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Report Cards

Report Cards, March 2008 issue
On FRANCE, December ’07-January ’08. . . After 20-plus trips to Paris, we continue to find excellent, unusual, inexpensive restaurants (in terms of euros, not in terms of the present dollar exchange rate). On our last trip, the following were noteworthy. • Casa San Pablo (5 rue de Sevigne) — in the fourth arrondissement, about midway between ...

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. ...

Far Horizons » The wats of Angkor and beyond

Columns, October 2007 issue
Far Horizons » The wats of Angkor and beyond
by Randy Keck, part 4 of 4 on Vietnam & Cambodia After my 1½ weeks in Vietnam, an evening arrival in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from Saigon provided me with the opportunity for an overnight respite before touring the remarkable remnants of the ancient Khmer civilization in and around the vicinity of Angkor Wat. I had arrived ...

How much to tip on tours?

Travelers' Intercom, July 2007 issue
How much to tip on tours?
Richard E. Smith of Long Beach, California, opened up the topic of tipping on tours (April ’04, 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 ...

Keep valuables close by

Travelers' Intercom, July 2007 issue
In response to Mr. Halbert’s unfortunate loss of money from his hotel safe in Siem Reap, Cambodia, I’d suggest in the future he wear, tucked inside his clothing, a money belt and/or neck pouch and carry his valuables with him. My husband and I have never lost a thing by each wearing one of these. To ...

Indonesia & Cambodia with Asia Connect

Travelers' Intercom, March 2007 issue
Indonesia & Cambodia with Asia Connect
My wife and I took a 3-week vacation in Indonesia and Cambodia, Jan. 11-Feb. 2, ’06. At a total price of $8,085 out of Birmingham, Alabama, all arrangements were made through Asia Connect Tours (10 Morning Watch Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470; 800/803-3656, www.asiaconnecttours.com). The airlines used (Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Silk Air and Garuda Airlines) provided ...

Cambodia and Vietnam with Journeys Within Tour Company

Tours in Review, January 2007 issue
To characterize our trip to Cambodia and Vietnam from Journeys Within Tour Company and Bed & Breakfast (Box 93155, GPO Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia; call toll-free 877/454-3672, fax 855 63 964748 or visit www.journeys-within.com) as a “tour” would be a major understatement. Our experience would be better described as a personal invitation from a ...

Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia tour

Tours in Review, December 2006 issue
Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia tour
Twelve of us from across the U.S. met tour organizers Judy Slattum and Made Surya of Danu Enterprises (Box 156, Capitola, CA 95010; 888/476-0543, www.danutours.com) at the Zephyr Hotel in downtown Hanoi. Our group started together, then split into two smaller groups, one focusing on arts and culture (that was my group) and the other ...

Southeast Asia arrangements

Travelers' Intercom, May 2006 issue
My husband and I took a 23-day trip to Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia in October-November ’05 based on recommendations made by ITN readers. • We started in Bangkok with the guide Tananchai Sillikasorm (e-mail tans72@hotmail.com), who was recommended by Dan Isenschmid, who answered my “Person to Person” question. Tananchai was extremely professional, and via e-mail we planned ...

Guide in Cambodia

Travelers' Intercom, January 2006 issue
My sisters and I traveled to Siem Reap, Cambodia, independently in February ’05 and used Bun Pao Smith (e-mail bunpaosmith@yahoo.com) as a guide and driver. He charged $25 a day for van transportation around Siem Reap and Angkor Wat. (We paid a little more to go to Beng Melea, which is a couple of hours away.) ...
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