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Show Mm o o -- In Britain, more than 250,000 people are members of the Youth Hostels Association (YH A), which is designed primarily to provide young people of limited means with suitable accommodations. w of trips visitors would be unlikely to organize on their own, including ocean kayaking around the Gulf Islands ($325 for 5 days). Write: Ecosummer u, Canada Expeditions Ltd., 1516 Vancouver, B.C., V6H 3S4, 1. or call (604) Dur-anlea- 669-774- For Unlimited Travel in Canada Travel as often as you wish and .A J?m?mm$3 V" "Vi (.;) You can try the hostels in Britain by joining (for $20) the American Youth Hostels (AYH) which automatically makes you a member of the International Youth Hostels Association of which the YHA is a part. On becoming an AYH member, you will receive more information. Passport Procrastinating? Now in the very busy season: the nation's 13 passport agencies. local councils. Canada for Collegians Procrastinators can personal growth and development. That's the message of the Outward avoid the long lines by staying away from passport agencies altogether by visiting any of hundreds of local centers, including many post offices, and federal, state and probate courts. US citizens 1 8 or younger receive a passport first-tim- e fee a of $7; $20 costing plus older applicants get a pass5-y- ear 10-ye- ar port for $35 . . . To obtain a passport check application (Form DSP-11- ), with your passport agency or local center or write: Correspondence Branch, Office of Passport Services, 1425 K St., NW, Washington, DC 20524. J British Youth Hostels j? Visiting England and Wales this summer? If so, you could stay at a or a cottage, farm, watermill or, if you wish, a bustling city build- ing. All of these dwellings are youth hostels, among 260 or so that are j: available to visitors. Each hostel has its own charm and many offer a 3 program of special interest weekend breaks and fully inclusive full board options. 8 3, Generally, it takes about 10 working days to process and mail you a passport. c castle For more facts in the meantime, write: American Youth Hostels, Inc., P.O. Box 37613, Washington, DC 20013-761or contact any of 39 Use the wilderness as a medium for Bound Wilderness School. The Ontario branch of this international it organization is offering 9-day courses in canoeing, rock climbing and rappeling, and ropes and "solo" (leaves you alone in the 24 non-prof- wilderness for 24-7- 2 anywhere you wish in Canada with a VIA Rail Canrailpass or, for persons a Youth Canrailpass aged available at a 25 percent discount from the regular price. The price for both passes is fixed, with the exact cost depending on time of year, area you want to cover, and length of travel time needed. For example, a Youth Canrailpass good from June 15 thru September 15 for 22 days thoughout the entire VIA system more than 6,000 miles-w- ould cost you $383. The passes can be purchased throughout Canada or at any AMTRAK office or travel 12-2- 4, agency in the US. For more information, write: VIA Rail Canada, 1700 Auto Route La Val, Quebec, Canada H7S-2E- 1. continued on page 32 hours). The 2 summer courses take place on Black Sturgeon Lake, about 100 miles from Thunder Bay. Prices range from $535 to $996 and include all food and instruction. For more information, write: Outward Bound Ontario, P.O. Box 1 1 6, Station S, Toronto, Ontario M5M 4L6, or call: (416) For movie buffs: a chance to watch films from 60 countries from 9 a.m. until midnight every day, August 21 to September 1. Do it at the World Film Festival in Montreal. A 5 pass, popular with students, costs $77; 10 tickets to share with friends cost $31. For more information, write: World Film Festival, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Room 109, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1 M8, or call (514) . . . Ecosummer Canada for education and chalstands (ECO lenge in the outdoors) offers a variety ft m 787-172- 1. I 9-- 848-38- 83 At 0 v. u t- 'A |