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Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 508th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine.

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Chef Ruth Ruiz announced, “This morning we’re going to the market to buy a pig’s head.” 

12-day, 11-night tour of Sydney and South AUSTRALIA. Highlights: In Sydney, The Cannery, Barangaroo, Tramsheds, Kensington Street/fly to Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, for Admirals Arch, Seal Bay/blend wine at Penfolds in Barossa Valley/tea at Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop/Arkaba Station/fly over Wilpena Pound in Flinders Ranges National Park. $9,850 ppdo. Single supp., $4,125. Extraordinary Journeys (New York, NY; 212/226-7331, www.extraordinaryjourneys.com).

After the article “Building Your Travel Bucket List” appeared in Contributing Editor Randy Keck’s column (Jan. ’17, pg. 56), ITN asked subscribers to each send in two lists of international destinations, excluding locations in Europe (which is so popular among travelers) and in the United States (which ITN does not cover).

12-day, 11-night bus trip, Nov. 12-23, 2018. “Easy to moderate walking.” Highlights: From Tel Aviv, drive to birding sites along coast/Hula Nature Reserve, home to golden jackals, wild boars/Hula Agamon Park, home to cranes, eagles/Mount Hermon/Beit She’an Valley, home to black storks/Jerusalem Bird Observatory/Ein Gedi Reserve/Eilat Bird-Watching Park. $4,425 (12-15 people) or $4,675 (less than 12) ppdo. Single supp., $735. Sierra Club (Oakland, CA; 415/977-5522, www.sc.org/adventure-travel).

After the article “Building Your Travel Bucket List” appeared in Contributing Editor Randy Keck’s column (Jan. ’17, pg. 56), ITN asked subscribers to each send in two lists of international destinations, excluding locations in Europe (which is so popular among travelers) and in the United States (which ITN does not cover).