July 2004

We arrived in Venice, Italy, on April 8, ’04, flying from Chicago via Madrid on Iberia Airlines — excellent service, comfort and food. Luggage was handled promptly and efficiently.

We participated in a week-long “working vacation” in northern England, March 27-April 3, ’04, with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, or BTCV (Conservation Centre, 163 Balby Rd., Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 0RH; phone 01302 572-244, fax 01302 310 167, e-mail information@btcv.org.uk).

The cost for the week was £95 (about $170) per person. This included all expenses except a dinner on our day off.

We don’t usually have favorable comments about car rental agencies, but in October ’03 we received extraordinary service from Dionysos S.A. Rent-A-Car (25 Syngrou Ave., Athens 11743, Greece; phone 210-9243310, fax 210-2943750, e-mail dionisos@otenet.gr), a franchisee of Thrifty Car Rental.

The operations manager, Andreas Tanteles, and each one of the agency’s employees with whom we dealt in person or over the phone, were wonderfully friendly and helpful.

by Robert Powell Sangster; Memphis, TN

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 341st issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.