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Paris’ ‘greatest hits’
Travelers' Intercom, June 2006 issue.
A travel companion (TC) and I visited Paris, Jan. 14-18, ’05. We were lucky with the weather. Temperatures were in the upper 30s or low 40s every day, with no rain except on the last morning of our trip.

Hands-on Bled Castle
Travelers' Intercom, June 2006 issue.
While in Bled, Slovenia, you should definitely spend a couple of hours in Bled Castle.

The Good or Bad Tour Guide
Features, June 2006 issue.
At the suggestion of Ellen Jacobson of Centennial, Colorado, we asked readers, “What makes a good guide and why and what makes a bad guide and why?” We threw in the questions “What are some constructive ways to communicate with a guide or help him or her better their performance, deal with a

Rue de la Providence apartment in Nice
Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue.
The apartment at 13 rue de la Providence in Nice, FRANCE (call Gerald Bedrich in the U.K. at [0033] [0] 626140006 or 493319297 [up to 9 p.m. U.K. time] or visit www.nice studios.co.uk), is in a great location in the Vieux Nice (Old Town).

Hotel St. Josef in Zürich
Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue.
We had a lovely stay at the recently remodeled Hotel St. Josef (Hirschengraben 64/68, CH-8001 Zürich, SWITZERLAND; phone 044 250 57 57 or visit www.st-josef.ch) in November ’05.

Quinta das Rosas B&B in Nazaré, Portugal
Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue.

Hilton Athens and Hotel Hermes in Greece
Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue.
My wife, Ione, and I stayed in two hotels in Athens in September ’05.

Guesthouse Lida in Prague
Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue.

Mercedes-class cruises
Cruises Critiqued, June 2006 issue.
My wife, Sandra, and I were fortunate to experience two great cruises in 2005: one on Seabourn Cruise Line’s Seabourn Pride from Fort Lauderdale to Istanbul, March 15-May 6 (Category B3 suite at $17,394 per person), and the other one on Radisson (Regent) Seven Seas Cruises’ Seven Sea

Competing for space on Diamond
, June 2006 issue.
I took the “Transpacific Odyssey” cruise aboard Princess Cruises’ Diamond Princess, booked through Vantage Deluxe World Travel. I embarked in Seattle, Washington, on Sept.