18 - Sunday, June 1, 1986 - North Shore News

Travel

TRAVEL QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Break trip monotony with meals

SOMETIMES the questions I’m asked may sound foolish
to the seasoned traveller, but to the person who asked, they

are a real concern.

Here are a few examples:
Question: I’ve never been on a
long flight. How do you stand sit-

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by Barbara
McCreadie

ting in one seat. for nine or 10
hours?

Answer: The airlines do their best
to break the monotony with
drinks, meals and movies. You can
always read, play cards with your
companion or wander back to the
washrooms. Otherwise, you grin
and bear it just like everyone else.
Question: The thought of using
foreign currency scares me. I’m
not good at converting values in
my head and I'm afraid I'll pay
too much for something out of ig-
norance. What if I use the wrong
bill by mistake?

Answer: If you're worried about
mental arithmetic, buy a tiny
calculator and learn-how to use it.
Study the currency of the country
when you first get your hands on
gome. Use a paper clip to isolate
very large denominations or have
them broken down into smaller
bills. Don’t carry any large
amounts of cash. Don’t use your
Visa card to purchase anything

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Saturday, June ’ 7, 1986.

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that you're unsure of the real value

of, translated into Canadian.
Question: Whatever is the use of
having my infant's picture on her
passport? She won't look anything
like it when we finally get on the
plane.
Answer:

Regulations. Who says

they need to be sensible? I'm sure
you are aware that the child may
be included on a parent's passport
without a picture, but | agree that
it's probably wiser for each child
to have his own document.

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it’s also true that few borders
are going to question a com-
petent-looking cdult carrying a
small child, which leads to some

interesting questions about inter-~

national baby-smuggling rings.
Question: Why did you tell
everyone that it was unwise for
hitch-hikers to cross the border in
a strange vehicle?

Answer: Foreign laws are
unbelievably tough on smuggling.
If one person in a vehicle is carry-
ing something nasty, everyone in

the machine is considered equally
guilty and may be held in jail — no
trial, no charge, no bail — for as
long as it takes to get the legal
wheels in motion. That can take
months — perhaps years. Are you
that keen on free room and board?
Question: | would like to pre-book
a small hotel that I’ve heard of in
Europe this summer. My travel
agent has never heard of it. How

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