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Argentina — apartment living in Buenos Aires

Features, March 2009 issue
Argentina — apartment living in Buenos Aires
My husband, Scott, and I visited Buenos Aires in April ’08. It was our first trip to South America and we wanted to make it memorable. For a number of reasons, we decided to rent an apartment for our 10-day trip rather than stay at a hotel. We expected it would give us a more authentic and local experience and hoped it would provide us the opportunity to be a part of one of the unique barrios that comprise Buenos Aires. ...

Latin America Watch » Options for the single traveler

Columns, March 2008 issue
by Deanna Palic As travel companies look for new ways to expand business, they’re increasingly courting solo travelers. Roughly one in 10 leisure travelers hits the road alone, according to the most recent data from the Travel Industry Association. More travel companies, from specialty tour operators to individual resorts, are creating packages that cater to those ...

Travel Tidbits

Travel Tidbits, February 2008 issue
Travel Tidbits
  On São Miguel, Azores, the Furnas Valley is covered with geysers and thermal pools. We watched as our lunch of cozido (stew) was cooked in the ground by geothermal energy, then we drove to the Terra Nostra Garden Hotel (www.jpmoser.com/terra_nostra_garden_hotel-r.html) where it was served to us in grand style. There were fantastic botanical gardens and ...

Peregrine Antarctica trip

Travelers' Intercom, January 2008 issue
Peregrine Antarctica trip
Antarctica. What an adventure! Yes, it’s far away and it’s expensive to get there, but, as the last of the seven continents, for us, Antarctica was calling. So when my husband, Jerry, and I received literature from Galapagos Travel (783 Rio Del Mar Blvd., Ste. 49, Aptos, CA 95003; 800/969-9014 or 831/689-9192, www.galapagostravel.com) about a ...

Report Cards

Report Cards, December 2007 issue
From PARIS, France, Oct. 10… • We used Capitol Shuttle (www.airport-shuttle.com) in Paris for airport/hotel transfers. Beware! We had a one-hour wait for pickup at the airport (“caught in traffic”). Pickup at our hotel was on time, but they attempted to drop us off at the wrong terminal! Then they dropped us off at correct terminal ...

Buenos Aires bargain

Travelers' Intercom, December 2007 issue
I thought the Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires was way beyond my budget, but, thanks to an incredible package from WOW! Argentina (Santa Fe 882 12th floor, C1059ABP, Buenos Aires, Argentina; www.wow argentina.com), we stayed there July 18-20, 2007. For the two of us, $866 plus tax included three nights’ stay in a double room and ...

A last-minute invitation inspires exploration of Argentina and Chile

Features, November 2007 issue
by Marlene Candell, Berkeley, CA As the 2006 Christmas season, with its attendant festivities and responsibilities, was moving ahead at a scary pace, my husband, Cass, received an unexpected phone call and invitation. Would he and I like to accompany our friends Claudia and Jerry Johnson on a trip to South America? They had just been ...

Fake bills in Buenos Aires

Travelers' Intercom, November 2007 issue
My wife and I visited Argentina in August ’07. Upon our arrival at Buenos Aires’ airport, in nearby Ezeiza, we passed through Immigration into the baggage-claim area and went to a money-exchange kiosk run by Global Exchange (www.globalexchange.es). Since we needed money for transportation to our hotel, we exchanged $300 into pesos and received an ...

Ask Steve » Pumalín nature park, using travel agents

Columns, October 2007 issue
Q: Dear Steve, do you know of any U.S. tour operators that have tours to Pumalín in Chile, that conservation land a USA couple bought in order to halt its development? — Mark S. Sommers, Dorchester, MA A: Dear Mark, Pumalín, a vast, privately owned nature park comprising 800,000 acres of virgin land, is located about 70 miles ...

Report Cards

Report Cards, September 2007 issue
On FRANCE, July ’07. . . • Do you love to try new wines in France? Head to the grocery stores and check out the wonderful selections that are available in half bottles (roughly two glasses per bottle). The prices range from €1.5 to €5 ($2-$7) for wines from all different regions. Grab some of ...