travel insurance articles

In the ’90s, my wife, Alice, and I three times hired a car and drove through the newly opened countries of Eastern Europe, but we had yet to visit the three countries that were former Soviet states: Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova. In May ’05 we made up for that omission.
The hostess of our château pensione near Naucelle, France, was speaking about her visit to the United States.
During the week of March 13-20, ’04, we stayed at the Karl Schranz Hotel in St. Anton, Austria. We went with a group of six couples, booked by Alpine Adventures.
We took a 14-day Adriatic cruise from Dubrovnik, Croatia, to Venice, ltaly, aboard the m/v Monet, March 16-30, ’05, with Elegant Cruises & Tours.
One important additional detail about choosing a tour company (Feb. ’05, pg. 58) is finding out if the departure dates are guaranteed!
This is in response to Audrey Curtis, who wanted readers to submit articles on traveling alone (May ’05, pg. 122).
We asked those of you who have rented cars and driven in various countries to tell us which cities/countries you have found to be the worst in which to drive.
Great Britain
(Second of two parts)
Many visitors who in their home country drive on the right-hand side of the road can find driving on the left in Britain a daunting task, but with a little insider information, and by following a few golden rules, they usually get by unscathed.