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The Cruising World » Cruise news potpourri

Columns, March 2008 issue
by Lew Toulmin The cruising world keeps evolving, with ever more news and events. Here are some cruise deals and developments which should interest ITN cruising fans. EasyCruise Greece and Turkey Bargains abound at easyCruise (www.easycruise.com), which is tripling its capacity in Greece and now Turkey for 2008. Uniquely, the line’s itineraries include overnight calls in almost all ...

Bills paid before travel

Travelers' Intercom, February 2008 issue
Before a trip, first I arrange for every bill possible — car insurance, phone, etc. — to be paid by my credit cards. I never, never enter anything in a computer. Then I arrange for my credit cards to be paid by my bank automatically every month. I make sure my checking account has enough ...

Keeping in touch with the folks back home

Travelers' Intercom, December 2007 issue
Bill Steltzer of West Grove, Pennsylvania, lamented that on a May ’07 trip to France he had trouble finding public Web-access points. “Now that computer ownership is universal, the Internet cafés have vanished,” he wrote. “We used to find public libraries good spots for Internet access but not on this past trip. At the mediatheques (small-town ...

Historic cemetery in Stavanger

Travelers' Intercom, October 2007 issue
As we were strolling through pleasant neighborhoods between tourist attractions in Stavanger, Norway, in May ’07, my wife and I wandered into the Eiganes Gravlund (cemetery). Despite covering approximately six square blocks, the cemetery has the feel of a small town’s church graveyard. At the time of our visit, flowers were blooming throughout and several townspeople ...

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 ...

Iceland and Greenland — finding desolate beauty

Features, June 2007 issue
Iceland and Greenland — finding desolate beauty
by Ed Kinney, Contributing Editor On return flights from Europe, my wife, Moreen, and I often looked down from the sky in awe at the subtle montages of Iceland and the massive ice fields of Greenland, both islands surrounded by the blue Atlantic. We would ask ourselves why we hadn’t visited either place, especially since they ...

Overnights on Norway trails

Travelers' Intercom, May 2007 issue
We have traveled Norway from top (Kirkenes) to bottom and from east to west but not since 1983. However, some things don’t change. All over mountainous central Norway are hiking trails with magnificent views of lakes and glaciers, and the timberline is low at 1,000 feet. There is no need to carry a tent and sleeping ...

Walking to the North Pole

Travelers' Intercom, April 2007 issue
Above, a cloudless sapphire sky seemed to stretch endlessly over the space at the top of the world. April is the time to travel to the North Pole. In April, there’s no sunrise or sunset and the ice is thick enough for a Twin Otter plane (equipped with skis) to land. Many have flown over the North ...

Solo to accessible Egypt

Travelers' Intercom, April 2007 issue
I took an independent trip to Egypt, Oct. 26-Nov. 3, 2007, especially to see el-Amarna, where Nefertiti and Akhenaten had their City of the Sun. I had searched the Internet and located several possible travel agents in Egypt, sending them all queries. All who replied offered canned group trips, except one. Adam at MyWay Travel, Egypt (14 ...

The trend towards not smoking in Europe

Features, March 2007 issue
The list below shows the current and planned policies regarding smoking in public in various countries in Europe. Note that in many, various versions of legislation are still being debated and challenged in courts. In general, however, most countries in Europe still allow smoking in bars and restaurants but require separate smoking and nonsmoking sections. Currently, ...