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THE ASTUTE TRAVELLER

SINGAPOREANS, CRIT-
ICIZED for the modernness
of their city and for losing
touch with their heritage,
are now “upgrading old
buildings and conserving
old charm,” according to
Hassan Kassim of the
Singapore Tourist Board.

For those who want to experi-
ence a Singapore with more fla-
vor, Chinatown’s Inn of the Sixth
Happiness, a quick subway ride
away from the city centre, is a
boutique hotel housed in what was
a row of 130-year-old shops.

The hotel’s appeal lies in its
friendly service, some wonderful
antiques — a 200-year-old .

Easy to get to and ruch to see when you do

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Their site is interesting — a
lovely old homestead, formerly
the Porter Farm, The patrons and
staff are the friendliest bunch
you'll find anywhere.

Otherwise, snacks, coffee and
ice cream are available in the new
part of downtown.

There is a fish and chip shop, a

Chinese wedding bed, for example
-- and the cosiness of its 48
rooms. Rates start at about
CD$100.

For a taste of the unusual, visit
the Imperial Herbal Restaurant in
the Metropole Hotel (acar the
famous Raffles Hotel), where the
menu items are therapeutic as well
as tasty — cholesteral-lowering
teas, for instance.

The restaurant's herbalist will
visit your table, take your pulse,
and prescribe the proper herbal
mixtures.

To delight your nose, stop at
the fragrant Jamal Kazura Aro-
matics on North Bridge near Arab
Street, where the owner blends
non-alcoholic perfumes to suit
individual tastes.

Kazura also clones popular
scents, and sells them at half the
price of the originals.

Travellers’ cheque alert: in
Singapore, avoid banks when
changing travellers’ cheques. They
charge about CD$4 for cashing up
to three cheques.

Head instead for the money
changers, found in malls or corner
stores. Their rates are as good as
the banks’, and there’s no fee.

For more information:
Singapore Tourist Promotion
Board, 175 Bloor St. £., Suite
1112, Toronto, Ontario M4W
3R8. Tel.: (416)323-9139.

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Canada North Outfitting Inc. is
introducing 16-day excursions to
Ellesmere Island National Fark
Reserve in Canada’s far north,
about 800 kilometres from the

pizza (ctc.) take-out and a bakery
on Oak Street, just above the
dock.

What else can a visitor to Che-
mainus enjoy? Try the horse-
drawn carriage which tours the
murals. Hike the Hermit’s trail.
Take your bike and go wandering.

How to get there:

Go south from Nanaimo on the

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TRAVEL

appreciate its

North Pole,

These trips, for experienced
hikers only, come in two versions:
escorted (departs July 20) and
unescorted (departs July 6 and
Aug. 3). Party size is limited to

Guide Mary Kunzler-Larmann,
who has travelled Canada’s Arctic
and sub-Arctic for 20 years, leads
the escorted trip, and will sit
down beforehand with the
unescorted groups to help plan
routes.

The cost will depend on the
number of people going. The
inescorted trips will be at least
32,300 per person; the escorted
one at feast $3,275.

Included is return air transpor-
tation Ottawa-Resolute-Tanquary
Fiord.

Not included are food and
equipment. ‘Before now,”” says
Kunaler-Larmann, *backpackers
wanting to hike Ellesmere had to
charter an aircraft from Resolute
to Tanquary Fiord, which costs
about $18,400, so our group
package is an attractive option.”

For more information: Canada
North Outfitting Inc., 87 Mill St.,
Almonte, Ont. K8A 1A0. Tel.:

:{613)256-4057.

The grounding of Nationair in
April, spoiling thousands of holi-
days, made many people wonder
just how safe it is to book a vaca-
lion.

In British Columbia, if you
book through a licensed travel
agent or tour wholesaler (those

Istand Highway,

Just past Ladysmith, watch for
signs — the Old Chemainus Road
cuts off to the left.

From Victoria, take the Island
Highway north and cut right on
Henry Road. It’s marked well.

displaying a B.C. Registrar of
Travel Service certificate), you are
protected in case a tour outfit col-
lapses or an airline is grounded.

“Wyou don't receive what you
paid for, you can make a claim,”
says travel registrar Prank
Buasiren.

Basiren adds that the Travel
Assurance Fund compensates con-
sumers for leisure travel only,

(In the Nationair fiasco, both
local wholesalers were licensed,
and honored their commitments.)

Basiren warns travellers to read
the small print on their airline
lickets. While commercial carriers
have interline agreements to put
connecting passengers who arrive
too late for ane flight on the next
one, most charters don't. 1 you
miss your connection, you're out
of luck,

older buil

When taking a charter,
Basiren’s advice is to allow 12
hours between connecting fights.

For more information: Registrar
of Travel Services, 340-5021
Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C. V5SH
4AS, Tel.. 660-3540,

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Warm days herald the season
for driving trips. and Washington
state has tots of outings fo choose
from,

The state tourism department
has introduced handy seasonal
field guides that detail everything
from historical sites (a sporting
events,

To obtain the free guides:
Washington State Tourism Devel-
opment Division, P.O. Box 42500,
Olympia, Wash. 98504-2500.
Toll-free tel.: (8OO)S44- 1800, ext.

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NOTICE TO MOTORISTS
PORTEAU BLUFFS ROCK SCALING PROJECT
SEA-TO-SKY HIGHWAY 99

The Ministry of Transportation and Highways advises that there will be 20 minute
delays and two and a half hour delays on the Sea-to-Sky Highway 99 at Porteau
Bluffs, 25 km north of Horseshoe Bay, from Monday, June 21 to Friday, June
. 25. The delays.and closures are needed for rock scaling work and will be in effect

as follows:

20 MINUTE DELAYS
Monday to Thursday
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM’
Friday
9:00 Ali - 12:30 PM

2 & 1/2 HOUR CLOSURES

Monday to Thursdzy
12:30 AM - 3:00 AM

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
9:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Friday
12:30 AM - 3:00 AM

3:30 AM - 5:30 AM (2 hour closure)

3:30 AM - 5:30 AM (2 hour closure)

Note: There will he no scheduled closures or delays for rock scaling work from
12:30 PM on June 25 until September 7, 1993.

For further informtion, please contact the 24-hour road report at 525-4997
(Greater Vancouver); 938-4997 (Whistler); 858-4997 (Abbotsford); 371-4997
(Kamloops); 660-4997 (Kelowna); 490-4997 (Penticton); 558-4997 (Vernon); '
380-4997 (Victoria); *4997 (BC Cellular & Cantel). In all other communities,
please call 1-800-663-4997.

Province of

PA British Columbia

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Ministry of Transportation
and Highways