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Viet Nam and Cambodia with Kan Travel Service

Tours in Review, March 2008 issue
Viet Nam and Cambodia with Kan Travel Service
I took my 16-year-old nephew, Xan, on a trip to Southeast Asia, his first to the area, in June ’07. For our 16-day trip, I worked with Jim Kan of Kan Travel Service (Petos­key, MI; phone 231/347-8122 or e-mail jim@akantrav.com), who in turn worked with Leneya McCullough of Exotissimo Travel (in the U.S. at 1501 N. ...

Sights in Amsterdam

Travelers' Intercom, January 2007 issue
The hub of Amsterdam is Dam Square. When we visited the city in July ’05, there was always lots of activity here — jugglers, mimes, musicians giving impromptu concerts. . . . The magnificent Royal Palace is on the edge of the square. Across from it is the Gothic De Nieuwe Kerk (new church), dating ...

Malaysia — an independent journey

Features, December 2006 issue
Malaysia — an independent journey
by Lillie Echevarria, Livermore, CA Traveling to Malaysia with my friend Michelle in February ’05 was somewhat more challenging than traveling in neighboring Thailand, Cambodia or Vietnam due to the limited number of local tour companies available, especially in Borneo. Arriving in Kuala Lumpur, our first stop as independent travelers was to book our free tour of ...

Imagining a Nobel experience in Stockholm

Features, October 2006 issue
by Jennifer Petoff, Blue Bell, PA As a scientist, I have always been enamored with the Nobel Prize. There is a certain magic associated with these elite awards and the pomp and circumstance that goes along with them. Sweden’s own Alfred Nobel, a fellow chemist and a pioneer in the field of explosives, left funding for prizes in ...

Focus on Archaeology » Rebirth of a palace in Vilnius, Lithuania

Columns, May 2006 issue
Focus on Archaeology » Rebirth of a palace in Vilnius, Lithuania
by Julie Skurdenis I travel to Lithuania often, most recently in June 2005. Every time I visit Vilnius, its capital, the first place I head for is the square next to the Cathedral just at the edge of the Old Town. It’s here that I watch an archaeological miracle taking place: the rebirth of a palace ...

Bucharest to Budapest — An Eastern European river cruise

Boarding Pass, May 2006 issue
Bucharest to Budapest — An Eastern European river cruise
by June L. Griffin, Lewiston, ME The prospect of a trip to Eastern Europe was made very attractive by the thought of stepping ashore in five countries — Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia & Montenegro, Croatia and Hungary — from the comfort of a luxurious river vessel. Just a decade ago Russia dominated these countries, which are now ...

Doing the Baltic cruise ports on your own

Travelers' Intercom, March 2004 issue
Doing the Baltic cruise ports on your own
We enjoyed a wonderful 10-day cruise aboard the Regal Princess in May ’02, traveling round trip from Copenhagen. In addition to Denmark, we visited Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland and Norway. I would like to give some tips on doing the shore excursions on your own as we did. The two major difficulties we encountered on ...

Notes on Sweden

Travelers' Intercom, March 2004 issue
We wanted to share notes from a vacation we had in Sweden, July 16-28, ’03. This trip certainly is one we will repeat. We gathered information from the Swedish Travel & Tourism Council (www.visit-sweden.com) and from articles written by ITN subscribers, some of whom we contacted. We were a little reluctant to try the express train ...