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Show am w Gn i e ffl t V . ' I , suir9 3s M mf M v ' j jrfiiie, Edsb? by John Justin Smith Chicago Daily News Writer JOHN P. Carmichael, who has 'written so wonderfully in the sports field also is a very good traveler. He has roamed the world in the process of covering the games men play. This is why it was surprising when he dropped around and asked: Why didnt you write about my favorite bar when you were on that doing story Sarasota? This was not John P. at his moxie best. Anyone knows that if you write about a good bar you may ruin it. If people read about the joint and go there, you may find theres no room for you, or, just as bad, the serto the vice deteriorates point where you may die of thirst. Do you really' want me to write about the bar you John P. love in Sarasota? was asked. He thought about it very briefly and said: Come to think of it, hell no. Forget I mentioned it. So, dutifully, weve forgotten the name of the bar John P. loves. But there are bars that are worth sharing and bars worth visiting even if youre not a big drinker. Here are some that weve encoun travels and give at least four stars to: The Tiki Bar Islamora-da- , Fla. Youll need to search to find it. The Tiki is a shack on the edge of the gulf in front of the Holiday Isle Hotel. Tables are so close together you may find yourself in three conversations at once. And thats the kind of place it is: people dont stand on formality, but join in conversation or story telling. tered in Obies (formerly Ozzies), Hazelhurst, Wis. You can bring your family to this one. Dinners are plain and inexpensive but cost wholesome. Drinks what drinks should cost and not some fancy price because youre a tourist. The is conversation mostly fishing, hunting, sporty: snowmobiling and such. Paddy McGraths Pub, County Limerick, Ireland. Youll find this on the left side of the Tipperary Road, 14 miles south of Limerick City. The drinks are the same as in any Irish pub, but they taste better because you sit around a coke fire and talk about anything and everything with Paddy and half a dozen regular patrons. The Kong Frederik Hotel Bar, Copenhagen. It would be impossible to be lonely here. Any traveler is ANSWERS TO The captors were outraged at the wholesale arrests. "Look what they do to our friends," one kidnapper said. "There's no habeas corpus." Cross smiled slightly. "Chaps like you keep running down the British, but you still want British justice," he replied. made to feel at home by his fellow customers. If you enter and the bar is crowded, people will step back to give you a chance to order. Thats what we call civi- BY TERROR Americans, Japanese, works. Great atching. lized. the peoplew- Cocktail Bar, Jockey Poolside Bar, Hotel Ivoire, Ivory Abidjan, Coast. It costs a bunch to get to this one because its so far out in the country. But, once there, you'll find Club, Buenos Aires. This is a doozy for several reasons. One is that its difficult to get in. Invitation only. But, if you can get there, youll find the cocktail hour begins for dinner that at 11 p.m. starts at midnight. The late start seems to be conducive to good fellowship. Any of several bars in Jamaica. Try the Patio Bar at Miranda Hill, Montego Bay, or the Poolside Bar at the Discovt ry Bay Hotel. These get four stars because they dont serve the one thing that can destroy-thfellowship of a good bar loud music. The musicians stay in the background and play softly on nonamplified instruments. Final note: bars seem to have greater importance when you travel because theyre a place to go to relax and see people. Travel and drinking mix, but travel and add up to trouble. over-drinkin- g (Copyright) irrees more rays to see iberope than ever before. 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