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The Traveler's Journal

The Traveler's Journal•www.travelersjournal.com
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A series of audio postcards from the wide world of travel, The Traveler's Journal has aired on public radio stations across the country and the Armed Forces Radio Network around the world.

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1062: Frolicking on the Lahn

Just south of where the Moselle River meets the Rhine at Koblenz is the mouth of another beautiful but less famous river, the Lahn.

Jul 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1062

1061: Ten Health Tips for Tropical Travel

When visiting the tropics. a traveler can do everything right and still get sick, or everything wrong and stay well. Still, we offer these thoughts on improving your odds.

Jul 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1061

1060: Assessing the Fear Factors

News headlines always imply that foreign travel has become particularly dangerous. State Department statistics suggest a more benign world view.

Jul 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1060

1059: Be Aware of Hotel Theft Liability

Be Aware of Hotel Theft Liabilities. Too many travelers are shocked when they discover how little responsibility the accommodations industry assume for theft of guests' valuables.

Jul 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1059

1058: Taking the Research Triangle Tour

North Carolina's Piedmont country lies halfway between DC and Atlanta as well as the Atlantic and the Applaichians. It's also home to three great universities.

Jul 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1058

1057: Tips on Flashing Outdoors

Whether you're shooting with pixels or film, a flash can greatly improves the quality of your images, indoors or out, and in any kind of light.

Jul 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1057

1055: Checking Out Cut-rate Cruises

The Fall is usually a great season to find real bargains on Caribbean cruises, but this year, there's a bumper crop of possibilities.

Jul 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1055

1054: Soaring along the San Juan Skyway

US Highway 55, which carefully winds its way through southwestern Colorado's San Juan Mountains, is a drive to be savored, a gear-shifter's glory.

Jul 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1054

1053: Seeing Red in Moscow

Moscow has had a major make-over in the decades since Soviet Rule ended, but many modern visitors come to appreciate the remaining and magnificent relics of the old order.

Jul 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1053

1050: Rambling in Rosenlaui

Switzerland's Bernese Oberland is a staggering destination year round, yet the main towns can get very crowded. Here's one place to find a slice of Swiss simplicity.

Jul 19, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1050

1049: Getting Stoked on Slickrock

For fat-tire bikers, Moab Utah ids Mecca. With training, even novice riders can pedal perpendicularly across smooth and precipitous stony slopes.

Jul 19, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1049

1048: Savoring the Cream of Guernsey

The southern coast of Guernsey is lined by steep bluffs that rise from the open Atlantic. Renoir walked this way and painted.

Jul 19, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1048

1047: Jaunting around Jersey

Though just 12 miles long by 7 wide, Jersey is the largest and most developed of the charming Channel Islands.

Jul 19, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1047

1046: Enjoying the Channel Islands

Though these five tiny islands that poke up from the English Channel lie closer to France, they've been linked to England since 1066.

Jul 19, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1046

1045: Browsing in Brown County

Indiana Highway 135 meanders among the colorful hills of Brown County and passes through a panorama of rural Midwest images.

Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1045

1043: A Bit of Basic Restaurant Etiquette

Don't Be a No-show. Whenever you make a reservation for a restaurant and your plans change, call and let them know. It's no more than common courtesy, and might spare you a midnight call from an angry restranteur.

Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1043

1042: Tax Relief for Tourists

Value-added taxes remain a foreign idea to many Americans. They are taxes added in during the production process rather than at the point of sale. But in many cases, what has been added in can, for travelers, be taken away.

Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1042

1040: On Safari in Ohio

"Give Me a Home Where the White Rhino Roams, and the Eland Plays in the Hay." The Wilds is a unique animal preserve a few miles south of I-70, halfway between Wheeling and Columbus. (For an article on the Wilds and 4-minute video tour, visit: www.travelersjournal.com/articles2.php?ID=520 )

Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1040

1039: On Flying Without a Safety Net

Before you climb up on that bungee platform or stop on those scuba tanks, ask yourself whether you're covered by insurance should something go wrong. Unfortunately, the answer is probably "no."

Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1039

1039: Making Culture More Affordable

Entrance to the world's great museums can be costly on a per person basis. Fortunately, many cities have programs to help ease the expense for tourists.

Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1039

1037: Mounting Mt. Fuji

There's a saying in Japan: " Who climbs Mt. Fuji once is wise; who climbs it twice is a fool.

Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1037
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