During a visit to Cancún and the nearby Riviera Maya, on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2013, my wife, Fyllis, and I stayed at a hotel of Sunset World Resorts (800/494-9173), a group of six properties, each boasting unique attractions. Guests may take advantage of the facilities and services at all of them. 

Four of the properties are in close proximity in Cancun, with a free water taxi between two and a free van shuttling between all four, including the Sunset Royal...

My wife and I and two other couples arrived in Naples, where we were to spend one day prior to joining an escorted tour of southern Italy in October ’12. To pass our time, we had decided on a day trip from Naples to the island of Capri, so, after dropping our luggage off at our hotel, we boarded a busy bus that took us from the train station to the pier from which the ferry to Capri sailed.

Prior to this, we had discussed precautions against petty crime, especially pickpockets, known...

I read the subscribers’ accounts under the title “Maintaining a Special Diet While Traveling” (Feb. ’14, pg. 42). My methods of preparing food while traveling seem pretty elementary, but for anyone suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or other digestive problems and thinking they just can’t travel anymore, perhaps the following suggestions will help.

I have been lactose intolerant for some 30 years. Little did I know the yogurt I loved in Egypt at that time was what made me...