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From Rome, ITALY, Nov. 10, ’06. . . • Hotel Mozart (Via dei Greci 23/B, 00187 Rome; visit www.hotelmozart.com) — great central location near the Spanish Steps, with the main lobby on a pedestrian-only street. Lots of restaurants and shopping in the general area. We stayed in one of the Vivaldi Luxury Rooms, with Internet access in [...]Focus on Archaeology — Pula, a Roman treasure in Croatia
by Julie Skurdenis “You’ve come at just the right time,” commented the cheerful young woman in the Tourist Information Office. “If you look just outside our front door, you’ll see the archaeologists excavating the Roman Forum. They just started six weeks ago.” My husband, Paul, and I were in the Croatian town of Pula at the tip [...]Mideast & Mediterranean » Impregnable Termessos, Turkey
by Ed Kinney Turkey, located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean, is a gold mine for travelers due to its rich heritage and reported 40,000 ancient sites. Though my wife, Moreen, and I have seen less than one percent of these, we feel fortunate to have visited many of its well-known ones during [...]Travel & Health » Immunizations — required vaccines
by Alan M. Spira, M.D. (Third of three parts) In the prior two issues, routine and travel-specific immunizations held our attention. Now we turn to immunizations which are “required” and relevant to travelers. There is good news, here. The only immunization mandated by international law is that for yellow fever, through the International Health Regulations (IHR) of the [...]Ask Steve » e-ticket printouts, lowest fares from London
Q: Steve, I am an 81-year-old, longtime subscriber to ITN, and you and ITN are my last resort for a problem that I have never seen addressed in print. I made a reservation for my wife on US Airways and was given a confirmation number. I paid by credit card and asked for an e-mail or fax [...]Reviewers’ Corner
Here are a couple of the latest travel-book reviews written by ITN readers. “Panama” by Sarah Woods (2005, Bradt Travel Guides/Globe Pequot Press, Inc. ISBN 184162117X — 340 pp., $21.95). There’s more to Panama than the canal, and the best thing you can do is let Sarah Woods’ guidebook introduce you to this fascinating land only three [...]The Cruising World » Transatlantic the hard way
by Lew Toulmin Fancy a romantic transatlantic cruise with your sweetheart? How about a nice, relaxing voyage where you row 16 hours a day for 60 days, eat lukewarm freeze-dried food, roll your vessel upside down four times and fend off the amorous advances of a 60-foot whale? Meet Liz O’Keeffe and Richard Mayon-White, two British adventurers [...]Zero latitude in Ecuador
In Ecuador, La Mitad del Mundo is a site 22 kilometers north of Quito that marks where the French geographical expedition marked the equator in 1736. From the city, catch any bus that has a white sign saying “La Mitad” in the windshield. Ask around because they’re available in many places; more than one company goes [...]Peruvian fare
On a trip to Lima, Peru, in May ’06, we took a day trip to Chosica, a weekend retreat 25 miles east of Lima. Our friends had recommended Fuego Restaurante (Jr. Trujillo sur 406, Chosica; phone 360-2425), and our meal there was the best that we had in all of Peru. It was typical Peruvian food [...]Supper in Sicily
While traveling by car in western Sicily in September ’06, we were in need of a restaurant for supper. A local merchant directed us to Garten Pub (Via Erice 145, Valderice 91019,Trapani Province, Sicily, Italy; phone/fax +39 0923 892377) as a place to get good rustic Sicilian cuisine. The welcoming owner, speaking passable English, informed us [...]
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