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Archive for March, 2006
March Report Cards
FIRST, FAST & FURIOUS ? The following is a sampling of reports received from ITN readers around the globe. ITN invites you to join our corps of reporters ? just drop a card in the mail while the travel impressions are fresh in your mind. To obtain your ITN Report Cards, send a self-addressed, stamped, [...]Far Horizons » China adventure: The Yangtze River and the Three Gorges
by Randy Keck (Second of three parts, jump to part 1, part 2, part 3) The second stage of our China journey commenced in the bustling port town of Yichang, where, after dinner at a local restaurant, we boarded the MS Victoria Star, one of the 5-star cruise ships in the American-managed Victoria Cruises fleet used [...]Focus on Archaeology » Beyond the Panama Canal
by Julie Skurdenis Mention Panama and most people think Panama Canal. There is no doubt that the 50-mile-long canal, completed in 1914, that cuts across Panama from the Atlantic to the Pacific is one of the most spectacular feats of modern engineering. It would be a mistake for any visitor to Panama to miss at least [...]Better Travel Photography » Making lemonade: overcoming obstacles
Having just returned from leading a photographic adventure tour, some important issues are fresh in my mind. First of all, if you are enthusiastic about bringing home pictures to share and cherish, take a backup camera. On the first day of our trip to colonial Mexico, I discovered that my Pentax 35mm SLR (single lens reflex) [...]Travel & Health » Japanese Encephalitis hits Asia hard
Heavy rains poured down upon most of the tropics this past year; we saw numerous hurricanes in the Caribbean while Asia suffered heavy monsoons and cyclones. There has been much human suffering as a result. During the rainy season, and for many weeks after, standing water serves as the perfect environment for mosquito larvae. As you [...]Ask Steve » Air routes, Guyana travel, Mediterranean cruises
Q STEVE, except for a JetBlue flight that leaves at midnight, there are no nonstop flights from Denver to New York’s JFK Airport, and as a traveler who is sick and very tired of flying to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Dulles, Boston or Detroit to get to JFK (to connect with an international flight), I would really [...]All Aboard! » Finland’s King’s Road West
by Jay Brunhouse Pilgrims, royal couriers, soldiers, merchants, postmen and even Czar Alexander I trudged along the muddy, medieval path that connected Stockholm through southern Finland with St. Petersburg. It has become known as Finland’s King’s Road because the crown maintained it. The Russian emperor traveled in an ermine fur-lined sledge from Turku to Helsinki with [...]To help clothes dry
To limit luggage to “carry-on” only when traveling over an extended period, I pack three shirts, three sets of underwear and three pairs of socks and wash soiled items nightly. Washing is easy, but wringing sufficient water from my wash has been a problem. I now extract water using a lettuce spinner. This method removes [...]The Tin Shed in NZ
The Ostheimers mentioned The Tin Shed Sheepskin Shop (Rangitata 22 RD, Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand; phone +64 3 693 9416 or, free within N.Z., 0508 504 006, fax 693 9531 or visit www.thetinshed.co.nz) on the South Island of New Zealand (Dec. ’05, pg. 103). I’ll second their recommendation. The place is literally a tin [...]Hidden pocket
Protecting your money while traveling abroad has gotten more complicated over the years, but not for me. Before I travel, I always hand-stitch a small pocket, about 4″x 3″ or so, into the bottom section of my bra cup. I use it to hold folded-up twenties and one credit card. I take the bra off at [...]
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