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January 2015 issue | Appears on page 2

Violence in Thailand's far south. Also, when hotel rates are lowest in select cities.
By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 467th issue of your monthly foreign travel magazine. Whew! I’ve worked on 463 of them… and still love doing it. Every month brings interesting mail, and it helps to have good-spirited, dedicated coworkers. 

Your letters of encouragement are inspiring too. With ITN largely reader written, this is a group project. And let’s not forget the advertisers who help support the magazine; if you notice something interesting in one of their ads, give ’em...

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December 2014 issue | Appears on page 2

Customs clearance by automated kiosk. Also, driving in New Zealand or Mexico?
By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 466th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine. Within the last month, I’ve heard several subscribers describe this magazine as “real,” by which, they explain, they mean it’s full of candid accounts from travelers who write for the benefit of other international travelers.

You’ll see that as you flip through the pages. For now, I have the following to report.

 

The US Department of Homeland...

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November 2014 issue | Appears on page 2

In-flight fights over reclining seats. Also, be aware of visa service charges
By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 465th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine! You’re invited to subscribe, and subscribers are encouraged to submit trip reports telling both the positive and negative aspects of tours, hotels, museums, shops and whatever else they discovered and experienced outside of the US. 

Your letters and articles make up the bulk of the magazine, and we fill in the spaces with other travel-related information, all wrapped around travel-...

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October 2014 issue | Appears on page 2

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By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 464th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine. If you’re reading ITN for the first time, here’s what it’s about. 

Subscribers share with other travelers what they have discovered, learned or felt on trips outside of the US. In the back of each issue are a few recurring columns by Contributing Editors, and we try to keep readers abreast of pertinent news. In addition, the advertisements you see in ITN not only are...

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September 2014 issue | Appears on page 2

DOT to watch more closely how safely US airlines transport pets
By David Tykol
Rover knows that the DOT is watching out for him. Photo: ©Denis Aglichev/123rf
DOT to watch more closely how safely US airlines transport pets. Also, Travelers' favorite and least-favorite cities — results of TripAdvisor's World Cities Survey
August 2014 issue | Appears on page 2

Beware of professional pickpockets in Europe
By David Tykol
The Samuel Beckett Bridge over the River Liffey joins Guild Street on the north bank to Sir John Rogerson’s Quay on the south — Dublin, Ireland. Photo ©Laurentiu Iordache/123rf.com
Beware of professional pickpockets in Europe. Also, award-winning buildings announced at World Architecture Festival
July 2014 issue | Appears on page 2

World's most visited cities, plus more
By David Tykol
Closeup of one of the two mirror-image statues that top the Cordonata on Rome’s Capitoline Hill. The statues represent the twins Castor and Pollux and date to antiquity. Photo by Beth Habian
(1) World's most visited cities (2) Results of ITN's informal poll "Where Were You in 2013?" plus winners of the prize drawings
June 2014 issue | Appears on page 2

Boarding Pass
By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 460th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine, the one largely written by its subscribers.

I’ve got a few things to cover this month.

According to Project Visa, a website whose purpose is to guide travelers on how to apply for entry visas to different countries, having an Israeli stamp in your passport can make it difficult, if not impossible, to visit Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen...

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