This is the October 2009 issue
Boarding Pass
          Boarding PassBy David TykolAppears on Page 2  | 
          
Features
          Awed by the Antarctic on a month-long cruiseAppears on Page 6 | 
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          Salento: Italy’s best-kept secretAppears on Page 20 | 
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          Making the most of three days in Hong KongAppears on Page 36 | 
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          Touring for tango in Buenos AiresAppears on Page 48 | 
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          Making friends in MoscowAppears on Page 56 | 
          
Travelers' Intercom
          Transit in VeniceAppears on Page 12 | 
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          Driving southeast SpainAppears on Page 12 | 
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          Turkey on the cheapAppears on Page 14 | 
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          Requested refund from AeroflotAppears on Page 24 | 
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          Unwanted pre-cruise stayAppears on Page 26 | 
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          Enjoyed Costa EuropaAppears on Page 27 | 
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          Montpellier a ‘favorite’Appears on Page 28 | 
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          Guide, room in BudapestAppears on Page 30 | 
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          Guide in YemenAppears on Page 31 | 
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          Guide in SantiagoAppears on Page 32 | 
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          Personalized Panama tourAppears on Page 32 | 
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          Lessons in more than SpanishAppears on Page 34 | 
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          8 things about Easter IslandAppears on Page 52 | 
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          Coping in CuzcoAppears on Page 53 | 
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          Wilting under quiltingAppears on Page 53 | 
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          Double the workAppears on Page 54 | 
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          Duvets ‘cuddly’Appears on Page 54 | 
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          Chile and chillyAppears on Page 54 | 
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          Summer-weight duvetsAppears on Page 54 | 
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          Packing tipsAppears on Page 55 | 
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          Boutique Museums: Loaf hereAppears on Page 55 | 
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          Wildlife in PatagoniaAppears on Page 84 | 
          
Calling All Readers!
          Most useful guidebooksAppears on Page 43 | 
          
Columns
          Boarding PassBoarding PassBy David Tykol Appears on Page 2  | 
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          Why not go cruising?The Cruising WorldBy Lew Toulmin Appears on Page 61  | 
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          Suzhou, China: The Master of the Nets GardenThe Garden PathBy Yvonne Horn Appears on Page 64  | 
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          The sleaze of feesRick Steves' EuropeBy Rick Steves Appears on Page 67  | 
          
          Holy places: Pilgrimage to Tara & Newgrange, IrelandFocus on ArchaeologyBy Julie Skurdenis Appears on Page 69  | 
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          Cappadocia to BursaFar HorizonsBy Randy Keck Appears on Page 71  | 
          
          Survey prize winnersDeparture LoungeBy Armond Noble Appears on Page 89  | 
          
Travel Briefs
Funniest Thing
          Irish driving adviceAppears on Page 16 | 
          
Where in the World? Correct Answers
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          The set for “Shaka Zulu,” near Durban, South AfricaAppears on Page 82 | 
          
        


