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My husband, Larry, and I booked a Costa Europa cruise in the Indian Ocean that was scheduled to go to Mauritius, Madagascar, Comoros, Reunion, Seychelles and Kenya (for Mombasa), Jan. 17-31, 2009. We embarked and disembarked in Mauritius, and the price was $8,878 for the two of us in the Grand Suite.
ITN printed a reader’s letter titled “Sky-high Charge for Scratch” back in the May ’08 issue, page 30. It prompted another reader to send in the following account of a similar experience with the same auto rental office the year before, one with a twist. — Editor
Through Auto Europe, my husband and I rented a car from National Car Rental at the Frankfurt Airport in Germany for 36 days in April-May ’07.
by Yvonne Michie Horn, Santa Rosa, CA
As is usual toward the end of a long flight, my eyes were on how much longer and how much farther the screen that folded out from my armrest indicated we had to go.
Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. There are no restrictions on length. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the US, Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean.) The ITN staff will choose each month’s winner, who will receive a free one-year subscription to ITN. Entries not chosen cannot be acknowledged.
This month’s winner is TOM ROBERTS of Del Mar, California:
My wife, Nancy, and I were the oldest patrons in the restaurant. Younger senior citizens addressed me as “sir.” That’s when I suddenly realized, in my 75th year, that I have become an aging traveler.
My husband, Joseph, and I traveled to Berlin, Prague, Kraków and Warsaw, March 30-April 21, 2009.
I would like to share the following information gathered during a trip to Portugal with my husband, Kip, Nov. 5-14, 2008.
Beaune, a 4-hour drive north from Avignon, is one of our favorite places in France. My wife, JoAnn, and I have been there three times and will go again if we have the opportunity. Beaune doesn’t change much. It’s a charming city and the focal point of Burgundy’s wine industry.
by Joyce Bruck, Ocean Ridge, FL
Ecuador is a fascinating country of varied topography and climates. In the space of two hours, one can go from high volcanic mountains to lush jungle vegetation with winding rivers. And then, of course, there is the famous bird habitat of the Galápagos Islands.
