This is the May 2015 issue

Boarding Pass

Features

Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan – touring the Himalayas
By Lynn Remly
Appears on Page 6
 
Discovering Australia’s Arnhem Land
By Bill Reed
Appears on Page 20
 
A Black Sea cruise during troubled times
By Carol Probst
Appears on Page 32
 
Driving Iceland’s Ring Road
Appears on Page 42
 

Travelers' Intercom

Venezuela visa change
By Will Booth
Appears on Page 14
 
Visa-free stays in China
By Sandra Scott
Appears on Page 15
 
Overlooked Aachen
By Stephen O. Addison, Jr.
Appears on Page 16
 
United’s unlocked- luggage policy at Narita
By Jane B. Holt
Appears on Page 24
 
Wasn’t impressed with US Air’s Economy Choice seats
By LeRoy G. Salowich
Appears on Page 24
 
French dining concerns
By Sally Mee
Appears on Page 25
 
Driver/guide in Greece
By Ann Cyr
Appears on Page 26
 
Drivers in Chile & Argentina
By Kathy Parsons
Appears on Page 27
 
Finding good snorkel sites
By Brenda Milum
Appears on Page 28
 
Discover card in China
By Bruce Waxman
Appears on Page 47
 
Global Entry double-checks
By Charles McCool
Appears on Page 47
 
Praise for Squaremouth
By Tony Leisner
Appears on Page 48
 
Finding one’s way in Brussels
By David Smith
Appears on Page 49
 
Shiretoko Goko Lakes
By Stanley Osur
Appears on Page 49
 
Curious Penguins
By Marvin Silverman
Appears on Page 66
 

Calling All Readers!

Annual themed festivals
Appears on Page 37
 

Columns

Sightseeing at dawn
Rick Steves' Europe

By Rick Steves
Appears on Page 0
 
Cash strategies for Europe
Rick Steves' Europe

By Rick Steves
Appears on Page 0
 
Dresden's inspiring rebirth
Rick Steves' Europe

By Rick Steves
Appears on Page 0
 
St. Petersburg: Grand city of the czars
Rick Steves' Europe

Appears on Page 0
 
When is an airfare the lowest? Also, cruise wholesaler fined
Boarding Pass

By David Tykol
Appears on Page 2
 
Gallivanting in Europe
The Discerning Traveler

Appears on Page 52
 
Romantic Europe — places in the heart
Appears on Page 54
 
Córdoba’s Manzana
Focus on Archaeology

Appears on Page 55
 

Funniest Thing

Miles to go before I sleep.
By Jackie Jerry
Appears on Page 50
 

Where in the World? Correct Answers