Far Removed From The Impersonal and Over-Priced World of The "Tourist"... Lies Another World..

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Far removed from the

impersonal and over-priced
world of the "tourist"...lies
another world...
It's a world of class and culture...of figs and
fine wine... of Moors and ancient Greeks...of
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integrity...
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ancient
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My name is Chris Root, and I am publisher of Passport
Newsletter: America's original luxury travel information
authority since 1965.
Passport Newsletter is the reliable 38-year old travel

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Berltiz Travelers Guides hailed it as:
"The first and unquestionably the best luxury travel

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When you become a Passport Traveler--you enter an exclusive
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And unlike advertising-driven travel magazines and

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accept any advertising in our publication. At Passport
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correct"...or stepping on people's toes...or "making enemies" in
the travel industry. If we don't like a place...a restaurant...a
chef...a shop...a hotel, we admit it. We hold no allegiance to
anyone...only to you and our other Passport Travelers...
For example, we recently told our fellow Passport Travelers

about an upscale cruise line that's no longer worth the money...a
world-famous café in Paris that the stars have frequented for
decades that's fallen from grace...and a leading luxury hotel in
London where the service has become so snooty that it no
longer warrants the high prices...
It's probably why Condé Nast Traveler admitted that:

"Passport Newsletter can glow with praise or bite with
disapproval."
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Insider Can Know
Passport Newsletter began in 1965 after Alistair Woodward,
a wealthy North Shore Chicago man, took a legendary trip to
Paris. On this trip a local Parisian showed him around, and
quite simply, gave him the vacation of his life. After that trip,
Alistair wrote a letter to 25
friends about the marvelous
See for yourself things he'd discovered...and
what the world's he swore that never again
travel would he vacation without
authorities have first having a friend or a local
to say about contact in his desired
Passport destination. That's how
Newsletter : Passport began. And it's the
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"The first and to this very day; we rely on
unquestionably the best inside information gathered
luxury travel newsletter." from a team of over 50 local
-- Berlitz Travelers contacts in dozens of
Guides destinations worldwide.
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of travel magazines where writers are
letters....Passport often hired and sent on "press
emphasizes culture, trips" for a week or two to
cover a story, a place or a
destination...the Passport
comfort, and quality...it Newsletter correspondents
can glow with praise or actually live or spend the
bite with disapproval." better part of every year in the
-- Conde Nast Traveler destinations they cover...
"The best little newsletter As Travelers, we don't want

in America." to experience what a "tourist"
-- Crain's Chicago experiences. We want to
Business experience what the locals
experience--their favorite
"As a longtime reader of restaurants...their favorite
Passport, I trust it as a walks...their favorite things to
source of intelligence and do. And we don't always want
ideas on independent to just experience their
travel." favorite things to do today--
-- Fortune Magazine we also want to experience
history and culture...that may
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appearing for many years centuries--even millennia.
with a brisk, colorful
roundup of travel That's why we rely on our
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Traveler correspondent has lived in
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"In Passport, I has written several successful
consistently find the kind books about Italy. Our
of information I want London correspondent was
from a travel newsletter - born in South Africa but has
lived in London for more than
20 years. And our principal

sophisticated, concise, Paris correspondent works
and straightforward, primarily as a reporter and
without a lot of ego to get has lived in the city for more
in the way." than a dozen years.
-- Travel Editor,
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our loyal Passport Travelers each month...including
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the Trastevere (an antique neighborhood that's been called "the
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of Celio: One of Rome's trendiest new neighborhoods...And
you'll discover some of the best places right now...to dine and
to shop...
For instance, far away from the madding crowds at the

Spanish Steps and the via Condotti...you'll find some of our
favorite little trattorias and restaurants. One where Mama Lucia
changes her menu every day according to her own whims. Try
her delicious home-made pastas and ravioli...or her exquisitely
flavored veal and beef dishes with porcini mushrooms and
truffles. And you'll pay less here than you would at the over-
priced and well-trodden tourist restaurants near the via
Condotti...
And don't waste your money at Rome's Snobbish Supper

Club...where the food is overpriced and disappointing. Try the
Lair on Esquiline Hill...or taste of the flavors of old Rome at Da
Lucia's: A family-run trattoria where you'll enjoy signature
dishes like pasta with chickpeas and rosemary flavored chestnut
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on some of best gnocchi available anywhere in Italy...
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Experience the renaissance occurring right now in Britain's
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Day spas in Paris...body wraps in Cyprus...traditional Aztec

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reported to have been used by Gorbachev)...
Plus explore a new concept in vacationing and second home

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Enjoy the Value and the Style of the

The Great New Directions in Dining...
Try the revolutionary and mouth-watering new Italian and
French versions of tapas. Go to Gusto in Rome where you can
sample exquisite Italian treats for as little as $2 per serving. Or
for French Tapas go to Joel Robuchon's new Left Bank
restaurant in Paris...and try the many exquisite little dishes of
this culinary genius, like cannelloni stuffed with foie gras,
poached egg in mushroom soup served in a cocktail glass or
chartreuse liqueur soufflés with pistachio ice cream.
Or try
our
very
own
"New
American
Cuisine":
with
dishes
like
seared
sea
scallop
served
on
little
rounds
of light
scallop
sausage...escargot
risotto...meaty
duck
breast
in a
puree
of
artichoke
and
lemon
confít...salmon
At Passport Newsletter we aren't concerned with being
"politically correct" or "making enemies" in the travel
in
industry. If we don't like a place...a restaurant... lobster
a chef... a shop...a hotel, we admit it. essence...And
next
time you're in New York go have a blood-orange cosmopolitan
and an escargot risotto at Town (it's one of the city's best new
restaurants)...
Also learn about London's revolution in Indian cuisine that's

given birth to a great new wave of first-class Indian restaurants:
including Zaika (one of the few Indian restaurants ever to be
given a Michelin star). Here you can taste of some of the most
exquisitely conceived and delicately spiced food in London.
The salmon and lamb lightly infused with cardamom and other
spices becomes an entire new taste sensation. Plus at The
Cinnamon Club try the crab and truffle cappuccino risotto (an
astonishing Indian take on an Italian risotto)...
And experience the Great Culinary Revival in Baltimore:

Try Kahlua pork triangle with sweet chilies and strawberries at
Roy's...or the duck with cranberry bread pudding and fig sauce
at Spike and Charlie's...and stay at the Inn at 2920 and
experience the gentrification of the Canton neighborhood in
Baltimore's best B&B...And browse through some of the
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others at Evergreen House, Walters Art Museum and the
Baltimore Art Museum.
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We at Passport Newsletter invite you to join us today on this
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The Passport Newsletter Page 1 of 22

Far removed from the

Welcome to a world of steam trains and luxury liners...of

This is the world

I'd like to introduce you to an old friend...who, quite simply,

could change the way you travel--forever...

Once the two of you meet, I hope you'll swear, as many

Back to a world of steam trains and luxury liners...of ancient

Back to a world of ancient crafts and skills: archery and

Back to a world of detail and character...of sense and

This reliable old travel companion has been a friend to some

What's more, this travel companion has been hailed by the

Fortune Magazine as one of the best of its kind--yet you've

That's because it doesn't advertise itself. The only way you

Transform Ordinary Experiences into

Passport Newsletter is the reliable 38-year old travel

Condé Nast Traveler called Passport the "granddaddy of

Berltiz Travelers Guides hailed it as:

"The first and unquestionably the best luxury travel

And Crain's Chicago Business--the nation's pre-eminent

"The best little newsletter in America."

We at Passport Newsletter, invite you today to take a risk-

Get your "Secret Passport" today...and take a seat beside us

Indulge Your Desires...

Leave the crazy and expensive world of mass tourism behind...

and embrace the world of the true "traveler".

Ride a camel through the Golden City of the Thar

Browse through New York's antique fairs...and Chelsea's art

Stay in places that pay heed to simple details...like the

Visit Santa Barbara's posh neighbor, Montecito...

Dine at old world restaurants where the service is hushed

Taste the cuisine of some of the world's greatest chefs

Enjoy an enlightening 12-day cruise down the Volga and

This is the world of Passport Newsletter--and it's a world

You can access this world every month...every week...even

Travel Like a Maharaja for $100 a Night!

Get your "Secret Passport" today...and take a seat

Or take a journey through the land of the Moors and explore

Here in Granada we recommend you stay at the gorgeous

Doing Things Differently

And unlike advertising-driven travel magazines and

For example, we recently told our fellow Passport Travelers

It's probably why Condé Nast Traveler admitted that:

Benefit From the Knowledge Only an

"This is the granddaddy So unlike other travel

"The best little newsletter As Travelers, we don't want

20 years. And our principal

They've been published in prestigious publications including

Transform Your Next Trip to Rome, Paris,

You'll get to experience great cities like Rome...Paris...and

London...as you've never experienced them before...

You'll explore the great Roman neighborhoods of Parioli and

For instance, far away from the madding crowds at the

And don't waste your money at Rome's Snobbish Supper

Every month you'll explore Rome's, London's and Paris's

You'll visit manor houses in the Irish countryside...caves in

the Andes... islands on the East Coast of Africa...villages in

Plus you'll also learn what's "new" in the world of luxury

Discover the Hot New Travel Trends

Day spas in Paris...body wraps in Cyprus...traditional Aztec

Plus explore a new concept in vacationing and second home

maintenance, repairs and housekeeping. It's a revolutionary new