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Macaw Mountain, Honduras
When my daughter, Heather, and I made a spring visit to Honduras, we stayed at a B&B in the country’s second-largest city, San Pedro Sula, close to the Mayan ruins at Copán.
Two studios, perhaps
When I read Rick Steves’ article on packing light (June ’08, pg. 82), I recalled a trip from about 10 years ago.
Senses-filling India
India! Many love it, and some say they hate it, but no one is indifferent to this vast subcontinent teeming with almost one billion people.
Saving on calls overseas
While planning for a July ’07 trip to Norway (July ’08, pg. 32), I was given a tip for making long-distance telephone calls.
Incredible Real India Tours
My wife, Gina, and I took Holland America’s 114-day world cruise aboard the Amsterdam, Jan. 4-April 24, 2008, out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While we booked many shore excursions with the ship, we felt their overland excursions were overpriced.
Urubamba’s ‘old-world charm’
My wife and I took a trip to Peru, Bolivia and Chile, Nov. 11-Dec. 22, 2007. I had traveled most of South America as a single young man more than 30 years earlier, and I wanted my wife, who had not been there, to experience the warmth of the people and their culture.
Rental damage-check ‘grace period’
My wife and I made plans to spend four weeks in the UK in September ’07 in order to attend college reunions at Cambridge University. Since our ports of call were widespread, we decided to rent a car.
All set in Santiago
Cecilia Parodi of Sol International Tours (Kodak, TN; 800/765-5657, http://solintl.com) provides excellent service. She arranged for our Feb. 6-7, 2008, stay in Santiago, Chile, and we found her to be efficient and professional, responding immediately to all our questions and concerns.
Alitalia’s financial woes
The reader’s report of an unpleasant flight on Alitalia (“Disappointed in Their Alitalia Experience,” June ’08, pg. 30) reminded me that, although ITN is the leading source of information on all things travel, sometimes you have to go to the business and financial pages.
Insurance came through
Four of us were scheduled to depart Sydney, Australia, March 9, 2008, on a month-long cruise. However, on Jan. 9 one member of our party suddenly died.
Chile’s Rose City
Puerto Varas, or the City of Roses, in Chile, is just that, with rosebushes lining the streets, both in the median as well as along the curb. The setting with Osorno Volcano in the background is breathtaking.
Exploring Belize
My wife, Renate, and I traveled to Belize, Jan. 16-31, 2008. All arrangements for this trip were made through companies found on the Belize Tourism Board’s website (www.travelbelize.org; click on “Places to Stay”).
Kuala Lumpur with Alwaha
Should you happen to be anticipating spending a few days in Kuala Lumpur, we can recommend the services of Alwaha Tours (No.
Uncomfortable on board
Experienced river cruise travelers, we took the 12-day Ukraine trip “Footsteps of the Cossacks” on the Viking Lavrinenkov with Viking River Cruises, Sept. 24-Oct. 6, 2007.
Travel clocks, timers, and timepieces
Quentin Burke of Holtville, California, wrote the following to ITN readers: “Is it preferable to carry a timer or an alarm clock when traveling?
What’s in a name?
I read about the reader’s experience with U.S. Immigration’s computers not being able to read a passport of someone whose first name is an initial (May ’08, pg. 11).
Egypt 27 years later
After 27 years, in March ’08 my wife and I went back to Egypt; we went on the Grand Circle Travel trip “Ancient Egypt & the Nile River.” BIG difference 27 years later!
Planning for three weeks in Norway
My sister, Judy, and I agreed that July ’07 was the right time for us to tour the land of our paternal grandparents: Norway.