As an experienced traveler, I was taken aback by several, albeit minor, challenges when using Brussels’ Metro (subway) during a November 2014 visit. My wife and I were expecting a metro system as simple to use as that in Paris, but that was not the case. 

In my line of work, using OE (operational experience) is an important tool with which to communicate lessons learned in order to avoid future mistakes and problems. Consider this article OE for travelers using the...

A few years ago, my husband, Bernard, and I spent time in Germany along the Mosel River when the grapes were ripening. We had great memories of that trip so decided to visit there again. We flew into Amsterdam in September 2014, rented a car at the airport and headed off.

On the Internet, I had found the Mosel-Landhaus Hotel Oster (Moselweinstrasse 61-63, 56814 Ediger-Eller, Germany; phone +49 0 26 75 232, www.hotel-oster.de). We stayed two nights and paid €72 (near $81) per night for...

To begin 10 weeks of travel in sub-Saharan Africa, my wife, Carolyn, and I wanted a place to stay near Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport. After seeing a subscriber’s recommendation in ITN (Aug. ’13, pg. 15), we chose Sunrock Guest House (11 Park Street, Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa; phone +27 11 394 3772, www.sunrock.co.za). I recommend the Sunrock. While the surroundings are not great, it’s a wonderful place.

Then, for our 12-day land trip to Kruger National...