Columns
On becoming a G.O.
In the travel industry, G.O. is the abbreviation for the term “group organizer.” Most ITN readers probably know at least one person who has functioned as a G.O. Who are G.O.s?
Certain exceptions of the 3-1-1 carry-on rule
In his May ’07 “Discerning Traveler” column, Philip Wagenaar described how, when going through security checkpoints at airports, anywhere, he places on the moving belt, for inspection, his quart-sized zip-lock see-through baggie with sundries in it, each of the sundry containers capable of holding no
The Plain of Jars in Laos
I stood on a hill overlooking a wintry landscape of dry fields stretching as far as the eye could see. All around me were stone jars. Enormous stone jars. Some stood six feet high. Some were no longer upright but tilted precariously. Others lay flat on the ground.
Snippets of New Zealand
In this issue, I am continuing my travelogue of the South Island, which we visited in January 2007 as part of a 4-week Elderhostel (Boston, MA; 800/454-5768, www.elderhostel.org) program in New Zealand. Te Anau
Boarding Pass
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 381st issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.
Snippets of New Zealand
—The Discerning Traveler is written by Philip Wagenaar. (First of two parts)
Pumalín nature park, using travel agents
Q:Dear Steve, do you know of any U.S. tour operators that have tours to Pumalín in Chile, that conservation land a USA couple bought in order to halt its development? — Mark S. Sommers, Dorchester, MA