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Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 357th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.
Dealing with jet lag and motion sickness
One of the most mysterious and arcane topics among airplane travelers is jet lag and its incapacitating effects on the traveler.
Ancient Egypt in one week
I first visited Egypt 22 years ago. On my fourth trip to the country, in November 2004, I traveled with my 25-year-old daughter, Katie. I wanted to see her eyes light up at the sights that make Egypt one of this world’s greatest tourist destinations.
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Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 356th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.
The case of the lost room
Most seasoned travelers at one time or another have arrived at a hotel with a reservation in hand only to be informed that the type of room they thought they had reserved was not available.
What to use overseas: cash, travelers’ checks or credit cards?
by Mary Beltran, Assistant Editor, ITN Paying for purchases overseas has gotten complicated.
Settling your debts abroad
by Philip Wagenaar (First of two parts) Olpe, Germany, May 9, 2005. . . With disbelief, I stared at the notice on the wall next to the ATM in the Volksbank’s small foyer.
John Poh of Crystal Symphony
As the head chef at the famous Asian restaurant, Jade Garden, aboard the 5-star cruise ship Crystal Symphony, John Poh has reached the pinnacle of cruise cuisine. He owes his success to talent, hard work, a passion for food, and experience in over 100 kitchens around the world. I spoke to Mr.
The Kurdish village of Egil, Turkey
Moreen and I consider ourselves fortunate to have visited the Middle East often. Friends say perhaps we have tempted fate, though we disagree. We don’t speak Arabic, Turkish or other languages in this Muslim and Arab world, but we do respect carefully its many cultures.
Mosques of Kairouan, Tunisia
Fifteen hundred years ago, Kairouan was only a desert crossroads, a caravan stop in the sands of what is now Tunisia in North Africa. But this quickly changed. In fewer than 100 years following the death of Muhammad in A.D. 632, caravans from Saudi Arabia had spread his word of Islam from India to the Atlantic Ocean.
Car rentals and leases
(Third of three parts) In this issue I will continue last month’s discussion of overseas car rentals and leases. Picking up the car
Morocco — Africa’s California?
by Wayne Wirtanen (First of three parts) Partway through my visit to Morocco in September ’04, I realized that there were similarities there to what one might find on a trip in California.
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Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 355th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.
Solo Traveler Q&A
QUESTION: I am a bit of a loner and have no family nearby. While I am not able to travel a lot, I do enjoy my trips, which are usually solo. The December ’04 tsunami disaster made me think, however. If something happened to me, I wonder how long it would take for my family to find out?
New on the Bookshelf
by Chris Springer, Contributing Editor “Himalaya” by Michael Palin (2004, Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 0312341628 — 288 pp., $29.95 hardcover).
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Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 354th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.
Exploring Colonia, Uruguay
A trip to Uruguay in April ’04 was my first to that country. I went to see Montevideo, its capital city. I also wanted to visit the small town of Colonia (its full name is Colonia del Sacramento) in the southwestern corner of the country, about a 2-hour drive from Montevideo.