Stephen O. Addison, Jr., wrote about the Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza in Montevideo, Uruguay (Feb. ’11, pg. 74). My wife, Dorothy, and I, on a tour with Vantage Deluxe World Travel, had occasion to stay at this hotel March 5-6, 2011, and we can confirm all that he said.

We were a group of 14, but there was only one clerk checking in and the process took 45 minutes! During this time, all our bags sat in the lobby and were not delivered for over 90 minutes. Only one elevator was...

After reading “1,000 Places To See Before You Die,” our hearts were set on going to Morocco. Because Sarah Tours was so highly recommended by the author, in mid-August 2009 I called Hamid Mernissi, the owner, and our conversation about his tour certainly enticed our decision that Sarah Tours was the way to go.

A couple weeks later, Harry Gobert, my traveling companion, and I sent payment for the 11-night tour “Celestial Morocco, Music of Morocco,” Oct. 21-Nov. 2, 2009. The price of $2...

My husband, Earl, and I took the 18-day “Patagonia Frontiers” tour from Odysseys Unlimited (Newton, MA 888/370-6765), March 22-April 8, 2010. The price was $9,990 for the two of us (international air not included).

After three nights in Buenos Aires, we flew to Ushuaia and drove to Tierra del Fuego National Park. We walked through the beech forest and could see lakes, the Beagle Channel and the snowcapped mountains of the Andes. This is where the Pan-American Highway ends, 11,090...