Evening star., 1954-03-07
he Traveller S Notebook k
By Jacques FutrelIe, Jr.
The Ssor,s TravsI Ediser

Perhaps Hawaii best drama
tizes recreational travel in the
Pacific. It is the goal Of many
an American vacationer. in
dreams If not In reservations
in-hand anticipation. And If an
increase in escorted and pack
aged tours. plus fare reductions.
is any indication. more Amer
leans will expose themselves to
the islands captivating charms
in 1854, summer and winter.
than in any other year.
But the Hawaiian Islands are
only dots in the vast stretches
of the Pacific. and around the
perimeter are other exotic lands.
larger but lesser known. Those
well-traveled Americans-the CT
ana the gob-know them. prin-
cipally under the duress Of war
time, Recreationally. however.
they are an experience so far
denied the great majority of
vacationerS.
Perhaps the other Pacific
lands have been considered too
far: perhaps they. unlike Hawaii.
have not been dramatized. 1t
is natural that fasteners would
be more intrigued by the Old
World. within five days by liner
and half a day by transatlantic
plane. Europe is SO easy to
attain.
Book Explores Area
But there has come into being
since the war an aggregation
known as the Pacific Area Travel
Association. The activities Of
this non-profit organization and
the desire Of its members to pro-
mote journeyings to and through
these relatively new" vacation
lands promise to tempt the East
erner westward beyond the In
ternational Date Line.
Among the latest attention
getting devices is q 78-page, g.
by-10-inch book which covers
much Of the information q va
cationer would want to know
prior to exploring the Pacific.
The fiyleaf says it was "devel-
oped for and issued to travel
agents and the travel industry
by PATA."
The book, selling for q dollar,
is replete with the know-how Of
Pacific travel-Japan, Tahiti and
Alaska, to name few of the
places. Whether the publishers
want it to get into the hands of
the general public can only be
guessed (and the guess is yes).
But If you want to try to obtain
a copy, write to the Lane Pub
fishing Co., Menlo Park, Calf.
Visit a bookstore first, on the
chance it is to be released gen.
orally. It bears the title, pa
cific Area Travel Handbook"
ProeticoI information
The reading is not dry and
the texts offer several evenings
Of interest-spurring perusal.
Headings of the various topics
give an indication Of the prac-
tical knowledge the book offers.
and even tells the reader where
he may write for more detailed
information. But here's what the
book covers, pinpointed by these
subheadings:
General information. climate
and what to wear. how to get
there. entry and exit require
ments food and water, tobacco
ano liquor, currency. language,
accommodations, local transpor-
tation, points of interest, shop
ping. calendar Of events and "for
additional information"
So completely does the book
cover the travel lands of the
Pacific that 1t includes the
United States and Canada. al
though limited treatment Of
these two countries would send
prospective travellers to other
sources of information.
Presented alphabetically, the
countries are Alaska, Australia.
! Canada. Fiji. Formosa (Taiwan) i,
Guam, Hawaii. Hong Kong, In
donesia, Japan. New Zealand,
Philippines. Singapore, Tahiti.
Thailand (SiamD and the United
States.
A table at the back Of the book
lists fares: also this one-line
hint to travel agents: "Informa-
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