This is the March 2013 issue
Boarding Pass
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Vatican City forced to go cash only. Also, visitors allowed limited cell phone usage in North Korea.By David TykolAppears on Page 2 |
Features
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Discovering Turkey on a self-drive tourBy Marcia BrandesAppears on Page 6 |
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The great train journey —Vladivostok to MoscowBy Jack OggAppears on Page 20 |
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Exploring the colonial heritage of Panama and ColombiaBy Dorothy Chang-Van HornAppears on Page 36 |
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Birds abound on Australia’s east coastBy Wendy SchatzAppears on Page 50 |
Travelers' Intercom
Finding flights to obscure placesBy Kit StewartAppears on Page 14 |
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Enticing eats in Phnom PenhBy Florence DrakeAppears on Page 17 |
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WWI museum near ParisBy Margery CohenAppears on Page 17 |
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Miconceptions of IranBy Marvin PrimackAppears on Page 26 |
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Namaste in IndiaBy Kevin O’BrienAppears on Page 28 |
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’Stans tourBy John M. YeagerAppears on Page 30 |
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Ecuador and Galápagos tourBy Janet LandfriedAppears on Page 31 |
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Iceland with SteinBy Josephine MooreAppears on Page 31 |
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Public transport in rural ChinaBy Joyce BruckAppears on Page 32 |
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Bruges delightsBy Nancy NorbergAppears on Page 33 |
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Loyalty transferredBy Thomas P. McKennaAppears on Page 53 |
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Used non-chip cards in NetherlandsBy Lester NeidellAppears on Page 53 |
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Oyster Card in LondonBy Vaughan ParkerAppears on Page 54 |
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Septime in ParisBy Stan OsurAppears on Page 54 |
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Albanian oppressionBy Alla CampbellAppears on Page 55 |
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Independent AlbaniaBy Kathy WilhelmAppears on Page 55 |
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“Castles Along The Rhine”Appears on Page 56 |
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Bangkok’s SuvarnabhumiBy Beth HabianAppears on Page 73 |
Calling All Readers!
Travel gadgetsAppears on Page 44 |
Columns
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Vatican City forced to go cash only. Also, visitors allowed limited cell phone usage in North Korea.Boarding PassBy David Tykol Appears on Page 2 |
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Road trip! Road trip!Rick Steves' EuropeBy Rick Steves Appears on Page 57 |
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National Kandawgyi Gardens, MyanmarThe Garden PathBy Yvonne Horn Appears on Page 58 |
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Abbeys of County MayoFocus on ArchaeologyBy Julie Skurdenis Appears on Page 60 |
Hosteling — a lifestyleFar HorizonsBy Randy Keck Appears on Page 62 |
Travel Briefs
Funniest Thing
The two-stepAppears on Page 55 |
Where in the World? Correct Answers
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Split Apple Rock, South Island, New ZealandAppears on Page 77 |