Africa articles

Exploring the Islands of Indonesia
Features, November 2006 issue.
by Seth Sherman, Thomasville, GA

Am fib be us
Travelers' Intercom, November 2006 issue.
The caption for the picture on page 69 of the September ’06 issue reads, “The smallest frog in the world is this Golden Mantella. It is found only in Madagascar.”

Uganda’s Murchison Falls
Travelers' Intercom, November 2006 issue.
I would like to correct a statement made in the letter titled “Uganda Wildlife,” regarding “the shooting of the tourist on Nov. 8, 2005, in Murchison Falls National Park. . . within the park boundaries” (Aug. ’06, pg. 83).

Should I Visit the Middle East?
Columns, November 2006 issue.
Some friends shake their heads, and others are envious of Moreen and me for our travels in the Middle East. They ask, as do some ITN readers, if it is safe there for travelers. I can’t offer a definite yes or no, but I believe it’s relatively safe in many Middle Eastern countries.

Boarding Pass
Columns, October 2006 issue.
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 368th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.

Mediterranean ports handicapped accessible?
Travelers' Intercom, October 2006 issue.
I realized last year that I am becoming limited in what I can physically do, so I took a Mediterranean cruise primarily to places I had already been, just to see if cruising was easier.

EgyptAir’s business class disappointed
Travelers' Intercom, October 2006 issue.
On Feb. 21, 2006, a companion and I flew on EgyptAir from New York (JFK) to Cairo, Egypt, with Grand Circle Travel. We were on GCT’s “Ancient Egypt and the Nile” tour with a 5-day pretrip extension to Jordan. We upgraded to business class (which we do on long flights).

’Round-world trips
Travelers' Intercom, October 2006 issue.
Are you considering a trip around the world (Dec. ’05, pg. 53)?

Clothes Shopping: Tussock Creek moleskins, Casablanca dresses
Travelers' Intercom, October 2006 issue.
Tussock Creek moleskins

Egypt with GAT Tours
Tours in Review, October 2006 issue.
My husband, Al, did his homework and found a tour company in Cairo that made all of the arrangements for a 19-day holiday go like clockwork.