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Impressed with Australia arrangements
My wife and I took a 6-week trip to Australia and New Zealand, Sept. 9-Oct. 22, 2007. We are experienced travelers, both at home and abroad, and our preference and most common approach is to travel independently. For our trip, I planned the itinerary as usual, but when I attempted to implement it, I was repeatedly ...Car rental insurance glitch
I rented a car in Australia, Oct. 17-29, 2007, where I had a minor accident. The car was parked legally and I wasn’t in it when it was sideswiped. I had paid US$864 for the car rental, which was from Europcar at the Sydney airport. I filed a claim with Diners Club, invoking the insurance benefits that ...‘Petra By Night’
I visited the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra, Jordan, in October ’07. A daytime visit is a long and hot walk but definitely worth the effort. For me, however, the highlight was the lesser-known night trip to the Siq and Treasury. Starting at the Petra Visitors Center, you walk down the road through the ...Papua New Guinea — taking a trip back in time
by John Hale, Palo Alto, CA Welcome to the Sepik. Please set your watches back 900 years. Greg Stathakis, a retired Santa Barbara high school teacher, has led groups to Papua New Guinea for each of the past 28 years. My older son, Billy, and I joined him in May ’07 for the trip of a lifetime. A ...
Boarding Pass
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 385th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine. We’re beginning our 32nd year of publication. . . and not slowing down! This is the first March issue of ITN since 1986 that has not contained a Reference Index listing all of the articles, letters and news items printed in the magazine during ...
Far Horizons » Extending your personal travel limits
by Randy Keck Sometimes when I write about issues facing travelers, especially international travelers, the topic relates to only a portion of ITN readers. This is one of those occasions. Each individual adapts to the aging process in his/her unique way. Some travel-oriented individuals seem to gradually lose touch with their sense of adventure because more energy ...Searching for family ties in Scotland
Nariel Haven in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
ADDRESS CHANGE — Since my article on AUSTRALIA’S Snowy Mountains was printed (Feb. ’07, pg. 24), the contact information has changed for the wonderful B&B where I stayed. Here is the new mailing address for Nariel Haven (2037B Murray Valley Highway, Colac Colac, Victoria 3707, Australia; phone/fax [02] 607622 51, e-mail narielhaven@activ8.net.au or visit ...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 ...
A West African journey continues with sites in Burkina Faso and Ghana
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