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Enchanting Isle of Man

Features, October 2005 issue
by Dennis Cavagnaro, Oakland, CA Where can one travel in the English-speaking world and expect unfailing courtesy and respect? New Zealand and much of Canada come to mind, but, for me, the tiny Isle of Man could be tops. Lay of the land The Isle of Man is small — 33 miles long and 13 miles wide ...

EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan

Travelers' Intercom, July 2005 issue
Nestled in the hills outside of Nagoya, Honshu Island, Japan — and running through Sept. 25 of this year — the 21st century’s first international exposition, EXPO 2005 Aichi, is crawling with robots: a marching Dixieland band, a Tyrannosaurus rex, a lovely but animated “Actroid” who answers questions in English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese and, ...

Help the recovery in Thailand

Travelers' Intercom, June 2005 issue
The killer tsunami of Dec. 26 devastated parts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India and even reached African shores. The total loss of life may never be known. Thailand’s six southern provinces along the Andaman Sea also were battered by the tidal waves. The popular tourist beaches in Phuket, Krabi, Phi Phi and Khao Lak ...

Hell Fire Pass Museum, Thailand

Travelers' Intercom, January 2005 issue
My wife and I were very interested to read Dennis Cavagnaro’s article on the River Kwai (Nov. ’04, pg. 24), as we had made a similar trip in September-October ’03. I must admit that since we were on the “Discover Thailand” tour of Overseas Adventure Travel (800/955-1925 or www.oattravel.com), we arrived in Kanchanaburi by bus on ...

A winding ride on Taiwan’s remarkable forest railway

Features, January 2004 issue
A winding ride on Taiwan's remarkable forest railway
by Dennis Cavagnaro, Oakland, CA Taiwan’s Alishan Forest Railway climbs from 30 meters at Chiayi to 2,274 meters at Alishan in just 3½ hours and gives all the adventure and spectacle any railfan could ever want. Better yet, it takes the nature lover from sea level through tropical, subtropical and temperate forests, each with its distinct ...