Travelers' Intercom
To cruise or not to cruise?
It was Oct. 12, 2017, and I was enjoying coffee on our cabin's veranda, watching the shoreline go by and thinking about my cruise adventure, which was coming to an end.
Lisbon guide’s service ‘impeccable’
To help us prepare for our first trip to Lisbon, Portugal, in July 2018, Simply Transfer & Tour (www.simplytransfer.pt [in Portuguese only]) came highly recommended by a friend of ours who had recently visited Lisbon.
Praise for All Around Italy
My wife and I highly recommend the private touring and transfer services of All Around Italy (Cerveteri, Rome; phone +39 334 334 6131, www.allarounditaly.net), which we used in Rome following a Mediterranean cruise. I found the company online and made reservations with them by email on Nov. 6.
Multiday passes for the Alps
My husband, John, and I spent several weeks hiking in the Swiss, French and Italian Alps in June and July 2018. At each destination, we took advantage of a multiday travel pass in order to traverse the network of hiking trails via train, gondola, bus and on foot.
Adriatic Balkans tour with OAT
My longtime traveling companion, Joan Anderson, and I took a tour of several Balkan countries in September 2017 with Overseas Adventure Travel, or OAT (Boston, MA; 800/955-1925, www.oattravel.com).
Travel tips on luggage
Tony Leisner's letter "Upsides to Luggage Tags" (Nov. '18, pg. 48) echoes my own practice regarding luggage tags. I, too, always enter the name and address of my next hotel and the dates I will be there.
Rental cars and the collision-damage waiver
Having driven rented, leased and owned cars in 75 countries over 56 years, I would like to share a bit about car rentals, insurance and the collision-damage waiver (CDW).
Convenience, frustration at the Relax
In the suburb of Nouaceur, adjacent to Casablanca, Morocco, the Relax Airport Hotel (phone, in the US, 888/205-7322, www.relaxhotelairportcasablanca.com) is ideally situated for stopover travelers.
Dining in Cape Town’s suburbs
A longtime resident of Cape Town, South Africa, I've been providing ITN readers suggestions for places to visit in the city (Feb. '18, pg. 12 & March '18, pg. 15).
Pearl Assist airport services
While planning our May 2018 trip to Morocco, it became apparent that my wife, Paula, and I would likely be spending two or three hours in Casablanca's Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) while awaiting our return flight.
TrevisoCarService, Italy
After traveling between Venice and Bolzano in 2017, I wrote about the difficulties I experienced boarding a couple of trains. Specifically, the door to my coach did not open once, and later we were directed to wait for the train at the wrong place (Jan. '18, pg. 47).
Day tours canceled in Italy
When my wife, Susan, and I travel to a new city, we have certain "go to" ways to find the best way to see local sights.
‘Fantastic guide’ in Bulgaria
I loved all three of the countries that a friend and her daughter and I visited in June 2018: Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania.
Lake Mývatn, Iceland
After completing a tour of southern Iceland highlights, my husband, Roger, and I flew to Akureyri, Iceland, on July 30, 2018, to see the north on our own.
Impressions from Germany
Combining spectacular scenery with historic sites, "Classic Germany" is a 15-day tour offered by Odysseys Unlimited (Newton, MA; 888/370-6765, odysseys-unlimited.com).
Opera at Verona Arena
Enjoying opera at the Verona Arena was first on our list when my sister and I decided to visit Verona, Italy, in summer 2018.