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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.
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.
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.
Long lines upon departing Aruba
Upon arriving at Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) in Oranjestad, Aruba, in March 2018, I was impressed with how well the process worked. Not so with our departure. We were advised to arrive three hours before our flight time, and we did.
Guide for Moroccan Jewish heritage
If you are planning to visit Morocco and are interested in visiting synagogues, cemeteries and other sites important to the history and heritage of Judaism there, consider choosing
Kangaroo Island
Being the frugal person I am, I opted not to pay $145 for a tour of Kangaroo Island's wildlife park — off the coast of South Australia — to see some kangaroos in February 2017.
Assessing hotels on an OAT Baltics tour
My husband and I went on a trip called "The Baltic Capitals & St. Petersburg" with Overseas Adventure Travel, or OAT (Cambridge, MA; 800/955-1925, www.oattravel.com), Oct. 2-17, 2017.
Tips for driving in Japan
After returning from our second driving trip in Japan (July 2-12, 2018), my wife, Arnette, and I wanted to share some tips that could be useful to others who would like to see this beautiful
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.
‘Wonderful’ Lithuania guide
While in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Sept. 27, 2017, the group I was traveling with stopped by the tourism information office in the Old Town. As that day happened to be World Tourism Day, we were told to draw a ticket from a box and were given a prize: free tickets to an Old Town walking tour. Our guide was wonderful!