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SUMMER’S COMING
and Europe beckons.

The Continent is the
favorite overseas destination
for Canadians and rejoices in
a wide variety of places to go
and things to do — although
sometimes at astonishing
prices. It pays, therefore, to
do a little homework so you

"get the most enjoyment from
_ your hard-earned budget.

As it happens, members of
the 26 countries in the
European Travel Commission
were recently.in Vancouver, |
and Canadian chapter chair-
-man Francoise Ducret passed : ,
-on d good tip: to get the best |
-- accommodation values take’ .
"advantage of arrangements

” where hotels in Europe can be
“pre-paid at travel agencies in.
Canada: Savings of up to 50%

“can be realized. -

“2. Flexibility can be built in
.So that travellers don’t have to
- “pre-book far in advance, but

“.. ean go with coupons and sim-

“ply phone ahead from one
hotel to the next.

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SLOW-MOVING BARGES, combined with one of the
various European rail passes, are a wonderful way to
explore the Continent this summer.

new pass plus Eurostar, which
gives one way on Eurostar
through the Chunnel and a
four-day flexipass for $345,
Round-trip Eurostar with an
eight-day pass in Britain is
$549.

With a flexipass you can
travel.a day here and a day
there, and. purchasers have.
three months to complete
travel. Pick up'a BritRail
brochure at a travel agent to

° see just how muchi ground
you can cover in eight days.

With the basic BritRail
pass, for example, you can

- have $800 worth of travel for
2 $390 ticket. One child (age
5-15) goes free with every
adult or senior pass. Other
children are half price. Call
800-345-0883.

Rail Europe has flexipass- .

Right now, STIHL quality is
even more affordable with up
to $100.00 off* STIHL 017, 025,
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sel. ST THLE remains the number

STL ensures your
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ARROW EQUIPMENT
207 Pemberton Avenue, N. Vancouver, B.C.

986-3916 or 987-9926

es, saverpasses for two or
more people travelling togeth-
er, and youth passes. The
Europass lets you travel in
five countries for $333. Call
800-36!-RAIL.

North Vancouver-based
Pavlik Travel Group, which

- specializes in getting afloat in

Europe, is promoting afford-
able self-skippered boating in
France. Prices kick in at about
$400 per person per week and
you can choase your region
—- Burgundy, Champagne,
the Loire and more.

If you prefer someone else
to do the cooking (and wash-
ing up) there are hotel barges

’ starting at a reasonable

$1,753. The local agency has
a range of escoried theme
tours featuring cooking, bal-
looning and art, and there is

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also an escorted barge cruise
and chateau tour for $3,929,
Seif-skippered cabin cruisers
are available on the Shunnon-
Erne waterway in Ireland.
Call 929-7911.

Consider Turkey. Long a
favorite among Germans and
the British, travellers in other
parts of the world are flock-
ing there for good beaches,
sailing and inexpensive,
adventurous dining in an
exotic crossroads of the
world. .
Fancy a fling in Scotland?
A company that has been off *
the beaten track for 10 years .
has some new outings for this
summer including one in
Morar and the small islands
of Rum, Eigg and Muck,
locations for the movie Local
Hero.

Others are in the Kintail
Mountains and Skye’s Cuillin
Mountains. They are rated
moderate to strenuous.
Contact North-West Frontiers,

1854-666229.

The 50th Edinburgh
Festival will take place this
year Aug. 11-31, The Fringe,
Aug. 11 to Sept. 1, has been
much copied and remains the
biggest of its type in the
world. ;

Travel agents have raost of
the information you need as
well as brochures. Don'i miss -

. British Airways’ new Holiday

Planner which includes the
Europe Airpass, good for 50
destinations, sold in conjunc-
tion with trans-Atlantic tick-
ets,

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children Lisa & Jake invite”
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