Boarding Pass

May 2012 issue | Appears on page 2

Stricter lifeboat drills. How many cruise ships are sailing? The 25 most-visited ports.
By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 435th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine, where travelers like you share advice and recommendations from recent trips… and the ITN staff adds travel news and helpful info on the side.

Here are a couple of news items.

As of March 19, at four airports in the US, some passengers 75 years of age and older are being allowed to go through selected security lanes without removing their shoes. This is one of the changes being tested...

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April 2012 issue | Appears on page 2

When you can and cannot pay for fuel surcharges with air miles. Galápagos visitors' rules. Serbia and Kosovo crossings.
By David Tykol
Close-up of a leg of a giant tortoise — Galápagos Islands. Photo: Tykol
Editor’s travel news updates plus feedback to readers
March 2012 issue | Appears on page 2

The passing of the magazine's publisher, Armond M. Noble
By David Tykol
Armond talking to the world on Amateur Radio's Field Day 2010.

Dear Globetrotter:

I am sad to report that Armond Noble, the man who conceived of this magazine all of 36 years ago, died on February 1.

Nine weeks earlier, he had no symptoms of the aggressive kidney cancer that had already spread to his lungs. A highly motivated man, he fought bravely, with his wife, Helen, at his side, until conceding to the disease at the age of 77 here in Sacramento.

Armond was one of the most intelligent people I’ve ever met. He could read a page...

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February 2012 issue | Appears on page 2

Storing your account names, user names and passwords. Also, Gatwick Express ticket sales

By David Tykol
Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park, Alberta, western Canada

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 432nd issue of your monthly foreign travel magazine, the original travelers’ forum.

While traveling, situations may arise in which you need to have someone access a password-protected account of yours on the Internet.

Perhaps you are in a place with phone service but no Internet access and must retrieve information from an e-mail on your home computer. You may be sick or injured and someone needs to retrieve your private medical records...

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January 2012 issue | Appears on page 2

State of sport hunting in Africa. Also, donating flyer miles for airfare for wounded servicemen and their families
By David Tykol
Seeing eye to eye with an old elephant in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 431st issue of your monthly foreign travel magazine. We bring you travelers’ personal accounts as well as news and other items of interest to travelers.
December 2011 issue | Appears on page 2

Costa Rica's high speeding fines. Also, "People-to-People Groups" to Cuba
By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 430th issue of your monthly foreign travel magazine, for well over 35 years providing a forum in which people can share discoveries of exciting destinations; give their candid opinions on airlines, cruise lines and travel companies; offer packing tips and, through it all, express their thoughts about travel.

The bulk of what you read in this magazine is written by ITN subscribers, travelers like you. Some are among the most traveled people on...

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November 2011 issue | Appears on page 2

Highway across the Serengeti? Cruise lines' tipping policies.
By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 429th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine.

In editing Lew Toulmin’s article for this month’s “The Cruising World” column, I found a statement that contradicted one I made in my September ’11 column. He wrote, “… no new giant megaships are on the horizon.” I had claimed that four more would be launched by 2015.

I am changing my definition of what a “mega cruise ship...

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October 2011 issue | Appears on page 2

Crossing between Serbia and Kosovo. Cruise lines' smoking policies.
By David Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 428th issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine, the one largely written — in all candidness — by its subscribers.

I’m filling this page, however — with travel news.

If you’re planning a trip to both Serbia and Kosovo, be aware of the following.

You can cross into Serbia from Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina or Croatia but NOT directly from...

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