This is the November 2008 issue

Boarding Pass

Boarding Pass
By David Tykol
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Features

Witnessing the ancient yabusame ceremony in Tsuwano, Japan
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Six days in Fiji – enjoying the layover of a lifetime
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Driving Costa Rica’s ‘infamous’ roads and highways
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An archaeological tour of Algeria
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Enthralled by a first visit to Croatia
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Travelers' Intercom

Tips on getting to Lugano
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Bucharest ‘wonderful’
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Currency exchange in Bali
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NZ Interislander
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Inn-to-inn walking in Europe
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Can guidebooks be trusted?
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New tour brochure prices retroactive
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Southern Africa with Vantage Deluxe
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Southern Africa Top 10
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Baltic Holidays
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Club ABC to Canaries
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Bali guide, hotels
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Guide in Agra
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Guide’s insight into Russia
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New bridge in Venice
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Condors in flight
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Gobustan petroglyphs
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Azores pleasures
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‘Antarctica’s White Wilderness’
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Opus sectile in Rome
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Customizing a travel wallet
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Personalize it
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De-wrinkle clothes
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Villagers in West Papua
Villagers in West Papua
By Doris Neilson
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Columns

Boarding Pass
Boarding Pass

By David Tykol
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A not-so reassuring cruise contract
The Cruising World

By Lew Toulmin
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English office workers and savvy travelers get tasty sandwiches at delis. Photo: Steves
Great food bargains in Great Britain
Rick Steves' Europe

By Rick Steves
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Poison Garden a head twirler at Alnwick Castle
The Garden Path

By Yvonne Horn
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In Varanasi, seeing is believing, including a bull in a fabric shop.
Central India’s diverse treasures
Far Horizons

By Randy Keck
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Travel Briefs

Flemish tapestries
Cave paintings in Spain
Elephant polo
Alitalia bankrupt
Eurail pass extras
Händel cruise with Deilmann
Hapag-Lloyd bilingual cruises
TourCrafters’ Paris
Lonely Planet on Nokia
Vienna Christmas markets
Bathe an elephant
‘She’an Nights,’ Jordan
Drive Ferrari with Crystal
Italy by vintage car
Bond movie locations

Funniest Thing

Funniest Thing for December
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Where in the World? Correct Answers

The Elephant Tower building in Bangkok, Thailand
The Elephant Tower building in Bangkok, Thailand
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News Watch

Bolivia volatile
Somalis fleeing
Floods in northern India and Nepal
Explosions in India
Georgia considerations
Islamabad bombing
Lebanon concerns
Bombs in Sana’a
Afghanistan dangerous
Clashes in Thailand
Russian jet crash
Chikungunya fever
Current warnings for November 2008

Tours

“North Pole Champagne Flight”
“Literary Lakes Tour”
Swiss Winter Alps + Balloon Festival
“Secrets Of Turkey”
“Wild & Ancient China”
“Archaeological & Cultural Treasures Of Tunisia”
“Amazon Rainforest Workshop”