For countless trips around the sun, my discourse on subjects of interest to international travelers has required constant diligence to keep from lapsing into preaching to the choir. It is my choice to risk that, on this occasion.

Many ITN readers are among the most traveled humans on the planet, while countless others aspire to be included in that grouping. Few of us have completed all of our international travel goals, despite our efforts and intentions, and, for many, even coming...

by Sandra Scott

My husband, John, and I spent March 2010 traveling along the coast of Turkey enjoying the local cuisine, which included plenty of fresh fish and vegetables. We inquired about cooking classes at our hotels. The answer was always the same: “No, but we are thinking about it.”

In Bodrum we posed the same question at the tourist office. They suggested we check with the restaurant Komodor Meze Evi (Umurça mah, Dervis¸ Görgün Cad. No. 23/C, Bodrum, Turkey; phone [0252...

by Julie Skurdenis

Three of the most remarkable ships from the Viking Age rest together in an Oslo museum. Although discovered and excavated separately between 1867 and 1904, the three ships share much in common. All date from the ninth century AD. All were found on the Oslofjord, south of Olso. All once actually sailed Norway’s coastal waters or the open sea. And, finally, all were used later on as “coffins” for burial of presumably important Viking-era individuals.

Each of...