In eastern Yemen and in the capital, Sana’a, a series of suicide bombings in October targeted ethnic Houthis.

The Houthis, a Shia Muslim group, have been in conflict with both the ruling Sunni government and Ansar al-Sharia (in the West, commonly known as “Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula”). After deadly clashes in Sana’a in September, Houthi rebels captured government buildings and demanded a change in government.

A peace deal between the Houthis and Yemen’s government,...

For our third trip to Svalbard, the Arctic archipelago northwest of mainland Norway, my wife, Gwen, and I chose to travel on Quark Expeditions’ (Waterbury, VT; 888/332-0008, www.quarkexpeditions.com) all-suite, 120-passenger Sea Spirit. The ship is the old “Spirit of Oceanus” of the former line Cruise West.

Excluding airfare but counting a 5% discount for being past customers, the cost for our 10-night, 11-day cruise, June 14-24, 2013, was approximately $20,000 for the two of us. ...

Prague is truly a city for walking. My husband and I went there for the first time in June 2014. We chose one hotel as a base from which to do some genealogical research and travel around the countryside.

We decided on Residence Agnes (Haštalská 943/19, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic; phone +420 222 312 417, fax 312 840, www.residenceagnes.cz).

A letter in ITN (Nov. ’13, pg. 33) recommended this small, 22-room, boutique hotel, and we were not disappointed. For the two of us,...