
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Luggage lashing, take two
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Guide to cruise ships
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Funniest Thing for July '10
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A special place — Dar Said in Sidi Bou Said
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Colorful cow statues in Lima
Cows in Lima
By Chloe Ryan Winston
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Columns

Boarding Pass
Boarding Pass

By David Tykol
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El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende
The Garden Path

By Yvonne Horn
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Tunisian Odyssey: The beginning
Focus on Archaeology

By Julie Skurdenis
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Classic autos compete for attention with the Gran Teatro de la Habana on the Paseo del Prado. Photo: Keck
Trinidad to Havana
Far Horizons

By Randy Keck
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Travel Briefs

Seniors: free Irish Rail
3-D ancient Rome
London Pass
Smoking ban in Syria
Uganda falls dammed
Europe Travel Pass
Costa Rica wildlife guide
Tallest deck
Edible plants, Cornwall
Sleep with the fishes
Espionage in London

Where in the World? Correct Answers

Penitentiary at Port Arthur, Tasmania
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News Watch

Thailand standoff quelled
Kingston violence
Train derailed in India
Guatemala floods, volcano
Costa Rica volcano
Cyclone Laila
Central Europe floods
Airline crashes
Kidnapping, Northwest Pakistan
Coup in Kyrgyzstan
Niger kidnapping
Keep alert in Burundi
Uganda fire, riot
Current warnings for July 2010
Anti-government strike in Nepal
Sri Lanka warning lifted
Peace Corps to Colombia

Tours

“India Great Cats Safari”
“Deccan Odyssey Luxury Train Tour”
“Western Wildflower Wonderland”
“New Zealand Adventure”
“Sweet Life Culinary Tour”
“Best Of Devon & Cornwall”
“Loire Valley Bicycle Tour”
“Tsars And Sultans”
“Israel Now”