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I read Bruce Berger’s account of his misfortune with the mandatory road-tax stickers that tripped him up in Switzerland and, in a costly manner, in Slovenia (Sept. ’15, pg. 13).

Allow me to point out that a number of countries in Europe, among them Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland (and, soon, Germany), each have independently instituted prepaid road-tax stickers, commonly called vignettes, which are mandatory for travel on fast highways (“Schnellstrassen” in German) and expressways (Autobahnen) in most of these countries and on...

Selwyn Davidowitz, who owns I Love Cape Town (4 Ostende, 296 Beach Rd., Sea Point, 8005, South Africa; phone +27 [0] 21 439 1778, www.ilovecapetown.com… or, in the U.S., phone 310/601-8531), guides small-group tours only on the Garden Route of South Africa and in the Cape Town region. His love for his country is infectious.

We toured the Garden Route with Selwyn for one week in November ’07. At the very beginning he reminded us that his tour was all-inclusive (even laundry and room service). We were to keep our wallets in our pockets, and he did not accept tips. We stayed at 4-star...

The problem the subscriber described with TSA Pre√TM (Pre-check) in the letter “Issues with Global Entry” (Dec.’14, pg. 51) is not unique. My wife and I have been enrolled in Global Entry for several years, and for the last year or so we experienced the very same issue.

The problem first occurred during August 2013 on a trip to Europe, flying Delta Air Lines, San Diego-Atlanta-London. In San Diego there was no problem, as we were both in the first-class line, but in Atlanta we got separated, as my wife’s boarding pass did not have “Pre√” printed on it. She barely made the flight,...