Since London is one of our favorite cities, my friend Mary and I add a visit there to the beginning or end of any tour in the area. In May 2015, after a tour of England, we chose to stay — for the sixth time — at our favorite London lodging, a flat in Chelsea (6 Tite Street, Chelsea, London; wonderfulchelsea@aol.com) that is advertised often in ITN’s Mart section.

Ted and Marie Phillips live upstairs and are fabulous hosts.

In the flat, the electric fireplace is topped by a...

Malaysian Borneo proved to be interesting. Its people were exceedingly friendly. 

Highlights of the tour that my wife, Joann, and I took, May 7-21, 2015, included seeing orangutans, visiting the bat-infested Niah Caves (where man settled 40,000 years ago) and meeting people of the Iban tribe.

The Ibans live in groups of about 300 each in longhouses, all 300 under one roof, each family having one room. Formerly, Ibans were headhunters. Fortunately, they now are peaceful....

My letter about the best day on which to book certain domestic flights on United Airlines was printed under the title “Wednesday’s Fares” (Aug. ’15, pg. 50). 

I recently booked a round-trip flight from EWR (Newark, New Jersey) to LAX (Los Angeles, California). For almost two years, I had been going to United’s website (www.united.com) on Wednesdays and booking my flights. I usually book six to eight weeks in advance, but this time I had to wait to finalize dates and, three weeks...