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peat ie TRAVEL —

_NEWS — ‘Camping tours: in
- Europe. have’ ‘changed  tre-
~ mendously © in the: past few
years. ‘Gone are the days

“an old, beat-up: truck; throw”
in afew moth eaten tents and
Bo on their. hopeful way. a

“tke as not, travel in the.
- latest. Mercedes Benz, air.
_ conditioned coach and. use

Marco. and. Yugoslavia. But

can you. ima e camping:
- when a. few young visitors Rs eine ping

. would club together and buy

‘the pines along ‘Yugoslavia’ s*
Adriatic coast? :How about.
‘the Greek Island © of :
_ Mykynos, one of the most oe

“beautiful and ‘sun-drenched -

Today’ 5 young tourist will, .

other islands, -

camping gear custom gums

designed for the job: It’s the —
‘kind of operation that .
Contiki Tours has been a
past:

running for the.
Sev . ‘and:
although the ‘accent is now

‘on comfort and safety, the -

name of the game is still 3
camping, young people and

fun.

For example, at the start =
of each trip — and Contiki | |
throughout |
Russia and the |:
Middle. East — everyone |.

runs tours
Europe,

contributes the same amount ii—h—

of money into a food kitty.
And.

perienced cook is provided,

the whole party is en- 8
couraged to help as muchas =

they want. It’s the same

thing with pitching camp — -

although = an ex- a

everyone helps set.up the Bim

two, three and four person —

tents, as well as the main _.

mess tent. It's one way of J
keeping costs down, and. |

making sure that everyone | |
gets really involved in the -:

fun,

In fact,
probably the key to success
of these tours. No two ways

about it — camping is still - |
one of the best ways of

getting to know a country;
and
campsite to campsite in a
luxurious coach, who's to

blame you? Better to be |

playing cards at the back, or

simply enjoying the view, ©

than waiting by the roadside

with one thumb hopefully

extended! At.the same time,

it's comforting to know that
all the tour staff — guide,
driver and cook — are fully
experienced and are aware
of all the pitfalls that can
befall the unwary traveller.

involvement is .

if you travel from ;

Take, for. ‘example, ‘the.
; camping — ‘holiday © ‘Contiki:
- runs to. Greece and Turkey.
- Iv lasts five weeks, and also —
takes in France, Italy, San

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: the, home > of the most ot feared 8
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-. later. exploring Lausanne.

back - in. -London. for ‘a

a ‘farewell party. And all. this i
. for just under $130.00 a
. week, food kitty included. .

: you'd. ‘reallly © “enjoy? Well,

once the capital: of the —
Ottoman Empire...
pitch camp: in, Jusadasi, once

‘You'll.

‘utilize our eacellant sttinging service.

see'what else we have in store for youl.

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time on Naxos — and know.
that the. laughter you. hear
‘echoing in. the hills. is
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“stl” happy — with . his  bac-_
canalian . ‘revels. Later you _

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‘you'd ‘rather go to places_

; other. than’ Greece. and - a
can discover for yourself the —

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