This is the December 2011 issue
Boarding Pass
          Costa Rica's high speeding fines. Also, "People-to-People Groups" to CubaBy David TykolAppears on Page 2  | 
          
Features
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          Impressed with Ireland on a chauffeured tourAppears on Page 6 | 
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          A month in Mexico CityAppears on Page 22 | 
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          Bhutan, Nepal & the mystical HimalayasAppears on Page 36 | 
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          Off-season in SardiniaAppears on Page 44 | 
          
Travelers' Intercom
          In and around AmsterdamAppears on Page 14 | 
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          Bilbao delightsAppears on Page 15 | 
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          Car rental snag in IrelandAppears on Page 18 | 
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          Tracing ancestors from GermanyAppears on Page 18 | 
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          Luggage lost and lessons learnedAppears on Page 27 | 
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          ‘Disappointed’ on Cunard’s Queen EilzabethAppears on Page 29 | 
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          Violins and more in CremonaAppears on Page 31 | 
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          Bulgaria by bikeAppears on Page 32 | 
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          Smooth rolling in AfricaAppears on Page 33 | 
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          Ethiopia with Patrick SyderAppears on Page 33 | 
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          Brazil’s PantanalAppears on Page 34 | 
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          Dealing with roommate issues on a tourAppears on Page 35 | 
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          France’s ‘Megalithic Parthenon’Appears on Page 51 | 
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          By Bromo Volcano on JavaAppears on Page 51 | 
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          Sumengen Hotel, IstanbulAppears on Page 52 | 
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          Arlequin in BrusselsAppears on Page 52 | 
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          Montevideo cautionsAppears on Page 54 | 
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          Solid adviceAppears on Page 55 | 
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          Security passAppears on Page 56 | 
          
Calling All Readers!
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          Attending a concert, play, opera, ballet…Appears on Page 40 | 
          
Columns
          Costa Rica's high speeding fines. Also, "People-to-People Groups" to CubaBoarding PassBy David Tykol Appears on Page 2  | 
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          Cheap sleeps in EuropeRick Steves' EuropeBy Rick Steves Appears on Page 58  | 
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          What’s Cooking in…Hong KongWhat's Cooking in...By Sandra Scott Appears on Page 59  | 
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          Colonial history comes alive at Kings LandingThe Garden PathBy Yvonne Horn Appears on Page 60  | 
          
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          Macedonia’s Bay of BonesFocus on ArchaeologyBy Julie Skurdenis Appears on Page 62  | 
          
          Readers name items brought from overseasDeparture LoungeBy Armond Noble Appears on Page 77  | 
          
Travel Briefs
Funniest Thing
          Nothing to sniff atAppears on Page 56 | 
          
Where in the World? Correct Answers
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          "Gateway," a 75-foot-high monument in New ZealandAppears on Page 76 | 
          
        







