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Dear Subscriber: Cell Phones on Airplanes a Very Bad Idea (July 2003)
Dear Subscriber: Vienna & Garmisch-P. Updates (July 1997)
Dear Subscriber: Planning Travel for a Very Busy Year (February 2006)
Dear Subscriber: Best Travel Websites (August 1999)
Dear Subscriber: The World's Best Beer (October 1994)
Dear Subscriber (September 2001)
Dear Subscriber: 1994 Hotel of the Year: Pension Altstadt, Vienna (December 1994)
Dear Subscriber: Worth a Journey? Michelin's Favorite Cities (August 1993)
Dear Subscriber (May 2003)
Dear Subscriber (May 2002)
Dear Subscriber: The Old Philosopher (August 1995)
Dear Subscriber: Five Favorite Cities (September 1993)
Dear Subscriber: The Backroads of Liechtenstein (April 1999)
Dear Subscriber: What the Nation's Travel Editors are Saying About Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Dear Subscriber: Traveling Without an Itinerary, Part 1 (August 2001)
Dear Subscriber: To Europe Via Freighter (July 1993)
Dear Subscriber: Lufthansa/Lauda Air (March 1993)
Dear Subscriber: Umbrella Tables Are Out All Over Europe (June 1993)
Dear Subscriber: How to make the dollar go farther in Europe
Dear Subscriber: "Going to Ground" in the Emmental (October 1998)
Dear Subscriber: 20 Best (and Best Value) Hotels & Restaurants of 2000 (December 2000)
Dear Subscriber: Best Hotels of Last 15 Years (December 2001)
Dear Subscriber (November 2000)
Dear Subscriber (November 2003)
Dear Subscriber: Getting the Best Deal on Transatlantic Air Tickets (June 2002)
Dear Subscriber: Innocents Abroad (July 1996)
Dear Subscriber: Swiss Deals Afoot? (November 1995)
Dear Subscriber: La Terrasse Flop (March 1997)
Dear Subscriber: Clearing the Desk (July 2000)
Dear Subscriber: When it Comes to Europe Travel, Who Do You Trust? (August 2003)
Dear Subscriber: Cruising Europe's Canals/Rivers (July 2002)
Dear Subscriber (June 1994)
Dear Subscriber: Planning Travel in the New Millennium (December 1999)
Dear Subscriber: Best Swiss Restaurants & Other Notes (July 1994)
Dear Subscriber (May 1998)
Dear Subscriber: A Cheap Trip (October 1997)
Dear Subscriber: Cheaper to Ski Europe? (November 1994)
Dear Subscriber: A Night in Old Vienna (August 1998)
Dear Subscriber (March 1998)
Dear Subscriber (March 2002)
Dear Subscriber (May 1999)
Dear Subscriber: Why Germany, Austria, Switzerland (January 1999)
Dear Subscriber: Europe a bargain? (January 1997)
Dear Subscriber: Passport Achieved (March 1996)
Dear Subscriber: It's About That Czech Beer (May 1997)
Dear Subscriber: The Birth of Gemütllichkeit (December 1993)
Dear Subscriber: Best Hotels-Restaurants (February 2003)
Dear Subscriber: Miscellaneous (October 1996)
Dear Subscriber: Zürich Airport, Zürich to Basel via Country Roads
Dear Subscriber: High End Dining in Europe (December 2002)
Dear Subscriber: Getting the Best Hotel Rates in Germany, Austria & Switzerland (May 1995)
Dear Subscriber (May 2001)
Dear Subscriber: Guerrilla Traveling (March 1995)
Dear Subscriber: Hello Internet (September 1996)
Dear Subscriber: Why Not Now? (October 1995)
Dear Subscriber (November 2001)
Dear Subscriber (June 2000)
Dear Subscriber: rent a car or buy a rail pass? (May 1994)
Dear Subscriber: 10 Strategies for Traveling Cheaper (August 2002)
Dear Subscriber: The Best Travel Guide (February 1995)
Dear Subscriber: A European Car Rental Primer (February 1998)
Dear Subscriber: The Stars Are Aligned for European Travel (January 1998)
Dear Subscriber (June 1998)
Dear Subscriber: The Dollar Moves Up (January 1993)
Dear Subscriber: Hello Priceline.com (September 1999)
Dear Subscriber (October 1999)
Dear Subscriber: River Cruise Report (September 1997)
Dear Subscriber: Rail vs. Rental Car (July 1998)
Dear Subscriber: Sweeping Up (February 1996)
Dear Subscriber: Online Travel Planning (September 1995)
Dear Subscriber: One More Time (May 1996)
Dear Subscriber - Farm Vacations (May 1993)
Dear Subscriber: A Voice from the Past (December 2003)
Dear Subscriber: Europe Travel Outlook (February 2002)
Dear Subscriber: Austrian Gems (July 1995)
Dear Subscriber: Money-Saving Suggestions for the European Traveler (March 1994)
Dear Subscriber: Buy Air Tix Now? (January 1996)
Dear Subscriber: Weimar & Prague (February 1997)
Dear Subscriber (October 2001)
Dear Subscriber: Breaking Away (June 1997)
Dear Subscriber (May 2000)
Dear Subscriber: We Reach a Milestone (April 1995)
Dear Subscriber: When to Buy Your Tickets (January 2000)
Dear Subscriber: That Gypsy Music (November 1996)
Dear Subscriber (October 2002)
Dear Subscriber (June 1999)
Dear Subscriber: Happy Birthday to Us (December 1997)
Dear Subscriber: Revised Rating System, Vienna Notes (January 1994)
Dear Subscriber (March 2001)
Dear Subscriber: Some Favorite Places '98 (December 1998)
Dear Subscriber (September 2000)
Dear Subscriber: How it All Started (December 1996)
Dear Subscriber-Traveling Essentials (October 1993)
Dear Subscriber: (December 1995)
Dear Subscriber: Hotels for the Last Night in Europe (April 2002)
Dear Subscriber (October 2000)
Dear Subscriber: Changing Dollars (April 2000)
Dear Subscriber: Mr October (August 1994)
Dear Subscriber: Independent European Travel Cheaper Than Package Tours (February 2001)
Dear Subscriber: Vienna, City of Dreams (April 2001)
Dear Subscriber (November 1999)
Dear Subscriber: (November 1998)
Dear Subscriber: Renting a Car in Europe (February 1999)
Dear Subscriber: Paying for European Hotels in Advance (February 2000)
Dear Subscriber: Can't We Be More Madden-LIke? (January 1995)
Dear Subscriber: Trip Notes (April 1997)
Dear Subscriber: Trip Report (April 1998)
Dear Subscriber: Let the Good Times Roll (August 1997)
Dear Subscriber (March 2000)
Dear Subscriber (June 2001)
Dear Subscriber (September 1998)
Dear Subscriber: Where's the Beer? (August 1996)
Dear Subscriber: Tübingen Tale (November 1997)
Dear Subscriber (September 2002)
Dear Subscriber: Going In Style (April 1993)
Dear Subscriber (March 2003)
Dear Subscriber (November 2002)
Dear Subscriber-Thoughts on Croatia - (November 1998)
Dear Subscriber: Auto Rental Problems/Solutions (August 2000)
Dear Subscriber (March 1999)
Dear Subscriber: Price Reductions on Swissair (February 1993)
Dear Subscriber: Europe Travel Outlook (February 2009)
Dear Subscriber: The Planning Phase (March 2007)

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