I read with interest a recent study by the Trans-Global Association for Travel and Tourism Commerce, which rated the behavior of tourists from all the world's industrialized countries. Consistently ranking last in the study -- bottoming out in categories ranging from airline etiquette to podiatric hygiene -- were travelers from Great Britain. "This settles it,"...

So, you're an American who's finally quit your job and sold all your stuff, and you're about to embark on your RTW trip. You've been concentrating on planning your trip - researching what to see and do, buying your plane tickets , how to get from Point A to Point B, how many pairs of...