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January 2021 issue | Appears on page 25

The Geografile

Thirty-eight countries are islands that border no other country.

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January 2021 issue | Appears on page 34

On-the-Road Travel Tips (part 10)

In this time of continuing challenge but renewed hopes, we are happy to unveil another selection of readers’ On-the-Road Travel Tips (each followed by my own comments).

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January 2021 issue | Appears on page 2

Preflight COVID-19 testing. Notes on trip-cancellation insurance. “Travelers' Intercom USA.”

Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 538th issue of your monthly worldwide travel magazine.

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December 2020 issue | Appears on page 25

What’s Cooking in… Budapest

I think we all have a grandmother who had some incredible recipes. My Hungarian grandmother made the best pie crusts. The secret? Lard, preferably home-cured.

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December 2020 issue | Appears on page 27

On-the-Road Travel Tips (part 9)

Due to the excellent response, we continue to share readers’ On-the-Road Travel Tips during this continuing period of international travel downtime. (Each is followed by my own comments.) It’s exciting to see just how creative travelers can be!

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December 2020 issue | Appears on page 26

Europe’s quirky taste treats

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November 2020 issue | Appears on page 23

The Māoris of Aotearoa (Second of two parts)

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November 2020 issue

Rick Steves’ Europe: Seaside traditions in Portugal’s Nazaré

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite memories from Portugal — a reminder of the fun that awaits us at the other end of this crisis.

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November 2020 issue | Appears on page 2

The results of our poll “Should ITN also cover the US?”

Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 536th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine.

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