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even a coffee-shop sandwich
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THESUN PRINCESS is
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ways of visiting the

the more pleasurable. -

8 flays. 7 Nights; Arr &. Hotel”

Caribbean, but also one of .

| WAIKIKI $369 |
WAIKIKI $459

by Barbara

McCreadie

A few weeks ago I Canadian!), pears andatired . The
mentioned that I had heard bit of grapefruit. By bribing | delightful

some disquieting things
about Barbados. A regular
reader -called and said,
“Migawd, what - have you
heard? We're leaving for

extravagance.
dollars a shot) and. would
-have. preferred to cut down
on both the cost and the
quantity. “I gained five
pounds,; she reported,
sadly. For.all that the islands
are tropical, fruit was: not
abundant. Once, ordering a
fruit salad, she was disgusted
to find a plateful of canned
peaches (probably

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the hotel maid she was able
.to get the odd bit of papaya! _

The shops were great and
what is even more im-

‘uniformly | ‘pleasant,’ even
when she returned acoupleof

After many years of winter
vacations to Hawaii, she told

me that she’d never go back. |

Barbados from now ‘on! As
for Wardair packages, they

_ got high: praise all around.

airline rep. “was
and always
available. There wasn’t a
hitch from start to finish with
the exception of some lousy
Canadian weather. When

someone figures out what to

There is only one problem

2 . for those of us on a limited
purchases: and exchanged ~
them for somethingelse.  -

budget. With ‘the’ popularity

I'm anxious to try out Haiti,

too!

15 Days, 14 Nights. Air &-Hotel o. .

LAS VEGAS $179 ©

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Jof . Hawaii,.. true ~ budget One travel agent told me RENO $229
travellers can .get -by.on that after umpteen years in ra
roughly half the costofatrip the business, she’s never a RENO $199
to the Caribbean. Distances been to England! But, has ff SSeve@Wigns Avs Hotel
. from the’ west -coast..are returned to Haiti something i BND.
shorter but the major cost is like 16 times. That has to say DISNEYLAND $199. a
‘accommodation and: food something nice about the — San
whichis more in Barbados. _ place. - EUROPE $439 . ©
te, or - Air Charter
For us, travelling with a The usual round of winter J}. 7
full quota of kids each visitors to Mexico have §f CENTA Tours:
-winter, we'll have to stick to returned and are full of ff ._ 1666 Robeson Street
Hawaii. But, when we take information. Most enjoyed [| ‘10507 K. Geo. Hwy. Currey
out next “honeymoon”, I the visit although a fewcut [| “@89-J7117 |
wouldn't be a bit surprised if Rog. Travel AGent No, 187-3.

Barbados in two weeks!” portant, the _ clerks were — doabout that...

WORDS ARE UNNECESSARY when viewing the magnificent scenery of the
Caribbean. The tranquil beauty of the islands has been recorded and visited for many
years by people from other lands in search of peace.

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