This is the August 2010 issue

Boarding Pass

Boarding Pass
By David Tykol
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Features

Cruising Portugal’s Douro River
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From island to desert — an exciting journey through Senegal and Mauritania
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Days and knights in northern Poland
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Guatemala & Mexico: Meanderings in Mayan country
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Travelers' Intercom

Airport-Rome transit tip
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Obervations on Egypt
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‘Shop on your own!’
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India travel tips
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VAT lesson in Namibia
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Long line into Bali
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No chip-and-PIN hassles
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No chip-and-PIN but no problem
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Lacked chip-and-PIN card
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Chip-and-PIN dilemma
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Found parts of Turkey tour offputting
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Opals vs. triplets
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Orion cruise in NZ
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Three days in Wales
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Festival of Santiago
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Brussels B&B
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France hotels
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The muezzin’s call
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Northern Lights in Iceland
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Flight arrangements for a cruise
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River cruises and stairs
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Root canal in Colombia
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GPS in Eastern Europe
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No phones ringing
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The remote Kimberley area of Australia
By Dee Hornback
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Calling All Readers!

Luggage worth buying
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Cross that bridge
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Columns

Boarding Pass
Boarding Pass

By David Tykol
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’Round the world in 72 days: Japan
The Discerning Traveler

By Philip Wagenaar
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Become a temporary European
Rick Steves' Europe

By Rick Steves
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Tunisian Odyssey: The Middle
Focus on Archaeology

By Julie Skurdenis
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Travel Briefs

Kurhaus, Netherlands
Apps find medics
Happy feet
Berlin free museums
Planning for Tunisia
Netherlands Antilles disbanding
Estonia to use euro
Papua New Guinea province alcohol ban
Altamira to reopen
Sambor Prei Kuk
Augustines of Quebec
Dickens World
Yorkshire Pass
Everest age limits
Mobile app answers all
Otto Wagner Vienna Map
Edinburgh convent to B&B
Lighthouse stay
Tasting Hong Kong
Sistine Chapel after hours
Wembley Stadium

Funniest Thing

Funniest Thing for August '10
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Where in the World? Correct Answers

Giant Swing near entrance to Wat Suthat in Bangkok, Thailand
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News Watch

Riots in Kyrgyzstan
Floods in June
Congo train crash
Guinea transition
Crime in Nigeria
Northwest Pakistan
Togo perils
Georgia risks
Jamaica captures Coke
Israel, West Bank & Gaza
Crime in Ecuador
Côte d’Ivoire tensions
Hurricanes and typhoons
Current warnings for August 2010

Tours

“Classic Scandinavia”
“Romance Of The Rhine & Mosel”
“Cyprus & Malta: Historic Isles”
“The Beauty Of Japan”
“Heart Of The Outback”
“Egyptian Voyager”
“Born Free Wildlife Expedition”
“Wonders Of Peru & The Galápagos”