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The Club Med addiction

AVE YOU ever wondered about vacation-
ing at one of the popular resorts such as
Club Med? I’ve got to admit that the idea

has never crossed my mind — the thought of scor-
ching my hide all day playing volleyball on the
beach and then boogieing all night in a disco just

isn’t my line of work.

But, the populanty of Club
Med is a fact of life and when
I received an invitation to at-
tend a reunion dinner for
GMs (the Club abbreviation
for Gentle Members) I had to
go and see what was going
on.

At first | felt as out of
place as a pork chop at a
vegetarian dinner — hun-
dreds of attractive young
adults (and a few older peo-
ple) were lined up to get in —
at $12 a head. Most of the
guests were in groups of the
same sex but there were a
number of singles — quickly
caught up in groups excitedly
sharing their vacation
memories.

Four young girls quickly
adopted Mom, here, and |
got an insider’s view of the
Club Med expernence. They’d
all had the time of their lives
— om every occasion. These
kids were repeaters — they'd
become so addicted to the
Club’s style of vacation that
they concentrated a whole
year’s work and penny pin-
ching for their annual escape.
It didn’t seem to matter what
Club Med spot they chose —
they were enthusiastic about
all of them. One girl was ac-
tually holding down two jobs
so that she could afford a
double holiday — two Club
Meds!

The dinner
remarkable an enormous
buffet featuring a whole
roast pig. The girls assured
me that the food at the
vanious Clubs was just as
good -— you'd need those
daily volicyball sessions. -

As for me, I still don’t
think I’m up to becoming a
GM but my daughters would
probably love it. I'd only
hope that they didn’t make it
a way of life — there’s more
to travel than seeing the
world from inside Club Med

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discussing our plans at a par-
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Hilda has been a close

friend of my sister for forty
years but I frankly can’t
stand her. Sister shot me a
look like ‘‘What can I do?’’
and I mumbled something
about having to think about
the idea and changed the sub-
ject.
Today, Hilda phoned me
all excited about going along.
I told her I was in a rush and
couldn’t talk to her but
would call in a day or so. My
sister ts all upset — she
doesn’t want to hurt Hilda.
I’m furious — if Hilda comes
along I stay home. My
sister’s husband says he
doesn’t give a damn one way
or the other. What would you
do, Barb?
ANSWER: Be furious, 1
guess! For one thing, there's
no way I'd travel with so-
meone | couldn’t stand. But,
I’m sure I wouldn’t give up a
wonderful vacation because
of one of the Hildas of the
world.

That leaves the only
answer: Hilda stays home.

it seems to me that Hilda
has her share of gall in mak-
ing the suggestion in the first
place. Shouldn’t people wait
to be invited? Or at least have
the decency to speak to her
good friend, your sister,
privately.

You'd better have a long
talk with your sister nght
away. Suggest that she call
Hilda and, using any excuse
she can, put her off. Some
that come to mind are, ‘‘Bet-
ty is awfully difficult to travel
with — we’re used to her but
she’d drive you nuts.”’ or:
**The cost will be tremendous
— Betty won't share so you'll
have to pay in single sup-

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plements.’” That one will
probably do the trick unless
Hilda has more money than
brains.

The problem might solve
itself if the flights or cruise
etc. are fully booked — no
room in the inn for Hilda. Of
course, your refusal to share
will make you the villain
anyway so why not be blunt
— — ‘‘Sorry — we've made
our plans’’ won’t make it any
worse.

DEAR BARBARA: I've just
accepted a new job that will
entail a number of long
business trips by myself. I’ve
never stayed alone in a hotel
room and I’m quite nervous.
I'd appreciate some advice —
I know you’ve travelled by
yourself and it doesn’t seem
to bother you.

ANSWER: Visit your local
shop or electronics place and
pick up a combination
burglar and fire alarm. Mine
fits in a crack of the door and
shrieks if the door is opened.
In one hotel, the maid got the
shock of her life when she
opened my door with a

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