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Show iffranee s dordogne valley 'i:; itcQnffMes, .flisBetcBBit .mman i i0irssr4 70 SC !LP f - t - , saa5a9s (taaasaBB San ' A j.fVf . if- - lv Horace Sutton black fungus highly prized in gastronomy, are treasures found beneath the in in earth Rerigord, Southwestern France. Truffles form the center piece of a highly prized gas tronomy for which the loe ly little towns in Dordogne Valley are celebrated. Snuffled out of the ground by rooting pigs, the trufib-- aie added to omelets, sliced into pate, put into pastry, cooked in cream and een mixed with potatoes IT IS A question which is the greatest treasure of the the expensive Ierigord truffle or the ancient bones of early man.-Th- e town of I,es Eyies-de-Tayajust down the road from I.e Bugue, calls itself the capiThe tal of of remains man who existed 30,000 years B.C. were discovered here, not far from a charming little hotel named, not without reason. The AFTER CAREFUL shcn-tifi- c research at the site, I have deduced that (he man died from an overdose of truffles. The skeleton of prehistoric man, as well as truf- - fles, n tmm pas mm s Bey Tow 31 Includes South Rim Jt Grand Canyon, Monument Valley & Boat Trip on take Powell. Leaves July 2 1 Also Available: Southa'n UtoK m Grand Conyon SHAKESPEARt KYhVAl o Day 3J Porks North and TH6 H R CITY AT CEDAR Leaves July 17 Also Available: trips to space on the Pageant Limited n Write or foil CLAWSON TRAVEL SERVICE 216$. 13th Eat handsome museum of prehistoric relics occupies a built castle under the shelter of an A MtlekedfirvMMtn (S51) 532-03- 33 icsa y--d -a fcf-- J tffi 1 tF-- jf Free! New B Chartersbook. I l ReadEurope about direct I departures from Oakland. I illuMrahil Htutininill llu imh moiu I llie charier lottn iTalil 62-ftil- "1 BXmCHAKTSJ page iIcIhbI 1 mImjbiI ! KunijH TIm from s.VH to on double hiimihn ). Tratt'l riitiiiHTR. I 1376 l Hir iliiM'rurH'M 20 falttiloiif. t and 2 12 eonvenieitl lrirtiiiV4 an fill Iv in the lunik. (hI yurrop non 4 f urofieun vacation lion oii4anuMiito.tO(). Q and learn ikihI no lotig'rt be a dream. It eun I w a reality tmruafi Q I he Trawl Wannem in doineil and ojierated b Kxpret ompain. Direct departures from Denver, Los Angeles, Oakfantl All l I i i i i i and Seattle. American F.xnrcss ('.omnm 2iul Sontli Salt I.ake City. I tali Ol 101 B Main Street on 2nd South :V2iW7Xi N 5 J3 No. 10 W.'st ad and ueil m nd B Ixxik vith all the d tail. y i lip thin lii-in- i v ( luirUTu" Ilione Zip ta I. I. . rarrirr r.t ess ssa ea E3 ea Ea ea ra 1 . I1! t El i x jvcn.voor; WESTERN ADVENTURE SAFARIS Colorado River High Advenlun Trips TWO-DA- as B lilt free Tuiojm 'Itasrit on omjwrallt- tim utilising I onr fait In. Lis Ea esa sza 7 ONE-DA- Y RAFT TRIPS Y RAFT TRIPS M95 95 Enjoy Picturesque Canyon Scenery, Hiking Exploring, ona Swimming LIFCTIMI race of the castle, surveying the view of the Valley of the Veere. THE VALLEYS and the rivers are often bracketed by limestone cliffs where early man found shelter Although the explanations are all in French, the exhibits of the museum are a fascinating insight to the dawn of life. Perhaps the most moving display is the skeleton of a prehistoric young girl discovered in 1934. Her arms lay across her chest; her legs are bent, around her neck is a necklace made of deer teeth. Buried with her was a fawn, and a deer-hordagger. The world-famecaves of Lascaux have been dosed to the public to prevent deterioration of the art found on the walls At Les Iiyies, however, visitors are invited to inspect the caves of near the museum It is a walk along a narrow valley path to the mouth of the caves at and the tours are conducted m French. Those without a working knowledge of the language will scarcely fail to be impressed by the of paintings prehistoric bison, mostly done m red ochre, which somehow have survived the ages EITHER Les Evies or Le Bugue make ideal bases for adventures into prehistory or explorations of the fortified towns (called bastides), the beautiful chateaux, and the villages sprinkled throughout the Dordogne The Hotel at Los Eyies comes complete with swimming pool, a distinguished restaurant (one star in Michelin), and prehistoric relics used as decoration Its rooms cost about $21 without meals or $4li for two with meals Hcmiuc. in (Running ih 341-303- 1 lex HI. INKS have the Dordogne. The new rail link at Orly Airport in Pans makes a connection with a crack train of the French Railroads called Le Capital. A I 1 1 50 1 i v - i I I li e note d e li a I ean . New Yoik Times Service AMERICAN tourists are having to watch their pennies these days Those carefree summers when the slrength of the dollar made living it up abroad relatively easy are just a memory now and not only because of the devaluation of the dollar Inflation overseas is also shrinking pocket can Ameri- So how money cans make their dollars go farther, aside from steering clear of the lhreest.tr restaurants? One man who has a few tips is John .1 Conlin. a vice president of the First National City Bank of New York and an expel t on foreign exchange If stretching money is mam consideiation. Coiilm suggests, avoid cities like London. Paris and Zurich. which lie thinks are as expensive, or almost as exYork pensive as New Head, instead tor Spain and one's Poitugal countries ' They m vvhuh yon (tips iaeip it BBBsake d he Bugue, the Hotel X'eeie is modern without being offensive, and its rooms have all the comforts: radio, television, ice box and bar, and, of umise, private baths throughout Besiues the foimal testau-ran- t tlieie is a snack bar on the mam floor a swimming pool oil the roof and. deep m the basement, an inevitable discotheque now tassk& e, picture-postcar- pcrdicil on a cliff lo make tilings ilifficnll was the shrinking dollar d SOME ropidi of ihe pKloculof Wnjl Walei Can, on Summer Schedule Almo.t full) CALL OR WRITE Phone (303) 1 731, Grand Junction, Colorado H H ekfl. France, -- oulliHC-lcrn for invaders. Travelers n tours that include IXPEMNCt Of A P.O. n t B Name Address Q C.itv H Sta'le fj stat- ue of a man, with hulking shoulders and long arms, stands on a ter- n .(AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY Ml I ' " :Mlt I'M 1. I I II I II I I overhanging rock. The ale can FOR THE traveler who plans to spend lus entire vacation in one country. Conlin recommends the purchase of a bankers draft payable in the currency of that country. n American bank." lie says, "can issue a draft payable at one of its brandies in that country-lo- t's say a branch in London and it sends that branch an advice. The draft, when presented at the London branch entitles the owner to, ssv mo pounds for vvlmh lie has paid the market rate, S2',7, at home In this way you are taking the risk out of your exchange dealings " IS THERE any advantage m having .laveiers checks m Imeign cuiiency ratliei than dollars ' It; PRIX ESI on vour ,a ation this siimmet If so, y uu might be inter- ested m this sage advice published in the Xmeiuan Aut omobile smh i.d ion's Automobile Blue Book in 1910 'Firearms are less necessary than the traditions of the West might suggest, but a good revolver or automatic has it uses. Some banks oi etgu cm reney ai5Si v fiaB'tSaeir Europe and in South America and Japan as .veil, rampant inflation is hurting the more American traveler than the devaluation of Ins dollar " still Conlin says get by. 'In the maim uu, nines of g t s ue checks. " Conlin say., but what they makes charge generally them too costly. Use traveler's checks in dollars and convert them as you go along." In addition, says Conlin. "Tiie first Hung that the tourist should do and I emphasize that Im referring to the average American vacationer who is going away for a couple of weeks or a month is to go to a bank at home and get himself a small amount of the currency of the country in which lie will arrive first He can then escape getting hooked by high exchange rates at airports. 'Besides airport exchange desks' charging high rales ' Conlin says, the taxi drive! is a bail risk, and the liotei clerk is almost as bad Banks give you a decent Hob Is rale ot exchange and lest.iurants are not ex change dealers They ptobu big apply the same late lot a week without reguid to the maiket pi ue on a p.u t.c ular dav " slssd!?s |