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Cruising Scotland’s Caledonian Canal

Features, February 2009 issue
Cruising Scotland’s Caledonian Canal
2008 marked our 50th wedding anniversary, and we decided it would be a good year to celebrate with our family. Since we are longtime devotees of river cruising, we chartered a barge for our family of seven for a one-week trip in August ’08 through the Highlands of Scotland on the Caledonian Canal. ...

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. ...

Looking for luxury in and around London

Features, March 2008 issue
Looking for luxury in and around London
by Beth Habian, Features Editor Looking for some royal treatment on your next trip overseas? What better place to be treated like a royal than London, where they’ve been perfecting the art of luxury for centuries? Granted, with current exchange rates, it’s not the first destination that comes to mind for those on a tight budget, but ...

Giant’s Causeway

Travelers' Intercom, March 2008 issue
In County Antrim, Northern Ireland, we visited the Giant’s Causeway. Ancient volcanic activity created this ruggedly dramatic coastline, which has been sculpted by wind and water. Huge columnar structures of black basalt appear to be stepping stones fit for a giant. Many of the hexagonal stones rise almost 40 feet, while others disappear into the ...

England’s beautiful southern coast plus the Isle of Wight

Features, August 2007 issue
England's beautiful southern coast plus the Isle of Wight
by June Griffin, Lewiston, ME England’s southern coast along the channel, especially East and West Sussex, is a beautiful place to visit. In May ’06 I had a wonderful stay there in beautiful weather. The temperature was in the 70s, and from London south people were enjoying sunshine and no rain. While the newspapers reported a ...

South England — Exploring the National Trust properties of Lewes

Features, April 2007 issue
South England — Exploring the National Trust properties of Lewes
by Rita Berman, Chapel Hill, NC In April ’06 I visited Lewes, an attractive historic town on the banks of the River Ouse in the south of England. Only 30 minutes by train from Gatwick airport or an hour’s train journey from London, the town is home to numerous antique shops and bookstores and many historical ...

Looking for Peter Rabbit in England’s Lake District

Features, June 2006 issue
Looking for Peter Rabbit in England’s Lake District
by Michael Algar, Toronto, ON Long ago and far away, my mother used to read me stories from Beatrix Potter’s little white books. Those tales and their magical illustrations had me wanting to explore the make-believe world of Peter Rabbit and friends. Little did I know then that 50 years later I would do so, during ...

Funniest Thing for December

Funniest thing, December 2005 issue
Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. There are no restrictions on length. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean.) The ITN staff will choose each month’s winner, who will receive a free one-year subscription to ITN. Entries ...

Weaving our way through the villages of East Anglia

Features, May 2004 issue
Weaving our way through the villages of East Anglia
by Michael Algar, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Within easy reach of London, some of East Anglia’s landscapes will live forever in Constable and Gainsborough paintings. But it is wealth from this area’s cloth-weaving industries that is reflected in its historic communities of such appeal today. Choosing an itinerary From several self-drive themed itineraries available from the East of England ...

Stepping into the past in a land of castles

Features, February 2004 issue
Stepping into the past in a land of castles
by Richard and Elizabeth Welch, Annandale, VA My wife and I have taken several guided trips to various areas of Great Britain hoping to see as much of this very attractive country as possible. While we had obtained good overviews of many of its regions, Wales had been mostly ignored. Although we searched diligently, we had ...