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I’d like to commend Discovery World Cruises (1800 SE 10th Ave., Ste. 205, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316; phone 866/623-2689 or visit www.discoveryworldcruises.com) for their excellent attention to passenger safety and comfort during our January ’04 Antarctica cruise aboard the MV Discovery, especially on the Zodiac excursions.
We took an eastern Mediterranean cruise aboard the Azur, Oct. 29-Nov. 8, ’03. It was booked through White Travel Service (127 Park Rd., West Hartford, CT 06119; phone 860/233-2648). The price of $3,006, for my wife and myself, included airfare from New York’s JFK to Venice, Italy, with port charges and taxes added.
My husband and I enjoyed a tour of Costa Rica and Panama, Nov. 6-15, ’03, with Cruise West (2401 Fourth Ave., Ste. 700, Seattle, WA 98121; phone 800/426-7702 or visit www.cruisewest.com).
Pardon my bias, but I think my native Australia is a great place for North Americans to visit. Similar culture and language (more or less) and a general affection for Americans (called “Yanks”) will make you feel welcome. Yet Australia is still different enough to emphasize that you are in another country.
While in Tikal, Guatemala, in December ’03, several traveling companions and I enjoyed a “swing through the trees” courtesy of Total Adventure Tikal Canopy Tour (phone [011] 502-300-8316, [011] 502-499-3782 or [011] 502-615-4988). Their office is located just outside the gate to Tikal National Park.
On Feb. 3, ’04, a friend and I were victims of a scam in Bucharest, Romania, inside the main entrance to the Gare de Nord and outside of Wasteels Ticket Agency.
by Rod King, New Haven, IN
From Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS, Feb. 4, ’04. . .
• Hotel Istmania — at Calle Buenos Aires and Lempira Avenue, about five blocks from the center of Tegucigalpa.
Dear Globetrotter:
Welcome to the 339th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.