much fun as actually
going. Here are some
etters:from. readers in
the. midst of: planning:

DEAR BARBARA: Most of
our arrangements for our
_ Visit to England in the spring
are complete except that we
. are. ‘undecided’ about: car.

“rental. Have you éver: driven o

in England? Is the: “wrong
side Of the: road difficult to
cope ‘with?: Is it.
uneconomical to drive?
What. about
buses?

ANSWER: I've only tried

driving in Britain once and
halt —

we. say. that, I: ‘wasn't. too
skilful? First of all, I-found -
shifting gears with my left
hand dreadfully clumsy.
Secondly, I was petrified
that in an emergency I'd
automatically swing right
_ instead of left and murder
someone.

trains and

either the~ French,
Spanish’ or Italian Riviera.
Can you give us some in-
formation about these three
". areas: onelp us make up our

minds? . ‘7”

‘ANSWER: | ‘Pye been to all
three and here’s a brief run-
down.

.FRENCH: We stayed i in Nice

“miles of gravel. Shoes are
worm right to the water's
edge and you must rent
recliners at a ridiculous
price.

a ign

. everything, especially hotels
and’ meals. Although it is

possible ‘to rent apartments

they aren’t nearly as com-

mon as in Spain.

major highways is wicked

and you'll see just as much.

from a train or bus. Much

cheaper, too.

, SPANISH: We spent a
month renting an apartment
in Torremolinos, Mar-
vellous! Beachfront condos

ek enjoying 1 the beaches
or Marbella.

‘but ‘toured ‘the whole Area
[onaco... to ‘Toulon:
of the white.sand .I-
‘was’ ‘hoping for we~ found’

- Sicily,

perhaps a as far as Fubgirolla
Not too
crowded, nice beaches, fine
food and _ the prices,
although higher than in
1977, still fairly reasonable.

‘ITALIAN: I wouldn’t even

consider.the Italian Riviera.
It’s so crowded in the
summer that you have to ask
permission before you roll
over. The.water is none too
clean ‘and all around you is
the grit of big industrial
cities. Much of the Italian
coastline~is rocky but there
are Some fine beaches in
especially near
Torremolinos but that may
be further than you’d care to
go.

‘Another advantage of
choosing Spain 1s that there
are direct flights into Malaga
from most major European
cities. The Malaga airport is
well outside the city towards
Torremolinos and is very
convenient for travellers

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Perhaps I should tell you
how my driving experience DEAR BARBARA: We've
came about. I was sitting in planned the first three weeks
an English pub with a group of our European vacation
of people -from:a:tour. We but want to. ‘spend the last.
got to chatting .wjth the

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ofthe strangers. __ . Across burning sands
“No,” I admitted. Bearing gifts in their bands.
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I “gave it a-try” and for-
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