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V- s' '7 'it I A y' 1 i SECTION -y -j" '-'iy- yi'lWWV'-jV'-' )'V Tf ii'y'? vjiti''i-j'l- if v'V-y Vf gwu 1 1 Copenhagen beer Motown Mountains VMniaturegoif Exchange rates 3 i 'r r- 1 vr-'- l'- 'i' f--e 1 -f' 1 1 1 'V' -i 1 aVr 'A A 'j vs Gannett 3uburtan NewspapersSunday July 17 1904 1 V-i- "'rr J' TIDBITS lrom the sUfT of Overseas Adventure Travel which has taen trekkera to remote and exotic destinations for the past 19'years comes a parncularly practical usefol and fm let called Tips foTi tUTe Travelers" jjome of Its advice: JP Atrip leader should be a year-round resident of the country or region visit- Inc and speak English-as well as the local language Get a dental checkup before you leave Layering clothing is good but cotton including jeans is bad in cool climates because it becomes soggy when -wet and loses its insulating abilities Wear cotton in a r-'-n:" warm place but make it khaki so it show dirt Take an ample supply of Ziploc bags to organize your stalf and keep things dry Bring along a mini tape recorder for audio memories of kids laughing lions roaring or people singing For a flree copy call (800) 8TO-S628 or write 101 Tips OaT 349 Broadway Cam bridge Mass 02139 (J QrawappMl The movie has turned the grave of -Oskar Schindler in the Latin Cemetery on the slopes of Mount Zion just outside the -Vn Old City of Jerusalem Into a tourist mecca reports the Is- raell Ministry of Tourism Although no officially counting there has been a in visitors to the grave a spokesman said the film hardly anyone asked about It Thky 'fr know whd Schindler jj was The only people visjting oQCe a year were survivors who would leave he BSld j1 'it Mi The guard now opens the i'r' gate from 9 am to noon daily at the Catholic cemetery where tie German business- man who saved 100 Jei from the Holocaust was I ttte THe born on the Fourth of July but mote American than the work ofNorman '5 -In this centennial year of the artist's birth the celebratiisn continues ft the Norman Rock' I well Museum In Mass with the issue of five commemorative stamps tec- tare series a tour of the studio and two new jrAdmission to the museum on Route 183 is 8 for adults $2 for ages 6 to 17 Informa- Gulf anyone? Now you can get to the Middle East Cuter with Gulf nonstop service from New York Bypassing the European route the new weekly service shaves hoursoff the trip with no more layovers Tin London or Paris Tuesday flights go to Doha ))atar Thursday and Sunday to A1 Manamah Bahrain and Friday to Abu Dhabi United Arab F-niirafa with Friday V-and Sunday flights continuing I t' on to Muscat Oman Coat is i' $200 to $2700 round trip no restrictions Information: (800) 553-2824 1 US Islands Thomas and SL Virgin The Canadian dollar has A I sunk to eight-year lows against the US dollar says senior analyst Michael Wallace of the monetary-services firm Ruesch International This is good news for travelers with $134 Canadian going for $1 US And with ongoing concern about potentialpoiitlcal tar-" moil (provincial elections are upcoming in Quebec) the-Ca-t nadian dollar could be weakened even ftirther 7 Qmcktdu- f- Amtrak and via Canada have made It easier to spend a weekend in Toronto from New YQrk with overnight train serv- ice of last month Leave Penn Station Kh30 Friday night arrive In Toronto 1021 Saturday morning and take the train back at 5:45 pm Simday arriving In New York a(fr55 am Monday Fares start at $86 coach round trip add range frwn $89 to $115 one-way for a sleeper (800) USA RAIL 1 7 -Z" From win reports' i i iVj 7-7 qualified captain and crew Most travel guides gush over SL Thomas Die most populated and cosmopolitan of the US Virgins There is only one Image I care to recount: On the taxi ride from the airport to Red Hook I saw passengers from the cruise ship Celebration swarming around :7 the Haagen-Dazs store In Cluurldte Amalie' 1 get off SL Thomas fest enough1 John we cut the engines and turned Ue boat across wind When the low rumble of the motor "7 ceased I could fed the wind at a steady 15 knots from the northeast lake hold of the boat with a perccptiblo Jdt as if an unseen i hand had seised hold or the mast and was gently pulling the 32-foot fiber- glrss hull through the choppy i idling wa a 28-foot Dy and I anxious to sail on something larger Our boat the Investment was also an Day 32 feet long with a 18-foot beam and i 5H A roiling aqua-blue water s-r- appointed wiUi a berth kitchenette i i' I two Pleast tei I 1 Pkost tet SAIlalNGf iX i 1 1 i jl 1 1 i J- V' v' 1 1" i CVrirfi.