Evening star., 1925-05-19
Planning Ahead for Vacation Trip
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

The disappointment which results
| could easily have been avoided
! Though your outing be not until the
| late Summer, now is not too soon tC
plan for it, nor to write ahead for
| reservations at the chosen vacation
| spot. Between now and the holiday
weeks you can have the fun of an.
tlcipation and of planning. The mere
| thought may have many pleasant re-
actions upon you.
Choice of Spot.
OF course, the choice OF a vacation
Ispot should be Influenced by the object
one has in mind, whether for health,
recreation or both. 1t is important to
know, II you are going for health,
which agrees with you better, sea air
or that of the mountains. There are
some people whom sea air relaxes too
much. The bracing quality of the
mountain atmosphere is the best tonic
to others. Certain persons find it has
just the right quality to be conducive
to much-needed sleep. Be sure to
know OF what your pleasure consists
Relaxation, entertainment, or a com
bination of both
For Limited Purse.
If you know exactly what you want,
do not be discouraged about finding
the right place because you think
your pocket-book is too limited. 1t
will surprise you many times to find
what you can do on even small
amount of money. 1t may be that the
hotel where you wish to go. makes
concessions which it does not adver-
tiSe. Perhaps inquiry and little pa
tience will put you in touch with just
the low-priced camping conditions you
~ rNl1 N
stay at almost any price they wish,
but, if they are paying the lowest
price, they must not expect it will
buy them accommodations of the most
fashionable kind, or in the most ac-
cessible places. 1t is best to depend
upon your own Investigations rather
than on any one else's, since what
suits one person is not necessarily to
the liking of another. THE fact that
there is always a chance which you
must take does not detract from the
interest of the enterprise.
Ocean Travel.
Ocean travel requires more prepara-
ton in advance than any other kind.
One essential which cannot be left
until the last moment is a passport,
without which one cannot enter for
eign countries, nor, indeed, be likely
~
three weeks should be allowed for the
getting of the passport, and sometimes
more is required. 1t is necessary to
secure your birth certificate from the
town where you were born. This may
be very simple matter, or it may be
difficult It is comparatively recently
that birth records have been kept with
the Scrupulous care that they now are.
1t may require some hunting to get
the needed document. There have
been times when lit was not accessible.
and it was necessary to have some one
swear to- the identity and date of birth
of the person wishing to take passage.
The passport, when made out, has to
go to Washington for the necessary
signature and "visas." A passport is
good for a year without renewal and
for two with. There is a charge of
$40 for "visas'' on permits to enter
each country. Sometimes one visa
will admit to several countries under
the same regime.
Preparations for travel, including
wardrobe, etc, depend upon where
you are going. Appropriate costum-
ing should be a matter of study.