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‘Never. make commitments

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’ For example, - two young ‘men —

left. Vancouver..for Frankfurt ‘last

~ week with packs and bikes, plann-

ing to take a train’ from Frankfurt
‘o Valencia immediately.
‘In’ Valencia: they would. meet
aiting patiently at
:station., at 4:30 that

Answer? Fortunately, : the other
traveller was carrying a Visa card

with a credit limit high enough to:

purchase another bike. We’re not
talking about a $200 Sears special

--= these are mountain bikes.

costing upwards of .$1,000 in
Canada and probably a lot more in
‘. Europe. :.

. Unless covered by special in-

"Guranie :(on your homeowner's

policy-or a. travel policy) the loss is
your ‘responsibility. The airline is
strictly limited in liability.

“.. Tke story had a ‘happy eading —
the’: bike* was _ found,’ the" five

“to the best of: our “knowledge : are
pedatiing, happily:
orange ‘groves. :

hrough . the ;

for your date of departure

HALFOFtié problems that beset the traveller should never
happen. Isn’t it amazing how foresight beats hindsight every

meeting one at any exact time.
Besides, what traveller, after fly-
ing:-all_ night, is. Prepared to get
himself to-a train. station in‘‘a
strange city to ride all day to
another strange city? This trip in-
cludes changing trains and the ad-

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friends. “were reunited in Spain, and. "

- All the. ‘panic | buttons would:

: “never: have needed: ‘pushing if ‘the

- ycung men had: been given some.

proper: advice. from. their. travel
agent, 2 :
“Instead of, making them a train “ot
‘reservation ' for .. that day, why

didn’t the: agent: say,’ ‘

“night. in Frankfurt’ and head: for

Valencia the next day?”’ -

* Aside. from the most: ‘obvious “

possible. problem, such .” as a
‘flight,’ lost b

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