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March 2013

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Boarding Pass

Vatican City forced to go cash only. Also, visitors allowed limited cell phone usage in North Korea.
Vatican City forced to go cash only. Also, visitors allowed limited cell phone usage in North Korea.
By David Tykol
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Features

Discovering Turkey on a self-drive tour
Discovering Turkey on a self-drive tour
By Marcia Brandes
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The great train journey —Vladivostok to Moscow
The great train journey —Vladivostok to Moscow
By Jack Ogg
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Exploring the colonial heritage of Panama and Colombia
Exploring the colonial heritage of Panama and Colombia
By Dorothy Chang-Van Horn
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Birds abound on Australia’s east coast
Birds abound on Australia’s east coast
By Wendy Schatz
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Travelers' Intercom

Finding flights to obscure places
By Kit Stewart
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Enticing eats in Phnom Penh
By Florence Drake
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WWI museum near Paris
By Margery Cohen
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Miconceptions of Iran
Miconceptions of Iran
By Marvin Primack
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Namaste in India
By Kevin O’Brien
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’Stans tour
By John M. Yeager
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Ecuador and Galápagos tour
By Janet Landfried
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Iceland with Stein
By Josephine Moore
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Public transport in rural China
Public transport in rural China
By Joyce Bruck
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Bruges delights
Bruges delights
By Nancy Norberg
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Loyalty transferred
By Thomas P. McKenna
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Used non-chip cards in Netherlands
By Lester Neidell
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Oyster Card in London
By Vaughan Parker
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Septime in Paris
By Stan Osur
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Albanian oppression
By Alla Campbell
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Independent Albania
By Kathy Wilhelm
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“Castles Along The Rhine”
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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi
By Beth Habian
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Calling All Readers!

Travel gadgets
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Columns

Vatican City forced to go cash only. Also, visitors allowed limited cell phone usage in North Korea.
Vatican City forced to go cash only. Also, visitors allowed limited cell phone usage in North Korea.
Boarding Pass
By David Tykol
Appears on Page 2
Road trip! Road trip!
Road trip! Road trip!
Rick Steves' Europe
By Rick Steves
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National Kandawgyi Gardens, Myanmar
National Kandawgyi Gardens, Myanmar
The Garden Path
By Yvonne Horn
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Abbeys of County Mayo
Abbeys of County Mayo
Focus on Archaeology
By Julie Skurdenis
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Hosteling — a lifestyle
Far Horizons
By Randy Keck
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Travel Briefs

Funniest Thing

The two-step
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ITN Report Cards

Schiphol Airport car rental. Disney Cruise Line's Disney Fantasy. Colombia tour.
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Where in the World? Correct Answers

Split Apple Rock, South Island, New Zealand Split Apple Rock, South Island, New Zealand

Tours

Travel Crossword

Uncategorized

Tips on visiting Israel independently
By Stephen O. Addison, Jr.
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Battle for northern Mali
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Algeria hostage crisis
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Risks from Niger’s neighbors
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Egypt violent protests
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Attacks, threats in Kenya
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Crime in El Salvador
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Strikers in South Africa
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CAR cease-fire update
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Boeing 787s grounded
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Looking for foreign relatives or ancestors
Looking for foreign relatives or ancestors
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Argentina port problems
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China’s urban air pollution
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Botswana and Zambia hunting bans
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Travel eased for Cubans
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Current warnings for March '13
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