This is the December 2013 issue
Boarding Pass
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Chip-and-PIN or chip-and-signature, plus FAA electronics rules changeBy David TykolAppears on Page 2 |
Features
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Lessons in telling a story without words on a photo tour of IndiaBy Ken MalloryAppears on Page 6 |
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Slowing down to see the sights on a week’s stay in BerlinBy Arlene LighthallAppears on Page 18 |
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Monkeys, macaws and a multitude of outdoor adventure on an ecotour of Costa RicaBy Nili OlayAppears on Page 32 |
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Indulging in the scenery and seafood of Nova ScotiaBy Emilee HinesAppears on Page 50 |
Travelers' Intercom
Nairobi airport after the fireBy Gary FurlongAppears on Page 11 |
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Sapporo Autumn Fest 2013By Stanley OsurAppears on Page 12 |
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Albania, Macedonia & MontenegroBy Nyck WijbrandusAppears on Page 13 |
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Talk your way into a free cruiseBy Chloe WinstonAppears on Page 14 |
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Ethiopia tour did not go as plannedBy Gail RibaAppears on Page 23 |
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Komodo, land of the dragonsBy Nancy GreshamAppears on Page 26 |
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Panama properties, adventuresBy Marlene LomasAppears on Page 28 |
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B&B Hof van EerdeBy Ethel BrodieAppears on Page 28 |
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Bucharest gemsBy David De MilleAppears on Page 29 |
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Denise’s in LondonBy Dee PoujadeAppears on Page 29 |
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Volksmarching in ItalyBy Rod SmithAppears on Page 30 |
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Buyer, beware in IstanbulBy Peggy ScanlonAppears on Page 45 |
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Private guide in BulgariaBy Ed & Patte SullivanAppears on Page 46 |
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Guide in SicilyBy Linda BeuretAppears on Page 46 |
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Savings in Oslo and CopenhagenBy Paula PrindleAppears on Page 47 |
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Rapa Nui ‘wonderful’ + Cuba CDsBy Louise ShermanAppears on Page 48 |
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Great Pyramids of Giza by camelbackBy William Terry SmithAppears on Page 73 |
Calling All Readers!
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Traveling and givingAppears on Page 39 |
Columns
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Chip-and-PIN or chip-and-signature, plus FAA electronics rules changeBoarding PassBy David Tykol Appears on Page 2 |
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What's Cooking in... OttawaWhat's Cooking in...By Sandra Scott Appears on Page 56 |
Outside of Europe and US — Suggested tipping amounts worldwideThe Discerning TravelerBy Philip Wagenaar Appears on Page 57 |
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Eating on the cheap in expensive citiesRick Steves' EuropeBy Rick Steves Appears on Page 60 |
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Lithuanian castles along the NemunasFocus on ArchaeologyBy Julie Skurdenis Appears on Page 61 |
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Baracoa — lost in time, found in natureFar HorizonsBy Randy Keck Appears on Page 64 |
Travel Briefs
Funniest Thing
Putting a newly learned foreign word to good useAppears on Page 49 |
Where in the World? Correct Answers
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Cruz del Tercer Milenio, ChileAppears on Page 77 |