Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 14, 1966, p. 15

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ths warm lad furl o wslklw try a change of place h aw a 1 1 think of hawaii and what comes to mind after palm trees and hutu and sunshine aloha t thats right its the hawaiiani word for love for friendship and youll hear it spoken from the moment you arrive on your canadian pacific airlines dc8 jetliner thouaandi of canadian every year have found that aloha has a special meaning for canadians are genuinely liked in the hawaiian islands and theres ntvdoubt that canadians like the islands five and a half hours flying west of vancouver yotiifconunuing point from cpas jet service from ekstern canada he these warm ever green islands waiting for carefree vacationers there is so much to see and something for every- many prefer to stay close to downtown honolulu and waikikl with its crescent beaches and ultra model hotels and the nightclubs and famous res taurants close by spending the long days sunning perhaps a bit of surfing or just watching the big white clouds drift along the horizon letting the world go by or you can move further out where it is quieter or over to the windward side of the island- remember there are about 160 hotels on the island of oahu and seek a slower pace a but the hawaiian have an expression aole oe i noho a ike ia hawaii which means youve never lived until youve seen all of ha wall so well after bestknown oahu there is the island of hawaii the largest and everybody calls it the big island it is coming up fast in the vaca tion race and has many fine resorts and a way of life slow and easy which is like the honolulu of 80 years ago youll like this island maui is called the garden isle and it too is quiet and restful another place to get away from it all but while youre there be sure to visit haleakala the worlds largest but dormant volcano kauai is called the garden isle and for excellent reasons as it is a lush tropical wonderland streaked by magnificently rugged canyons and large ranches on the uplands and finally molokai quiet na tive and tropical and another stay away and forgetyourcares island which has hardly been touched by tourism been down under mate theyve been down under a long time off the main tourist track but the tremendous varieties offered by australia and new zealand are only now being discovered by travellers these two cojnmonwealth nations are now less than a day away from north america the first thing youll notice you cant miu il ls the friendliness of australians and new zea landers its not up much that you re a canadian or from a commonwealth nation its because they are just glad to meet visitors happy that youre touring their countries and enjoying your self they really go out of their way to make your stay a better one and one to remember so what else can you expect as a firsttime visitor flying from toronto on canadian pacific airlines via vancouver honolulu and fiji lets take australia first here is a vast land a continent almost as large as the mainland united states it has large and progressive cities liter ally hundreds of miles of beaches snowy moun tain ranges if youre an alpinist or hiker or skier and those vast truly vast and hardly known lands of the interior sheep stations of thousands of square miles the great barrier reef for hun dreds of miles along the south shore the lushly tropical lands of the north around darwin ah these natural splendon and the cities are webbed together by a firstclass system of high ways railroads and internal air routes although the traveller with sufficient time should hire a car and visit the off thetrack wonders for in stance on the west coast north of the city of perth if fiftymile beach yes it is about 50 miles of perfect beach and virtually untouched a paradise for fishing boating surfing exploring think of camping for a week there i australias cities are varied sydney has 2700000 inhabitants and it has a swinging hustle and an amazing depth of cultural life plus the cosmo politan beatnik ethnic kings cross area like soho or greenwich village melbourne 2000000 people ia lovely quiet a city of parks and churches and of course the annual worldre nowned melbourne cap none race perth is free and easy westernstyle adelaide is quiet bris bane b f rwandeasy too australias major cities have an average of 5 5 hours of sunshine a day and thati better than anywhere is the snow and ice getting you down well remember when its winter in canada its summer in australia and new zealand new zealand is considered by world travellers to have everything ali in a nicely wrapped pack age clean and quiet cities miles of sandy beaches which theytake for granted but which would be a priceless attraction anywhere else rolling uplands dotted with sheep beyond count tracts of man- planted forests of douglas fir mountains sharp and clean and snowcapped blue green glaciers lakes tucked in mountain valleys fiords and a gentle people living an easy pace in an atmos phere not unlike england with the same style and manner and graces if youre a fisherman or hunter both countries have sport in abundance water buffalo croco dile kangaroo wild pig in australia himalayan thar chamois deer in abundance in new zealand marlin sail tuna off both coasts trout whop pers of five pounds are average in lake tapao m new zealand all things considered you just cant go wrong down under haw whtvt tht lmnf it em hawaiis wtather statistics make fascinating reading especially when an autumn storm is pounding down from hudsons bay yon may not be able to do anything about the skidding tem perature outside but you can in hawaii at low level by the ocean in the subtropical climes the average temperature is about 75 degrees and never higher than 95 never 1 and if you want it cooler you can visit the mountain resorts where the average is about 65 degrees where to stayt there are few places in the world where you have such a choice the islands offer very type and of course at every price you can splurge like a potentate in the great and luxurious honolulu hotels or move into a small guest house or a boarding house or even a fum ished apartment near the beach just be sure you have accommodation arranged for the first day if youre going to look around later ask a friend who has already been to hawaii and your travel agent of course will have some excellent ideas most folks like to escape the wintry blasts of eastern canada by vacationing in hawaii from october to march but more and more are going in the summer months now in hawaii theres plenty of year round recreation surfing yes but be sure youre a good swimmer plenty of places to spear fish and good deep sea fishing for the big battlers and sailing of course golf courses a plenty and trails for hiking and horseback riding tennis bowling and girl watching theres plenty of free entertainment for instance an outstanding offering is at the international market center in the heart of waikikl where every night at 7 youll see authentic dancing music drumming and south seas costumes if youre at a hotel that gives free hula lessons sign up once you get into the swing of it the rest is pure fun the thing to remember above all is that hawaii is for your enjoyment ptn ftrl of nptit cultura machu neehu tht inca fortmaa vamoa to summer in south america mexico introduces herself to the traveller in many ways great boulevards towering modem hotels blocks of the smartest shops and restaurants the gleam ing hustle of traffic a cosmopolitan atmosphere that few of the worlds cities can approach can this really be mexico city it is one of the great cities of the world nearly six million people and with everything to offer the visitor and what mexico city does not have the rugged beautiful and fascinating countryside offers from its growing resorts on its thousands of miles of seacoast to its tropical cities of yucatan to its centuriesold cities tucked away among the multi plicity of mountain ranges this is the mexico waiting the tourist and it is only about five hours by canadian pacific air lines jetliners from eastern canada here five of the ancient civilizations of the americas once flourished olmec mayan zapo- tec toltec and altec thousands of archeological sites are within a few kilometers of her cities and towns the glorious antiquity at every hand is astonishing take the great aztec city of teotihuacan dating back at least 2300 years it is only a 45 minute drive from downtown mexico city but here before you are towering terraced pyramids carved temples and broad avenues overwhelming evidence of a highlydeveloped race language yes it is a spanish speaking land but of course employees in hotels and restaurants in the cities and big towns speak english if ou hire a car and go off down the bumpy gravel roads away from the main highways into old mexico ancient mexico sign language and smiles and your dictionary will probably get you by but usually a priest or a school teacher or and mexico ole government official will show up and straight transportation by bus is excellent but travel first claw it is fast and you want an adventure go second or third train travel is as good as anywhere in america udrives are obtainable in the cities and it is the best way to see the real mexican food is hot and hotter if you tike spicy food eat in an amerieanlted or hotel dining room try a tortilla with peppers beans onions and rice or ati with thick spicy tomatochili sauce grated and onions youve heard of acapulcot well thats known resort on the pacific but there are more on both coasts many are expensive there are also many lakes with hotels and mountain resorts and spas rough it in some small city or big town local hotel as a base to explore the country fishing villages where you can go native weeks at 5 a day for everything are why not visit the yucatan peninsula only opened up for tourists now but with fine and restaurants and other services or drive up the long winding mountain probably first built for silver mule trains spanish conquerors in the sixteenth century off and stop at the old market towns of leys of central mexico whereqife hasnt in decades except for a juke box in the and electric lights in the dusty plaza by all means go see a bullfight for no reason than the plaza de mexico on a warm sunday afternoon in spring with 55000 knowledgable mexicans judging the work with the bull is a sight youll never the cpa jetliner which earned you to flies further south on canadian pacific south american schedule completing a sided square by visiting lima peru on j he ontplete every traveller must hsve a valid passport canadian pacific airlines has a new service and an travel documents necessary to your trip can bt obtained for ou through any cpa office in canada j to ensure success of this service cpa has based a facilitation representative in ottawa who provides the company s offices with first hand information on passports visas and other travel documents re sure und ask your cpa representative about this service if you are doing it yourself passport applications can be obtained from any post office in canada cost is to payable when you submit your applica tion alloy about two weeks for processing and return from ottawa important your passport is valid for only five years so make sure to renew yours if it has ex pired or has nearly run out some countries require visas others don t or waive them for short stopovers always arrange the necessary visas will in advance every traveller needs a vaccination certificate the yellow card for overseas travelling phone your local health unit for information on free innoculation or your family doctor port with you wherever you go dont leave your hand luggage or suitcase or in your use travellers cheques the cost is small advantages great convert to american for it is the one currency accepted however sterling naturally is best in britain and just as good in europe and and new zealand and africa if you lose of cheques report- it immediately to the agent as a precaution diversify if youre ing 1000 get one book of 250 in 10 another 2o0 in 20 cheques and the rest 11 and 20 cheques ou might lose one it is unlikely you d lose three also carry 10 american one dollar bills for tipping cab etc at airports when you might not be convert to the currency of the country reached there are three prevailing rates for hotels 1 ep means european plan giving ou but no meals 2 ap means american plan giving you and three meals a day 3 map means modified american platf you a room and breakfast each day choice of lunch or dinner idtrttklcation you haw your passport which to tha travthtr wsnts bruf unao

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