I would like to correct a statement made in the letter titled “Uganda Wildlife,” regarding “the shooting of the tourist on Nov. 8, 2005, in Murchison Falls National Park. . . within the park boundaries” (Aug. ’06, pg. 83).

We were in Murchison Falls National Park, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2005, staying at the Red Chili Rest Camp. We spent some time with the owner of the camp, Steve Willis, a 40ish expat Brit who had remained in Uganda after 10 years with the British government in Kampala....

There’s something else about which to ask your credit card company before you travel. Is a new card being issued for you while you are on the road?

Even if your credit card is not due to expire, banks sometimes reissue cards (due to mergers or new card services), and this leaves you potentially stranded.

At checkout from the Miyako in Kyoto, Japan, several years ago, we found ourselves in the embarrassing situation of being told that our United Visa credit card had been denied...

Many German towns have night watchmen. In Dinkelsbühl in June ’05, we joined a group following the costumed Jakob Hamerslag as he made his evening rounds from one restaurant to the next. At each one he tooted his horn, sang his song and was offered a glass of white or red Franconian wine by a smiling waitress.

This nightly medieval ritual was free. And there was a bonus: at later stops, the large wine glass was passed among his followers. One toot of the horn meant he wanted wine; two...