Without the added | expenses

A RECENT. column on marriage in Hawaii . -prompted a reader to write. about her own experi-

ence..She included a lot of valuable advice so here’ Ss"

the etter.

DEAR BARBARA:

I thoroughly. enjoy reading Travel-Wise. Your many tips have really helped: us out. (Note; ‘Thanks! Just part of thi ‘Ma‘am)

"My husband and! got: mar- ried in March, 1980 in Oahu.

It was my sixth trip to Hawaii __

_Who-h ‘has a beautiful home in

Sunday. On Monday morn- ing we went to the city hall in Honolulu. We had:our-forms completed (similar -t0:. ours: parents’ names, religion etc.)

and: ‘were: issued. our > marriage. licence. agg

Next, we ‘phoned a “Justice of the Peace we'd heard of

and my: husband’ Ss seventh so ” | Bagge

needless to say we knew the area ‘pretty well:

Since it was ‘the second ©’ marriage for both of us, we

wanted little fuss. ‘We -lad planned on: going to Hawaii

for our horieymoon anyway .

so we decided to have a quiet wedding there. 7

-.We went to the “American:

We ; had to show: ‘divorce. papers and prove ndtionality.”

“We went to our family. doc: tor who referred ‘us to Van- couver General ‘Hospital. for blood tests. By having the tests ‘here, it’s free. In Hawaii, you pay.

We booked a package deal (flight, hotel, airport transfer) and arrived on a

iF STUDYING Greek while basking on the beaches of Crete, or learning the cultural significance of the Japanese tea ceremony while sitting in a tea house in Japan appeals to you, then why not sign up for one of Douglas College’ $ foreign tours,

The college's travel educa- tion department is offering two study tours, this year, **Language and Cultural Study Tour of Japan” and “*The Splendors of Greece."’

The Japanese. tour leaves .

May ‘12 for a morith of travelling, classroom study of the- Japanese language, and cultural seminars. Special features include a stay with a

Consul in Vancouver to get“ needed:

Mercedes, i he weing

1 would: highty recommend getting “married in Oahu to anyone « -considering it. _ Everything .. went smoothly and we had‘a beautiful time. ‘Extra cost to’ our trip: Mar- riage” licence - $5, Justice of .

the Peace - $35, Orchid Ieis:--

$25 plus the cost of our wed- ding album and photos.

ANSWER: Thank you for your letter. I’m so glad you didn’t add the electric guitar! Your costs were entirely

Park. This tour has been highly successful in the past. Some initial instruction in

Douglas Collece of fers several levels of . Japanese language courses to help you with that.

‘If Japan doesn't appeal to you, “The Greece’® tour leaves May 13,

and includes four weeks stu- | dying Greek art and culture,- while enjoying the towns and. beaches

of Greece, and the

islands of Thira, Crete and—

Rhodes. Douglas College is also of- fering a special course related

to Greece, so you can learn.’

_” divorce. papers: and'blood te

transit who are delayed

Splendors of:

reasonable. and I suspect a ‘great deal less than i it f you'd ‘beenmarried here.

“eee,

‘Another jeader ‘sent me a valuable article: on ‘airline

Passenget rights which was -

of children, the elderly and the . inf irm.

Thé-article also mentions flight “interruptions. Should

you ‘be. stranded half-way, _

you are entitled to the same amienities as in delays plus air transportation to your

destination. You may be of-

fered train or bus transport but you are not obliged to accept.

The policy on ‘“‘bumping’’ is called ‘“‘Denied Boarding ‘Compensation’’. You should get a written statement from the ticket agent immediately. If this happens to you on a domestic flight, the airline is obliged to book you on the next available flight and re- fund a certain portion of your. ticket. =~ usually 50%. ‘There is.no set policy govern- ing overseas flights but they

=. will usually book you on any

B airline’s next available flight

“ble, If you are kept waiting several hours from take-off time you-may be eligible for special ‘‘amenities’’: The airline will often supply you with meal vouchers’ and pay for'phone calls 20. ‘friends or

relatives ~-waiting-'-‘at-- your

destination. Passengers in for more than four hours at night

“may receive hotel accom .

modations. Further services’ are available for the comfort

dent or not, over the age of 18 is welcome on these tours. For more information or a tour brochures, contact the _Travel Education Coor- dinator at Community Pro- gtams and Services, 520-5400, local 2785.

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