January 2019

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Boarding Pass

US restricts Americans from staying at certain Cuba hotels. Ryanair flight held in France.

By David Tykol

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Features

Impressed with a custom tour of the Caucasus

By Steven Emmet

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Luxury on the sea: a month-long cruise from Dubai to Cape Town

By Judith Anshin

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Wonderful winter celebrations in Mexico

By Birute Skurdenis

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Travelers' Intercom

Pearl Assist airport services

By Stephen Addison

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Rental cars and the collision-damage waiver

By Ron Carlson

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Multiday passes for the Alps

By Janet Weigel

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Adriatic Balkans tour with OAT

By Tom Kilroy

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Convenience, frustration at the Relax

By Albert Podell

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Selecting a private guide (for birding in Ecuador)

By Edna R.S. Alvarez

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Praise for All Around Italy

By Patrick L. Wikstrom

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Van Gogh at the Kröller-Müller

By Lorenz Rychner

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Dining in Cape Town’s suburbs

By Alan Ramsay

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Travel tips on luggage

By Robert A. Siebert

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Calling All Readers!

Ethnobotanical Explorations

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Senior drivers of rental cars

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Rating foreign tour companies that customize tours

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Solos and Assigned-seating Dining on Ships

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