Features
Finding the right way ’round — a lesson in navigating British roundabouts
by Anton Prole, Wiltshire, England
Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands — the ultimate photo-op trip
“There’s one!” Our local guide ecstatically pointed out a sight guaranteed to generate a sense of awe in the most jaded traveler. Standing erect on a rock protruding from the bay near our landing site on Bartolomé Island in the Galápagos was an honest-to-goodness penguin, saluting our arrival.
Cultural immersion program to Guatemala
In the November ’05 issue of ITN (page 86), I read with great interest about a cultural-immersion program called Global Awareness Through Experience (GATE).
India: Enjoying your visit while leading a group tour
by Judith Anshin, Contributing Editor
Getting a global education on a learning vacation to China
by Diana Hunt, Aiken, SC
European river cruises — how do they measure up?
by Paula Prindle, Orient, OH Lobby/reception area of Grand Circle Travel’s River Harmony.
South Africa’s marvelous meerkats
In the chilly dawn of the Kalahari Desert, two dozen meerkats turn the dark fur of their bellies to the sun, warming up for the day’s hunt for food.
France — Plying the French waterways by kayak and canoe
On our first visit to France’s Pont du Gard, the famous 2,000-year-old aqueduct near Nîmes, in 1996, we stood in envy as we looked down on the river below dotted with canoes and kayaks, promising ourselves that someday we, too, would be among them.
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne lies three miles from the mainland of Northumberland, England, not far from the Scottish border. It’s not only a picturesque site but a religious and historical place well worth a visit if one is traveling in northern England. A little history
Stunning Splendor of Iceland
I was aware of the buzz surrounding Iceland as a new travel “hot spot,” but the only in-depth coverage I had actually come across was filtered through the acerbic wit of Anthony Bourdain on an episode of the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations.” (There seemed to be a lot of late-night drinki
India — Living like maharanis on a Ranthambore National Park visit
Trucks, lined with tourists sporting assorted hats like exotic crested birds, raced jeeps to the gatehouse in Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, India. After securing route assignments, the drivers fanned out like beaters on a tiger hunt over dirt roads pockmarked by monsoon rains.