Travel. TRAVEL BY AIR OR BUS 27 - Sunday, March 22, 1987 - North Shore News Coach trip to the Maritimes makes great summer vacation FOR TODAY I’m passing on a few odd bits of information One of his most common remarks This appears to be primarily a r ‘Early Bird Specials’’ such as that have accumulated over the past few weeks. is, ‘‘Barb, don’t call me to try and steak and seafood restaurant but prime rib, complete with salad bar _. . . repair that piece of junk again!’’ with more of a Hawaiian touch. etc. for $8.95. Other menu items OK, I admit it — the family has east, you might want to purchase He could be referring to any one Time your visit between 5-7 p.m. are fairly reasonably priced. offered to burn my collection of bits and pieces if I don*i clean up my desk. Even the cats are doing their share to urge me on. Timmy made a four-point landing on one stack of papers and the results were quite impressive. First, a word on Australia: For anyone planning a visit down under, the Australian Tourist Commission has a handy booklet Destination Australia available one of these. *e & Interested in home exchanging to cut holiday costs? There are numerous exchange organizations around the world, but the only one I’ve heard of in Western Canada is based in North Vancouver. For more information, contact: West World Holiday Exchange of severa! of our relics, But, aside from patching-up our equipment, he is a marvellous source of travel information — and a number of horror stories. For example, on one visit to Mex- ico, his wife became desperately ill. The Mexican doctor didn’t seem to be able to help and he was helpless, watching her almost slip into a coma. Just then, he glanced out of his HASTINGS TRAVEL YOUR TRAVEL CENTRE WITH “SWISS EFFICIENCY” TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS - WORLDWIDE FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE hone! window and saw a wonderful ~. 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Brian just brought home a copy - of “Solid Gold’’, a little late con- . sidering it’s been out for months. I was really impressed. with the in- creased number of coupons of- » fered for travel all over the U.S. and Canada, and. by planning a trip - with book in hand you could save quite a lot.. _, Solid Gold is. distributed by ‘ ’ Various: schools and charitable organizations for $38. There ‘are still some books available — call 688-0484 and they’li. team you up with one. . There is: also a similar book _ available for people in the Toronto _ area, featuring . eastern-oriented — travel coupons as well as the regu- lar local dining and entertainment _ coupons. 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