by Jay Brunhouse Minutes after leaving Barcelona Sants Station at 9:30 a.m., where platforms 1 to 6 have been converted from Spanish-gauge to European-gauge, you feel your Siemens Valero E AVE S-103 train begin a smooth transit from 92 mph to 186 mph, according to the speedometer inside the carriage. The shiny new rails of the eagerly [...]

Over the many years I’ve been traveling, I’ve visited hundreds of archaeological sites around the world, but it was only when I visited the Faroe Islands in August that the archaeological site — a thousand-year-old Viking farm — was close enough to be my neighbor. [...]

Overseas emergency medical evacuation services, or “medevac,” are extremely rarely needed, but they can be extremely expensive and are unlikely to be provided by your at-home medical policy. These services will provide required transportation (but not the cost of medical care) for any client who experiences a serious medical emergency while at least 150 miles from home. There are usually no preexisting-condition limitations. There may be some destination limitations (strangely enough, Medex does not presently provide service from Iraq or Afghanistan). [...]