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Get good value for your vacation dollar RirrnONB THE HERALD Saturday December list Paw Because a vacation usually represent a major outlay it portent to get good value for the time and money Invested In It Travellers can make the most their trip by giving It the prepare It deserves Part of that preparation in almost every case ought to be a canvass the current guidebook that cater to your special travel interest In browsing before you buy be selective It you are travelling on a restricted budget for example don t choose a guidebook that limits itself to recommendations of the most expensive hotels and restaurants Too many authors do confine themselves to the luxe establishments perhaps because those are the best even though their high prices may make them tnac to moat traveller Here are notes on some recent of from guidebook publishers Tbe Complete Guide to America Park 18SB PrenticeHall Canada page A catalogue of the federally administered parklanda such as Alaska Glacier Bay and historic sites for example Harry Truman simple Victorian era home In Independence Mo throughout America that Is the US and Its offshore possessions in eluding the Virgin Islands Puerto Rico and Guam Basic data for each location is provided in a standard format occasionally supplemented by maps One section totalling Is comprised of climate and charts The Bell of Hawaii by Joceljn Crown CO page Visitors to Hawaii often go un prepared and never venture Beyond a sort of Times Square with palm trees The author a native Hawaiian and well Informed offers a wide range recommendations on every aspect of a holiday in the islands and some warnings In West Oahu crimes against tourists arm t uncommon Fuji I style of writing frank and direct inspires confidence In her tips Away for the Weekend New Engiaad by Eleanor Berman Crown pages Here are ideas for mini vacations of two to four days each In the six nor theastem states one of the most scenic regions of the US and among the most accessible to Central and Eastern Canadians In each case the author provides an itinerary and some names of hotels motels guest houses and restaurants in various price ranges with the data grouped under the season In which the destination Is at Its best Away for Weekend New York by Eleanor Bennan Crown page A companion volume to the above in Identical for mat but written primarily tor readers living in New York City Berman offers one jaunt for every weekend of ihe year each no more than about 330 km from Broadway The appeal of these guidebooks limited to weekenders anyone plan a more extended driving tour of New York New Jersey sylvan la and southeastern New England might well combine several short itineraries into a single long find a region of the US that richer than this section of upstate New York In the things that attract visitors a mighty river and mountains historic lore think of Rip Van towns noble mansions such as he Roosevelt home at Hyde Park and on abun dance of rural parks hiking trails and ski facilities The coauthors have grouped tbdr copious under the names of the 13 counties not the most convenient format from the readers stand point Michaels and both longtime residents of the region write with apparent authority Cave to Dark Travels la China George Woodcock and Mclntyre l page In the spring of last year when he was author and editor Woodcock Journeyed to and through northern China as a paying guest of the regimes ministry of culture which permitted him to choose his own Itinerary and his companions his wife and a ChineseCanadian couple with their young son Although the Woodcocks had travelled in much of Asia before this was their first look at the largest country on Earth Wisely they decided against an all encompassing tour selecting In teed a northern region that is rich In Buddhist temples and In with the legendary Silk Road that rough lengthy path along which merchants used to travel between China and its neighboring lands Woodcock count Is absorbing SOUTHERN GUIDES Publishing Co Box IBB Gretna La produces an Interesting array of useful books for travellers Ihe company I represented In Canada by Penguin One recent offering Is the revised edition of The Pelican Guide to New Orleans by veteran newspaper col ironist Thomas K Griffin who makes a good case for his home town as the most Interesting city In the US Rather than presenting the strict ly categorized structure of other guidebooks Griffin writes In a style possibly more in tune with the easygoing ways the South His book concludes with a recommended fiveday program for a comprehensive look at the Cres cent City and its colorful hinterland Also from Pelican Is The Manrutc Guide to Los Angeles by Marvey Chapman a lifelong resident of The Big Orange The vast sprawling character of the Los Angeles area presents a challenge to anyone trying to capture It within the covers a book and Chapman approach for example listing the regions hotels In alphabetical order tan always successful On the Other hand her selection of self directed walking and driving ours displays a good first hand knowledge of what Is worth seeing Still another new book from Pelican is Steven Stem Guide to the Cruise Vacation Having sailed on nearly cruises Stone Is qualified to undertake his task of the characteristics of porta of call The popularity erf cruising is rising steadily among vacationers and potential passengers who want wide- ranging guidance will find it here Keep in mind however that Stern opinions are personal and In dividual and could be debated by other travellers Among recently revised lions in Robert Rones At Its Best series are bis guidebooks on Germany Italy and Spain publish ed by Passport Books Canadian representative Copp Clark Pit man The word for Kane s work is comprehensive he must have been blessed with an unearthly sense of duly to have checked all the hotel listings for example the many chapters on individual cities covered in this popular series Kane a writing Is 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