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Fort Lauderdale New and Sun-Sentinel, Sunday, April 15, 1973 SJ "Fun Citf Still Tops With Most BIGGEST TRAVEL BARGAIN of the DECADE ADVENTURE IN EUROPE 16 DAYS JEAN at the unbelievable low price of By JEAN ALLEN Travel Editor $gj(glS)00 Prices Include your Jet Flights, your Accommodations, your Food and Sightseeing and Professional Tour Escort HOLLAND SWITZERLAND FRANCE BELGIUM SPAIN ITALY $49.00 Surcharge during peak season (June, July, August) CONVENIENT TOUR DEPARTURES ACT NOW SPACE IS LIMITED Departures Available Throughout the Year From Hearty Cities WHOLESALE TOURS, INT. 3455 N.E. 12th TERR. FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA.

33308 PHONE 563-5427 ADVEHWRE IH EUROPE (Your Name, Address, and Tel. No. here) I would Ilk to receive Information, and descriptive PHONES: NAME STREET HOME CITY STATE ZIP BUSINESS I iili-Hir--111111- atrlttvm'-'--- A The nation's top city most interesting city city with the best food the best-looking women? What's your choice? According to a recent Gallup poll, the typical American citizen's choice in all categories is New York City. Fun City is still fun, at least in the view of the people who do not live mere. And, according to the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, here are the IS things in New York that visitors most often want information about, and most often visit, in this order: The Empire State Building; the Statue of Liberty; the United Nations; Rockefeller Center; Lincoln Center; the great museums; sporting events; Times Square; theater, night clubi and TV shows; houses of worship; sightseeing cruises; the stock exchanges; shopping; hotels, and restaurants.

The Visitors' Bureau has an information center in mid-Manhattan, at 90 East 42nd Street, 10017, across the street from the main entrance of Grand Central Station. It's open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and has all sorts of guides and maps available free. Or, you can write to the bureau and get them by mail.

The restaurant and hotel lists are helpful, as are the quarterly brochures that list all events coming up in the city. DRACULA TOUR Some tours are just too much. This one sounds like fun, in a weird way: there's a tour that left this past Friday (the 13th) for a Dracula tour of Transylvania. The group will spend 18 days looking at the Rumanian landmarks made famous by the Dracula legend. Everyone seems to want more tourists, or almost everyone.

Some Floridians are now saying we'd be better off without so many extra people around to tax our water, sewer and power supplies and wear out our roads. And in Fiji, the prime minister says he's glad the tourist boom on his pretty little Pacific island is slowing down. "We don't want to become like Hawaii and Tahiti," said Sir Kamisese Mara, the prime minister, indicating their "island charm" is much diluted by tourist trappings. For those who get psyched over spiritual waves, there's a Psychic Caribbean Cruise scheduled on the S.S. Canberra June 2, out of Nw York.

The cruise will feature a free program of psychic lectures and demonstrations conducted by leading experts in psychic and occult subjects. It's an eight-day Caribbean cruise, and the press release doesn't say whether any ghosts or spirits will be aboard. READ THE WANT ADS i i nr pi in FROM $. ia CQ 3.00 1 Otf TAX SPECIAL YOUTH FARES TO ALMOST HEAVEN -That's how its promoters describe West Virginia, where a small had looks over a mountain vista in photo above. The state offers a booklet, 'Events to promote travel there.

It's available free by writing to Dept. WV-Events, Suite 901, 20 East 46th New York, N.Y. Besides the events, the booklet lists many attractions of the mountain state and a map. FLY FROM MIAMI ENJOY 5 DAYS IN MEXICO CITY mm Hiii, INCLUDING -NON STOP JET TWIN ROOM VIA JET ACCOMMODATIONS CITY SIGHTSEEING TOUR DOUBLE. OCCUPANCY w- NASSAU PARADISE BEACH HONOLULU LAS VEGAS I SAN FRANCISCO: nAvc 14 DAYS FROM MIAMI INCLUDES FARE, HOTEL AND SIGHTSEEING AIR FARE and up FLAGLER INN MEALS DEPARTS DAILY 00 Maupintourk i We are pleased to announce a unique program of 7-day air sea cruises from Miami featuring ports of call that are not available on any 7-day cruise ships sailing from Florida.

And you can choose between six exclusive itineraries. MT Vina unnumea I IOUL airsafari I 1 GUA7AMALA VIA PAN AMERICAN 2 NIGHTS 9 Barbados 'Martinique St.Maarten-Nassau JAMAICA 3 DAYS $115 INCLUDES AIR FARE, HOTEL, MEALS DEPARTS DAILY WEEKENDS $3.00 MORE An itinerary desiened esneciallv to INCLUDES HOTEL, BREAKFASTS. ing Saturday morning in Trinidad where you board a BWIA jet for the return to Miami. The cost? From $255 to $550 including airfare and transfers in Trinidad. Available April 28, May 12 26, and June 9 only.

take you beyond the usual cruising grounds of 7-day cruises from Florida. You'll sail from M.iami aboard the Sun Viking on Saturday afternoon and after a glorious week you'll arrive the follow SIGHTSEEING ARRANGED ing you're aboard the Sun Viking and AN EASY FACE by comfortable, most modern safari cart and private aircraft for spectacular wildlife and icenio viewing. Small party, best accommodations. Nothing has been spared to make this an extraordinary experience. Fascinating game parks, tribal villages, cities.

25 days. 24 guests only. $1895 plus air fare. DATES AVAILABLE include June 14, July 19, Aug. 9, Sept 27, Oct 4, Oct 18, Nov.

1, Nov. 8, and special Christmas tour, Dec. 13. ASK YOUR TRAVEL AGENT for the new Maupintour AFRICA brochure or write to Maupintour, 2912 Street, N.W, Washington, D.C. 20007.

Telephone 202333-2183. Hi Maupintour ASK ABOUT THESE MAUPINTOUR HOLIDAYS! SpainPortugal Morocco GreeceAegean Iilea 0 Egypt Abu Simbel ODelmatii DltalyLakeaSlcUy Franca QTheAlpi DBavarla Austria Balkan 0 GermanyRhine DMIddla Europe British Isles Scandinavia DNorthCapeRoyalVlWngLjnaCrula Europe Continental 8ovietUnlonEaiteTnEuropej If San Juan and St. Thomas excite you, Grenada and Antigua will charm you. And you can only cruise to all four in one week with us. We fly you to Trinidad on Saturday via BWIA departing Miami at 2:15 p.m.

That even on your way to an unforgettable week. The following Saturday you sail into Miami. All from $255 to $550 including airfare and transfers in Trinidad. Available May 5 19, June 2 16 only. Cruise through Scandinavia and Russia, too.

board an ALM jet for the return to Miami. And fares range from $255 to $550. Includes airfare and transfers in Curacao. Available April 21, May 5 19, June 2, 16 30 only. A delightful week to the Caribbean's four most popular ports of call.

You board Nordic Prince in Miami Saturday afternoon and sail with her through this delightful itinerary. The following Saturday morning in Curacao you South Paduo Orient UBontu America UAinca NORTH CAPE FROM NEW YORK G6IRANGEB 'J fT VTTERDALfl I TO horta and liL SrSS Caracas-Aruba-MontegoBay-Port-au-Prince A 7-day cruise from Miami featurine days and these four exciting It adds up to a great vacation. And fares range from only $255 to $550 including airfare and transfers in Curacao. Available April 28, May 12 26, June 9 23, and July 7 only. Caracas plus Aruba, Montego Bay and Port-au-Prince.

Impossible? Not with us. We jet you from Miami to Curacao on Saturday afternoon where you board the Nordic Prince for seven beautiful NassaU'SanJuan'StThomaS'Martinique-Grenada FOUR EXCITING TOURS "THE CANADIAN ROCKIES BY RAIL" Five Departures June 30, July 28, August 17 and 30, September 8. By air to Toronto, then via CPR'i famed "CANADIAN" vista-dome sleeper train to Banff Springs (three nights), lake Louise (2 nights), Columbia Ice-fields, Athabasca Glacier and Jasper Park Lodge (2), overnight by CNR's "SUPERCONTINENTAL" to Vancouver for thre nights and a full day visit to beautiful Victoria on Vancouver Island. Return by air from Vancouver. $951 In Pullman upper berth to $1,101 sharing a Drawing Room.

A truly memorable week filled with a BWIA jet in I nnidad for the return to Miami. The fares ranee from $275 five exciting Caribbean ports and seven fun-filled days aboard the Sun Viking. You sail with her from Miami and the following Saturday morning you board to $550 including airfare and transfers in Trinidad. Available June 23rd only. CaracaS'CuraaO'Port'auPrince A delightfully paced seven-day cruise featuring three attractive ports including South America.

You start your cruise in Miami. On a BWIA jet. We fly you to Trinidad to join the Sun We advise that you see your travel agent as soon as possible for further details and reservations. Or, call (305) Viking and then it's on to one grand week and you sail to Miami the following Saturday. Fares range from $275 to $550 including airfare and transfers in Trinidad.

Available June 30 only. 379-4731. Only a limited number of staterooms are available for this special program. Three Summer North CapeRussia Cruises to 21 ports in 41 days on the s.s.Volendam or s.s. Statendam.

From New York June 8, June 29, July 20. From Port Everglades June 5, June 26. On all Holland America Cruises, no gratuities required. All ships are registered in the Netherlands Antilles. For more information see your travel agent or write to Holland America Cruises, Pier 40, North River, NX N.Y.

1 001 4. We're Dutch and we want everything to be perfect Holland America Cruises Registry: Norway CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF LUXURY SERVICE "SCANDINAVIAN SUMMER" July 18 to August 5 By air to Stavanger, Norway, then through the fabulous jordlands by steamer and private motorcoach. The- Saudafjord, Hardanger Plateau, famous Latefoss Cascade, long the Sor-fjord to dramatic Voring Falls, Myrdal, thrilling Flam Railway to Fretheim, cruising the Naerofjord, Aurlandsf jord and Sognef jord, the reindeer country and Oslo. Swedish Lakeland drive to Stockholm. By express train to Gothenburg and by steamer across the Kattegat to Frederikshavn 3-day Danish Fairyland Tour by motor, then wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen! $1,610 "THE BRITISH ISLES" September 7 to September 28 Our perennial favorite, now In its 9th consecutive year.

With Jane Paterson, Britain's best hostess guidel Shannon, Killarney, Cork, Dublin, the North of Scotland, Edinburgh, Bobby Burn's Country (Ayrshire), Carlisle, English Lakes District, Chester, Wales, Stratford-upon-Avon with Shakespeare performance, Warwick, Coventry, Oxford, Stonehenge, Salisbury, Winchester, four nights in London. $1,509 "THE ADRIATIC-AEGEAN ODYSSEY" September 20 to October 11 Air to Vienna for three nights. Then to Grecian seas for a luxury 7-day cruise visiting Crete, Santorini (Thera), Rhodes, the great ruins at Efessos In Asia Minor, Istanbul, Delos and Mykonos. Greek historical circle visiting Corinth Mycenae, Nauplia, Olympic, Delphi and Athens. Then to the Dalmatian Coast of the Adriatic at Dubrovnik.

Two days in Rome and home. $1,713 to $1803 depending upon stateroom choice. Above tours are personally escorted by widely experienced travel experts. The rates quoted are per person sharing twin hotel and stateroom. Single occupancy rates are stated in the brochures.

All costs which are essential to the various trips are included in the tour prices. No hidden taxes, service charges or unexpected extras. Subject to exchange fluctuation CALL OR WRITE FOR BROCHURES Kepraaitd internitioiully by th Leonard Hickt Organization 'Ratot based on doubls occupancy. All stataroomi aubjact to prior aala. On, two, or throaslay optional hotel etayi in Trinidad or Curacao available before or after your cruise.

Hotel accommodations from $14 per person per day (EP); $25 (MAP). Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Miami, Florida 33132 Song of NorwayNordic Prince SunViking FOR TICKETS AND RESERVATIONS. WEBER'S TRAVEL SERVICE 21 OCEANSIDE CENTER. POMPAKO BEACH 942-6611 for information and reservations stone LOKAL i -7-t RIDGE sJOD'lO Con. Ridge Shopping PTam, V.S.

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