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by Sandra Scott

“The taro plant is important to the Palauan people,” explained Ann Singeo, our guide and the owner of the ecotour company Sense of Wonder. “The legend of Palau is based on food. A simple version of the legend has it that a giant by the name of Uab was consuming all the food, so the rest of the people were starving. The villagers placed him on a fire and he exploded, creating the islands of Palau.”

In the Western Pacific, Palau is an amazing group of 700 islands and one of the most eco-friendly of all the locations my husband, John, and I have visited. This...

by Armond Noble, Publisher

Dr. Tim Wall, Oroville, CA, suggested a few questions for me to ask our readers. Here’s what he wants you to write in about. Gentlemen, on any overseas trips recently, did you get a haircut? Where and when did you get it? Were you pleased? How much did it cost? And, ladies, did you use the services of a beauty salon while outside of the US? Where, when and how much was it? Were you satisfied? Delighted?

Now for the results of your voting on an all-time Favorite Country (let’s make that Favorite Destination), one you might even consider...

by Philip Wagenaar, M.D.

14 tactics to increase your flying comfort

The following essay was inspired by a letter from ITN reader Mrs. Carey Casey in Cathedral City, California.

“Who are those two strange-looking people?” our fellow travelers must have wondered.

Our faces covered by oxygen masks with their extended hoses dangling toward the supply tanks, we must have looked like creatures from outer space as we flew from Auckland to Seattle on Air New Zealand.

Most participants on our 26-day Elderhostel program had developed a viral gastroenteritis on...