Middle East articles

An Emirates archaeological sampler
Columns, May 2005 issue.
Malaysia Airlines’ ad sounded almost too good to be true: $999 would take us halfway around the world to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s cosmopolitan capital. To that we could add as many (or as few) as we wanted of the dozens of destinations Malaysia Airlines flies to in the Far East.

Exploring and reliving ancient Israel
, May 2005 issue.
(Second of two parts) Reliving a day in the life of ancient Israelis

Touring the English countryside plus a bird’s-eye view of London
Features, April 2005 issue.
by June L. Griffin, Lewiston, ME

Ethiopia recommendation
Travelers' Intercom, April 2005 issue.
I was in northern and southern Ethiopia, Jan. 9-27, ’05, and I can heartily recommend our travel guide and agent. We have traveled overseas from one to four times a year since 1981, and all three of us on the Ethiopia tour agreed that this was the best guide we’d ever had on any such trip.

Egyptian Museum
Travelers' Intercom, April 2005 issue.
The single most important, not-to-miss place in Cairo is the Egyptian Museum. We wish we’d had more than one day there on our visit in March ’97, but the one we had was wonderful.

Star Princess megaship
Cruises Critiqued, April 2005 issue.
Having cruised on the Star Princess twice, for a month each time, I found the review of the ship in Philip Wagenaar’s August ’04 “Discerning Traveler” column a bit too glowing and one-sided.

New on the Bookshelf
Columns, April 2005 issue.
by Chris Springer, Contributing Editor

Exploring and reliving ancient Israel
Columns, April 2005 issue.
Adventure Travel for the Mildly Adventuresome is written by Wayne Wirtanen (First of two parts)

Boarding Pass
Columns, March 2005 issue.
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 349th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine. With this issue, ITN begins its 30th year of publication.

Funniest Thing for March
Funniest thing, March 2005 issue.
Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. There are no restrictions on length.