In planning for a trip to Antarctica in January ’06, I decided to also visit Iguazú Falls on the Argentina/Brazil border. While searching the Web, I found the Buenos Aires travel agency Partir Viajes E.V.T. (Av. Córdoba 679, 1° C, Buenos Aires, Argentina, C.P. AAF1054C; tel. +54 11 4515 1888 or visit www.partirviajes.com. ar). My contact there was Noelia Delpech (e-mail noelia@ partirviajes.com.ar).
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by Ed Kinney
A customized, private tour to Mongolia was created for my wife, Darlene, and me for Aug 1-17, ’05. Featuring nomadic culture and Buddhist heritage, with an extension to the South Gobi desert, it was arranged by Original World/Spirit of India (Box 446, Mill Valley, CA 94942; 888/367-6147 or www.originalworldjourneys.com) and used Active/Adventure Tours of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
by Marvin Herman & Judy Licata, Delavan, WI
From our trip to COSTA RICA in October-November ’05, we highly recommend the following:
For the past three years, we have explored the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA during its so-called “secret season” of October. We have been awed by most all of the country’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites and even more impressed by the spirit and graciousness of the South African people.
While in Prague, five of us stayed at the Guesthouse Lida (Lopatecká 26, Praha 4, Podoli 140 00, CZECH REPUBLIC; phone/fax [420] 261 214 766, e-mail lidabb@seznam.cz or visit http://sweb.cz/pensionlida) — a 5-minute walk from the efficient Prague metro.
My wife, Ione, and I stayed in two hotels in Athens in September ’05.