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August 2014

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Boarding Pass

Beware of professional pickpockets in Europe
Beware of professional pickpockets in Europe
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Travelers' Intercom

Replacing a debit card overseas
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Dublin airport to Northern Ireland
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A look at literary Dublin
A look at literary Dublin
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Just wanted to get home
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Copa flight oversold
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Road Scholar tour of Cuba
Road Scholar tour of Cuba
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Volunteering in Cuba
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Praise for LCA Toptour in Alsace
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Shangri-La in Tainan
Shangri-La in Tainan
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Dining in Hong Kong
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Kudos to Novotel in Yogyakarta
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Prosthesis info card
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Scanning devices relied upon
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Artificial implants and airport security
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Collapsible hiking poles
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Pickpockets in Paris
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Mind Lisbon’s slippery sidewalks
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Luang Prabang lament
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Water bottle Aquaclip®
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Ladies’ cabs in Dubai
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Traveling & Giving: Reader’s Digest popular
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Trans-Siberian railway trip
Trans-Siberian railway trip
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Calling All Readers!

Map-printing challenge
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Columns

Beware of professional pickpockets in Europe
Beware of professional pickpockets in Europe
Boarding Pass
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Discovering Mexico’s Copper Canyon
Discovering Mexico’s Copper Canyon
Adventure Travel for the Mildly Adventuresome
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Eating in Spain — sustenance for the soul
Eating in Spain — sustenance for the soul
Rick Steves' Europe
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Nicaragua: Central American adventure
Nicaragua: Central American adventure
Far Horizons
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Funniest Thing

Pontiff plaudits
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Where in the World? Correct Answers