May 2018

Called one of the world's most "magnificent" and "unusual" buildings when it was inaugurated in the city of Hisor on Oct. 27, 2015, Tajikistan's 2-story National Tea House is large enough to accommodate 2,000 people. Located 9 miles west of the country's capital of Dushanbe, Hisor is the capital of the Hisor District. The 141-foot-tall structure, which from a distance looks like a giant watermelon, was the image shown in our March 2018 mystery photo. Melons are an important crop in Tajikistan and the surrounding area.

...I am wondering if travelers have found difficulty renting autos anywhere else in Europe due to age.”

'From anyone who has done a world cruise, we would like to hear how you arranged things at home for the four months you were away.'

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Dear Globetrotter:Welcome to the 507th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine.

After the article “Building Your Travel Bucket List” appeared in Contributing Editor Randy Keck’s column (Jan. ’17, pg. 56), ITN asked subscribers to each send in two lists of international destinations, excluding locations in Europe (which is so popular among travelers) and in the United States (which ITN does not cover).