TRAVEL

CHEAPER FARES FOR AMERICANS
Ticket price discrepancy is

nothing new in travel busi

THE RECENT reports of Canadian Airlines International
providing seats to Amsterdam at substantially lower prices
for Americans (proof of residency required so that none of
US can sneak 2 ticket!) is nothing new.

I encountered a similar bit of
business several years ago, only
this time it was involving a cruise
line —- Costa Lines.

I was aboard the ship, cruising
around the castern Mediterranean,
having a wonderful time. On days
that the ship was at sea I got in-
‘volved with’ a bridge group and

we'd deal the cards for hours. -

One of the players was a feisty
little guy, probatly close to 90,
travelling by himself.
Italian-born, but had lived in
California most of his life. He
could speak English fluently, but
with such an accent we could bare-
ly understand him.

One day he arrived at bridge in a
fury, waving the ship’s brochure
— the Italian version.

He had discovered that the
Italians aboard the ship were pay-
ing substantially fess than the rest
of us, for exactly the same facili-
ties.

Not one to take this insult quiet-
ly, he stomped to the purser,
jumped up and down in front of
the captain and fired off a letter to
the president of the company,
demanding a refund.

He didn’t get it but I can’t say
he didn’t try — he mailed me a file
of correspondence that cost a cou-
ple of dollars postage.

eat

I doubt if there’s going to be
much change in the airline fares,
but the determined traveller can
take advantage of possible reduc-
tions in cruise fares if he is
prepared to be flexible.

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He was.

That means travelling with no
reservations and relying on buying
a cruise ticket at the point of
departure.

That may sound risky, but when
you consider that the popular
routes have ships arriving and
departing daily, Vancouver is a
prize example, the volume is huge.

You may not get aboard the ex-

travel
wise
Barbara McCreadie

act ” ship that you'd have chosen,
but with a bit of patience you'll get
somebody’s last minute cancella-
tion.

ren

This next item is about as far
from my style of travel as you can
get — I’m the lady who considers
it “‘roughing it’’ if the notel
doesn’t have room service.

However, there are many fami-
lies who enjoy camping holidays
and this might appeal to the
adventurous.

“Trad Riders of the Canadian
Rockies’’ has been staging a series
of different trail rides through the
scenic Rockies annually since 1923.

The tours last either six or nine
days and include horse, gear, tent,
meals and transportation from
Banff to the trailhead. The cost is
roughly $140 a person per day with
certain discounts for family rides.

You can appreciate that no
amount of money could induce me
to go and try this out for you — all
information is strictly second-hand
and will stay that way.

For anyone interested in more
information:

Trall Riders of the Canadien

Rockies

Box 6742, Station ‘‘D’”
Caigary, Alta. T2P 2E6
(403) 263-6963

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A reader requested some infor-
mation on travelling in the central
part of Washington state by car,
avoiding the big cities and sticking
to a scenic route with available
campgrounds and small towns.

I've found a pamphlet that
might do the trick. It’s available by
writing:

Cascade Loop Tourist Association
P.O. Box 3245

Wenatchee, WA 98301

U.S.A.

it’s free and gives all the infor-
mation you'll need including
routes, accommodation, attrac-
tions and events such as fairs.

rer

Ever heard of Laughlin,
Nevada? Me neither, until a
California friend sent me = clip-
ping from the L.A.Times about this
new gambling town right at the tip
of Nevada by the Arizona border.

He tells me that it’s'a great place _

to gamble, sort of down-homish as
compared with Las Vegas or even
Reno.

There are excellent (and cheap)
hotels — $30 a night is about
average and lots of R.V. hookups.

Meals are very cheap — he tells
me that. you should never pay more
than 49 cents for breakfast and
$2.49 for lunch and dinner buffets.

There aren’t any big-time
showrooms — just one theatre that
imports mostly well-knowa coun-
try and western entertainers such

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us on one of our...

live at an Indian camp for 5 days
use horses for transportation in the vast Cariboo

country of B.C.

gather and sampie traditional indian foods

sleep in teepees

watch Natives dip for salmon and crown the days
activities with a barbecue

be a part of a guided tour through Indian heritage

sites

experience the Indian "Sweat Lodge”’
participate in various cultural activities and learn
how to make Indian crafts

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R.R. #2, Comp. 105, Site 14, Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 2P2 §

33 - Sunday, February 12, 1989 - North Shore News

as Mel Tillis and Charley Pride.

By the sounds of the article he
enclosed, the place is booming
with lots of big hotels such as Har-
rah's and Ramada enjoying a piece
of the action.

Laughlin is a 300-mile drive
from Los Angeles and is served by
States-West Airlines out of all the
major cities in California and
Arizona.

Just 60 miles south is Lake
Havasu, which probably means
nothing until you remember the

ness

London Bridge stery.

In 1971, Lake Havasu bought
the bridge from the city of London
and had it dismantled and shipped
over to be reconstructed as a
tourist attraction.

The story goes that they were
expecting Tower Bridge and were
quite disappointed. Making the
best of it, they rebuilt the bridge
and constructed a replica of an
English Village around it.

Might be worth a visit.

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also make more sizes in Tiley Pants and Shorts than
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suggest since | have at least another 8 years to

serve.

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Vancouver, B.C. V6J 1W6
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