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July 2013 issue | Appears on page 0

European B&Bs provide a place to call home
By Rick Steves

Staying at a European bed-and-breakfast is a bit like having your own temporary mother while you travel. 

In the morning, your hostess might help plan your day, tipping you off to the best places for lunch and about the live folk music in the village pub that evening. She then sends you out the door with a smile, handing you an umbrella… just in case it rains. 

The best B&Bs ooze warmth and local color, making these some of my favorite accommodations in...

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July 2013 issue | Appears on page 0

Electric Cartagena
By Randy Keck
A fruit vendor in traditional costume in the walled city of Cartagena. Photos: Keck
Highlights of Cartagena (3 of 3 on Colombia)
June 2013 issue | Appears on page 2

Concern for travelers with disabilities going through airport security screening. Airports with the most passenger traffic.
By David Tykol
View of a man-made lake and the hotel The Address Downtown Dubai from Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 448th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine.

Mike Kalt wrote to us, “I am a longtime ITN subscriber, and I just started a travel-discussion group (CP Globetrotters) at the Carolina Preserve development in Cary, North Carolina. We have over 70 members in our group so far, and over 40 of them turned out for our first meeting.  

“One of the topics on the agenda was ‘What’s Your Favorite Travel Magazine...

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June 2013 issue | Appears on page 57

What's Cooking in... Sri Lanka
By Sandra Scott
Curried prawns, sautéed.
Preparing Negombo Prawn Curry
June 2013 issue | Appears on page 58

Primary- and secondary-payer policies

By Wayne Wirtanen
This article explains the differences between these types of policies and reveals the great advantage of a primary-payer policy.
June 2013 issue | Appears on page 61

Hotel hunting in Europe
By Rick Steves
Price, location and character are three things I look for when reserving a hotel in Europe. Photo: Gretchen Strauch
Spending less and having a richer experience
June 2013 issue | Appears on page 63

The Coffee Triangle
By Randy Keck
Our group talking with children at Hacienda Venecia, outside of Manizales, Colombia.
(Part 2 of 3 on Colombia)
May 2013 issue | Appears on page 2

Pocket knives allowed in carry-ons. Protecting data in stolen laptops.
By David Tykol
Some of the curiously eroded “fairy chimneys” in Zelve, Cappa­docia, Turkey. Photo: Tykol

Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 447th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine. If you’re reading ITN for the first time, here’s what it’s all about: travelers keeping other travelers informed.

Basically, once you’re a subscriber, you qualify to have your own travel reports printed in this magazine. Send in an appraisal of any airline, tour, car rental company, restaurant or shop that you’ve made use of recently. Or tell everyone about your latest destination discovery...

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