WHEN IN ROME...

Making yourself at home on foreig

IF ITS TRUE that half the
fun of travel is meeting
people then it’s a great help
for the visitor if any country
provides a ‘meet the
residents” program.

Many countnes do just
that. Are you planning a visit

to the Bahamas? Their
Ministry of Tourism has an
energetic program called

People to Peopie. Votun-
teers in the Bahamas,
carefully matched to the
visitors —by_way—ef_age,—_oc
cupation and _ interests
provide a fnendly welcome.
They will often invite you to
their homes and personally
guide you to interesting sites
that you may not hear about
otherwise.

Although you can arrange
to join the program after you
arrive by telephoning the
Ministry of toursm (tel:
27500) in Nassau, you're apt
to get better service if you
mail an application form
ahead of ttme. These forms
are available from. the
Bahamas Tounsm Office.
470 Granville St.. Ste. 622,
Vancouver V6C IVS.

The applicanon form asks
for your name and address,
your vacation dates, hotel in
the Bahamas, age group,
occupation, club affiliations,
church affilations, hobbies
and interests and a
descnption of members of
your party such as children.

Mail the information to:
People to People Program,
Ministry of Tounsm, P.O.

Box N-3701, Nassau,
Bahamas.

Of all the European
countnmes. Holland has one

of the most active depart-
ments of toumsm. Called the
“VV VO offices are
located in every city and
village Although they have
tics to one another, cach
olfice as independent so if

youre visiting several
centres, youre wise to
contact each one separately

Their program 1s called
(set in Touch With = the
Dutch” and it) too) matches

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visitors with residents. Most
visitors arrange [to par-
ticipate after they have
arrived in Holland but to
write ahead simply address
your letter “V.V.V." and the
city. They'll get it.
IncidentaHy, bed and
breakfast accommodation in
Holland is arranged the same
way — through the V.V.V.
and independently in each
city. During peak periods
you'd be wise to pre-book.
Even our close neighbor.
USA, has a people program.
lf you would like more
information on this, write:
National Council for In-

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When visiting countries
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problem, one of the best
places to meet new friends is
the church. If you have a
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Farm vacations are
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