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Wished private meeting space

Travelers' Intercom, March 2008 issue
On two sailings of Oceania Cruises’ Nautica — to Thailand, Viet Nam and China, Jan. 19-March 5, 2007, and to Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan, March 16-31 — I have run into the same problem. The meetings for 12-step recovery groups were held on the starboard side of the Horizon Lounge, a very large meeting, coffee, ...

JTB Sunrise Tours in Japan

Travelers' Intercom, May 2007 issue
My wife, Paula, and I visited Japan for the first time in October ’06. Wanting to travel independently (as usual) but being a bit intimidated by the language barrier, we compromised by using a series of four all-day guided tours to cover much of our sightseeing. After extensive research, we booked all of our tours with ...

Taiwan, a melting pot of cultures, styles, and tastes

Features, December 2006 issue
Taiwan, a melting pot of cultures, styles, and tastes
— by Beth Habian, Features Editor I was sitting in the office of the Taiwan Visitors Association watching a video designed to entice travelers to visit this self-proclaimed “stopover destination.” Colorful, exciting images flashed on the screen — beautiful footage of the vibrant cultural festivals, the unique costumes of local tribes and the stunning natural beauty ...

Exploring the Islands of Indonesia

Features, November 2006 issue
by Seth Sherman, Thomasville, GA Five weeks off from work and four weeks to plan a trip — but where to go? As there was a conference in Taiwan that I wanted to attend, both Asia and the Pacific Rim seemed logical. How about Indonesia? Planning a visit Reviewing my Lonely Planet guidebook, I decided that I wanted ...

Flying around the world

Travelers' Intercom, December 2005 issue
Nancy Stott of Walnutport, Pennsylvania, wrote, “I would like to see readers write on the topic of ‘around-the-world itineraries’ such as those featured by airline alliances and some consolidators. It would be great to have a few first-person accounts of experiences plus suggestions.” We printed Nancy’s request in our June ’05 issue and received a number ...

China’s Hakka houses

Features, November 2005 issue
by Dorothy Aksamit, Sausalito, CA My favorite trips always begin with a library book and end in a village. This journey began with “China’s Traditional Rural Architecture” by Ronald Knapp. I was looking for information on the thatch-roofed houses on stilts that I had seen in southern Yunnan Province. Alas, there were no thatched houses in “China’s ...

All Aboard » Taipei metro

All Aboard, June 2005 issue
by Jay Brunhouse Approaching my destination, I heard the recorded woman’s voice announce over the train’s loudspeaker, “Here we are in Danshui [MRT] station. Thank you for your patronage.” Is that polite or what? When you ride the escalator into any of Taipei’s MRT stations for the first time, you will be impressed by the cleanliness of ...

All Aboard » Taiwan’s Neiwan Railroad

All Aboard, January 2005 issue
All Aboard » Taiwan’s Neiwan Railroad
by Jay Brunhouse Costumed greeters wearing comic heads dance before the crowds passing out of Neiwan’s modern train station in the high hills of Taiwan. Children squeal happily at the sight. The street is lined with endless stalls offering delicious treats, which together form a special kind of market. One sight nearby is the Taoist Jai ...

A winding ride on Taiwan’s remarkable forest railway

Features, January 2004 issue
A winding ride on Taiwan's remarkable forest railway
by Dennis Cavagnaro, Oakland, CA Taiwan’s Alishan Forest Railway climbs from 30 meters at Chiayi to 2,274 meters at Alishan in just 3½ hours and gives all the adventure and spectacle any railfan could ever want. Better yet, it takes the nature lover from sea level through tropical, subtropical and temperate forests, each with its distinct ...