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Comparing India visa costs
In the letter “Obtaining an India e-Visa” (March ’20, pg.
Recommended in Switzerland
My husband and I visited our friend Hilde in Turbenthal, Switzerland, Sept. 15-22, 2019.
Fine dining in the Azores
My wife, Nancy, and I spent a week in the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago approximately 930 miles west of Lisbon, in August 2018.
Found Odysseys Unlimited’s air policies restrictive
My wife and I were about to take our first trip with Odysseys Unlimited (Newton, MA; 888/370-6765, odysseys-unlimited.com), and on Dec. 26, 2019, we made a deposit on the tour “Norwegian Splendor,” starting on May 17, 2020, to visit Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Carry local currency
On a cruise my husband and I took aboard the Norwegian Star (leaving Venice, Italy, Sept. 8, and returning Sept. 15, 2019), my husband and I traveled to Montenegro, Greece, Croatia and back to Venice.
Tour guides in India
My wife, Marilyn, and I took a customized 3-week trip to India arranged by Swagatam Tours (New Delhi, India; www.swagatam.com) in February 2019.
Hotel Antumalal, Chile
While visiting Chile’s Lake District in November 2019, my wife, Arnette, and I stayed at a nice hotel beside a beautiful lake within a mile of the center of the delightful town of Pucón, which is also on the lake.
Italy with Oceania Cruises
I took the cruise “Inspiring Italy” with Oceania Cruises (855/335-2416, oceaniacruises.com), Aug 6-16, 2019.
Narrowing Google searches
In his January 2020 “Boarding Pass” column, ITN’s editor described how a subscriber’s Google search had led him to unofficial websites where he would have spent more money than necessary for a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority pass, or ETA (pgs.
Watch credit card statements
About to join a cruise-tour in Greece, on Oct. 1, 2019, I had lunch at a taverna on Adrianou Street in the Monastiraki area of Athens. The restaurant was in a row of similar tavernas located nearly opposite the entrance to the Ancient Agora.
Europe cruise and city stay, solo
A month before my 83rd birthday, I left for a 3-week solo trip in Europe. It began with a 2-week river cruise out of Budapest (Aug. 8-22, 2019) and ended with a week’s stay in Amsterdam, the terminus of the cruise.
Obtaining an India e-Visa
My wife and I took a tour of India in November-December 2019, and I thought I would share what I learned about obtaining a tourist visa.
Super-senior’s travel adaptations
The article “Travel Tips for the Less Able,” by Paula Prindle (Jan. ’20, pg. 40), was good. I will be 80 this year. I’m blind in one eye, my hearing isn’t perfect, and my knees now balk at stairs. But I still love to travel, even though I’ve lost my travel buddies!