T A B L E_T A L K Going postal at the baggage carousel? Readers share their airline horror stories in Table Talk's Wanderlust area   Find a world of travel books -- new, rare and out-of-print -- at barnesandnoble.com Search by:  Keyword Title Author     R E C E N T L Y Don't go near the mountains By Dawn MacKeen From narco-tours to daily chit-chat about kidnappings, a stay in Cali, Colombia, is a plunge into the surreality of a pleasant nation engaged in an endless war (02/18/99) Captive in Kosovo By Susan Milligan A journalist finds herself caught in the middle of the Drenica Mountains with a guerrilla pressing a gun against her head (02/17/99) Losing it in Cambodia By Morrie Erickson Getting a haircut in Cambodia is a good deal -- especially if you like getting more than you bargained for (02/16/99) This week in travel Wanderlust's select guide to the top travel-related news stories from around the globe (02/12/99) You are what you eat By Tim Cahill The foreword from the book "Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects" by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio (02/11/99) Browse the Wanderlust Feature archives Wanderlust's Official Travel Book Partner		- - - - - - + this week_.I N_.T R A V E L Wanderlust's select guide to the top travel-related news stories from across the globe. - - - - - - + From the London Times A group of tourists, fresh from the warmth of the Canary Islands, were detained in Britain for the odd souvenirs they had picked up in Tenerife -- more than 110,000 smuggled cigarettes. A few of the cigarette-toting travelers had gotten free vacations in exchange for their luggage space. The smugglers failed to declare their tobacco-filled suitcases, so now they have been ordered to pay 6,300 pounds in fines. - - - - - - + From the South China Morning Post The Berlin Wall was once a grim symbol of division, but to some it has now become a precious piece of history. A businessman named Erich Stanke is fighting with the city of Berlin to preserve the last remaining authentic section of the wall -- a 960-meter stretch he owns, which stands at the Potsdamer Platz border crossing. The city wants to get rid of the wall so an access road can be built. "The wall must remain; this is my only aim," Stanke said. "I'm broke, but it would be my greatest triumph." - - - - - - + From ABC News In its annual roundup of airports with the most delays, the Federal Aviation Administration placed Newark, N.J., at the top of its list for the third year in a row. Last year, Newark had 31,924 delayed flights. A flight is defined as late when it is 15 minutes or more off schedule. San Francisco, with 29,409 delays, ranked second, followed by Chicago's O'Hare Airport, Atlanta's Hartsfield International and New York's LaGuardia. - - - - - - + From the International Herald Tribune After Abdullah Ocalan, the commander of the Kurdish Workers Party, was arrested by Turkish authorities in Kenya Tuesday, Kurds stormed embassies throughout Europe in protest. Greek, Kenyan and Israeli embassies were the main targets, for what Kurds saw as their complicity in Ocalan's arrest. In light of Europe's volatility, the U.S. State Department put out a worldwide caution Tuesday to Americans living or traveling abroad. - - - - - - + From the Globe and Mail With tourism becoming an increasingly substantial part of Cuba's economy, the country's national assembly passed a new law that proposes tougher penalties against crimes such as murder, prostitution and drug smuggling that may affect the tourist trade. Another new law toughens Cuba's stance against people who "collaborate" with the U.S. government. - - - - - - + From theTrip.com Following a decade of losses, Trans World Airlines announced Wednesday that it will be cutting 1,000 jobs. The airline, which lost $120.5 million last year -- $42.6 million in the fourth quarter alone -- will consider other measures to reduce its spending, including closing additional facilities. TWA blamed some of the losses on the closing of its Los Angeles reservation office, the retirement of old 727s and DC9s and the restructuring of some domestic and international operations. SALON | Feb. 19, 1999 _________________________________ For more information: _________________________________