26 — Sunday, July 3, 1988 — North

Shore News

BUDGET TRAVEL

TRAVEL

Luxury hotels are lovely...

LUXURY HOTELS are just that. Luxury. We have the op-
tion to pay up front for every service imaginable and ex-

quisite environment.

Pay. And pay.
$180 US a night, if you like.
- You'll get chocolates and a rose
on your turned-down bed. A fluffy
robe will hang on the back of your
’ bathroom door and an assortment
of exotic shampoos and soaps will
be provided. °
... There are times when this kind
of accommodation is appropriate.
I'd probably. pay. the $$$ for my
wedding night, but since that was a
while ago the problem won't arise.

; Shoild I be ‘Sentericed to a a jail
‘term, I’d appreciate one last fling.
(If; 1 won a couple of million in

few: ays: to’ come ‘to grips with
wealth. .
" However, being : a pinch-penny, !
would rather‘ spend my money on
anything but a: luxury bed. That’s
why: I’m..ordering: a copy. of the
‘*}988-89 : National - Directory of”
Budget Motels.”

It. :ineludes about "2,200 El-

"-"Cheapos in the U.S. and Canada. ©

Write: Pilot’ Books, Dept. P, 103
Cooper. St: Babylon, N.Y. USA,

W702 i

S “Include ‘a money order for $4. 95

‘prices! iWe ‘all have

international * altports and toad |
crossings.

it tly,” the” situation ‘at. our
ms ‘nearby: border crossings is fine —
- you'll: < get alcohol, tobacco. and
perfume ‘f for a substantial reduc-

: The: Vancouver airport : isn’t sell-
ing us short-4- stock up if you’re
heading out of the country.,

Coming’ back is another story.

“Some foreign - airports ‘are - con-; *

: sumate rip-off artists. I particular-

Pain

VALUE TO.
$10,000.00

Ui
. encountered duty-free shopping at.

ly laugh at the dollars demanded
by Heathrow (London). It’s often’
better to buy nothing until you
return home.

Is it worth saving $2 in an air-.

port such as Marco Polo (Venice)
and hauling the loot home?

If you’re heading for another:

European destination, the answer
is yes. Their prices for our choice
of liquor and cigarettes are mind-
boggling. Otherwise, skipit.

I haven’t. been to Schipoi

travel
wise
‘Barbara McCreadie

(Amsterdam) for a few years but
. 'm told ‘that. the. prices are still
competitive. ‘The one thing |
bought that was unique was Dutch
cheese.

Imported through the - usual
_ channels, © the“ product_: hardens,
" Brought home, directly from the
airport, it’s magnificent.

On one trip I bought chocolate:
for the kids, cheese for Brian. The ;
kids did a. number on the cheese |

and Brian, reluctantly, ate the
chocolate.

‘Hf you’ve. run-into any recent
duty-free scams in foreign airports,
let me know. PI alert the rest of us
and we won't get burned.

Another hint: Collect ail your
left-over coins from the last coun-

* try you visit and blow them all at.

the duty-free.

“It not only: occupies your time
while you wait for your flight, but
the coins are useless anywhere else.
Hell, buy four -ball-point pens, if

/ you must, but unload the change. -

Our house. was . robbed “many

- years ago. I'd collected handfuls of”

foreign change’ and ‘kept it in a
_ wonderfull antique piggy bank.

“ The robbers stole the pig, think- ~

ing that they’d get some value out
of the contents. They smashed my
pig and left the shards in the near-
_ by park.
Hope they had fun trying to liq-
uidate the change. They’d have

You are cordially invited to a Dinner Presentation at the
SOFT ROCK CAFE, 1925 West Fourth Ave., 736-8480
THEME: Kenya Wildlife Safaris with Barbara Sutherland
Leisure Connections Tours and Safaris

” DATE: Monday, July 11, 1988 TIME: Doors Open 6: 30 p.m.
Dinner at 7 pm. ¢
DINNER AND LIVE MUSIC BY “AFRICAN HERITAGE’
Fashions by Woodward's and Abercrombie & Fitch
TICKETS: $29 PER PERSON LIMITED SEATING

R.S.V.P. BY Thursday, July 7, 1988
261-3311 or 261-4266

’ hear from you.

made a mint by selling the pig.

#** 4

Im very impressed with the
sources of information, mostly
travel, available from the U.S.
sources. I’m also picking up every
address I can, shamelessly scalped
from . the Times - P.I. — Here’s
another:

This is a booklet available from

the U.S. government, rating the.

duty-free shops in foreign coun-
tries. There appears to be no
charge, and they may not mail it

‘out of the country. Try it, if you’re

into discount shopping.

G.S.P. and the Traveller (That
stands for ‘Generalized System of
Preference’’)

P.O. Box 7407

Washington, D.C. 20444

see

“J'm collecting information on
house-swapping and have quite a
bit of input — not all good. In-
cluded is a number of addresses to
write for different catalogues.

Again, if you’ have any ‘experi- :

ence along these lines, I'd love to

The previous iteni
hotels ‘versus - cheap: accommoda-

“tion might alert: you. to: another

possibility. Look ; -for a! ‘summary
soon. ue

Had a letter from a North: Van-

couver friend of mine currently liv-
ing in Melbourne, Australia. She’d ~

been back for a visit home and re-
routed back to Australia by way of

Brisbane for a few days at Expo _

"88.
“She found the ‘‘World of
Sport”? theme deadly dull —

“How many quick videos of ski-
ing, _ white-water. rafting. and
mountain climbing can you watch

before overkill sets in?”

She cautioned visitors to bring a
sweater. for the evenings, because
it’s definitely cool at night in
Brisbane in the winter. ,

Her’ highest. praise“ was’ for

.Surfer’s Paradise, a resort about
*an hour’s drive out of Brisbane.

I’ve been there and ‘must agree.

. Great spot.

Another friend was a little less
critical — he remarked that the
exhibit was ‘‘quite well pres-
ented’,
scale than our Expo.
~ From what I’ve heard, better in-

but on a much smaller

clude a lot more of Australia in

general than just a trip to Expo. It.-

seems to leave a fot to be desired.
Janice used the term ‘‘lack of
zip’’. The other assessment was
kinder, but I detected a lack of en-
thusiasm. :“ :

744 W. HASTINGS
VANCOUVER, B.C.
“VOC 1A5

HASTINGS THE

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ut are they worth the price?

We seem to create better Expos,
but we definitely lack national
heroes — what do we have to rival
Crocodile Dundee, unless Michael
Fox moves home?

Even then, ‘‘Eh?’? doesn’t rival
“G'day”.

VERENA FURRER
. — Owner --

Why are these intrepid Canadians
smiling?

Is it because they've made it to China, «

or is it because they're en to in to
something other travellers arent? .,

Maybe its both! Ah; to be on the Great -

: % Wall — and to be wearing Tilleys!

Our mission is to make the best travel
and adventure clothing in the warld. |

Drop in, .
Phone or Write

Hours:
Mon.-Sai. 10-5:30
Open duly 1/88

Sure, you come to this year.
round tesortareafortheskiing”
golfing, fishingand hiking the .
alpine trails, Burinbeteen the Cate,
tennisand windsurfing yous Re

Rustic elegance in everything _-
from the four-poster beds
tothe gourmet experience of
Myrtle’s Restaurant. Browse

in the Timberline Shops.
Danceat Buffalo Bill's.

- NEW ADDRESS
_. Barbara Tilley
1537 West Broadway.
Vancouver, B.C. V6J 1W6
Ph. 732-4287 .
‘or SEA-HATS
“Phone for free catalogue

~ Whistler’s most

weoming bora

WHISTLER: ve the
TIMBERLINE, cere.

~ Lofee

Even { can't be sure how many hieden

Tilley security pockets and secret pockets:
there are in this photo, But rest assured
hat all those Tilley Pants and Jackets.
have a five-year guarantee, and that the
washing instructions are “Give ‘em Hell":

«Alex Tilley

Per person per
night based on
double Occupancy. > (oe

deserve thee great, indoors, as
well. That's where the Timber. “
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intimate, friendly hotel with

/ unpal leled service, a

You'lllove the Timberline,

tions orbrochures on our holi-
day packages, call Vancouver. |”
direct 877-0336, ext. 134.

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