This is the January 2020 issue
Boarding Pass
|   | Caution re boarding passes. Using payment apps in China. Applying for authorization to visit a country.By David TykolAppears on Page 2 | 
Features
|   | Looking for the northern lights in Churchill, CanadaBy Marcia BrandesAppears on Page 6 | |
|   | Finding beauty in Iraqi KurdistanBy Marilyn Marx AdelmanAppears on Page 20 | |
|   | Travel tips for the less ableBy Paula PrindleAppears on Page 40 | 
Travelers' Intercom
| Volunteer guides in JapanBy Diane KarpelAppears on Page 14 | ||
|   | Visiting Aix-en-ProvenceAppears on Page 14 | |
|   | Quick visit to ReykjavíkBy Deanna PalićAppears on Page 17 | |
| Comparing Crystal, Viking and Silversea cruisesBy Judith AnshinAppears on Page 24 | ||
| Azerbaijan guide follow-upBy Elnur BabayevAppears on Page 25 | ||
| Regent Seven Seas Explorer transatlanticBy Philip ShartAppears on Page 26 | ||
|   | Dhaka stopover and Nijhoom ToursBy Peter CalingaertAppears on Page 28 | |
|   | Eastern Europe with a private guideBy Tony LeisnerAppears on Page 31 | |
| Praise for Pietro in PugliaBy Linda LibertucciAppears on Page 34 | ||
| Biking the Danube on the cheapBy Carolyn DockinsAppears on Page 35 | ||
| Recommended carry-on bagsAppears on Page 37 | ||
|   | Shimla — cool respite from DelhiBy Inga AksamitAppears on Page 43 | |
| Private small-group tour with TripUSAFranceBy Alice MeyerAppears on Page 44 | ||
| Credit cards declined in BakuBy Norm DaileyAppears on Page 44 | ||
| Switched to smartphoneBy Dianne RobbinsAppears on Page 45 | 
Calling All Readers! Call for Submissions
|   | Experience CollectionsAppears on Page 17 | 
Columns
|   | What's new in Northern Italy for 2020Rick Steves' Europe SupplementalBy Rick Steves | 
|   | Centuries of survival: France's gothic cathedralsRick Steves' Europe SupplementalBy Rick Steves | 
|   | Belfast blooms with history, resilienceRick Steves' Europe SupplementalBy Rick Steves | 
|   | Celebrating a Happy Christmas in EnglandRick Steves' Europe SupplementalBy Rick Steves | 
|   | Transcending travel troubles: Defend yourself against 21st-century travel scamsRick Steves' Europe SupplementalBy Rick Steves | 
|   | Caution re boarding passes. Using payment apps in China. Applying for authorization to visit a country.Boarding PassBy David Tykol Appears on Page 2 | 
| Emergency medical evacuation follow-upEye on Travel InsuranceBy Wayne Wirtanen Appears on Page 47 | |
|   | What's Cooking in... BermudaWhat's Cooking in...By Sandra Scott Appears on Page 48 | 
|   | Cruise control — how to sail smartly in EuropeRick Steves' EuropeBy Rick Steves Appears on Page 49 | 
|   | A trio of Oaxacan sitesFocus on ArchaeologyBy Julie Skurdenis Appears on Page 50 | 
| The GeografileThe GeografileAppears on Page 52 | |
|   | Sharing favorite On-the-Road Travel TipsFar HorizonsBy Randy Keck Appears on Page 53 | 
Travel Briefs
Funniest Thing
| Translator's triumphBy Amy GoltzAppears on Page 45 | 
 
        