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December 2018 issue

EU compensates air passengers. Cruise ship conscripted in search. Cape Town drought eased.
By David Tykol
A Christmas market scene in Prague, Czechia, with the Old Town Hall in the background.

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 514th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine, where travelers pool their knowledge to help each other out.

Case in point, Linda J. Vogel of Pomona, California, wrote to ITN, "Thank you for printing the readers' letters and Editor's notes about airlines providing compensation to passengers for excessive delays of flights from or within Europe ("Consequences of Rebooking on Own," Oct. '18, pg. 26 & "Know Your Rights in the EU," Oct. '18, pg. 27).

"Although my delayed-more-than-...

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September 2018 issue

Airline ticket name-check tip. Blue Flag beaches
By David Tykol
Aerial view of Playa de las Teresitas, a Blue Flag beach near Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Photo: ©dziewul/123rf.com

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 511th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine. For those of you holding a sample copy, while it may be on newsprint and in black and white, there's nothing ordinary about it.

Each issue of ITN carries the escapades and discoveries of travelers of all types who have at least a few things in common: they love to travel, they subscribe to this magazine, and they have written in about something they think other travelers — their fellow subscribers — would like to know.

For example, after experiencing a problem...

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June 2016 issue

What's Cooking in... Myanmar
By Sandra Scott

One of the things that I love about Asian food is that the preparation is so easy. 

I once mentioned to a Myanmarese, “There are no fast-food restaurants in Myanmar.” The reply was, “All food in Myanmar is fast food.” 

Indeed, with many Myanmar recipes, once you have the ingredients, creating the dish is quick. In addition, simple alterations to many recipes can create equally delicious dishes. Such is the case with Myanmar Ginger Salad. 

I took a cruise in Myanmar on the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady) River from Mandalay to Bagan in...

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November 2018 issue

Luggage thieves in Europe hotels. Open urinals in Paris. IAMAT doctors for prescriptions overseas
By David Tykol
Depicting the archangel atop a demon, the bronze statue of St. Michael symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. Part of the tallest fountain in Paris, it is in Place Saint-Michel. Photo ©Wiesław Jarek/123rf.com

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 513th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine.

If you're looking at your first copy of ITN, one of the free samples that we send out each month to anyone upon request (or at the request of a friend), the main thing to know about this publication is that it is a safe place for travelers to express opinions, share their experiences and tell what they've learned on trips outside of the US.

ITN is in its 42nd year, and we're pleased that we continue to receive comments like this one from Amy and Michel Romano of Glen Cove...

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February 2018 issue

Drought in Cape Town. US/Turkey visas update. State Department warnings change
By David Tykol
At the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town harbor, the red-and-white, Victorian Gothic-style Clock Tower, built in 1882, was the original port captain’s office.

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 504th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine, yours because you and your fellow readers keep it going by being subscribers and providing the bulk of the material for each issue. Your participation is the key.

An easy way you can play a part right this minute is to send us a quick email or postcard telling which countries you visited last year (outside of your own own). If you’re a subscriber, email your list to editor@intltravelnews.com or write to Where Were You in 2017?, c/o ITN, 2116 28th St., Sacramento, CA 95818. Include...

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October 2018 issue

Dubai alcohol warning. TSA testing new airport security scanners
By David Tykol
As mountain gorillas foraged, visitors watched — Rwanda. Photo by Marilyn Marx Adelman

Dear Globetrotter:Welcome to the 512th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine, the one that showcases travelers' experiences, knowledge and opinions. Any subscriber can write in, and we print no articles or news about destinations in the US. Just anywhere else!

Someone reading this magazine would benefit from something you learned on your last trip. The littlest thing might save someone time or money. Jot off a quick email so we can share it.

In addition to subscribers' travel accounts and the columns of a few Contributing Editors, you'll find numerous...

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August 2018 issue

Biometric scans introduced in US airports. Also, countries with highest homicide rates
By David Tykol
On Tonatapu island in Tonga, the Hufangalupe Archway, a land bridge over the crashing waves of the Pacific, formed when the roof of a sea cave collapsed. Photo ©donyanedomam/123rf.com

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 510th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine. Yes, in this day and age, an actual magazine! And we have a lot of longtime supporters, Barb Hartwell of St. Petersburg, Florida, among them.

Barb wrote, “International Travel News was responsible for propelling my husband and me toward one of the most wonderful trips we ever took and for leading me to a very special friendship.  

“The very first sample copy I received (and I don’t know who was kind enough to have it sent to me) prompted my husband and me to...

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July 2018 issue

Website compares Europe plane/train/bus trip lengths and costs. Also, credit card coverage change
By David Tykol
A Trenord train arriving in Stresa, northern Italy. Photo ©Anton Yanchevskyi/123rf

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 509th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine.

This publication prints articles, letters and pictures sent in by its subscribers, of course, and I thought I’d explain a little about sending in pictures.

We can accept prints, so long as they’re professionally processed prints, not just computer printouts or photocopies. These days, however, most people just send us pictures by email.

With an email, each ...

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