c- sencntatines masorerf ste tpaRtL Ante nanind nite nee a nat ; ANSWER: Bearing in: mind ‘the fact that: children differ. greatly in: “maturity. at: ‘any: given age, T feel that cight. years is about the right age. This is for. the parent’s - > benefit as well! “A’ normally mature eight-year-old can be. “eft alone in his hotel room while Mom and Dad enjoy. the odd meal in the dining . “A’ ‘room. I don’t mean that you - - _ =, GO (out. on ,an_. ‘all-night _ by Barbara _ McCreadie | _ANSWER: Reprints of that column are available at a | slight charge from most of the newspaper offices that carry “TravelWise.” The information can also be obtained free of charge at your local government Health Unit. Any member of LA.M.A.T. (nternational Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers) is provided with a kit, in- cluding current information for . every country in the world. QUESTION: At what age do you think children begin to benefit from foreign travel? We are thinking of taking a four-year-old to Mexiéo this winter. Any advice? Fly-at-home bender, all over town, but in the same hotel you're within © easy calling distance. . " Should you decide to hire a sitter for him, he'll be able to tell: you about. anything that went wrong -- and _ believe me, that Carri ties a lot of weight with sitters! ’ . Younger . children get overtired easily. They have - to be. watched ‘constantly. They can be difficult to feed. - Td leave that four-year- old right where he be longs - _ athome! QUESTION: please re have on.NOT tipping when the service is poor? I just can't seem to get it across to my husband that he's a fool to tip a lousy walter or maid. Would . you ANSWER: | ‘Sure: Don't: ip: for lousy service! ae Not that . that “advice doesn’t have some built-in _ hazards! Once, on a ‘cruise. ship,. ‘Y had just. about the. lousiest cabin’ steward imaginable. Everyone. who had anything to do with this. same He had a nasty habit that kept all the ladies on their toes, too. Waiting until he was sure that one woman was alone in a cabin, he would knock ~ and before you had time to flick your Bic, he would let himself in with his passkey. He only tried that with me ONCE! We all decided that we'd tip the poor little maid who slaved all day doing her work as well as his. And he would aa trips popular “energy crisis” at- mocphers has Canadians taking a closer look at home vacations, and they're tending to favor mini-cruises on the West Coast. They are also Icaving their cars at home and flying to their vacation spots, utilizing low-cost prepaid holiday packages such as those offered in CP Air's Canadian Routes program. The West Coast Cruise tour in the Canadian Routes program registered a 17 per cent gain in bookings by mid-summer. It includes a week-long cruise on the Princess Patricia from Vancouver to Alaska. Fly-drive vacations, which provide three nights’ hotel accommodation plus a rental car after a Night to the city of your choice, continue to be the most popular of the 22 tours in the Canadian Routes program. Running a close second is the Rocky Mountain tour. The Canadian Routes program is offered in conjunction with the Canadian Government Office of Tourism and is designed to boost travel by Canadians within their own country. In 1978, the first years Canadian Routes tours were offered, 5,000 Canadians took advantage of them, double the number expected. passport Photos while you wait 988-9813 peat that advice you. “pet exaciy what b - Nothing. Everyone’ disembarked and headed for the. luggage room.. Here, your. bags: are: placed” under... alphabetical . Signs. Well, at. least, they're... supposed to be! One of ‘my. THE PARTHENON in Athens is beautiful, but you may mot enjoy it and many other beauty spots of the world ll you don't bother wih your shots before travelling. 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