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Boarding Pass

Editor’s travel news updates plus feedback to readers. This month including: Stricter lifeboat drills. How many cruise ships are sailing? The 25 most-visited ports.

Travelers' Intercom

Looking for rhinos in Assam
Volcanic Kamchatka
Sunrise at 4,500 feet, with 12,080-foot Mt. Tobalchik looming.
Tuscany’s ‘Little Jerusalem’
View of Pitigliano, Italy
In and around Riva del Garda
At Passo Sella in the Dolomites of Italy, near Bolzano.

Funniest Thing

Reader's anecdote: Speaking the same language

Columns

Biking — a bridge over cultural barriers
Eastern Europe Danube cruise
Tips on last-minute cruising

News Watch

Coup in Mali
Honduras’ heavy crime
Israel, West Bank & Gaza
Rebels in Ethiopia
Lord’s Resistance Army
Foot-and-mouth in Egypt
Europe transport strikes
Japan power shortages
Tracks damaged in China
Current warnings for May 2012

Travel Briefs

Parahawking in Nepal
France breathalyzer law

Featured Article

King penguins mingle with some resting fur seals.

Cruising Antarctica – an incredible adventure
A 19-day cruise around the Scotia Arc has its dangers but offers the intrepid traveler incredible rewards

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Feature: A gastronomic jaunt through Provence

Letters: "Receipts and Lost Luggage" plus "Is Your Ship's Physician Licensed?"

Calling All Readers! Overcrowded Ports. Also, A Digital Camera You Can Recommend (part 3). Also, Attending a Concert, Play, Opera, Ballet. . . (part 4)
Essay Contest: "It's Real in Israel"

Column: The Discerning Traveler: Eleven easy steps for researching your journey abroad (part 4 of 4)

Features

Martin Luther, patron saint of Erfurt, looks over his spiritual home.

An enlightening journey through Germany’s Luther Country
Churches, castles and delectable cuisine — an impressive journey through the land of Martin Luther
A marine iguana spotted in the Galápagos Islands

Not your average family vacation—taking in the stunning sights of Machu Picchu and the Galápagos Islands
From the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu to the wildlife of the Galápagos Islands — broadening the horizons of young travelers on a family vacation in South America
A cycle built for not just two races past the ruins of Angkor Wat

Exploring the Mekong River Delta — by land and water
Enjoying life on the river on a cruise-tour of Cambodia and Vietnam, plus an overnight in bustling Bangkok

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This month: Looking for foreign relatives or ancestors

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