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Tresses dressed in Lucerne
February 2012 issue.
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February 2011 issue.
Over the past 33 years I have used many beauty salons all over Europe, and I have nearly always found that European hairdressers do a very poor job when compared with most American hairdressers.

… two bits
February 2012 issue.
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February 2011 issue.
My wife, Gail, and I were walking in a small village in the backwaters of Kerala, India, back in January ’07 when a pleasant barber beckoned me into his little shop and, using gestures, offered to trim my beard.

Kindness in the Philippines
January 2012 issue.
My wife, Jane, and I took a two-week private tour of the Philippines in May ’11 with Marsman Drysdale Travel (19F Robinsons Summit Center, 6783 Ayala Ave., Makati City 1227, Philippines; phone +632 8870000, ext.

Coping with a train strike in Italy
January 2012 issue.
During my Italy trip in May ’11 (Nov. ’11, pg. 15), I was set to travel by train from Riva del Garda to Varenna on Sunday, May 22, when I heard the ominous news: Trenitalia was on strike!

Zichron Ya’akov in Israel

The sign for a restaurant across the street from the museum.
January 2012 issue.
In Israel for only one week (Sept. 1-7, 2011) for a family wedding, I hadn’t planned on any sightseeing. However, a friend who had moved to the town of Zichron Ya’akov, a place I had not toured before, invited me to spend the day.

Contract text trumps verbal assurance
January 2012 issue.
In March 2010 I called Wholesale Flights and booked airfare for my husband and myself to South America.

Airfare refund rules in Europe sometimes more strict
January 2012 issue.
On July 29, 2011, my wife, Susann, was hit by a motorcycle while in a crosswalk in Paris. She sustained an injury to her leg that required surgery after we returned to the United States.

‘Pampered’ on Rhine with Uniworld
January 2012 issue.
I’ve cruised rivers in Europe, China and northern India with several companies, but my April 3-10, 2011, Rhine River cruise on Uniworld’s River Empress surpassed them all for style and elegance in an intimate and relaxed setting. Most of all, I loved being pampered!

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