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June 2004 issue

Talk to me — column topic solicitation
By Randy Keck
Is there a travel topic or issue you would like to see discussed or expanded upon? Let Randy know. Also, “paying it forward” — providing travel opportunities
April 2012 issue

Eastern Europe Danube cruise
By Randy Keck
The expansive, ornate City Market in Pest — Hungary.
Budapest and Kalocsa — cruising on the Danube from Budapest to the Black Sea (Part 1 of 3)
May 2012 issue

Stricter lifeboat drills. How many cruise ships are sailing? The 25 most-visited ports.
By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 435th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine, where travelers like you share advice and recommendations from recent trips… and the ITN staff adds travel news and helpful info on the side.

Here are a couple of news items.

As of March 19, at four airports in the US, some passengers 75 years of age and older are being allowed to go through selected security lanes without removing their shoes. This is one of the changes being tested, on a limited basis, by the TSA.

The security-screening changes are similar to those...

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June 2012 issue

Macau — A tale of two gardens
By Yvonne Horn
Two women performed morning exercises in the courtyard of Lou Lim Iok Garden.
Lou Lim Iok Garden and Luís de Camões Garden in Macau, China
August 2004 issue

Africa » Value offers
The Temple of Edfu is a stop on a Grand Circle tour of Egypt.
Value-priced offerings
January 2012 issue

Where Were You in 2011? Also, reciprocating travel
By Armond Noble

It’s hard to believe that another year has rolled around. It’s time for a roll of the drums and a blare of the trumpets to announce this year’s “Where Were You?” game. With prizes.

First, you speed-readers, Slow Down! To be eligible, you must include your ZIP code. That’s so we can find you when it’s time to mail out the prizes.

We also check to see that each entrant is a subscriber, because we don’t want (for example) the Molvania Tourist Office to be able to stack the deck with multiple votes for their country. Recently, a...

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May 2012 issue

What’s Cooking in…Saipan

By Sandra Scott
Sweet Shrimp Kelaguen as served at the Hyatt Regency in Saipan.
Preparing a variety of the local dish kelaguen
June 2012 issue

La Candelaria, the heart of Bogotá
By Julie Skurdenis
Sauntering down a street in Bogotá’s La Candelaria neighborhood.
A stroll through La Candelaria, one of Bogotá, Colombia’s, oldest neighborhoods