Marilyn Chase, in her article “Buying the Wrong Medicine Overseas,” in the Aug. 16, 2005, edition of the Wall Street Journal, warns about buying brand-name prescriptions abroad.

She states, “Several drugs in foreign countries sometimes have the same brand name as U.S. medications but contain completely different ingredients.

“A safety alert issued to hospitals and doctors this year by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (www.ismp.org/pages/consumer.html — P.W.), a...

At the base of a pyramid near Cairo, Egypt, in January ’05, a young boy approached my wife, Mary, and me and asked if we would buy souvenirs. We smiled and said “No.” He thanked us for not ignoring him, gave Mary a small turquoise beetle and said, “You have a nice day. Smile at everyone you meet. This is for you for good luck. Good-bye.”

A little later we decided we hadn’t bought quite enough junk for one day, so we sought out this nice young fellow and made a purchase from him. It...

In an article about the hiring of vehicles (July ’05, pg. 95), the writer suggests that those who are over the age for hiring a vehicle should “Have a guide or younger person hire and drive the vehicle and reimburse him/her.” He goes on to say, “The person must have a credit card in his/her own name and must be able to satisfy all the rental requirements.”

I cannot speak for other countries, but in Britain and Ireland there are strict regulations appertaining to such circumstances,...