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When my wife and I were at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra, Jordan, in September ’10, we were told that we should try the ice cream at the hotel Mövenpick Resort Petra, (Box 214, 71810, Petra, Jordan; phone +962 3 215 71 11), located just outside the site.
I read with interest the subscriber’s article “Cruising Ukraine’s Dnieper River” (May ’11, pg. 48), regarding her experience with Viking River Cruises. My now-deceased wife, Lois, and I cruised the Dnieper in May ’09 aboard Unique World Cruises’ M/V Dnieper Star.
I feel it is necessary to add my thoughts to the subscriber’s letter “Hints for Haggling” (May ’11, pg. 15).
I read the subscriber’s letter about pickpockets at Plaza San Martin in Buenos Aires, Argentina (April ’11, pg. 56). I witnessed this during my stay, Nov. 24-27, 2010.
Staff at our hotel, the Marriott Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires, suggested that we avoid the nearby Plaza San Martin subway station and, instead, walk 15 to 20 minutes to the next station so we could have a direct train and not have to change lines. I didn’t realize they also were cautioning us for safety reasons.
by Judith Anshin, Contributing Editor
I have been to the Caribbean only once. It wasn’t a destination I usually thought of when planning a short trip, but that has changed now.
In the course of your travels, what work of art took you by surprise in that it affected you deeply in some way? Which one lingered in your memory for some reason or made you long to see it again? That’s what we asked recently, and many of you responded, as shown below.
by Paula Prindle, Orient, OH
It was raining at Auschwitz — not a hard rain, just a dreary drizzle — fitting, I thought, for a concentration camp.
I was born in 1924 and have traveled all over the world. A couple of years ago, I sat down and wrote about some of my feelings and thoughts about the places I’ve been to and the people I’ve encountered. Here is some of what I wrote:
“In fall 2001, when I was 77, I found Rome a city of excellent food and smokers galore. Wine, wine, wine! Cathedrals were everywhere, each trying to outdo the others.
I have a recommendation for a great company for off-the-beaten-track travel in Africa. In June ’10 I took a private, independent tour of Cameroon from CEMAC Tours (Box 4877 Douala, Cameroon; phone +237 75 61 94 86 or 97 92 70 23).
At this time of unrest in several North African countries, I found no reason for concern at any time during my two weeks in Morocco, March 12-25, 2011. The weather was very comfortable and the fields were green with crops. The High Atlas Mountains were beautiful with snow and vistas of the country.
The souks in Fez, Meknes and Marrakesh and the camel ride at sunset in the sand dunes were highlights.