Evening star., 1953-08-16
The Travellers Notebook
Tips for Trippers
Here and Abroad
By Jacques FutreIle
The St1r's Trovel Editor

Road signs the motorist meets
in touring Mexico: K, for kilo-
meter, which is .625 Of a mile:
Alto. stop; Despacio. slow: Der
echa. right; Izquierda. left;
Derecho. straight: Precaution.
caution; Peligro, danger: Veloc-
idad Maxima, speed limit. And
again that frustrating Prohibido
Estacionarse, meaning mo park
ing"
The luxurious Greenbrier, at
White Sulphur Springs. w. Va,
will look back to the days
of fashionable "Old White" and
stage a plantation week end on
August %. 90 and 80. q
Old Sturbridge Village. in
Massachusetts, is presenting a
New England theme in its new
outdoor amphitheater. 1t Is
1.-The Devil and Daniel Webster"
a music-drama Of a farmers
struggle to avoid damnation.
The presentation, which opened
last month, features the Hartt
Opera Guild Chorus and the
Henry Street Modern Dance
Group. Performances are nightly.
except Mondays, through August
30. The village is off Route 20.
about IS miles west of Boston.
A new tourist resort, known
as Morgan's Harbour, has been
opened on the Palisades penin-
Sula, near Kingston, Jamaica.
Water skiing has reached into
the Poconos from the Caribbean.
Some guests at Lenape Village,
located on Tafton Lake, are
acquiring such skill in aqua
planning and on water skis that
the sport has become favorite.
Special attention is being given
to training of novices on the
lake, which is big enough for
a good run and not large enough
to get boisterously rough.
Historic Mockinoc
Mackinac Island, historic
Great Lakes island and present.
day cruise objective. was known
among the Indians for centuries
as Michilimackinac (the Great
Turtle). Among the most inter-
esting sights to see is Astor
House, headquarters of the
Fur Co. when it held
the Great Lakes fur trade mo-
in the early 1800s. The
exhibits, among other
relics, the old fur-weighing
scales and ledgers in which fur
purchases were entered.
More time for sightseeing on
California's Catalina Island is
permitted under the new round
trip sailing schedule of the S. S.
Catalina. 1t leaves Avalon an
hour later-at 4:30 p.m.-for
Wilmington on the mainland.
Nassau's Royal Victoria Hotel
has added a swimming pool. It
is near one of the hotels guest
houses known as Rectory Cot
tage. CabanaS, a bar and lunch
con facilities flank the pool, for
which sea water is piped in.
Motoring in Puerto Rico will
become less of a cropping process.
the island government promises,
when a uniform system of direc-
tional signs is completed, prob
ably early in 1854. State-side
visitors often have to ask direc-
tions at road functions and in
some cities and towns. Curves
and railroad crossings also are
to be marked Distances will be
stated in kilometers.
Trovel, Then Pay
An international charge ac-
count is being made available
to Americans who like to travel
first and pay for it later. Sew
eral hundred fine European
hotels, restaurants and even
night clubs participate in the
system. Even purchases in some
shops and guide service can be
charged to ones signature. The
service can be arranged through
at least one transatlantic air.
line and through some travel
agencies.
The colorful past Of Mission
San Luis Rey will come to life
again when Oceanside, Calf,
celebrates it's Days of San Luis
Rey Fiesta" on September 5, 6
and Z. Entertainment will in
clude a free Western show for
the small fry. parades, band
concerts, square dancing and
street dancing, a talent show and
a beard contest.
One of the newest showplaces
in the Lake Placid IN. " area
is a 210-acre layout known as
Old McDonald's Farm. Located
on Route 86, on the outskirts of