I've just spent an en-. tertaining hour reading the latest edition of “Great Expeditions” magazine. This Vancouver-based publicat- ion has caught my eye for column items many times but up until ow, I always associated it with plenty of daredevil “expeditions” — something along the-line of ‘“‘hang-gliding in the Himalayas’ -or ‘Sailors wanted to sail ‘round Cape Horn in a 14-foot boat’. In other words, better for the crowd who consider themselves to be immortal it. This issue, I enjoyed an article on budget travel for seniors, and another entitled “Around the World at 67”. Sure, they still carried stuff on “Canyoneering” truck convoy but. in enlarging the scope of. the publication to include the rest of us the magazine is going to move. Want : SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) - The owner of one of the city’s. ‘comedy: clubs is of- fering. ‘the ultimate - gift for people hoping for something just a little. different for Christmas - a “Bottle of Hope.” .=.- And he’ says he hopes. his idea will be a big enough - seller to’ put the: Pet Rock craze in the Stone Age. “We wanted to come up with something that promoted optimism and humor,” says Bob Ayres. Now you know Canada’s newest province is Newfoundland, which became a province in 1949. * * * The red hue of the Red Sea comes from. the recurring bloom of small algae. x & & Fastest pf the standard game birds is the spurwing goose, with a recorded speed of 88 miles per hour, x ® & The American Legion was organized in 1919 in Paris, France. roseway Suzanne Carson, Senior Consultant and court disaster to prove and =< crossing the Sahara in a:>~ and then you might consider a subscription. (Great The six-inch “Bottle of Hope” is accompanied by a ‘detailed: operator's. nianual which recounts the. history of the. magical. ‘bottle and offers suggestions on when to put it to practical use. One suggestion is to sprinkle some of the. con- tents on your television set when; ; you're hoping © that . Howard Cosell will go away. Or, ‘when your hairdresser thought you said “punk.” Expeditions, Box 46499, Station: G, Vancouver V6R 4G7). It’s $15 per year for six issues. A nice ad- dition to a Christmas stocking for the traveller in your family. es @ se Travel books can be a terrible -waste of money simply because they are outdated on the day they're printed. In the world of ‘travel, everything changes so fast that the average visitor to a foreign country can spend hours searching out a special... recommended , only. t to: fin out that Lknow;I. One ‘book that ‘changes, but more slowly, is:a good atlas, I bought a dandy for my Moma few years. back and she uses it regularly. My oldest daughter bought me a pocket variety that I'shove in my suitcase when I'm planning to scamper around through several different So far, ‘thousands ‘of mail orders for the unusual gift have come in from ‘a small newspaper advertisement. placed by Other Produc- tions. . Ayres, owner of the Other. Cafe, a showcase for standup comics, said he grew up a Los .. Angeles Dodgers fan: and, “All I can say is’ the Bottle of Hope worked for me during the World Series.” Contest Winners Mr. K. Barclay; Ear Dykes, ‘Sears. Merchandise - Manager and Alda Perelra-Brown Office Manager of Sears Travel Service. Mr. Barclay won a trip to Reno, courtesy of Sunflight Holidays. Second prize, a trip to Phoenix courtesy ot C.P. Alr holidays. went to Mr Vincent Cassidy of West Vancouver. 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For those of us on a shrinking budget . this Christmas and who want to C13 - Wednesday, December 9, 1981 the copies can be a source of delight to the expectant travellers. - Little packets of ‘things” — my favorite is nailpolish remover in foil pouches. Want to hear the story about how I dissolved my favorite caftan with a bottle of . _ Cutex? - A “work chit’ good for day ~ of departure. Transportation. ~ to the airport, pick up drycleaning, scrub kitchen floor, banking, take pets to vet or kennels, hoist baggage or clean out refrigerator. § 1527 Lonsdale - North Shore News al do__—ilast-minute , passport? hotos white you wait NORTH SHORE QARKROOM p 988-9812 restaurant, in . 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