This is the February 2016 issue
Boarding Pass
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TSA body-scanner policy change. Looking at city smog levels worldwideBy David TykolAppears on Page 2 |
Features
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Five weeks in Cape Town — getting to know South Africa’s ‘Mother City’By Julie SkurdenisAppears on Page 6 |
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DIY travel – planning a month-long adventure in ChinaBy Larry and Carol CrabillAppears on Page 20 |
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In search of family history in Poland and BelarusBy Fred KranzAppears on Page 32 |
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Enjoying the culture, cuisine and colorful cities of ColombiaBy Sherry HuttAppears on Page 44 |
Travelers' Intercom
National Trust’s ‘undiscovered gems’By Tedi SiminowskyAppears on Page 13 |
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Dynamic currency conversionBy James P. SibleyAppears on Page 14 |
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Searching websites for low faresBy Mike LoebachAppears on Page 15 |
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Dolphin Discovery in Punta CanaBy Donna PerelmanAppears on Page 15 |
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Air pollution in Southeast AsiaBy Jean SargentAppears on Page 25 |
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Amazon with International ExpeditionsBy Nell McCombsAppears on Page 28 |
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A month on CreteBy Dave BruelsAppears on Page 28 |
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Ireland and Wales with David McGuffinBy Shanti Miles-KelleyAppears on Page 29 |
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Bulgaria with private guideBy Jean FrazierAppears on Page 30 |
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Budget travel in the South CaucasusBy Kathy WilhelmAppears on Page 47 |
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‘Circling the Sun’ in KenyaBy Arlene LichtensteinAppears on Page 48 |
Calling All Readers!
Travel insurance claim deniedAppears on Page 16 |
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Seeing the Northern Lights (this month, Norway)Appears on Page 36 |
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Cemeteries Worth a Visit (this month: Asia, the South Pacific and Northern Africa)Appears on Page 39 |
Columns
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TSA body-scanner policy change. Looking at city smog levels worldwideBoarding PassBy David Tykol Appears on Page 2 |
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An all-too-brief taste of HaitiLatin America WatchBy Deanna Palić Appears on Page 50 |
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Jardin du PlessisThe Garden PathBy Yvonne Michie Horn Appears on Page 53 |
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Scandinavia: Lofthus and Oslo, NorwayFar HorizonsBy Randy Keck Appears on Page 55 |
Travel Briefs
Funniest Thing
Turndown service appreciatedBy John WeissAppears on Page 48 |
