C6 - Wedmesday, September 22, 1982 - North Shore News

SEEN ONE luxury hotel, seen them all. I defy
anyone to identify the city or country any hotel is
located in by looking at the pictures of the
premises. Only if the front garden is choked with
either palm trees or snowbanks can you even get
much of a clue to the climate.

Don't laugh, but ['ve heard
many tales of people who
return from a visit to Paris or
Berlin never having left the
immediate area of their
hotel but theyll rha
to anyone who'll listen, “We
loved Paris. (Or Berlin, or
Caracas)”. Amazing what a
feel for the city one gets by
driving to and from _ the

I tike litde hotels,
preferably run by a family —
Papa running the desk and
waiting tables, Mom in the
kitchen, kids bussing and
toting bags. Next best is in
the bed and breakfast ac-
commodation, second only
because I prefer a few more
people around. The local
flavor can be about the same
in both places.

Must confess, “roughing
it” — meaning tents, hiking,
munching through the back
woods ringing bells to alert
the bears and shaking
scorpions out of my boots
isn’t too appealing.

Some of us are city
people. We don't get ner-
vous dodging traffic in
Amsterdam, squeezing on to
crowded buses in Rome or
walking through city streets
after midnight. Others feel
right at home camped by an
oasis. They get their travel
kicks out of “seeing the real
country”. Tribesmen_ with
little shrunken heads on
their belts and murderous
looking machetes. Rafts on
jungle rivers and all those
pretty-colored snakes
swinging through the trees.

Isn't it great that we're all
different? And, it’s also great
that there are travel op-
portunities for all of us. I
promise not to criticize
YOUR approach to travel if
you'll do the same for me.

I received a_ travel
brochure in the mail from
Great Expeditions
Magazinc. This Vancouver-
based publication has slowly
been branching out to
provide unusual tours to
exotic places. The groups
they take are small, usually
lamited to 15° members.
Somc of the expeditions are
designed to take full ad-
vantage of the great wildlife
preserves - eg. the
Galapagos Islands — and
while good gencral health is
advised, you don’t aced the
stamina of a Missoun mule
to kecp up the pace.

Others, such as the hiking
wreck wn Nepal have more
stringent requirements. “We
expect all Nepal uekkers to
be an cxcelicnt bealth, to be
capemenced hikers and

trayel-
wise

by Barbara
McCreadie

potential hardships’ of
outdoor living for 25 days.

There is is no upper age
limit on most treks for those
in excellent health.”

Some of the offerings,
such as the sailboat cruises
of the Greek islands appear
to be tame enough to send
Granny, while rafting the
Nahanni River (out of Fort
Nelson, B.C.) strikes me as
better suited to the “jocks”.

I suspect that any of this
type of tour would attract
more of the younger
generation, plus a number of
extremely agile older folks.
Since many of the tours
venture into remote regions,
those of us with young
families left at home may
feel a bit nervous about
being so far away from
communications for ex-
tended periods.

On the cost side, most
fares are quoted with land
costs only, some including
flights within the country
you visit. International air
fare ts extra.

Must admit a Galapagos
Istand tour really appeals to
me.

Most tours to wild hfe
areas are conducted by a

naturalist which beats a
cruise director all to hell
when it comes to un-

derstanding what you see.
Besides, I think iguanas are
delightful, sea
magnificent and dolphins
more fun than a roomful of

turtles.

Hiking Nepal at any age

kittens.

So, you just might find me
doing a tour of Galapagos
one of these days. Don’t hold
your breath for Nepal!

Historic trips

The first non-Indian to
visit what is now
Yellowstone National Park
was John Colter, in 1807,
and he almost didn’t live to
recount its scenic wonders.
Forced by Indians to run the
gauntlet, the trapper dived
into a river and surfaced
inside a beaver house where
he hid while angry braves
searched the banks for him.

Africa’s Cape of Good
Hope was settled by the
Dutch, beginning in the 17th
century.

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