Columns
Finding back doors in today’s Europe
A fundamental part of enjoying travel in Europe is finding places that I call “back doors.”
Trump's latest travel ban. Kurdistan and Catalonia independence votes.
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The Geografile
The Bahamas contain more blue holes (submarine sinkholes) than any other country and also boast the world’s second-deepest, Dean’s Blue Hole. — Bryan Henry, Contributing Editor, Hollywood, FL
ITN's 500th issue! Fire in Knysna, South Africa. UK B&Bs awards. Top 10 Destinations lists.
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What's Cooking in... Vietnam
In March 2017, my husband, John, and I enjoyed the 10-night “Halong Bay & Red River” cruise offered by Pandaw Cruises (based in Southeast Asia; phone, toll-free in
How to stay one step ahead of the Zika virus
When the ms Prinsendam entered the harbor of Sint Maarten in January 2015, I knew that the Zika virus was rampant on the island and that, unless I took precautions, there was a good chance that I would be bitten by one of the many Zika virus-carrying mosquitoes that were flying around the island da
Using repellents to avoid mosquito-borne diseases
Understandably, the Zika virus is getting plenty of attention right now for travelers considering visiting Brazil or the Caribbean; however, mosquito-borne diseases
Update on laptops in carryons. North Korea travelban. Trip-cancellation/interruption claims caveat.
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Back to Torcello
On almost every one of my many trips to Venice, Italy, over the years, I have been drawn to the small island of Torcello.
Plugging in overseas
Traveling with a hair dryer or curling iron? It may or may not require a converter to safely power up overseas. How about your cell phone and tablet? These have built-in voltage converters, so only an adapter is needed to plug into a foreign wall socket.
Venice — world’s first Ghetto
2016 marked the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Ghetto in Venice, the first ghetto in the world.
Updates on the travel ban, laptops in carryons, Cuba travel, Western Wall and Falklands penguins.
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How to survive a European road trip
Horror stories about driving in Europe abound. They’re fun to tell, but driving is really only a problem for those who make it one.
Tips for traveling with teens
Imagine being a teenager forced to spend your summer vacation with robo-tourist Rick Steves (aka “Dad”). My kids, Jackie and Andy, now in their 20s, did that a while ago.
What’s Cooking in… Portugal
Twenty years ago, my husband, John, and I explored the west coast of Portugal by car.
Île d’Orléans — French settlement in the New World
Seventy-three years before Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Québec in eastern Canada, another Frenchman, Jacques Cartier, sailed up the St. Lawrence River in 1535.
Possible laptops-in-carryons ban. Online sources of current travel warnings. “The Mindful Traveler.”
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