International Travel News articles from August 2004

International Travel News archives from August 2004

Boarding pass.
August 1, 2004... Dear Globetrotter: Welcome to the 342nd issue of your monthly overseas travel magazine. A year and a half ago, ITN Contributing Editor Jim Patterson, who wrote the "Focal Point" column, went on hiatus following abdominal surgery....

Report cards: on-the-spot reports from around the globe.
August 1, 2004... The following is a sampling of reports received from ITN readers around the globe. ITN invites you to join our corps of reporters--just drop a card in the mail while the travel impressions are fresh in your mind. To obtain your ITN Report...

Wonders of an ancient world.(Jordan)(Cover Story)
August 1, 2004... Ali, our knowledgeable tour guide, gestures expansively toward the waters of the Dead Sea and the distant hills beyond. "Archaeologists and theologians agree," he said, "this is where it all began. Here is where all of the prophets were...

Discounts on pousadas in Portugal.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... I spent two weeks in Portugal, May 12-27, '04, staying only at pousadas. These are government-owned hotels, usually converted castles, palaces or monasteries. While there, I found a brochure titled "Special Programs." It stated that if you are...

Tips on visiting Prague .(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... My wife and I took a trip to Europe in May '04. Here are some tips for travelers to Prague. * In Prague, try the U Mazlu restaurant (Jungmannova 26, Prague, Czech Republic; phone 224-946-896). It is located around the corner from the big...

Money hunt in the Balkans.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... On a trip to the Balkans my husband and I took in May '04, we had wanted to travel by bus and find accommodations as we went. As soon as we arrived in Tirana, Albania, we realized that language problems would require us to have a car and...

Handicapped-accessible travel.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In June's "Boarding Pass," on page 121, Carol Vorchheimer's plea for handicapped-accessible-travel outfits struck a note with us. * Yes, shore excursions on cruises can be a problem (as we found on our April '04 trip in Brazil), but the...

Recommended in Milan.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... We traveled to Italy, April 27-May 1, '04. * In Milan, try the centrally located Hotel Sanpi (Via Lazzaro Palazzi 18). Our room was large and very clean, with two beds and a remodeled bathroom with (on request) shower. The online rate was...

Airport oasis.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... When at the Honolulu International Airport, I enjoy the gardens there. You will see them from above, but go downstairs and walk through them. One garden is Japanese style, another is Chinese and a third is Hawaiian. There are benches where...

Funniest thing.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. There are no restrictions on length. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the U.S., Canada or Mexico.) The ITN staff will choose each month's...

Crime in St. Petersburg.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Travel Advice Unit of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London points out that there has been a sharp increase in street crime in St. Petersburg, Russia, since April 2004, with tourists being held up at knifepoint on the metro and buses....

Mideast & North Africa.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The U.S. Government has received information that extremists may be planning to carry out attacks against Westerners and oil workers in the Persian Gulf region, beyond Saudi Arabia. Extremists may be surveilling Westerners, particularly at...

Libya loosening.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... On June 28, 2004, a U.S. Liaison Office opened in Tripoli, Libya. There is no consular officer included among the staff. Only limited services are currently available to U.S. citizens. The U.S. Treasury Department's general license of Feb....

Bosnia & Herzegovina woes.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Department of State warns that there are still risks from occasional localized political violence in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Raids to capture indicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic gave rise to local disturbances and protests in March and...

Somalia unpredictability.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Department of State warns against all travel to Somalia, including the self-proclaimed "Independent Republic of Somaliland." Interclan and interfactional fighting can flare up with little warning, and kidnapping, murder and other threats to...

Cholera in Cameroon.(News Watch)(Ministry of health)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... A cholera outbreak which was under control in Douala town in the Littoral region of Cameroon in March 2004 flared up again with the onset of the rainy season in early June. The Ministry of Health reported 2,924 cholera cases, including 46...

Leptospirosis in Kenya.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Ministry of Health, Kenya, has reported a total number of 141 suspected cases, including six deaths, of leptospirosis in a high school in the Bungoma district.

Stay alert on roads in Tibet.(News Watch)(Information Network)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Tibet Information Network felt it necessary to announce that road travel in Tibet is much more dangerous in recent years due to rough, unsealed roads and inexperienced drivers working under unsafe conditions. Drivers for many tour...

Current warnings.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... As ITN went to press, the State Department had travel warnings on 25 destinations: Libya, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Cote d'Ivoire, Indonesia, Nepal, Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, Kenya, Lebanon, Iran, Burundi, Yemen, Israel/West Bank/Gaza, Central African...

Auto, rail links between North, South Korea.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... South Korean and North Korean officials have agreed to open two cross-border roads (the Seoul-Sinuiju road and one in the east) and to make test runs on the linked sections of two railways no later than October 2004. They also are working...

Airline crew helps save life.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Three cabin crew members saved the life of a pasenger who had become seriously ill with chest pains While on a British Midland Airways (bmi) flight from Chicago, Illinois, to Manchester, England, in February. They used a system called...

Fact versus fiction on Robinson Crusoe Island.
August 1, 2004... Richard Henry Dana, in his classic tale "Two Years Before the Mast," describes Robinson Crusoe Island in the South Pacific as "the most romantic spot of earth my eyes had ever seen." Visiting the island on a cruise aboard M.V. Discovery made me...

Suspected infected passenger put off ship.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... My wife and I booked passage on Holland America's ms Prinsendam for a 22-day cruise, Sept. 1-Oct. 3, '03. The ship started in San Francisco, stopped in San Diego and continued to Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Panama Canal, Aruba and the...

Mixed view of Lirica cruise.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... I took a Caribbean cruise aboard Mediterranean Shipping Company's Lirica, Jan. 26-Feb. 6, '04, and wish to give my impressions. My perspectives come from over 50 cruises, including canal and Atlantic crossings. The Lirica left Ft....

Making the best of a canceled cruise.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... We received a letter today, April 15, from the American Canadian Caribbeen Line (461 Water St., Warren, RI 02885; phone 800/556-7450 or visit www.accl-smallships.com). Inside we found a voucher along with a visa refund slip for a cruise we had...

60 years after Battle of the Bulge.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... Both my wife, JoAnn, and I are World War II history buffs, primarily because family members were in uniform during that period. Beside the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944, probably the best known and most ferocious battle was the Battle...

D-Day sites day tour from Paris.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... When we were in ParAs for a week in early April '04, we wanted to tour the D-Day battlefields in one day. We were staying at the Marriott on the Champs-Elysees, and tours from the hotel would be expensive, so I went online before we left and...

Visiting the Enigma.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Near the end of a July-August '03 England trip, we drove to Bletchley Park, which was home to the famous code breakers of the Second World War as well as the birthplace of modern computing and communications. As our excellent guide told us, you...

Renting a home away from home.
August 1, 2004... You're, a seasoned traveler. You've taken tours, cruises and car and train trips. You've gone from hotel to inn to B&B, hit all the restaurants in between and come home exhausted, heavier in the waist and lighter in the wallet. Instead of the...

Amber Room mystery solved?
August 1, 2004... Final answer to 60-year-old mystery? Those of us who have visited the restored Catherine Palace outside of St. Petersburg in Russia have seen the photos of the destruction caused during the World War II "900-day" (actually "only" 872-day)...

Memorabilia.
August 1, 2004... What do YOU collect on trips overseas? That's what we asked readers to write in about. We printed some of the responses in last month's issue, and here are a few more. Have something to add? Write to Memorabilia, c/o ITN, 2120 28th St.,...

Grand Bahama international airport.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Grand Bahama Island opened its $30 million international airport terminal on June 2, 2004. Facilities include 12 Customs booths, advanced luggage-scanning machines and 22 ticket counters plus shops, Internet kiosks and restaurants. The...

Churchill Museum.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The world's first major museum dedicated to the life of British statesman and wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill will open in London in February 2005. The museum's completion will coincide with the 40th anniversary of his death and...

Fan museum.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Running until Sept. 19, 2004, in London's riverside Greenwich, the exhibition "A Garden of Fans" displays floral motifs on fans from Europe and Asia from the 17th century onward. The Fan Museum, at 12 Crooms Hill, is open Tuesday. to Saturday....

Carel Fabritius.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague will present the first survey exhibition ever of the work of Care1 Fabritius, Rembrandt's most gifted pupil, Sept. 25, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005. The life of this young and ingenious painter ended...

The otherworldy creatures of Madagascar.
August 1, 2004... (Second of two parts) After leaving Anakao, on the southwest coast of Madagascar, we spent two nights in Ifaty at the elegant Paradisio Hotel, taking day trips into the spiny forest. The spiny forest The phrase "spiny forest"...

Accommodations worldwide.
August 1, 2004... Hotels * B&Bs * Homestays * Apartments The following is a listing of some of the hotels, B&Bs, etc., in which ITN readers have stayed over the past year or so plus restaurants or sights nearby. Prices are those paid at the time of the...

Tours in review: candid appraisals of group tours.
August 1, 2004... The following are candid appraisals of some of the tours ITN readers have taken in the last year or so. When writing to ITN about a tour, please keep it as brief as possible (200-400 words) and include the ADDRESS and/or phone number of the...

Hungary coddles visitors with spas, spice and wine.
August 1, 2004... Bright strings of paprika hanging against the darkened interiors of small shops in countryside villages and towns; warming water rising as steam from hundreds of spas; ancient palaces and ornate churches decorating gentle slopes, and...

Travels in Nicaragua.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... My husband and I spent a lovely week in Nicaragua, Nov. 10-18, '03. We were met at the Managua International Airport by our guide, Cristian Quintanilla, and driver, Luis. We had made all the arrangements for this trip by e-mail with...

Nahuat Tours in El Salvador.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... My wife, A.J., and I spent a week exploring a considerable amount of El Salvador in April '04. As our base we used the InterContinental Hotel, very conveniently located opposite the largest shopping complex in San Salvador, the Metrocentro. A...

Oases in western Egypt.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Spiekermann Travel )
August 1, 2004... In the spring of 2004 I took a most exciting and unusual trip to Egypt. Instead of just visiting the tourist sites in Cairo and Luxor, four companions and I visited five oases in the western Egyptian desert. This was arranged for us by...

District Six Museum, Cape Town.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In cape Town, South Africa, the District Six Museum (25A Buitenkant St.; phone 461-8745) memorializes an important chapter in that country's history--when an entire neighborhood was bulldozed at the height of apartheid. Being a civil rights...

Fine dining in Europe.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In the May '04 issue (page 52) a reader raved about La Tour d'Argent in Paris. Thirty-plus years ago we dined there and also had their famous pressed duck. The owner, a tall, thin gentleman, came to each table asking how the meal was. I...

Memories of La Tour d'Argent.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... I enjoyed Rita Murray's comments about her meals in Paris at La Tour d'Argent very much (May '04, pg. 52). I wonder if ITN readers might be interested in reading about how different things were in Paris and at the Tour d'Argent in 1952. I...

Paris dining.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... On a to Paris in June '03 we stayed, as usual, at Hotel du Danube (58 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris, France; phone +33 01 42 60 34 70, e-mail info@hoteldanube.fr or visit www. hoteldanube.net)--in the Saint Germain des Pres area on the Left Bank....

Lot Valley guide.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)
August 1, 2004... CORRECTION--In my letter about Claudia DeGuere, a guide in the region of Quercy, France (April '04, pg. 19), the phone number I gave had the last few numbers transposed. You can call Claudia at 011.33.5.65.31.23.04. EDWARD CARCHIA ...

Credit card fraud.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... We were in Spain for three weeks in April and May '04. We kept all of our receipts for credit card purchases and when our bill came we verified that the correct amounts had been posted. In early June I went online to our MasterCard account...

AmEx emergency cash.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In my letter "Nightmare in Guatemala" (June '04, pg. 34), I mentioned American Express and the long time it took for us to get replacement checks after our kidnapping ordeal, plus all the personal information AmEx requested while all of us were...

Friendly folks in Buenos Aires.(Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations)(Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... My wife and I stayed at the Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel (San Martin 1225, Buenos Aires, 1104, Argentina) on Jan 30 & 31, '04, as part of a package tour to Antarctica. Late afternoon on the day we arrived, we took a short walk from the...

Unexpected in Xi'an, China.(Favorite Museum Dept.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... When visiting CHINA, Xi'an was one of the highlights on our tour. This is a very old city and it has much to offer. I was anticipating specifically the Terra Cotta Army, which is probably the biggest tourist attraction, but what a surprise it...

Favorite foreign recipes.
August 1, 2004... Several recipes discovered overseas by readers were printed in 2003 in the April and May issues. Here are a few more that have been submitted since then. Out of the Outback Here's a recipe that is "super easy" and wonderful. It came...

New Belgian high speed.(All Aboard!)
August 1, 2004... Prince Phillippe of Belgium inaugurated his nation's second high-speed line on Dec. 10, 2002, between Leuven, 20 miles east of Brussels, and Liege in eastern Belgium near the German border. The line, which was built to the same engineering...

Tours: a selection of escorted tours.
August 1, 2004... "PARISIAN ARCHITECTURE through the AGES"--7-day/6-night walking tour of 2,000 years of Parisian architecture, hosted by author Rachel Kaplan ("Little-Known Museums In and Around Paris") and architectural historian Arthur Gillette, Sept. 10-17...

The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific.(New on the Bookshelf)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... "The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific" by J. Maarten Troost (2004, Broadway Books. ISBN 0767915305--$12.95 paperback, 288 pp.). A young man follows his aid-worker girlfriend halfway around the world to the South...

A Thousand Sighs, a Thousand Revolts: Journeys in Kurdistan.(New on the Bookshelf)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... "A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts: Journeys in Kurdistan" by Christiane Bird" (2004, Ballantine Books. ISBN 0345468929--$25.95 hardback, 405 pp.). Numbering between 25 million and 30 million, the Kurds are the world's largest ethnic...

The Rough Guide to the Baltic States.(New on the Bookshelf)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... "The Rough Guide to the Baltic States" by Jonathan Bousfield (2004, Rough Guides. ISBN 1858288401--$22.99 paperback, 466 pp.). Like the Baltic States themselves, the Rough Guides have improved considerably and grown far more colorful in...

Princess--the way to cruise.(The Discerning Traveler)(Star Princess )
August 1, 2004... Large whitecaps topped the waves. The gale prevented us from going on the deck. Amazingly, we hardly felt the ship rock as we were sitting on the verandah of our stateroom. The stabilizers worked amazingly well. For days we had been...

Royal Navy events in 2005.(Brit bits)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In 2005, Britain's Royal Navy will mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, which saw the death of the naval hero Admiral Lord Nelson in his hour of victory. The program will open on June 28 with a Fleet Review at...

Royal Opera tickets.(Brit bits)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Some of the best seats at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, will cost just 10 [pounds sterling] (near $18.40) for the 2004-2005 season, thanks to a sponsorship deal with Travelex. One hundred top-price stalls and stalls circle tickets...

London open house.(Brit bits)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The glass building affectionately known as the "Gherkin," at 30 St. Mary Axe, is among 500 of London's contemporary or historic buildings open to the public Sept. 18-19, 2004. Called London Open House, the free event includes access to private...

Guernsey Tennerfest.(Brit bits)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... More than 60 restaurants, hotels and cafes throughout the Channel Island of Guernsey will compete in a "gastronomic grand-prix," Oct. 1-Nov. 12, 2004, to serve the best menu for 10 [pounds sterling] (near $18.40). The 6-week event will feature...

Pilgrim's progress in Santiago de Compostela.(Rick Steves' Europe)(traveling in Spain)
August 1, 2004... Santiago de Compostela, the Spanish cathedral housing the relics of St. James, has long exerted a powerful pull on travelers. For over a thousand years, pilgrims from all walks of life and all corners of the globe have trod the rugged trail...

Value offers.(African trips)
August 1, 2004... Africa CAN be affordable, from Egypt to the Cape: Here are some travel selections on Egypt, Uganda, Botswana and South Africa. Egypt Grand Circle Travel continues to offer its 15-day "Ancient Egypt & the Nile" tour that is priced from...

Golf hotels in Britain.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The 'hotel group Best Western has a website that features hotels around Britain with excellent golfing facilities. Tee times can be arranged online. Visit www.bestwestern.co.uk/hotelsforgolf or phone 0845 6340 559.

Rio de Janeiro, a city that knows how to party (Part 4 of 4).(Latin America)
August 1, 2004... The origin of Carnaval dates back to the ancient Romans and Greeks who celebrated the rites of spring, In the Middle Ages, when the Catholic Church tried to suppress all pagan ideas, it failed when it came to this celebration. The Church...

Book Silversea shore tours online.(Travel briefs)( Shore excursions)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Silversea Cruises' guests (or their travel agents) now can reserve shore excursions online, starting with this year's Mediterranean and Alaska itineraries. The feature is available 60 days prior to sailing. Guests can visit...

Jewel of the Seas.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Royal Caribbean bean International has a new ship, Jewel of the Seas, the fourth and final ship in the line's Radiance class. The 2,112-passenger ship boasts a 2-story main dining room; a Thailand-themed, adults-only Solarium with a...

'Tokyo In A Week'.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Ritz Tours' "Tokyo In A Week" program includes round-trip airfare on American Airlines from Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose or San Diego; round-trip airport/hotel transfers; five nights' 5-star hotel (Akasaka Prince); daily breakfast; a...

Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... To celebrate the opening of the Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti on June 1, 2004, the 5-star resort is offering a special package with rates from CFP27, 350 (approx. $273.50) per person, double occupancy, until Dec. 31, 2004. The "Exotic East...

Buy 4 nights, get 8 in Nevis.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Through Nov. 30, 2004, those booking Mount Nevis Hotel's, "Match Made in Nevis" family package at $375 a night for four nights get four more nights for free. Families who stay and pay for five nights get an additional five nights for free. ...

Hyatt dining option, Caribbean.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... For a limited time, Hyatt resort properties in Puerto Rico, Aruba and Grand Cayman are offering an all-inclusive food-and-beverage option. Not including room rate, the option includes all hotel meals and housebrand drinks, as well as...

Avis free phone.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Avis, through their "Stay in Touch" program in Europe, offers car renters the newest global cell phones free for the first seven days. Avis renters call 800/698-5674, book their car, request their telephone and provide their credit card...

Hampton Court Palace gardens.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Hampton Court Palace, the former home of King Henry VIII, has a new permanent gardens exhibition. Situated off the East Front Gardens, it shows how the palace gardens evolved from the early 16th century up to the present day. On Saturdays...

Captivated by dinosaurs.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The man who coined the word "dinosaur," Sir Richard Owen, campaigned for a "national museum of natural wonders." Two hundred years after his birth, this founder of the Natural History Museum is being celebrated in London with a special display...

Amphibious limos in London.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... For some of its Upper Class passengers traveling to and from London's Heathrow airport, Virgin Atlantic in late summer 2004 plans to start offering Gibbs Aquada amphibious limo service. Beating traffic by taking to the Thames, they will be...

Historic pubs.(Travel briefs)(Campaign for Real Ale)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The guidebook "Pub Interiors of Special Historic Interest" helps visitors to London seek out the city's best time-capsule pubs. Only 133 make it onto the Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) regional inventory for their important historic...

Architecture in Denmark.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Danish Architecture Center's new webguide helps you plan your own architectural walking tours through Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus and Aalborg. There are 14 tours in all. Visit www.dac.dk/guide, choose the ones you like, print them out and...

Bird observatory in Korea.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The delta of the Geumgang River is one of Korea's main breeding grounds for migratory birds. Just opened there in the Seongdeok-ri, Seongsan-myeon, Gunsan-si, area is the Geumgang Migratory Bird Observatory (phone 82-63450-6273). It has...

Shark Bay/ Monkey Mia.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Monkey Mia in Western Australia is known as the place where dolphins approach the shore to fraternize with the crowds, but there are other attractions in the area. A few miles south is Shell Beach, comprised of billions of crushed shells....

Insect-repellent clothing.(Travel briefs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Among new products in Magellan's summer 2004 travel supplies catalog is "Buzz Off" Insect Shield clothing. It repels mosquitoes, ticks and other biting insects without lotion or spray; offers 30+ SPF sun protection, and wicks moisture away from...

Person to person: reader-to-reader info exchange.
August 1, 2004... Planning a trip overseas and need specific info? Let your fellow ITN readers provide the answers. Send your question to Person to Person, c/o ITN, 2120 28th St., Sacramento, CA 95818, or e-mail editor@intltravelnews.com (include your...

The Chateau d'Angers, located in downtown Angers, France, has always been a fascinating sight.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The Chateau d'Angers, located in downtown Angers, France, has always been a fascinating sight. Built in the early part of the 13th century by Louis IX on surviving Roman foundations, the alternating white...

Where in the world?
August 1, 2004... You could win a year's subscription to ITN simply by identifying where the photo on the fight was taken. The winning entry will be drawn from a pool of correct answers. Answers must reach the ITN offices by August 25. Send your postcard...