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A single’s travel options

Travelers' Intercom, March 2008 issue
First off, I do not use a travel agent; I’ve had bad luck with them. They have trouble understanding I don’t want the local Hilton but something a bit lower on the food chain. They are so used to suggesting the better things of travel. When I did my first India trip, I was told by ...

Roman ruins to the sands of the Sahara — an encompassing tour of Tunisia

Features, March 2008 issue
Roman ruins to the sands of the Sahara — an encompassing tour of Tunisia
by Judith Anshin, Contributing Editor Many years ago I spent quite a bit of time at either end of North Africa — in Morocco and Egypt — but the countries in between had always eluded me. Finally, in May ’07, I visited Tunisia, with Vantage Deluxe World Travel (Boston, MA; 800/322-6677, www.vantagetravel.com). While the company’s phone ...

“Discovering” treasures in Jordan’s deserts

Features, November 2007 issue
by Roger Canfield, Contributing Editor I must admit, I had low expectations of Jordan’s tourist attractions, not to mention concerns about my safety in that part of the world. But I was dead wrong. I found eye-popping sights and smiling people. Everyone’s mantra was “Enjoy,” and I did! Getting there is the hardest part On the first ...

Re extra passport pages

Travelers' Intercom, November 2007 issue
Regarding extra pages for visas in your passport, I’d like to point out another problem. Before my husband and I went to Israel in November ’06, I noticed that my passport (which had about 2½ years to go until expiration) had only four blank pages left, so I ordered extra pages from the State Department. I ...

IAMAT medical care abroad

Travelers' Intercom, November 2007 issue
One of the perils of international travel is dealing with illness or other health emergencies when in a foreign country. (Cruise ships with medical services aboard are the exception to this.) When we learned in 1988 that the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers, or IAMAT (1623 Military Rd. #279, Niagara Falls, NY 14304-1745; ...

A farewell to the QE2

Travelers' Intercom, November 2007 issue
The Queen is sold! Long live the Queen! Little did we realize when boarding the QE2 in Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2007, for her Silver Jubilee world cruise that the ship’s time afloat was limited*. But soon everyone knew that the venerable old lady of the seas had been sold to “. . . Dubai World, ...

Day tour from Cairo

Travelers' Intercom, October 2007 issue
Flamengo Travel & Tours has a branch in Cairo International Airport run by a pleasant man, Mr. Said Atia (phone 012 212 6291 or 224 3587, fax 586 1621… or at 1 a El Sherifein St., Cairo; phone/fax 023931044). For an October ’06 trip, I had prebooked (but not paid ahead) with another tour company, whose ...

Southern Africa trains

Travelers' Intercom, October 2007 issue
In July ’06 I made a deposit of $2,400 for trips on the following Shongololo Express trains in Southern Africa: Good Hope, March 6-21, 2007 ($3,680), Dune Express, March 27-April 11 ($3,905) and Southern Cross, April 11-26 ($4,350) — total cost, $11,935. So it was with concern that I read in ITN the news item “South ...

Around the world: seven outstanding snorkeling spots

Features, September 2007 issue
Around the world: seven outstanding snorkeling spots
by Larry Taylor, Fullerton, CA My wife and I are avid snorkelers and we have snorkeled in various spots all over the world. With this in mind, I decided to write about our seven best snorkeling experiences in the areas of the world that ITN covers. Be aware that these selections are very subjective. What I looked ...

How Much to tip on Tours?

Travelers' Intercom, August 2007 issue
Richard E. Smith of Long Beach, California, urged readers to comment about tipping on tours (April ’07, pg. 4). Questions he asked included 1) “Should the cost of tipping be included in the tour price?,” 2) “Should there be an existing standard for tipping adhered to by most tour companies?,” 3) “Should an escrow tipping ...