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In the article about Kenya and Tanzania in the April ’04 edition, the author mentioned that she thought the tree-climbing lions of Tanzania were “somewhat of a fantasy.” I have a picture from a September ’02 visit to the Ngorongoro Crater to prove her otherwise.
If you enjoy discovering new places, here is a very special treat.
My husband, Compton, and I wanted to get away to gain new perspectives and hoped to find some peace in Iceland. We found that and much, much more. The one week we spent there in September ’03 was most memorable and exciting. We only regret that we did not have more time.
Princess Cruises ships in the Caribbean now are showing up to three feature-length films a day on deck at poolside, using a 300-square-foot LED screen and a 69,000-watt sound system. Chaise lounges can be reserved. The first movie to be shown was “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
by Richard M. Dorsey, Hacienda Heights, CA
Pannir of Sayang Holidays (220 Montgomery St., Ste. 469, San Francisco, CA 94104; phone 888/472-9264) did a fantastic job making all the arrangements for our Viet-Nam/Laos trip, Dec. 3, ’03-Jan. 2, ’04. The price from Savannah, Georgia, was $3,600 each — a good price, considering the considerably higher cost of traveling during the Christmas season. We had a lavish buffet breakfast daily.
We highly recommend the France-and-Italy opera trip offered by the International Council for Cultural Exchange, or ICCE (426 South Country Rd., Ste. 1, Brookhaven, NY 11719; phone 800/690-4223, e-mail info@icce-travel.org).
On our trip, April 19-May 1, ’03, there were only four of us plus our excellent trip leader, David Shengold, who was very knowledgeable about music and art and spoke both Italian and French. The 2004 price of this tour, including air from New York, is $4,598.
My wife and I took a group of 15 friends on a tour of Eastern Europe, Oct. 21-Nov. 8, ’03. We planned “extended stays” so that we could spend some quality time in the cities we wanted to visit; we also do not like to repack every day. We stayed in Warsaw, POLAND, for three nights; Kraków for four nights, and Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, and Budapest, HUNGARY, for five nights each.
Great itinerary, outstanding guides, superior accommodations and a reasonable price: what more could one ask for?
We read readers’ comments in ITN about ChinaPlus, Inc. (320 Decker Dr., Ste. 100, Las Colinas/Irving, TX 75062; phone 888/868-8811, e-mail info@chinaplustour.com), and found that on our tour, the 20-day “Best of China & Yangtze Cruise plus Hong Kong,” Oct. 6-25, ’03, everything was as advertised or better. The price was $3,798 less a $100 early booking discount.