This is the April 2014 issue
Boarding Pass
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The extent of viral outbreaks on cruise shipsBy David TykolAppears on Page 2 |
Features
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A Silk Road journey, 25 years in the makingBy Stuart GreenAppears on Page 6 |
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Reliving a magical trip to Kenya & TanzaniaBy Bill ReedAppears on Page 20 |
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Discovering three special places on an exploration of ItalyBy Joyce BruckAppears on Page 36 |
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Getting a feel for the local culture on an extended weekend in Mexico CityBy Marvin HermanAppears on Page 46 |
Travelers' Intercom
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Parking in Freiburg, GermanyBy Stephen O. Addison, Jr.Appears on Page 14 |
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Amsterdam museumsBy Marilyn HillAppears on Page 15 |
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‘Otherworldly’ YemenAppears on Page 16 |
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Li River extravaganzaBy Irwin SchatzmanAppears on Page 17 |
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Stymied on advance seatingBy George DottlAppears on Page 26 |
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Lufthansa bag lagBy Miyako StorchAppears on Page 26 |
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The QM2 transatlanticBy Kent ShamblinAppears on Page 27 |
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70 hours on the Trans-Siberian RailwayBy Skip CarpenterAppears on Page 28 |
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Relaxed-pace India with WorldviewBy Doreen K. HornbackAppears on Page 30 |
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Arranged by Portugal TrailsBy Ronald J. TrazenfeldAppears on Page 31 |
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Tropical paradise in BelizeBy Sara KrasAppears on Page 32 |
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Rustic B&B in SamarkandBy Carl BoyerAppears on Page 32 |
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Timur’s summer palaceBy David J. PattenAppears on Page 33 |
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Be nice to your airline agentBy James A. ThorsonAppears on Page 35 |
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The pleasures of Plan BBy Paula PrindleAppears on Page 51 |
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Macaws into the wildBy Nili OlayAppears on Page 52 |
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Wants affordable single roomsBy Karen CaldicottAppears on Page 52 |
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A Massage to Die For: Shiatsu in KathmanduBy Wanda RossAppears on Page 52 |
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Pedicure in VietnamBy Cicely LawsonAppears on Page 53 |
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Traveling & Giving: Coins to kidsBy Dick FeeAppears on Page 53 |
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Goree Island, SenegalBy Galen R. FrysingerAppears on Page 69 |
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Lycian rock sarcophagus in Kas, TurkeyBy Douglas PrakstiAppears on Page 73 |
Calling All Readers!
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Clothing advantageous to travelers and where to find itAppears on Page 40 |
Columns
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The Highland castle of Eilean DonanFocus on ArchaeologyBy Julie Skurdenis Appears on Page 0 |
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The extent of viral outbreaks on cruise shipsBoarding PassBy David Tykol Appears on Page 2 |
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What's Cooking in... ThailandWhat's Cooking in...By Sandra Scott Appears on Page 55 |
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What’s new in Germany for 2014Rick Steves' EuropeBy Rick Steves Appears on Page 56 |
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Madeira planningFar HorizonsBy Randy Keck Appears on Page 61 |
Travel Briefs
Funniest Thing
The reluctant cookBy Samantha SartainAppears on Page 53 |
Where in the World? Correct Answers
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Defenders of the Soviet ArcticAppears on Page 77 |