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. short their’ way due to the

massive boom in con-
struction in ‘areas ~ like

courtesy Of:the casinos - but

- we did happen to experience.

Mazatlan. With the streets.

ripped up and clouds of dust _

. + everywhere,. they got a bit

| - peeved.” “But, Mexican
“tourist ..officials: got high
praise for cleaning up the
sanitation problem. -

_ Menus in better hotels and
restaurants noted that all
~ fruits and vegies were
'. - soaked. in treated water.
They imbibed drinks with ice
_ and had no. ill-effects.

Much of the “policing” has
been .taken over by the
-—military, which does add

continuity put -is a_ little
disconcerting. when an
armoured vehicle spills out a
‘troup of well-armed Khaki.

Spicy food is prevalent
throughout: the entire
Central American region
although Columbia is an
exception. We had some of

the best Italian food there!.

—, The people _ who. just
returned from Barbados said
that they’d have enjoyed

' finding the chicken naked -
- instead of .covered with
flaming-hot ‘sauce. I un-
_ derstand. Although I’ve got
’ an. insatiable appetite for all
_ that stuff, a lot. of. people
‘don’t, especially if they
come equipped with a.
resident ulcer. -Must -say,
though, some curries are too
muchforme.  _.

The letters are-flooding in
re: the September holiday.
‘With luck,- a big group of
contented Canadians will be
floating around the Med. on
the “Daphne” this fall.
We've sent out our
“cheapie” brochure to all of
you who have written. If you
didn’t get yours, blame the

‘ post office. And scream! I
can hardly wait to sce Israel
and Egypt, especially since
we probably won't get in-
volved in a war!

ry

DEAR
MRS. McCREADIE:

This is a brief letter of
kudos and criticism. First
kudos for yourself for
realism - telling it “like’it is” -
with flair and fascination.
The criticism is reserved for
the American Express Co. of
Canada Ltd. to whit, the
Vancouver downtown office
of “travel service”.

My wife and I travel a
great deal, mainly between
Park Royal and Horseshoe
Bay with occasional trips
“South of the Border” -- i.e.
across Burrard inlet to the
metropolis itself. However,
we did manage to get in a
visit to Nassau during the
local cold spell here which
was delight in itself.

Everyone
American
Travellers’ cheques are
without question the best
thing since sliced bread. So I
have written to our local
office to find out why the
Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce in downtown
Nassau levies a charge to
‘cash these cheques. It’s
“extremely minimal - six
cents a cheque - and one
quickly learns to by-pass it

knows
Express

--tracts a fee for doing so.

' Are you sure that the fee
- wasn’t a conversion: fee to

. Thanks, Pierre! May I add

N

‘money for travelling. Some

a parade .of outbursts of

‘canny Canadians initially,

while waiting to be fleeced.

..My criticism. lies. in the

reluctance of _ American.

- Express-to answer my letter.

I just want,to-know WHY?
Can you help'pry a reply?

Awaiting ‘your next gem...

ANSWER: |

What a rip-off! I have a |

feeling that-the bank in
question should come up
with a fast answer. Probably

you, didn't. ‘get a reply-

because. AmEx. is already
asking some questions -
especially since. the Cor-
merce bank sells: the cheques
in the first: place, and ex-

I appreciate the security
of travellers’ cheques and
wouldn't be without them.
But, I'd be spitting mad if I
had to pay just for the
privilege of cashing them.

get your local money? Did
you take out. American
dollars or local currency?

I had another gem of
information re: banks and

local banks are sending
people to Mexico with
travellers’ cheques. in

CANADIAN FUNDS. Don’t
do it. Mexico accepts.
American money without
too much hassle ~ but
Canadian is right back in the
realm of “Fuddle bucks”.

this little bit of information?
NEVER USE CANADIAN
FUNDS ABROAD.
American is bad enough -
and Swiss francs may just be
the ones to have. Or West
German Deutchmarks. Or,
if you're going to be spen-
ding all your time in Britain,
pounds. But leave our funny
money at home, where it
belongs. At best, you'll have
to line-up at some bank to
cash the things. At worst,
they won't take them at all.
What ever happened to our
beautiful country?

There are some em-
ployces, in Canadians banks,
who haven’t the sense to tell
you this. Do yourself a favor
- use some much more solid
currency!

Meanwhile, let's find out if
the Commerce Bank and
Am.Ex. are readers. I've
been pleasantly surprised to
find that most major
companies keep an cye on
“Travel-Wise”, and want to
know what we, the
travellers, want to know.

® , .

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