This is the November 2015 issue

Features

Focusing on Guatemala’s ‘living Maya’
By Ken Mallory
Appears on Page 6
 
Lounging in Laos — Ensconced in the comfort of everyday life in Luang Prabang
By Margo
Appears on Page 18
 
Apartment living on the Portuguese island of Madeira
By Rosemary McDaniel
Appears on Page 32
 
Touring Tanzania’s Southern Circuit
By Joseph Lambert
Appears on Page 40
 

Travelers' Intercom

Advice for visitors to Bogotá
By Stephen O. Addison, Jr.
Appears on Page 12
 
‘Beauty and the Beast’ in Paris
Appears on Page 14
 
River cruise became bus tour
By Mel Moss
Appears on Page 23
 
BofA FTF at ATM
By Gunnar Niemi
Appears on Page 24
 
Serendipity with OAT
By Victor Block
Appears on Page 25
 
Sweden with Vertical Horizons
By Louis Baldasty
Appears on Page 26
 
National Trust sites, England
By Helen Harper
Appears on Page 27
 
Belfast & Castletown for Titanic
By Philip A. Shart
Appears on Page 29
 
Costa Rica canopy tram
By Nicolas Station
Appears on Page 45
 
DIY on the Canal du Midi
By Ted and Carol Mullett
Appears on Page 46
 

Calling All Readers!

Essay Contest Winners

Crete Is Neat - Winners
Appears on Page 31
 

Columns

Scams on hotel-booking-website users. Also, cruise ships and norovirus.
Boarding Pass

By David Tykol
Appears on Page 2
 
Tibetan man making a spool of wool from yak hair (in China). Photo ©piccaya/123rf.com
Scams on hotel-booking-website users. Also, cruise ships and norovirus.
Boarding Pass

By David Tykol
Appears on Page 2
 
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy
The Discerning Traveler

By Philip Wagenaar, MD
Appears on Page 48
 
What's Cooking In... The Philippines
What's Cooking in...

By Sandra Scott
Appears on Page 52
 
Bajío sites: La Cañada de la Virgen
Focus on Archaeology

By Julie Skurdenis
Appears on Page 53
 
Exploring southwestern France by car
Far Horizons

By Randy Keck
Appears on Page 55
 

Funniest Thing

Can't get there from here
By Samantha Sartain
Appears on Page 46
 

Where in the World? Correct Answers