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Transporting spare batteries on a flight. Also, EU mobile-phone-service providers' roaming rates capped.
Dear Globetrotter:
Preparing for your European adventure
Going to Europe is exciting, but it can be stressful, too. By arranging a few things while you’re still at home, you’ll greatly increase your chances of having a smooth, enjoyable European vacation.
The frequency of ferry disasters worldwide. Convert store gift cards to air miles.
Dear Globetrotter:
Stricter lifeboat drills. How many cruise ships are sailing? The 25 most-visited ports.
Dear Globetrotter:
11 easy steps for researching your journey abroad
(Part 4 of 4, Go to part 1, part 2 or part 3)
Europe’s café theater
I’m not the cocktails-at-happy-hour type of traveler, but last summer I savored a peaceful moment in Siena’s great square, Il Campo, sipping a glass of “vin santo” as the early-evening light bathed the red-brick stone.
11 easy steps for researching your journey abroad
(Part 3 of 4. Go to part one or part two.)
Eastern Europe Danube cruise
(First of three parts) And a time of peace and plenty prevailed over the realm. . . .
11 easy steps for researching your journey abroad
In the box on the right are steps that will help you arrange a trip overseas. Last month I elaborated on the first four. I continue.
What's cooking in...Albania
My 93-year-old mother, who loves to cook, often says, “Nothing I make tastes like what my mother used to make.” She complains, “Today tomatoes are unblemished and red, but they have no flavor. Nothing tastes like it used to when it was home grown the old-fashioned way without fancy fertilizers and chemicals.”
Big events in Britain and Ireland in 2012
From the summer Olympics to the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking, several major events will make the British Isles a popular destination in 2012.
Travel insurance competition
The competitive world of travel insurance just got more competitive. Two more travel insurance providers switched their medical benefits to primary-payer coverage.