Bill Steltzer of West Grove, Pennsylvania, lamented that on a May ’07 trip to France he had trouble finding public Web-access points.

“Now that computer ownership is universal, the Internet cafés have vanished,” he wrote. “We used to find public libraries good spots for Internet access but not on this past trip. At the mediatheques (small-town libraries) that we visited, computer use required local residency and membership cards. So let’s update this topic. What is the most convenient...

Kensal Green is indeed aptly called “London’s foremost necropolis.” I took a tour of the cemetery on Sept. 17, 2006, and the 90-minute tour (which cost £5 [near $10], including tea and biscuits) revealed many facts of interest about the historical cemetery’s inhabitants.

Established in 1832 by private ownership, these 76 acres provided an ideal alternative to overcrowded medieval churchyards. A clientele developed, slowly, as this area was then so remote from London proper. Success...

My husband, Leon, uses a wheelchair, and on our 3-week visit to Israel we found that most places tried to accommodate people with disabilities.

This was true even for the Old City of Jerusalem, where there were curb cuts and ramps here and there. The cobblestones were difficult, but I found that tipping the chair onto the two back wheels helped in maneuvering over the ancient stones. People were very kind and constantly offered to help push the chair up a ramp or over the cobblestones...