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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. ...

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 ...

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 — ...

Searching for family ties in Scotland

Features, February 2008 issue
Searching for family ties in Scotland
by Richard Reid, Clarkston, WA Since the mid-18th century, Scottish immigrants have contributed to the growth of the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and elsewhere. For those wishing to discover their Scottish heritage, there is no better way than to go to the country from which those immigrants originated. What usually is discovered, however, is that ...

Edinburgh exciting in August

Travelers' Intercom, February 2008 issue
My wife, Diane, and I flew to Scotland on Aug. 12, 2007, for what was our fifth visit to the Edinburgh International Festival (The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2NE, UK; phone +44 [0] 131 473 2099, www.eif.co.uk) and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (180 High St., Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1QS, UK; phone +44 [0] 131 ...

Chip and pin in UK

Travelers' Intercom, December 2007 issue
We had no problems using American credit cards in Edinburgh, Scotland, at any establishments or businesses in August ’07. These included restaurants, museums, theater box offices, retail establishments and grocery stores. A real plus at the restaurants — almost without exception, when I went to charge a meal the server came to our table with a ...

Dunhallin House in Scotland

Accommodations Worldwide, September 2007 issue
Dunhallin House in Scotland
If you plan to spend time in Inverness, we re commend Dunhallin House (164 Culduthel Rd., Inverness, SCOTLAND, IV4BH, U.K.; phone 44 1463 220824 or visit dunhallin.co.uk) — located on a quiet street about 1½ miles from the central district. Over the past 27 years we’ve stayed at many dozens of B&Bs in the British Isles ...

Biking through Hungary

Features, August 2007 issue
Biking through Hungary
by Jim Hendrickson, Bellingham, WA In late July and early August ’06, I took a one-week bicycle tour of the puszta (great plain) in eastern Hungary. Called “Spa Route Through the Puszta,” it included seven nights in mostly 3-star hotels; delicious buffet breakfasts and Hungarian dinners daily; the rental of a 21-speed bicycle; two English-speaking tour ...

Taking the grandkids

Travelers' Intercom, August 2007 issue
In May ’07 my husband and I took our granddaughter Laura to Rome, Orvieto and Florence. Incidentally, some guidebooks recommend getting tickets to the Colosseum at some other location to gain entry faster. This no longer helps, as the entry process involves a long security line and ticket holders are given no advantage. Once we got ...

Scotland with Midway Motor Travel

Tours in Review, June 2007 issue
Scotland with Midway Motor Travel
If the thought of rain and fog has kept you from visiting Scotland in October, you may be missing a unique opportunity. During our 14-day Scottish odyssey, Oct. 9-23, 2006, only two days were dampened by wet weather. Anton Prole of Midway Motor Travel (Southerwicks, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9NH, England; phone +44 [0] 1249 71657 or, ...