Columns

by Philip Wagenaar, M.D.

It was Friday, August 25th, 2006. Our Holland America cruise ship, the MS Amsterdam, had docked an hour before in Tórshavn, the capital of the 18-island Faroe archipelago, under a deep fog cover.

Our tour

Dressed warmly against the cold, my wife, Flory, and I snuggled down in our toasty tour bus as we traveled north on the stunning, winding ridge road toward Nordradalur (North Valley), situated on the southern part of Streymoy, the main island of the group.

Fortunately, the mist, which only 15 minutes earlier had blanketed the isle,...

I guess I’m a dinosaur. Though I now have a digital camera, I’m more comfortable with my old Nikon and slide film recording Moreen’s and my travels. Yes, these slides are the basis of my ITN articles, but, more so, they are our memories.

When screening slides for my Termessos, Turkey, article (Jan. ’07, pg. 102), one flashed on the screen that immediately brought back wonderful memories of another ancient village, Diocaesarea, better known now by its Turkish name, Uzuncaburç.

Some may judge this slide, a single row of five monolithic, granite Corinthian columns, as only...

Dear Globetrotter:

If you are holding in your hands the first copy of ITN you’ve ever read, welcome! You have a lot to look forward to.

I’ll let Suzanne Bell express what it is. She’s a member of a travel club in Annapolis started seven years ago by ITN subscribers (write John Scheleur, 452 Century Vista Dr., Arnold, MD 21012, or e-mail travelclub@comcast.net), and she wrote, “What a great group! There is such a camaraderie among ITN readers and we all really do fit such a specific demographic, not just in terms of age, education, income and that sort of thing but, really, the...