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In our travel round-up this week: why Europeans and Americans hold their forks differently, the Spanish island with more cats than people, plus a nail-biting rescue atop the highest mountain in the Alps.
The Italian island of Palmarola is so close to Rome that it can be reached in a day trip, but far enough away that the commotion of the capital seems like another planet. This is a paradise with no roads, no phone signal — and almost no tourists. Here’s how to visit.
Some 500 miles southwest of Palmarola, Tabarca is Spain’s…