Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 12, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba Travel London s a bargain if you watch budget by Helen c. Howes during the first two weeks of june there will be special Silver Jubilee events in Lon Don but Edinburgh will Start her celebrations with the gathering of the clans the first two weeks of May. Other special Jubilee pageants and parades will be held throughout the year in Britain and with the Pound at its present Low level and a Little Penny pinching you May be Able to join in the festivities. Paid for ill Days in and Vance air Canada will charge Winnipeg Lon Don return from now until May 4 for a slay of 14 to 45 Days. From May 5 to May 18th. The Cost is return for the same stay but from May 19 fares Rise progressively unti they Peak at on july.30 for a 22 to 45 Days visit. Hotels should be chosen and reserved As soon As pos sible. While travel agents charge nothing for this ser vice the Small family Type hotels Are not usually listed with agents since they Don t pay commissions. They get their clientele through recommendations of friends. However these hotels Are listed in the British tourist authority hotels directory available at 151 Bloor Street West. Toronto m5s 1t3, for and Well Worth the expense. Study the directory for hotels with Central nesting located near a bus Slop or underground costing not More than 10 pounds Sterling for a twin with Bath and English breakfast. Check your finds with Frommer s England on a Day As being Good value or Reader s Choice. Your reservation will be confirmed by air mail possibly asking for a Deposit. These family hotels were at one time spacious Homes of the wealthy. Now they Are family owned and managed the wife supervising the British tourist authority blk Boxi London Kitchen the dining room served by son or daughter who Are anxious that you enjoy your stay and recommend their hotel to friends. In other English cities you May find 17th Century Manor hottest or inns my centrally heated and properly they will have interesting histories and out Alaska University tends Musk oxen Fairbanks. Alaska up one of the great juries of Alaska is its Ranjee of wildlife Walrus seals bears Moose and Dall sheep. But the i Osust the i Vertuc visitor is Likely u got to any of them is the stuffed specimens in air ports hotel lobbies and museums. Much easier to find and just As exotic to the visitor Are Alaska s domesticated animals. Even husky dogs Are unfamiliar enough to be intriguing and although tourists Are warned not to pet sled dogs few can resist the temptation. Snowmobiles have not eliminated these dogs which know the trails can sense where bad ice lies and Are Able to go places snowmobiles cannot reach. And they Are bred raised and trained for sled races. A Herd of Musk oxen is carefully tended by the University of Alaska near fair Banks. The University sits on a Hill outside town above the China River. Its museum would be impressive even in a much larger Community with displays of Gold mining processes relics of the old mining Days Gold nuggets Indian and Eskimo tools and clothing and alaskan Ani Mals Birds and fish. Musk oxen arc huge shaggy animals resembling Buffalo. They Are not oxen but belong to the Goat sheep family. Their dark Brown hair hangs to the ground and thick horns curl around the head and up at the ears. In the Spring they shed their undo Wool or Down which eskimos Call Quai it pronounced Kivee ule. The soft warm and Silky Down is the most luxurious and expensive Wool in the world rarer even than Vicuna the fleece of the South american Llama. Quai it is so Light that it is mailed by parcel Post to a Mill in Rhode Island to be spun. Native villagers knit. The yarn in its natural greyish Brown color into scarves Caps sweaters or a smoke ring a Lacy Wool Nimbus to warm the head neck and Throat each Village has its own pattern. One design derives from a Ivory Harpoon another from an Ivory artefact still another from a carved Ivory Tusk. The result is More like Defi Cate Wool lace than knitting. Qvist products Are inc cheap. Sweaters Kirit to size Are s3m scarves not from to smoke rings from to Tucy can be ordered from the Muskox producers co operative. Box col lege Alaska. The Musk oxen Are descendants of 31 brought from Greenland in 1931 to provide food and the Fairbanks farm is the world s largest. Even the bulls Are gentle and come to the wire Fence like pet Deer when visitors arrive. They have their rambunctious moments however butting one another had enough to cause blinding so Young males Are de horned. Size fireplaces. If your room in t centrally heated it will have an electric grate red hot within minutes. The English breakfast will be More than adequate and attract ively served. There May be an adjoining tavern to the inn. Here Gen Erous Ham and roast beef sandwiches will be available at All hours. It will be open until the Call time gentle men time closes the door and the area is quiet for the night. Ask at any British pub for a ploughman s it consists of fresh crusty bread chunks of Cheddar cheese picked onions and Chutney for 75 Pence. That plus ale or Coffee is filling fare at noon. For dining in London and tidies the fee shops in recognized hotels rather than Ham Burger haunts Golden eggs or steals bars. You la eat much better at Little More expense. For lunch in the Park pick up washed and ready picnic fare at a Marks and Spencer. While the Brit rail pass bought in Canada is Good for 1-1 Days continuous a better buy for the City visitor is for instance a More tourists Are visiting Skuk Uza Kruger National Park and Home of the White Rhino and table Mountain Cape town than Ever before. All these places Are in South Africa a world tour in one country. For information. Contact South african tourist corporation 20 Eglinton Avenue w., Toronto. Ontario m4r iks Tel. 416 482-7077 Fly South african airways 747sp direct from new York on Friday and saturdays. South african airways South african airways . Box 195. Suite 2302 commercial Union Tower Toronto. Canada m5k1h6 Tel 416 864-9100 London Edinburgh return ticket with Slop Over Privi Leges. Bought in London in Sterling it will Cost around at the present Pound rate. This Price is for Sec Ond class accommodation used by everyone. The coaches Are clean Comfort Able and the dining car meals Good. Some Day trips Are Best taken with a tour for in stance to Windsor Castle while the stonehenge win Chester Salisbury Lour covers More scenery and history in a Day than an individual could possible manage. A Stratford tour includes a matinee and returns you to London night. But a dozen cities and stately Homes can be reached by train or bus from London at Little Cost at such Canterbury Chi Chester Brighton Blenheim Palace and St. Albans. A return to London on a thames launch makes a fitting Climax to a visit to Hampton court and its Gar Dens the tourist Bureau in each City offers brochures a map and Many offer walk ing and bus Tours. Chester and Many other cities have an at Home scheme its members Are Happy to Welcome into their Homes visitors from other countries for Tea or an eve Ning. The tourist Bureau or a four hotel proprietor can put you in touch. Hatfield House Chartwell Knoll and other such stately Homes can be reached on the Green line bus which offers special fares and you can save Money by buying a week s ticket for the London bus lines and underground. British taxis Are inexpensive in comparison with those at Home. A fare of Here will be there. If you arrive Back at Heathrow the night prior to returning Home save limousine and taxi fares by staying at an air port hotel for the night you la be bused to the plane in the morning you can save Money by take a Spring break buying play and concert tickets at the theatre wickets or festival Hall. Ticket agents must charge a com Mission and generally carry the More expensive seals. At the Box office you can usually buy tickets Wittlin your Range or two singles for something booked when you have mastered the technique of dealing Brit ish telephones you can save pennies by using Public rather than room phones. Hotels charge for putting Calls through by the Way on arrival in England com pare the Cost of phoning Home and sending a Cable even a Short one. Britain probably offers More free entertainment than any other country in the world. You May already have seen All the London Art galleries and museums but and particularly it you have the children along Don t miss the science the Geo logical or the natural history museum Side by Side in die British museum or the National por trait gallery to see those life size characters in their history books. If real life drama interests you visit the Central Crimi Nal court referred to As the old Bailey it is located on Newgate Street. By arrange men you May Sil in the House of common gallery and visit the Stock Exchange. Even if you Don t crave crested Silver you will find Mounds of Sterling in the Silver vaults in the chancery building. These economies can be made regardless of the rate of the British Pound but its Low level will certainly favor Silver Jubilee visitors this year. Winnipeg Vienna Winnipeg june 16-july 23 8435 00 Abc charter transportation taxes not included norms paper and March 5 should have read june 16 instead of 26 for reservations Call Nkia at for Richmond travel service pm. Inc Fucles breakfast for two cocktails for two Only 2vi hrs. South on Hwy 59 tub my Falls tvs ital phone of Spring Tours Are great antidotes for Winter blues in has planned four escorted Tours any one of which will help you get the most out of Spring California tour 14 Days leaving Winnipeg May 1. Includes visits to Vancouver Portland. San Francisco and Seattle. Central Canam tour 12 Days leaving Winnipeg May 15. Features a three Day visit to Ottawa when its famous tulips Are in Bloom plus Tours of Kingston Toronto including the in Tower and Niagara Falls. Ounanian Panfic tour 13 Days leaving Winnipeg May 15. Provides a spectacular Scenic tour through the Canadian Rockies from Jasper to Kelowna in the Okanagan and on to Vancouver Seattle and Victoria. Newfoundland maritime tour 17 Days leaving Winnipeg May 22. Includes a sight seeing trip of Montreal Enro Ute to Halifax and North Sydney As Well As visits to Gander and St. John s in Newfoundland and Scenic Tours of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Enro Ute to Moncton. For detailed information on these in Spring Tours please phone in Pas Senger sales at 946-2298, or see your local travel agent. A whom now go greyhound greyhound makes it even easier to enjoy economical travel. Ride in style at your convenience. No reservations needed. Trips each Day each Way leave Winnipeg am pm new Low 30-Day round trip excursion fares Montreal 30-Day excursion Lares on Sale Unm March 31. 1977 return journey must be completed by 1977. For schedule information Call greyhound 775-83o1 new Amer pass puns available from for 9 Days to 325.00 for 60 Days. 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