Travel Tidbits

On a March visit to India, we arose at 4 a.m. to journey from Darjeeling to Tiger Hill for the famous sunrise view of Mount Kangchenjunga, the third-highest of the Himalayan mountains. Kangchenjunga floated like a white mirage in the sky. To the west, Mount Everest could also be seen poking a white triangular top into the heavens. Quite a crowd gathered for the sunrise, which was met with cheers and applause. — DUSTY MILLER, Worchester, MA

My husband, Neal, and I spent two weeks in June ’07 on a marvelous trip to Tunisia, “Classics to Contemporary Society,” arranged by TunisUSA (King of Prussia, PA; 800/474-5500, www.TunisUSA.com). We visited eight major ruins of the thousands of ancient sites that exist in Tunisia, most of which have not yet been excavated. Except for Carthage, we had not known of any of them before our trip. These sites were amazingly large and filled with abundant Roman and Carthaginian ruins. Most amazing was the abundance of mosaics, many of them still in situ. Other mosaics have been excavated and are housed in the Bardo Museum in Tunis. The largest repository of mosaics in the world, this museum is an experience to be savored. We returned to see it again after our initial tour. — CYNTHIA TOBACK, Highland Park, IL

On a September trip to Hungary, my wife, Bonnie, and I found that public transportation into Miskolc, the third-largest city in Hungary, was very efficient, but other than a large church and an old synagogue there was not a lot to see. An Australian couple we met suggested we go to the wine festival in Tokaj, about an hour’s drive from Miskolc. The festival consisted of many arts-and-crafts vendors, drill-team entertainment and a significant number of wine-tasting booths from local wineries. We purchased wine glasses and tickets and proceeded to do some tasting. The wines were terrific and we wound up buying as many bottles as we could carry. — WILLIAM SCHOENEMANN, Port Ludlow, WA