‘an Bece ber 6. Minimum stay -is.seven days _ and if you. .
: : ber.6 you'd: better Plan on n the minimum — last

t urn date is the 13th.

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s ec

‘must travel mid-week. Weekends

“thave a $30 supplement, each way.
“The normal fare is $698 ($768 in -

‘ December).
“': This is another ‘‘act fast
“special. °?.*Fares must be reserved

id. no later than September

“bee .

’ Off-season travel to Britain of-
‘ers few problems. I fee! very sorry
‘for anyone there just now — hot-
test: summer. in the century. I hit
one-hot summer in Britain. and

“thought 'd die. The country isn’t
‘geared for it.

At least this year I’ve heard no
reports of a garbage strike to
round things out. In 1973 you
could smelt! London from 30,000
feet.

' Who expects good weather in
England? That's nct what you're
going there for and a sunny day is
_ & pleasant bonus, just as likely in
November asin 1 June.

Heading for “California? Here's
a summary of what’s new,
courtesy of their tourism bureau:

. © Disneyland: They've rearrang-
ed Bear Country (about time),
renamed it ‘Critter Country”’ and
patterned it on the old movie,
Song of the South. Be warned tha:
what might look like a peaceful iit-
tle ride that begins by wandering
through little swamps and bayous,
culminates in a 52-foot, 45-degree
drop at 40 -miles per hour, the
fastest ride ever built in
Disneyland. It’s called Splash
Mountain, for probably excellent
reasons.

- © Knott’s Berry Farm is aiso out
to scare the heil out of the sane
and entertain the speed freaks.
They’ve got two new gocdies, one
a simulated flight, 70 fvet in the air
where you’re handed a joy stick
‘and expected to control the thing.
XK-1 is the name. If you want to

get seasick, the other is called

Whirlpool and it spins you all over

- the place while flashing underwater
scenes ‘at you. Anyone keen on
drowning should give this a try.

Pack up the gang lo.
‘Bracewell’ ‘Gircle X Ranch
and tréat yourself to a”
wildemess riding
adventure!

© > Ive" never.
Times (Buena. Park), but if you’ re
into torture chambers, they’ve just
added ‘ore along with a museum,
They offer dining, tournaments,
an art gallery, bar, entertainment
— all on a medieval theme. 1 think
I'd eat before, not after, a visit ta
the torture chamber.

© Did you grow up with Gene
Autry crooning and kissing his
horse? He’s been up to bigger and

“better things lately {aside from
baseball), Look far a three-storey
museum — not full of stuffed
horses he used tc kiss — but based
on the entire history of the Ameri-
can West. It’s located in the Pine
Meadows section of Griffith Park,
next to the L.A. Zoo.

©} don’t particularly like zoos,
bur a recent addition to the L.A.
Zoo sounds like a place i'd like to
bring the kids Adventure
Island. It features a collection of
the wild animals of the American
southwest in their natural habitats
and a Spanish hacienda with the
domestic animals to be petted, in-
cluding a nursery. There's also a
Mexican food outlet.

This might make an interesting
family day if teamed up with Gene
Autry’s museum.

e Fans of Magic Mountain will
be happy to know that they now
can ride something called the Tidal
Wave. It not only drops over a
_50-foct waterfall but splashes pas-
‘sengers and spectators with 2.5
tons of white water. | can’t wait!
Six Flags Magic Mountain, tel:
818-367-2271. It’s in Vaiencia —
I’ve driven past but never been
there. :

#1 found Universal Studios a

‘total bore, but obviously I'm not
with the majority. I can’t figure
out exactly what they’ve done but
it appears that
reconstructed ‘‘rnovie magic and

charm.” It’s supposed to feature a-

“multi-level, gold-gilded Royal
Carousel,” water races and street
performers. However, should {
visit southern California, I’d likely
take a trip and have a look. Curi-
osity, you know. |

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Although there's lots more in
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My experience with that area of
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go on business.

The L.A. freeway system leaves
me with a full blown case of the
horrors, even without the recent
shootings and other entertainment.

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