This is the December 2011 issue

Boarding Pass

Features

View of Kylemore Abbey.
Impressed with Ireland on a chauffeured tour
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Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo.
A month in Mexico City
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We visited this beautiful dzong in Bhutan.
Bhutan, Nepal & the mystical Himalayas
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One of the many beaches south of Castelsardo.
Off-season in Sardinia
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Travelers' Intercom

In and around Amsterdam
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The Vizcaya Bridge in Bilbao is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bilbao delights
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Car rental snag in Ireland
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Tracing ancestors from Germany
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Luggage lost and lessons learned
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‘Disappointed’ on Cunard’s Queen Eilzabeth
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Violins and more in Cremona
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Bulgaria by bike
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Smooth rolling in Africa
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Ethiopia with Patrick Syder
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Brazil’s Pantanal
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Dealing with roommate issues on a tour
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France’s ‘Megalithic Parthenon’
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By Bromo Volcano on Java
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Sumengen Hotel, Istanbul
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Arlequin in Brussels
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Montevideo cautions
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Solid advice
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Security pass
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Calling All Readers!

Columns

Costa Rica's high speeding fines. Also, "People-to-People Groups" to Cuba
Boarding Pass

By David Tykol
Appears on Page 2
 
Cheap sleeps in Europe
Rick Steves' Europe

By Rick Steves
Appears on Page 58
 
What’s Cooking in…Hong Kong
What's Cooking in...

By Sandra Scott
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Children, too, serve as costumed docents at Kings Landing.
Colonial history comes alive at Kings Landing
The Garden Path

By Yvonne Horn
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Bay of Bones archaeological site on Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
Macedonia’s Bay of Bones
Focus on Archaeology

By Julie Skurdenis
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Readers name items brought from overseas
Departure Lounge

By Armond Noble
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Funniest Thing

Nothing to sniff at
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