On a recent trip to India, I used to advantage the Simran SM-60 power strip and a 4-pack of Orei 2-in-1 USA-to-India adapter plugs (Type D), priced at $11.44 on Amazon.com. The Simran strip is indispensable and allows for the use of multiple devices, one of which, for me, is a CPAP machine.

While in India, I acquired a conversion plug by MX that I later found available on Amazon India (www.amazon.in). It was priced at INR297 (near $4.60). India is trying to standardize 3-point plugs,...

I am definitely a fan of the Kerala waterways in southern India (Dec. ’17, pg. 36). I spent two days and three nights there on a converted rice boat in January 2017 and would have loved to stay longer. This was part of a tour with Overseas Adventure Travel (Cambridge, MA; 800/955-1925, www.oattravel.com).

The accommodations (stateroom, food, etc.) were excellent. There was a small lounge near the front of the boat where one could relax and watch the pilot do his job. Fruit and a...

North London’s village of Hampstead first caught my attention when I learned that the tour “Old Hampstead Village,” offered by London Walks (London, England; phone 020 7624 3978, www.walks.com), was the favorite of David, the gentleman who leads that organization, which offers dozens of different tours (April ’18, pg. 15).

If this tour, which is led by David, was his favorite, I had to see what was so special about Hampstead, so on a cool, bright Sunday morning...