April 1999

1)     The Experts’ Choice: America’s Great Country Inns: Our experts offer their top picks, from desert haciendas to grand southern mansions.

2)     Where’s Melissa? Contest: Guess where TRAVELER’s roving correspondent will land next.

3)     Forty-Eight Hours in Miami: South Florida’s city of plenty serves up a playful mix of luxe and laid-back.

4)     Moscow Rising: Exotic and exciting, Moscow’s streets pulsate with life: loggias, balconies, baroque grandeur, and—oh, yes—a cultural center shaped like a tractor.

5)     Confessions of a Cheese Smuggler: A quest for an exquisite and illicit French cheese leads one writer on an illuminating tour of the City of Light.

6)     Seychelles—Exotic Gem of the Indian Ocean: Travel with us to this Edenlike island archipelago a thousand miles (1,600 kilometers) east of Zanzibar.

7)     Travels with Melissa—Romanian Remembrances: Melissa discovers the timeless reaches of Romania: pastoral beauty, friendly people, and a hard history.