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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...

I had the opportunity to travel to Mendoza, the attractive city of 100,000-plus in the heart of northern Argentina’s booming viticulture region, in April ’06. While the city is a thriving regional commercial center, it is the huge wine industry — featuring literally scores of wineries (bodegas) in Mendoza and the surrounding districts — that primarily provides both its national identity and its popularity with foreign visitors. Mendoza has an annual 3-day wine festival the first weekend of March.

Mendoza city

In Mendoza, despite at times the...