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From Trier, GERMANY, April 21, 2007. . . • Hotel Pieper (Thebäerstrasse 39, Trier; phone 0651 23008, www.hotel-pieper-trier.de) is a very nice small hotel in Trier. Near the pedestrian zone of the city, it’s within walking distance of the bus and train station and a 10-minute walk from the Porta Nigra. The Church of St. Paulin, [...]Focus on Archaeology » Not just Machu Picchu
I can’t deny I was excited about visiting Machu Picchu. Twenty-five years had passed since my first visit. Then, torrential rains had washed away portions of the train tracks between Cuzco and the archaeological site, canceling our excursion. It took almost a week before train service was restored, and when we finally reached the site [...]The Discerning Traveler » Missing-luggage strategies
I couldn’t believe my eyes. Was the company indeed offering unclaimed luggage for sale? Its website brazenly proclaimed, “Why not stop in at Unclaimed Baggage Center (509 West Willow St., Scottsboro, AL 35768; phone 256-259-1525, www.unclaimedbaggage.com), where you’ll find thousands of lost treasures from around the world. From winter clothes and shoes for the family [...]Travel & Health » Trauma during travel
by Dr. Alan M. Spira, M.D., DTM&H, FRSTM Trauma during travel is an underappreciated and, at times, even ignored health threat. There are many types of trauma, and the causes are surprisingly predictable and preventable, arising from a chain of events leading to the unwelcome conclusion. Trauma may be divided into unintentional and intentional categories. Unintentional injury [...]Ask Steve » Locking and unlocking checked luggage
Q: Dear Steve, I’d like your input regarding the editor’s statement on page 2 of the February ’07 issue. He wrote that U.S. air travelers can lock their checked bags and added, “Of course, Travel Sentry® Certified locks must be used.” That these locks must be used is not entirely true. For the past several years I’ve [...]Reviewers’ Corner
Here are a few of the latest travel-book reviews written by ITN readers. “Historic Paris Walks,” edited by Leo Hollis (2006, Cadogan Guides/Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 1860113451 — 221 pp., $14.95 paperback). The book aims to portray the “thrill of discovery,” revealing Paris’ history in a series of layers by “hitting the pavement.” The editor stresses that [...]Through the Grenadines aboard Mandalay
by Lew Toulmin “Amazing Grace” played as the tall ship Mandalay sailed out of St. George’s harbor into the sunset. The sweet sounds of the music, the delicious smell of cloves and allspice in the air and the lush green mountains of Grenada all said that this was going to be a very special voyage. It was [...]Denmark museum
The National Museum of Denmark (Frederiksholms Kanal 12, Copenhagen; phone [+45] 3313 4411 or visit www.nationalmuseet.dk. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10-5. Admission free) is one of the largest archaeological museums we have ever visited anywhere. Be prepared to wear comfortable shoes and put your coats in the free lockers provided. Even though we spent five hours there, we [...]A museum of wars remembered
“Saving Private Ryan” and “The Thin Red Line” are about as realistic as war movies get, but I saw a couple of battle films that they couldn’t hold a rifle to. In one, British Tommies in World War I clambered over the top of their muddy trench to face withering German fire that cut many [...]Calming a crying infant
In The Wall Street Journal this April, a piece headed “Just a Spoonful of Sugar” by Yuliya Chernova described the medical use of sugar as a pain-management method for infants, e.g., during injections. Chernova wrote, “Sugar water ingested, via a dropper or on a pacifier dipped in the solution, has been shown to reduce pain in [...]
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