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Current currency in South Pacific

JUST RECEIVED a letter from Kerry McDer-
mont, Silver Wing representative in Las Vegas.
The lady has a good memory! When we visited
Las Vegas several months ago I had asked Kerry
about restaurants in general but Basque in par-
ticular, having become a devotee last summer in

northern Nevada.

At the time, Kerry had to
admit that she’d never heard
of a Basque restaurant in Las
Vegas. (She did better than a
lot of people I asked — at
least she knew what | was
talking about.)

In her letter she enclosed a
clipping announcing the
opening of ‘‘The Only
Restaurant in Las Vegas Ser-
ving Basque Cuisine’’ — call-
ed the Flying Dutchman, it’s
at 598 E. Flamingo
(735-0000). That phone
number may look odd but is
correct. The restaurant serves
tunch (11-3) and dinner (6-11)
every day and is open 24
hours for snacks and drinks,
presumably Basque also.

Also from the mailbag:

DEAR BARBARA:

Recently in the Red Deer
Advocate, you had an article
about currency when travel-
ing in Europe. What would
you suggest regarding curren-
cy in the South Pacific? On
July 28 our family of four
will be leaving on a trip to
Australia, with three night
stopovers in Honolulu, New
Zealand and Fiji.

Would you recommend
taking Canadian travellers’
cheques and some a cur-
rency for Honolulu

Also, what is the best way
to figure oul how much
money we will need on the
trip? We already know the
price of our hotels in the
stopovers and will be staying
with friends in Australia. The
duration of the entire trip ts
ane month.

I very much enjoy reading
your articles. They are
sometimes comical but most
ly informative and, goodness
knows, with our ‘‘Canuck
Buck’” not doing so. well
these days, we need all the in-
formation we can get We are
not seasoned travellers by far
and want this trip ‘*a thrall of

a hfetume’’ Thank you so

much for your anticipated
help.

ANSWER:

Forget taking Canadian
dollars — use Australian in-
stead. First, the value of the
cheques is closer to the cur-
rencies of both Fiji and New
Zealand. Second, both coun-
tries are more familiar with
the Australian. Travellers’
cheques in other currencies

are difficult to cash in
Australia.
Ee

travel-
wise

by Barbara
McCreadie

I took mine in American
dollars and lived to regret —
no stores, restaurants Or even
casinos would accept them. |
kept running out of cash at
awkward moments and Jiad
to rely on hotels to cashsmall
amounts, losing quite bit in
the process.

To plan your money Cet
out a pen and paper Mark
down each day of your
yourney, leaving several lines
to fill in events

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what meals will be included
and approximate costs of
transfers to and from
airports.

Then mark in hotels and
their costs. Don’t forget to
allow for tips. Code each day
with the meals that you’ll
have to buy — B, L, D. I or-
dinarily allow $4 for
breakfast, $5 for lunch and
$8 for dinner. This doesn’t
include the cost of snacks and
liquor which comes out of
‘‘spending money’. You
may do with less.

Have you planned tours in
any country? Estimate the
cost at $20 per person, half
day, and $40 whole day. Car
rentals? Estimate $40 a day
which should include gas and
insurance.

Then fixed expenses for ex-
tras that you can’t live
without must be considered.
Here, include hairdos,
cigarettes, liquor, camera
equipment , books — things
that you know you'll buy.

Lastly, consider spending
money for souvenirs, gifts
and personal bargains — like
the lovely Australian
woollens at prices you can't
afford, but can’t afford to
pass up. —

When you’ve done your
totals, add another $500 for
extras. You'll probably want
to take your Australian hosts
for dinner and/or buy them

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gifts. You'll likely splurge on
a couple of fancy evenings —
perhaps a visit to the Sydney
Opera house or a nightclub.

You'll be wise to take a
credit card. Visa is the most
widely accepted, especially
through the Bank of New
Zealand with offices in both
Australia and Fiji. Of course,
many hotels, stores and
restaurants take Visa as well.

American Express is more
limited — for example, only
two places in New Zealand,
Christehurch and Auckland
have places which accept
AmEx.

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visited a few years ago. Then,
for two years, they decided
they didn’t like it and quit.
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cash advances on your Visa
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