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Show Travel Points of Interest less than a 10 per cent Increase. Young explorers will take the high road to adventure exthis summer on an pedition to Mount Kedernath, one of the sources of the Ganges River. The two week trek by horseback to the famous temple in the Himalayan foothills will be the high point of tour scheda uled to leave New York on July 15. Parents who would like to give their youngsters the advantagebf one of the seasons most unusual travel offers should contact their travel agents. all-bo- AMERICANS now were issued or renewed, 8.1 per cent more than in 1958. These are all record figures, part of William D. Pattersons annual report to the travel in- 732,038 passports spend more money on foreign travel than on foreign automobiles, foreign textiles, and foreign newsprint put together. Travel has become by far Americas biggest import. Preliminary figures disclose that 1,465,000 Americans traveled overseas in 1959, an increase of 4.7 per cent over 1958; and they spent a rise of 9.6 per cent. $2,347,-000,00- dustry. The trend is likely to continue in 1960. It is not unreasonable ... to project an in- crease of $233 million (spent , in travel overseas), Mr. Patterson says. This is slightly round-the-worl- 1 , , y d Tourists . traveling across Sweden by the Gota Canal stop off at story book village dominated by ancient Vasa Castle. Vadstena, Slow Boat Through Orient O Pacific 29,000-to- n Swedish HeartlancL Orsova sail for the Orient August 21 from San Francisco. NOW YOU CAN SAIL TO JAPAN AND THE ORIENT FOR LESS THAN IT COSTS TO VACATION AT HOME! Orient & Pacific Lines now offer excitto vacations Japan, Hong Kong, ing Manila, Singapore and the South Pacific for as little as $17 a day. For example, a round trip to Manila starts at just $790. Forty-nin- e days of carefree cruising for less than youd spend at a resort hotel! You step aboard your golden Orient & Pacific liner in Vancouver, San Francisco or Los Angeles. In a few short days youre wriggling your toes in the warm sand at Waikiki. Seven days later you see Mount Fuji at along your own fenglish butler. Your meals are prepared by chefs trained in the finest Continental traditions. Your ship has two swimming pools (one in tourist and one in first class) and thousands of feet of open deck for daylight games and moonlight dances. There are movies, parties and all the time in the world for catching up on your reading and meeting new friends. And its all yours whether you travel in the elegance of first class or the gay informality of tourist! Round trips to Japan start at $986 first class and $672 tourist class. Sailing Dates Oronsay sails from San Francisco June 14, from Los Angeles June 15. Arcadia sails from San Francisco July 24, from Los Angeles July 25. Orsova sails from San Francisco August 21, from Los Angeles August 19. sunrise as your ship glides into Yokohama harbor. Japan is at her most beautiful, gay with Fall colors and festivals. Your next stop is Hong Kong with its amazing shops where you can have a suit of fine British woolens tailored overnight for forty dollars. The last port of call on your trip can be either Manila, Singapore, Australia, or even Europe, depending upon the ship you takel The whole Orient trip takes seven weeks (around three if you fly one way) and you arrive home completely spoiled. Travel in the Grand Manner t The Service on Orient & makes you feel as though Pacific liners youd brought EXCITING NEW PACKAGE TOURS tour to Honolulu, Japan and Hong Kong leaves San Francisco July 24 on Arcadia. Price: From $1327 tourist class. tour to Hawaii, Japan and Hong Kong leaves San Francisco August 21st on Orsova. From just $1330 tourist. y tour to Hawaii, Japan and Hong Kong leaves San Francisco June 14 on Oronsay. Price: From $1373 tourist. All tours also sail from Los Angeles. 42-Ja- y 45-da- y 49-da- See your travel agent now for all the details and your reservations. Or write: Orient & Pacific Lines 210 Post Street, San Francisco, Calif. Main Office: San Francisco. Branches: Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver. Elsewhere in Cunard Line, General U.S. and Canada Passenger Agents. JLOURISTS who want to do their in a leisurely fashion can do no better than to take the Gota Canal trip cruise through the Swedish heartland. This classic three-dafrom Gothenburg to Stockholm or vice versa is a pastoral idyll, designed for the traveler who has the time to sit back and relax, to savor the beauty of the countryside and to forget the tax collector and the guided missile. This journey is a slow motion affair from start to finish. The frantic sight seer or the tourist who takes tranquilizers to calm his nerves will not appreciate the snails pace. The serene and the patient, however, will find this trip one of the most rewarding travel experiences in Europe. The canal stretching 347 miles from coast to coast winds its way through a landscape dotted with Viking ruins and historic castles, dense woodlands and neat white farm houses. The canal boat is a nautical Toonerville Trolley chugging along at less than 10 miles an hour. sight-seein- g WHILE THE SHIP passes through 65 locks along the route, passengers can step off for a stroll or a brief guided tour of the local sights. The locks along the canal, built in the 1820s, are all still Starting at Gothenburg, the ship steams up the Gota River past the town of Kungalv, dominated by the medieval ramparts of Bohus Fortress. This massive battlement, built in 1308 by the Norwegians, was once the most powerful stronghold in Scandinavia. Continuing through the locks at Trollhattan, the ship glides into Lake Vanern, the third largest fresh water lake in Europe. Along the lakefront are the towers of Lacko Castle, a 17th Century gem, and across the bay is Kinnekulle, one of Swedens famous table-tomountains. Once through Lake Vanern, the boat makes its way through a narrow passage called the Rock Canal with farmland and forests on both sides. At times, the ship seems to be passing through an open field, and passengers can almost reach out and touch the cattle grazing a few yards away or the family wash , drying in the sun. The ships next port of call, after crossing the choppy waters of Lake Vattern, it Vadstena, a picture postcard village huddled around the walls of Vasa Castle. Passengers can disembark at Vadstena for a tour through its 16th Century castle and the exquisite Blue Church, a shrine to St. Bridget who founded her Order here 600 years ago. Not far away are the ruins ofthe first monastery of Sweden, Alvasta, dating back to 1143. hand-operate- p ONE OF SWEDEN'S most delightful hotels, a cozy inn called the Statshotellet, is located along the canal at Motala. This establishment in the heart of rural Sweden offers the traveler every comfort from a i set in each room to an outdoor terrace for dining and dancing. Many a passenger on the Gota Canal is so captivated by the charm of this inn that he lingers on and catches a later boat for Stockholm. Another point, ideal for a stopover, is Berg, where the canal boat must traverse 15 locks. Here, again, tourists can spend an hour or two exploring the surrounding countryside, the classic sight is Verta Abbey, a medieval jewel recently restored. The Abbey, built by the Cistercian Order, served as a burial place for Swedish kings during the Middle Ages. hi-f- The Salt Lake Tribune Home Magazine |