Columns
Flying Europe’s low-cost airlines
These days, “budget European travel” includes point-to-point flights within Europe. When I started traveling, no one spending their own money bought one-way air tickets within Europe. It was prohibitively expensive.
International communication goes beyond words
The language barrier used to be a big problem for American travelers. I remember leading tour groups through France and was constantly impressed at how Americans expected the French to speak English.
Avoiding the dreaded single supplement
Back in the good old days of the 1950s, most ocean liners had a few single cabins available for their single customers. The builders of those ships realized that, yes, there actually were single people in the population!
How people who go online to rent vacation properties can avoid being scammed by computer hackers
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Outside of Europe and US — Suggested tipping amounts worldwide
(Second of two parts) The custom of tipping for various services varies from one country to the next. In this column last month, I listed the gratuities that are expected in the European countries. This month I provide guidelines on leaving gratuities in other parts of the world.
Chip-and-PIN or chip-and-signature, plus FAA electronics rules change
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 454th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine, the original international travelers’ forum.
Eating on the cheap in expensive cities
Oslo recently overtook Tokyo as the most expensive city in the world. That doesn’t surprise me in the least. The last time I was in Oslo, a plain cup of coffee cost $4. Beer, while very good, was $8 a glass.
What a subscriber learned flying standby
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 453rd issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine, the one YOU help write.