CS - Sunday, August 7, 1983 - North Shore News

i fora single female -safe?

Readers’ questions answered

QUESTION:

You've said that you often leave

your main baggage at hotels while you take two or
three day tours using a satchel. How safe is this

procedure?

ANSWER: [ve never had
any problems. And, I don't
always lock my bags, either!

I never leave anything
valuable inside, just
clothing. Any jewellery,

electric appliances or expen-
sive purchases stay with me.
Travelling with just a sat-
chel gives you marvellous
freedom, especially on trains
and ferry boats. ['d recom-
mend a light one that can be
folded and carried in your
suitcase when not in use.

QUESTION: [m going to
Australia to visit relatives for
two months this winter.
While I'm there, Id like to
see as much of the country
as I can but I can’t make any
definite plans until I arrive in
Australia because I don't
want to interfere with
anything my relatives have
planned for me. Also, Id
like to stop for a few days in
Fiji on my way, either going
or coming. Is this a good
idea for a woman on her
own?

ANSWER: Your travel
agent should be able to
provide you with brochures
on package tours available
within Australia. Note

carefully if any of these must
be purchased outside the
country to get a discount. If
I were having a relative visit

travel-

by Barbara
McCreadie

me for two months, I'd be
delighted if they made a few

plans of their own and didn’t
rely on me the whole time!
Why not make a few ten-
tative arrangements and
write them? They'll soon tell
you if they've done
something like book
holidays from work at the
same time.

Fiji is marvellous! Don't
hesitate to stop there and
don’t worry about beifig on
your own. I did it on my way
back from Australia and had
a great time. Fiji would be
my favorite winter sun vaca-
tion - if it cost fess to get
there.

DEAR BARBARA: I recent-
ly read a travel article that
said “duty-free” shopping is
often just as costly as buying
in regular shops and
sometimes more so. Can you
comment on this?

ANSWER: The article was
right, with a few exceptions.
Smokers are wise to use
duty-free shops, especially
when leaving Canada for
overseas. Cigarette prices
are horrendous in stores.
Even travelling between
European countries, where
cigarette prices in the duty-
free shops are higher than
ours at home, buy. You'll
still save. Liquor prices are
mostly cheaper than what
you'll find in the shops but
here again, higher than what
you may pay in Canada —
especially for Scotch and

A whale of a holiday

HYACK may be getting a
bigger pool, but members of
his species daily ply the big-
gest pool in the world. These
most fascinating of B.C.'s
mammals, the Orca (Killer)
Whales, can be seen on
B.C.'s coast within hours of
Vancouver.

Ecosummer Canada Ex-
peditions, are now
offering a 2-day educa-

tional holiday from Van-
couver leaving Tuesdays and
Fridays throughout August.
Whale watchers will be tran-
sported by passenger van
from Vancouver to Port
McNeill where they board a
60 ft. boat complete with a
whale specialist and whale
acoustic equipment.

$215 will cover trans-
portation from Vancouver to

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All reservations are on a
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Contact Ecosummer

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rye. Buy only if you need
supplies to carry you
through your trip.

Homeward bound, I only
buy liqueurs, and then only
if the price is considerable
lower than home. To be
sure, I price favorite brands
before I leave.

The only reason I can find
to buy anything else in a
duty-free shop is if Ive
forgotten to buy a gift and I -
don’t dare return home
without it! Then, price isn’t
the first consideration.

The only good thing I can
say about duty-free depart-
ment stores is that browsing
through gives you something
to do when you're waiting
for a delayed flight.

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