The guidebooks say that when visiting Morocco, you should spend a night in Marzouga so as to witness the sunrise the next day. You could do that via camel or Land Rover, and on a trip my daughter Heather and I took one July, we decided to use camels.

Before dawn, we were awakened and led out to where a camel driver and camels awaited. Our guide, Hamid, accompanied us, walking with the driver.

We rode for about 45 minutes among the dunes until finally we dismounted and walked up...

Looking for a “reasonably” priced but quality hotel room in London in October ’04, I was offered a “superior double room” at the Thistle Euston (TH) near Euston Station for about $200 per night and it did not sound too bad. The room turned out to be just fine. What ultimately got to me was the “pounding” for the extras.

I had specified to my travel agent that I wanted a hotel with Internet capability. The TH advertised that they had this. When I arrived, I read the brochure and noted...

We took a delightful trip to jolly old England, Sept. 9-Oct. 2, ’05. We stayed two weeks in cottages in the Cotswolds and spent one week on the canals.

• Our first cottage was George’s Stable at Barn Farm in Tysoe, and what a find! It actually had been a stable, one which was remodeled just a year ago and is so charming and well equipped. It has all the modern conveniences, including two TVs (one with cable), a combo VCR/DVD player, stereo, dishwasher, washing machine, ceramic-topped...