Food & Wine

While in Rome, ITALY, in late October ’07, we experienced these hotels and restaurants.

In Barcelona, Spain, we highly recommend the apartment owned by Valentin Rasero (Calle Jovellanos, Number 1, Barcelona, Spain; phone [34] 659979837, e-mail barcelonaapartment@gmail.com).

For our family trip to Spain in June ’07, we rented the 3-bedroom, 2½-bath apartment to accommodate our family of seven (five adults and two teens) for one week. This second-floor, air-conditioned apartment is reached by an elevator or stairs.

For budget travelers to PARIS, we have some recommendations from a wonderful 4-day visit at the end of April ’07.

by Jay Brunhouse, Contributing Editor

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.

The cost was about $2,900 without airfare, and we also had several discounts given at different times. Most shore excursions were included, the exceptions being concerts, wine tasting, etc.

by Henry S. Lee, Houston, TX

From TOURNUS, France, May 19, 2007. . .

Zermatt’s beauty and remoteness had entranced me on a visit 25 years earlier, which I made without my wife, JoAnn, so I was anxious to share with her a delightful travel experience on our trip March 9-20, 2007.

Because Zermatt permits no cars or trucks, we parked in a large garage at the train station in Täsch (CHF26, near $25, for two nights) and took the 10-minute train ride into town (CHF31 round trip).

by Harlan Hague, Stockton, CA

Like foods and fads, travel destinations are constantly being discovered and rediscovered. Western Europeans have known for years that Croatia is a delightful place to visit, but North Americans have been visiting the country in numbers only in recent years.

We flew on Continental in coach from Newark, New Jersey, to Belfast, Northern Ireland, departing at 9:30 p.m. on March 27, 2008.