This is the August 2008 issue

Boarding Pass

Boarding Pass
By David Tykol
Appears on Page 2
 

Features

Exploring Spain's Extremadura
Appears on Page 6
 
Beyond Berlin's city center — a visit to the Treptow-Köpenick district
Appears on Page 22
 
A month in China begins in Beijing
Appears on Page 38
 
A Russian voyage of discovery
Appears on Page 52
 
Relaxing in the Chilean beach town of Viña del Mar
Appears on Page 60
 

Travelers' Intercom

Prices in Paris and London
Appears on Page 12
 
Paris bargain
Appears on Page 14
 
Saving on calls overseas
Appears on Page 15
 
Lyka Lodge sign
Appears on Page 16
 
Getting calls overseas on home number
Appears on Page 16
 
Rental damage-check ‘grace period’
Appears on Page 26
 
Catching up with the ship
Appears on Page 28
 
Line canceled shore tour, charged cancellation fee
Appears on Page 30
 
Bargain to Bali and HK
Appears on Page 31
 
Africa Easy
Appears on Page 32
 
Incredible Real India Tours
Appears on Page 32
 
Senses-filling India
Appears on Page 33
 
Discovering Roots in Poland
Appears on Page 34
 
Mendoza, Argentina
Appears on Page 36
 
All set in Santiago
Appears on Page 37
 
Beautiful Uluru
Appears on Page 37
 
Macaw Mountain, Honduras
Appears on Page 37
 
Repelling Insects
Appears on Page 43
 
Visit Myanmar
Appears on Page 64
 
Urubamba’s ‘old-world charm’
Appears on Page 65
 
Cusco restaurants
Appears on Page 66
 
Beautiful, friendly NZ
Appears on Page 67
 
Alitalia’s financial woes
Appears on Page 68
 
Wheeled back­-packs
Appears on Page 68
 
Two studios, perhaps
Appears on Page 68
 
Renewing a U.S. passport
Appears on Page 69
 
Tembe National Elephant Park
By Jackie Black
Appears on Page 90
 

Columns

Boarding Pass
Boarding Pass

By David Tykol
Appears on Page 2
 
Hungary & Romania Railpass
All Aboard!

Appears on Page 70
 
Regent’s Seven Seas Navigator: Monaco to Athens in sweet style
The Cruising World

By Lew Toulmin
Appears on Page 74
 
Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai
Far Horizons

Appears on Page 78
 

Travel Briefs

Malmö Card
BMW Museum, Munich
Drought on Cyprus
U.S. Embassy, Berlin
When Berlin Wall fell
Australia youth air pass
Oz Tracks Pass
Military Cruise Deals
Moscow airport train
Hermitage Amsterdam
Hokkaido railpass
Solar eclipse cruise
Mawson huts, Antarctica
P&O and smoking
Bike Portugal’s Costa Azul
Helsinki tram tour
Busabout in Europe
Airport parking
Rent a bike in Paris
Race car museum, Hamburg
Travel bottles
Porsche museum
Catch Mini Israel
Eyre Peninsula
Vaux le Vicomte
The Chocolate Lady

Funniest Thing

Funniest Thing
Appears on Page 17
 

Where in the World? Correct Answers

Fountain near the Pile Gate, Dubrovnik
Fountain near the Pile Gate, Dubrovnik
Appears on Page 102
 

News Watch

Indonesia warning lifted
Balkans declared ‘safe’
Philippines ferry disaster
Eritrea tensions
Chad safety iffy
Another Chile volcano
Argentina roadblocks
Current warnings for August 2008
Eye on Côte d’Ivoire
Polio from Nigeria
Lead toxicity, Senegal

Tours

“Belize & Tikal, Guatemala, New Year’s Adventure”
“German Christmas Markets”
“Train Journeys Of The Alps”
Yangtze River Cruise
“Tanzania: Migration Safari”