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C15 - Wedmesday, May 18, 1983 - North Shore News

EAST OR WEST

Around the world in 180 days

A RECENT column on round-the-world fares
caused a great deal of interest. The next question
I was asked was, “How would you plan one of
these long tours?” I had a few general ideas but
having never tried anything so ambitious, I
decided to get some airline help.

Peter Buecking of Cathay
Pacific and I spent a couple
of hours going over the
problems of routing a round-
the-world expedition.

Cathay P. has recently
linked with CPAir to offer a
similar program to the one
with Pan Am. This is more
convenient for Canadians
since we don't have to travel
to the USA to begin our

Travel -
wise

y Barbara
McCreadie

journey should we decide to
go East-West.

The next problem with
these special fares is that
they are designed to go
pretty much in a straight
line. That means if you want
to take a big jog north or
south you must pay an
additional fare. Por
examplic, should you wish to
Start from Vancouver and fly
to Buenos Aires before
heading for Europe it would
cost’ you more than flying
direct to Europe

The airtincs have put
together packages of simple
add ons for your con
vemence in planning your
itincrary Several of these
are concentrated in the Fars
ast which ts well serviced
by Cathay Pacific

One shght problem with
the © P © P Aas team ts that
CPA doesn't fly into
regular

London on an
scheduled basis

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by some means of his own to
get the Cathay flight to the
Middle East from London.
So far, the round-the-world
tickets aren't interchange-
able with any other airline
even though Cathay has
several team plans in
operation. If you start with
the CPAir partner you can't
switch to Pan Am halfway
through your trip.

One of the most important
questions was, “Do you have
to adhere to a_ strict
schedule?” Fortunately, no.
The basic ticket is prepared
with each stop unchangeable
but you may make your
individual flight reservations |
as you go along. As you
know, every traveller likes
some places better than
others and it would be a
disaster if you were stuck in
some place you abhorred
and couldn't get out until the
day stated on your ticket.

We agreed that the
traveller would be advised to
make a few hotel

reser-
vations in advance. After
any long flight the tired

traveller needs a place to lay
his head with the minimum
of fuss. These don’t have to
be made from home but can
be done in various stages
along the way.

It's strictly a matter of
choice whether you start off
East or West. Some thoughts
on the subject:

If you haven't done a great
deal of travel, the cultural
Shock will be less uf you start
with Europe.

Hong Kong. being a
mecca for shoppers might be
a wise choice for your last
stop. No sense in hauling
your purchases any further
than necessary

Time of year may have

some bearing on your

tinerary Hong Kong ts a bot
more bearable (though not
warm) in
northern burope

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- You'll want to keep
baggage to a minimum,
much less than you'd be able
to take in comfort-on a
simple one-stop flight.

- Many of the countries
you'll visit have health
problems - malaria, yellow
fever and cholera to name a
few. Check your complete
itinerary with the Health
Unit and be prepared with
ali the necessary shots and
medication.

- You may not want to
carry all your funds with you
for the entire trip. Consult
your banker for the most
convenient method of
having money forwarded to
you.
- Give yourself plenty of

time to rest and get ac-

climatized before attempting .

to sightsee. A number of
long flights is physically
demanding.

- Allow a week or so to re- .

cuperate on your return.

A round-the-world trip
may take up to 180 days to
complete. If you have the
money, try taking a couple
of the add-on-jogs and don’t
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