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Pinching pennies in Paris

Features, January 2010 issue
Pinching pennies in Paris
On our most recent trip to Paris, in May ’09, my husband, David, and I decided to put to the test all the articles we had read about free things to do in the city. We had never found Paris to be particularly easy on the wallet, and on this trip we were really pinching pennies. ...

Far Horizons » Azores: Pico, plus tastes of Faial and Terceira

Columns, April 2009 issue
Far Horizons » Azores: Pico, plus tastes of Faial and Terceira
Despite being on the same latitude as the Baltimore-to-Philadelphia region of the US East Coast, the Azores have a mild, humid climate, with balmy temperatures in the mid to high 60s in November. Ample rainfall combined with the mild climate insures a year-round growing season and a perpetual green landscape. The nine islands are, in fact, a huge, extended botanical garden. ...

Searching for Harry Potter in and around London

Features, December 2008 issue
Searching for Harry Potter in and around London
Hogwarts, Dumbledore, Voldemort, Muggles, Quidditch: if you’ve heard any of these strange-sounding words from your children or grandchildren, chances are they are fans of the best-selling Harry Potter books. Our 9-year-old grandson, Marcus, greatly enjoyed them and he and I read most of the series together. Five of the books have been made into successful motion pictures, and Marcus and I traveled to the London area in April ’08 to visit some of the locations used in the films. ...

All Aboard » Railpass Q&A

All Aboard, December 2008 issue
Hi, Jay! We are planning a 30-day trip to Europe and plan to use a Eurail pass. We have a few questions. If we use the Global Pass, is the train service good enough that we could tour a lot of things every day like we did in the 1980s with the BritRail Pass or would we end up with a problem like we had in Paris, where it would be difficult to see only one attraction in a day and be able to return to the central location to spend the night? Which countries or regions would be good to see using the Global Pass? Which countries or regions would be best to avoid? ...

Exploring Spain’s Extremadura

Features, August 2008 issue
Exploring Spain’s Extremadura
So, it’s time to plan your next trip and you’re thinking… Europe. But you’d like to venture to a place not yet overrun by tourists, an area of rugged, natural beauty, one where the streets of the local towns still whisper the secrets of those who walked there centuries ago. Is there such a place left to be discovered? I believe there is, and it’s called Extremadura. ...

The Garden Path » Chelsea Physic Garden

Columns, June 2008 issue
The Garden Path » Chelsea Physic Garden
“Hans Sloane’s agreement ushered in Chelsea’s golden age as the world’s most richly stocked botanic garden,” commented Atkins as we strolled the garden’s quadrants in October ’07 under a sky threatening a downpour. “A new concept was taking hold: the treatment of disease rather than the chasing out of spirits. Physicians could not study medicine without studying botany.” ...

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 ...

Keeping in Touch

Travelers' Intercom, March 2008 issue
Libraries for Internet I, like Nancy Tan (Dec. ’07, pg. 54), have had problems finding Internet cafes in the UK. There is an easy solution that the locals use: go to the public library. I visited the library in Bledington, Oxfordshire in September ’07. It was free, with nice equipment and pleasant people. A big plus — ...

Lighting the way

Travelers' Intercom, March 2008 issue
Great idea to carry lightbulbs for sufficient reading light (Dec. ’07, pg. 88)! We have been doing that for years. A word of caution, however — while bulbs in the U.S. are 120V, remember that in Europe as well as many other places the voltage is 220, so you should carry the proper bulb for the ...

Is your prescription the right one?

Travelers' Intercom, March 2008 issue
As usual, two weeks before embarking on my upcoming trip, I collected and counted all my medications, throwing in a few extra pills of each kind, just to be safe. As had been my custom for years, I had checked out each prescription on the Internet before filling it at the pharmacy. Although the medical sites I ...