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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. ...

Peregrine Antarctica trip

Travelers' Intercom, January 2008 issue
Peregrine Antarctica trip
Antarctica. What an adventure! Yes, it’s far away and it’s expensive to get there, but, as the last of the seven continents, for us, Antarctica was calling. So when my husband, Jerry, and I received literature from Galapagos Travel (783 Rio Del Mar Blvd., Ste. 49, Aptos, CA 95003; 800/969-9014 or 831/689-9192, www.galapagostravel.com) about a ...

Sizzling Singapore & vibrant Viet Nam

Travelers' Intercom, January 2008 issue
Sizzling Singapore & vibrant Viet Nam
A bustling port and the economic leader of Southeast Asia, Singapore is a city, state, capital and country all in one. My 4-day visit to Singapore, part of a 2-country group tour, began with an orientation tour at the top of Mt. Farber; the views were spectacular. The city was glistening-clean, with purple bougainvillea bushes lining ...

Far Horizons » Hue and Hoi An

Columns, August 2007 issue
(2 of 4 on Vietnam & Cambodia) The second stop in my March 2007 journey in Vietnam and Cambodia, the land portion of which was hosted by SITA World Tours, focused on Hue and Hoi An in central Vietnam, a region that many Vietnamese feel is the historic cultural heartland of the now-thriving country. Many of Vietnam’s ...

The South of India — a good choice for the first-time visitor?

Features, June 2007 issue
The South of India — a good choice for the first-time visitor?
by Margo Wilson, Scottsdale, AZ India is HOT! No, not that kind of hot, although you wouldn’t want to travel there in the summer. No, India is a hot, get-there-now travel destination. It is also economically hot, with one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia. North versus south The strides in economic development were apparent to us ...

Language semi-immersion

Travelers' Intercom, April 2007 issue
Here’s one way to practice a foreign language. If you live near a large ethnic population, find out where they shop and pay those stores a visit. Check the Yellow Pages under “Super Stores & Supermarkets,” “Gourmet Food Shops and Specialties” and “Mexican & Latin American Food Products.” When I was in Buenos Aires, I practiced my ...

Travel & Health » Malaria update

Columns, February 2007 issue
Malaria just doesn’t get respect. Until, that is, someone catches it. It is a wicked disease which infects between 300- and 550-million people (yes, that is one-third to one-half billion people — about 10 times the number of those suffering from AIDS) and kills between one to three million annually. It is spread by mosquitoes and ...

All Aboard » Visit Malaysia Year 2007

All Aboard, February 2007 issue
All Aboard » Visit Malaysia Year 2007
by Jay Brunhouse When I arrived in Kuala Lumpur for 2006’s Citrawarna Malaysia (Colors of Malaysia) bash, I was happy to see that the grand old “Arabian Nights” train station was still standing. Moreover, it had a recent coat of white paint. It was undeniably dusty but glistening with architectural charm. Everyone, except for the tourist ...

Facets of tour not as expected

Travelers' Intercom, February 2007 issue
Following is a letter sent by a reader to Pacific Delight Tours (formerly Pacific Delight World Tours), a copy of which was mailed to ITN. It concerns a 15-day tour of Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, April 4-19, 2006. The cost without airfare was $1,843 per person. Five years ago a friend and I took a ...

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 ...