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Italy and UK hotels
Travelers' Intercom, January 2013 issue.
My two daughters and I stayed in three hotels in September-October ’11. (All prices given are current as of September ’12.)

‘Fantastic’ gîte in Brittany
Travelers' Intercom, January 2013 issue.
My husband, Mike, and I stayed in Brittany at Gîte Lapin Kerguedalen (Kerguedalen, 56160 Ploërdut, Bretagne, France; phone +33 [0] 297394228). During planning, e-mails were answered promptly, and the owners accepted PayPal, which makes things easier.

Touring Trieste
Castello di Miramare, near Trieste, Italy. Photo: Hill
Travelers' Intercom, January 2013 issue.
Having paid $24 for a first-class one-way ticket, I was enjoying a relaxing train ride in Italy with no worries about when and where I was supposed to get off because my destination, Trieste, was the end of the line.

Bulgaria and Romania — Enjoying Eastern Europe by private car
View of Veliko Turnovo.
Features, January 2013 issue.
Back-to-back, privately guided tours provide a chance to travel the back roads, enjoy interactions with locals and taste regional 
cuisine, all while hitting the highlights

Finding faience in Brussels
Selliers and visitor Lawrence Peacock in front of a selection of Jacques’ clocks
Features, January 2013 issue.
One man’s faience fascination is the visitor’s treat at the 
Clockarium Museum in Brussels

Compact Cornwall – this tiny English county is packed with colorful surprises
Colorful fishing boats pulled up in Cadgwith, a fishing village little changed
Features, January 2013 issue.
The quaint county of Cornwall offers visitors flower-lined lanes, brooding moors and rugged coastal views

Just nod and drive on.
Funniest thing, January 2013 issue.
Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the United States.) There are no restrictions on length.

Bavaria: Blessings & Beer
Tours, January 2013 issue.
8-day/6-night tour focuses on churches and breweries in GERMANY; departs April 3, Sept. 11 and Nov. 13. Highlights: Tiepolo frescoes in Prince Bishop’s Palace, Würzburg/Beer tasting in Regensburg/pilgrimage city of Altötting/Ettal Abbey’s distillery/Oberammergau/Munich. From Newark, from $3,169.

Summer Festivals Of Europe
Tours, January 2013 issue.
12-day/11-night tour in Zürich, SWITZERLAND (Zürich Festival) and Au, AUSTRIA (Schubertiade), June 13-24, 2013; six concerts included.

Tuscany, Umbria & The Palio
Tours, January 2013 issue.
9-day/8-night tour in ITALY, June 25-July 3, 2013. Highlights: In Florence, Uffizi Gallery, David, da Vinci Museum/shop for ceramics in Deruta/frescoes, sculpture in National Museum of Umbria/Assisi/cheese-making demo & tasting/Chianti/privileged seats for Siena’s Palio horse race.