In order to attend the wedding of my brother’s son, Andy, I traveled to Marrakech, Morocco, with my sister, Nancy (another ITN subscriber), and her husband, Bob Gatland, along with their son, Kevin, and his wife, Julie, during the last week of October 2016.We spent three nights at the pleasant Palais Sebban (43 Derb My Abdellah Ben Hssein, Rue el Ksour, Marrakech 40000; phone +212 5244 40226, www.riad-palais-sebban.com).This is a small but traditional hotel with intricately designed...

I felt I had to let other travelers know how wonderful my third trip to Tunisia was. I traveled there with a group of four, Nov. 11-20, 2016, on a tour arranged by Gil Travel (Philadelphia, PA; 800/223-3855, giltravel.com). One traveler and I each had single accommodations but paid no single-supplement charge. I paid $2,795. Most meals and water were included. Round-trip airfare on Delta Air Lines from New York’s JFK to Tunis was $1,020.(I learned about Gil Travel from Jerry...

I turned 70 in 2015, and my wife, Linda, and I decided to celebrate my birthday that April while on a bike trip in the tulip bulb region of the Netherlands, when the fields were in full bloom and the Keukenhof gardens were open.We’ve taken a variety of hiking and biking trips in Europe, from self-guided tours, staying in 2-star hotels, to guided tours, with lodging in 4-star châteaux and our meals in Michelin-starred restaurants. For Holland, I investigated about a dozen bike...