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58 - Friday, November 29, 1985 - North Shore News

Safety's a big concern when travelling

IF I HAD to analyze the travel questions I’ve
been asked over the years, I’m sure that the
largest percentage would probably be regarding

safety.

Most of us have fears that
are emphasized when we're
in unfamiliar places.

We're afraid of heights
and we have claustrophobia
so we don’t like to be hauled
up fd 35,000 feet strapped
into 1 small seat and wedged
in by a few hundred others.

We have a hearty respect
for water so we get edgy
when we’re out on the
ocean, no Jand in sight, and
the ship starts to rock and
roll. I’m willing to bet that
the major cause of
seasickness hasn’t. anything
to do with our ears. It’s our
fears that do it to us.

We abhor violence so the
thought of facing a gun ter-
Tifies us. We don’t want to
be hijacked, pirated, mugged
or caught up in a war.

This fetter really sums it
up.

DEAR MS. McCREADIE:
Your columns are great and
interesting. Keep up the
good work.

Now my problem. We
have come into a bit of
money and my husband is
determined to take a trip in
around January or Febru-
ary. Let me say now, I am
terrified of planes, especially

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lately when there have been
sO many crashes. But $ will
do it if I have to.

Aside from mode of
travel, are there any ‘‘safe’’
places one can go to now? I
mean there is so much unrest
in so many places and we
don’t want to be in the midst

and if there's a better way to
get there [| haven't heard
about it.

Because of my fear of fly-
ing 1 book my flights very
carefully. | do my best to
take flights that make the
fewest stops. 1 choose routes
that keep me out of bad
weather (for example, if !
were heading for Florida
mid-winter, I'd head im-
mediately south instead of
flying East). 1 refuse to fly

travel-wise

of some turmoil. One even
wonders if a cruise is safe.

My husband would be
restless if there was no golf
so this is a must. We are
senior citizens so not looking
for night life. 1 am wonder-
ing about Maui (we have
been once) or Palm Springs.
My son suggested a place
called Hurricane Cove in the
Bahamas which apparently
has casinos, golf and nice
beaches.

This is a vague letter but if
you could write a column on
places where it would be
friendly and safe we would
so much appreciate it. We
don’t want to be in a place
where they resent tourists.

ANSWER: | understand
how you feel about fiying. I
doubt if you’re one bit more
frightened than I am but |
do my share of it. Why?
Because 1 have this crazy
urge to see the whole world

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personal list of poor carriers.

Enroute, 1 choose an aisle
seat, read the safety booklet
(although I’ve got them
pretty well memorized by
now), keep my scat belt
fastened and count the rows
to the emergency exits. And
I pray a lot.

Safety on the ground is
another matter. Avoiding
war zones is practical. Any
country that has a majority
living in poverty isn’t as safe
as one that hasn't. Ghettos
are well avoided anywhere.

Any resort in any country
is relatively safe because the
management sees to it. Mind
you, it’s a little unsettling to
see coils of barbed wire
strung around the perimeters
of the private beach.

I’ve been to most of the
Caribbean Islands but un-
fortunately not the
Bahamas, If I were to
choose the safest I’ve visited

| 200Ibs

it would be Aruba and Cu-
racao as the Dutch have
treated these colonies fairly.
In fact, the last time 1 was
there (just after the Falkland
War) the people were so
pro-British it was astoun-
ding. They were so grateful
that the Brits held off the
Argentines because they felt
that if Argentina had won,
Venezuela would have mov-
ed on the Dutch.

Your idea of Maui is ex-
cellent — there has been a
litle trouble with the resi-
dents but on the whole the
island is safe — just keep
away from secluded beaches
at night. You can golf
yourselves to death if you
like and there are now non-
stop flights to Maui from
Vancouver.

Palm Springs, too, is rela-
tively safe — they don’t re-
sent tourists for obvious
reasons.

If 1 were to choose the
country in which I felt the

_safest and most welcomed it

must be Fiji. They fove
tourists and the crime rate is
very low.

Don’t worry about a
cruise — after that unfortu-
nate incident in the Mediter-
ranean you can be sure that
security precautions have
been beefed-up. Also, the

sheer volume of passengers
and crew aboard is a safety
factor.

There isn’t a whole lot of
golf involved but there are
some linés that provide driv-
ing ranges with nets. | doubt

flash the roll?

Just think how left out
youll feel when all your
friends are chatting about
their travels — and how
brave you'll feel when you
get home safely.

if your husband would get
restless — there’s just so
much going on that the main §
problem is finding enough §
time to sleep.

Safety is such a relative J
thing — you're more apt to 4%
be injured in your own 9
house than at a resort and |
more likely to be killed driv-
ing to the airport than on a
plane. Would’ you walk
alone at night through Skid
Row in your own communi-
ty? Do you normally carry
large amounts of cash and

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