I had a letter from a But, just like everyone
reader with some travel else who has ever packed a
questions. At the end she suitcase, 've made some
‘remarked, “Your colurn is some dandies.. Now, I’ve
such fun to read because you never been arrested - but .
seem to-enjoy everythirg so have I ever come close!
much!” That started, my Luckily, [ve never been
family reminiscing about robbed, or lost anything |
some of the disasters.Fve important - like money, .

tickets, passport or luggage. ©
But, Ihave lost (temporarily) .
one mother, one husband
and three kids ~ all at dif-
ferent times.-Sick? Oh yes!
But never so badly that I got
to visit_the local hospital. —
Accidents? More or less
NONE, unless you count a
sprained ankle from trying to
dance a wicked tango in six-
inch platform shoes.

- Ive never had my own
‘personal -plane crash BUT
Fve flown over the Sierra
Nevada in Mexico when the
pilot lost control, and
through an electrical storm
in the Andes when. the
passenger seated next tome

by B a rba VQ__}ost control. He undid his

seat belt, took out a rosary

McCreadie *“““"“""*"*

It took three cabin at-
tendants to get him back in a “
i his seat! Once, right here at THE DARK CONTINENT of Africa is 2 favorite with tourists. Here, ‘ilimanjai | id for:
tten int d f th . a favo ts. Here, Mt. Kiliman forms a for the
Classic blunders this “expert” ROme, we removed shoes, plains of the Amboseli Game Reserve. _ a fare Rackerowsd for
has made. Families are kind, ° oo. See a
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