travel insurance articles

Boarding Pass
Columns, September 2008 issue.
Dear Globetrotter:

Discovering much to see and do on a 5-week stay in Brussels
Features, September 2008 issue.
by Marilyn Lutzker, New York, NY

Affordable rooms in Greece
Travelers' Intercom, September 2008 issue.
While I enjoyed the article “A Modern Greek Odyssey” by Henry Lee (July ’08, pg. 6) and found his travel experiences and tips interesting, I am concerned about an impression on the cost of hotel rooms that may have been created.

Insurance came through — fast
Travelers' Intercom, September 2008 issue.
After 50 years of traveling, my wife, Alma, and I, both 82, had our first experience with the need for medical insurance on April 17, 2008.

Some disappointments on tour
Travelers' Intercom, September 2008 issue.
I took a trip with Grand Circle Travel (GCT), Oct. 6-29, 2007. Along with a “Russian Waterways” cruise-tour I booked two optional extensions: the 5-night “Baltic Capitals: Tallinn, Estonia, and Helsinki, Finland” ($645) and the 3-night “Kiev, Ukraine” ($445).

In lieu of loo
Travelers' Intercom, September 2008 issue.
We did the tour “Unforgettable Spain and Portugal” with Grand European Tours, Oct. 3-17, 2007. The tour itself, starting in Madrid and ending in Lisbon, was very good (I just looked at the pictures again) but for one thing.

A visit to Madeira
Travelers' Intercom, September 2008 issue.
I spent seven days in Madeira, starting May 22, 2008. This trip was offered by Sun Holidays (7932 W. Sand Lake Rd., Ste. 302, Orlando, FL 32819; 800/422-8000 or 407/345-0100, www.sunholidaytours.com).

Les Lavandes cottage in Ste. Alvère, France
Accommodations Worldwide, September 2008 issue.
The Dordogne Valley is dotted with beautiful medieval villages and castles, prehistoric painted caves and famed farmers’ markets. The Lot and Gascony regions are nearby. An ideal base from which to visit this region is Les Lavandes (Ste.

Hotel Waldhaus am See, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Accommodations Worldwide, September 2008 issue.
St. Moritz, SWITZERLAND, is not the sort of place where you expect to spend a budget holiday. That said, an off-season visit allows you to enjoy its glorious setting, soak up its posh ambience and relax at a reasonable cost.

Hotel Victoria, Budapest
Accommodations Worldwide, September 2008 issue.
In Budapest, we stayed in the excellent Hotel Victoria (Bem rkp 11, 1011 Budapest, Hungary; phone +36 1 457 8080, fax 457 8088, www.victoria.hu). It’s on the Buda side of the Danube, right on the waterfront.