International Travel News articles from March 1999

International Travel News archives from March 1999

'Locking' through Swedish history.(includes related article on Gota Canal cruises)(visit to Gota Canal)
March 1, 1999... More than a decade ago my wife and I passed through western Sweden on a rail trip from Oslo to Copenhagen. Nearing Gothenburg, we crossed a river where Diane spotted a vintage vessel motoring upstream, passengers waving from the upper deck. ...

Jungle adventure along Peru's Yanayacu.(river)
March 1, 1999... "The last human outpost on the Yanayacu River." That description was the enticement given to visit Loving Light Amazon Lodge, located approximately 100 kilometers from Iquitos, Peru. The only way to get there is by boat on the Amazon River. If...

'Agriturismo' program opens doors to countryside accommodations in Sicily.(bed and breakfast accommodations in Italy)
March 1, 1999... It's 8:30 p.m. and Alceste Norcia is holding court at the head of a long table laden with pitchers of red wine and bowls of spaghetti alia Siciliana - pasta tossed with tomatoes, anchovies, garlic and olive oil and topped with a dusting of...

Probing Russia's secret past on a dramatic White Sea cruise.(visit to the Solovetsky Archipelago)
March 1, 1999... Bundled up like a babushka, in a long skirt and a head scarf, I stepped through a gate in the monastery's thick stone walls and was transported back in time. Dwarfed by the massive onion domes towering overhead, I experienced the awe that...

Rafting from Katmandu to Tiger Tops and trekking the royal route in Nepal.(includes related article on planning a trip to Nepal)
March 1, 1999... We were filled with awe as our plane descended into Kathmandu. Below us were terraced mountainsides, peaceful stone villages and fields brilliant with wild mustard. And, like the backdrop on a stage, the snowcapped Himalayas towered above it...

Euromed.(travel through Spain aboard a high speed train)(Column)
March 1, 1999... At 7:42 a.m. the sun begins to reveal with weak light the rippling waves of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a delightful wake-up. Beside your Euromed train, white cubic buildings emerge like phantoms from the morning glimmer. Several times I...

Transatlantic cruises.(ocean cruises crossing the Atlantic Ocean)
March 1, 1999... Invariably, following the start of a new year, we receive one or more inquiries from readers requesting information about the possibility of a visit to Europe without the need for any air travel connections. These are usually from elderly...

KD offers discounts on Europe cruises.(KD River Cruises of Europe)
March 1, 1999... KD River Cruises of Europe is. offering fare reductions of 20% for most April cruises and 10% for most May and October cruises on the Rhine and its tributaries, the Main and Moselle, and on the Elbe, the Main-Danube Canal and the Danube. ...

London Access, 6h ed.(Review)
March 1, 1999... (1998, Access Press, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., Box 588, Dunmore, PA 18512 - $19.00, 240 pgs.). Although I am an avid reader of all manner of travel books and guides, I had missed the Access series of guidebooks, which now offers 32...

The Simple Guide to Customs and Etiquette in Thailand.(Review)
March 1, 1999... by Derek Tonkin and Visnu Kongsiri (1996, Global Books, Ltd., Box 219, Folkestone, Kent, England CT20 3LZ - $8.95, 64 pgs.). This book emphasized the respect and devotion given to the royal family by all of the Thai citizens. One very...

The land of the rising sun - for independent travelers.(part 1)(Column)
March 1, 1999... (First of three parts) Rows of 2-wheelers, stacked five to six deep, were parked in front of the station. There was no question about it: we were in the Netherlands. Riders in dark business suits politely negotiated the sidewalks and...

Caribbean calm.(visit to Saint Martin island)(Column)
March 1, 1999... Understandably, the past season of violent storms that just concluded in the areas of Central America and the Caribbean has left potential visitors somewhat wary about planning a visit to those regions. Many of the favorite tourist spots there...

Affordable Switzerland.(includes related article on tourist accommodations)(economical tips for tourists)(Column)
March 1, 1999... Switzerland can be so expensive that travelers wonder how Heidi could afford it. But even Switzerland has its back doors - untouristy places that are more affordable, traditional and fun. Come with me to Gimmelwald and Ebenalp. Gimmelwald,...

St. Petersburg.(travel along Russia's Volga River)(part 3)(Column)
March 1, 1999... (Third of three parts on cruising Russia's Volga River) The Hermitage & other palaces The standard day trips on this cruise itinerary visit the world-famous sights of St. Petersburg. The most famous of these is the Hermitage Museum,...

Lazy days....(visit to the Bora Bora Lagoon Resort in Polynesia)(Column)
March 1, 1999... Off to Bora Bora for a haircut today. In Polynesia, doing anything other than play in the turquoise lagoon becomes a complicated project. It's easy to be lazy in Paradise. I'm living at the Bora Bora Lagoon Resort on the small motu'of...