travel insurance articles

Karneval in Germany
Travelers' Intercom, January 2007 issue.
In the November ’06 “All Aboard!” column, Jay Brunhouse mentions Karneval in Cologne, Germany. However, in 2007 Ash Wednesday occurs on Feb. 21, not April 4. Good Friday is April 6.

‘Excellent resources’ in Ireland
Travelers' Intercom, January 2007 issue.
A trip to Ireland my husband, Maurice, and I took, Aug. 21-Sept. 2, 2006, was greatly enhanced by two excellent resources.

Italy — Visiting the villas of Piedmont
Features, January 2007 issue.

Pleasant HAL Med cruise
Travelers' Intercom, January 2007 issue.
Four of us took a 2-week trip with Vantage Deluxe World Travel (Boston, MA; 888/734-0188) in August ’06 that included a 10-day eastern Mediterranean cruise, “Roman Empire,” on the Noordam of Holland America Line (Seattle, WA).

Untour in Nafplio
Travelers' Intercom, January 2007 issue.
My wife, Margaret, and I spent 3½ weeks in Greece in September ’05, and for the first two weeks we were based in Nafplio, less than two hours west of Athens by car. We had arranged to rent an apartment through Untours (Box 405, Media, PA 19063; 888/868-6871).

National Trust hotels in Great Britain
Accommodations Worldwide, January 2007 issue.
The National Trust (Box 39, Warrington, WA5 7WD, UNITED KINGDOM; phone 0870 458 4000 or visit www. nationaltrust.

Hôtel Arvor and Ferme Savigny in France
Accommodations Worldwide, January 2007 issue.
On our trip to western FRANCE in May ’06, we stayed in two places that were especially noteworthy.

Impressionist French painting on Elderhostel trip
Tours in Review, January 2007 issue.
The Impressionist School of French painting was the focus of a 10-day/12-night trip, Sept. 26-Oct. 8, ’05, with Elderhostel (11 Ave.

Baltic states plus Russia with Grand European Tours
Tours in Review, January 2007 issue.
We were pleased with every aspect of our 18-day “Russia and the Baltic States” tour from Grand European Tours (6000 Meadows Rd., Ste. 520, Lake Oswego, OR 97035; phone 800/552-5545 or visit www.getours.com).

Cambodia and Vietnam with Journeys Within Tour Company
Tours in Review, January 2007 issue.
To characterize our trip to Cambodia and Vietnam from Journeys Within Tour Company and Bed & Breakfast (Box 93155, GPO Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia; call toll-free 877/454-3672, fax 855 63 964748 or visit www.journeys-within.com)