Columns
An increase in postal rates
Due to the recent horrendous Post Office price increase to magazines, we now must charge $2 per issue on a one-year subscription. About the same as you pay for a glass of iced tea in a restaurant.
Boarding Pass
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 388th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.
Traveler’s mantra: pack light, pack light, pack light
You’ll never meet a traveler who, after five trips, brags, “Every year I pack heavier.” The measure of a good traveler is how light he or she travels. You can’t travel heavy, happy and cheap. Pick two.
Adriatic coast: Luxurious sailing in Europe
by Lew Toulmin Hot! Hot! Hot! The Adriatic coast is the hottest destination in Europe these days, with fantastic ports, relatively low prices and even newly opened countries to visit.
Self-treatment of sprains and strains
I pulled on the rope, whereupon the bucket promptly made the expected 180-degree tumble. A cascade of delightfully warm water washed over me. Feeling clean once again in the Kenyan bush, where we were on a hiking safari, I sat down on the rickety chair in the makeshift shower enclosure to dry my feet.
New in England and Ireland for 2008
Jolly olde England and the Emerald Isle of Ireland continue to enchant and entice, even with the pound whomping the dollar nearly two to one. Here’s what to expect if you visit in 2008. Great Britain
Personal memories of yesterday’s Mideast
Longtime readers of this column certainly realize that Moreen and I are extremely fond of the Middle East, especially its people.
Exploring West Africa in 4-star comfort
(Part 2 of 3 on The Gambia and the Cape Verde Islands, jump to
Advice for preparing an in-flight meal
With difficulty, I tried to pull my backpack from the itsy-bitsy storage space under the seat in front of me. It was two hours into the flight and the passenger in front of me had reclined his seat. The rucksack just wouldn’t budge.