This is the December 2010 issue

Boarding Pass

Travelers' Intercom

Argentine adventures
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Travelex prepaid debit cards
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Auto-pay when away
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Auto-pay handles bill
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Spray surprise
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Travelers Aid + travel tip
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An adventure of the heart… in Bacolod
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On the road in Costa Rica
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Madrid, Prague & Budapest hostels
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Kraków Klezmer-Hois
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Hotel in Rio
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Witnessing illegal behavior on tour
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Apartment rental tips
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Remarkable Rome
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India travel tips
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Stunning slippers
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Quick visit to Uluru
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Lively Lima
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Day trip to Mont-St-Michel
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Britain by foot
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Beside Ta Prohm
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Calling All Readers!

Best ice cream
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Columns

Crime in Quito “critical.” Also, World’s worst traffic commutes.
Boarding Pass

By David Tykol
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What’s cooking in … Turkey
What's Cooking in...

By Sandra Scott
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Some train ticket machines in Western Europe work only if your credit card has an embedded microchip, but, at this point, essentially no US banks are issuing these “smartcards.” Photo: Steves
The perils of plastic, the cachet of cash
Rick Steves' Europe

By Rick Steves
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A trio of Norwegian Viking ships
Focus on Archaeology

By Julie Skurdenis
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Funniest Thing

Traveler’s anecdote
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Where in the World? Correct Answers