This is the August 2012 issue.

Features

Encountering the unexpected in Ethiopia

Three tribal beauties

Departments

The Elephant Wall of the Ruvanwelisaya Dagoba — Mahavihara, Anuradhapura, Sri La

Boarding Pass » Jet ski rental scams in Thailand. Wildlife harassed in Sri Lanka. World's best airports.

Report Cards » Changes in North Korea. Hotel in Bellagio, Italy. Resorts in Bali. Noted ramen shop in Sapporo, Japan.

Funniest Thing » Challenging undertaking

Travelers' Intercom

Crossing the Israel/Jordan border

Daghan (Han) Erdogdu at the Green Mausoleum (Yesil Türbe) in Bursa, Turkey. Phot

Impressed at Insight’s tour leader

News Watch

Bangladesh floods

Uganda floods, landslide

Amazon super-floods

Wildfires in Nepal

Warning on Haiti

Bandits hit in Serengeti

Egypt’s political changes

Current warnings for August '12

Travel Briefs

Sagrada Familia and buses

Tokyo blowfish laws

Bluegrass at Sea

Big Ben’s tower renamed

Swiss toboggan runs

LAN and TAM merge

Night flights nixed

BER opening delayed

Bulgaria smoking ban

Craft a Swiss Army knife

Tours

Kayaking The Western Fjords

From Istanbul To Anatolia To Antiquity

Cultural China & Tibet + Mongolia & Hong Kong

Tokyo And Kyoto

Touch Of Japan

Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Bali

Breathtaking South Island

Costa Rica Eco Adventure

Where in the World?

St. George by Catalan artist Josep Maria Subarichs