Evening star., 1954-05-02
TraveIers Notebook
Jottings About Vocation Places and Events,
Including Mexico's TruveI Bonunzu
By Jacques FutreIIe, Jr.
The Stor's Trovel Editor

looks like the biggest strike in
travel cost-cutting since the
Federal transportation tax was
cut from Is to 10 per cent.
The Manor Richelieu, the lux
ury Canadian hotel that over
looks the st. Lawrence and pic
turesque Murray Bay. is to open
for the season on June Il.
Another Gorden Tour
Those who never get enough
Of home and garden tours might
consider venturing into Ken
lucky May 13. "Open House in
Kentucky" will be held in Lex
ington and Frankfort the 14th
through 10th. Louisville's tour
will open a day earlier, with is
homes and gardens receiving
visitors. An outstanding Louis
vile stop will be Cardinal Ridge
Farm. built in 1910.
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Atlantic City. gearing up for
the June start Of centennial
year celebrations, will stage a
centennial sports car day next
Sunday.
New Seoscope Rood
Before Jamaica's next winter
season opens, the Caribbean re-
sort island is expected to open a
new 13-mile coastal highway
that will give visitors more
breath-taking seascapes. Also, it
will save about half the time
now required to traverse the hilly
and tortuous main road between
Port Maria and Annotto Bay.
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The 88-mile West Virginia
turnpike, between Charleston
and Prionceton, is being pushed
to completion for an August /
opening. A recent ruling forbids
motels along the toll road. It
will have, however, three restau-
rants, service stations and rest
rooms.
Want to Fight a Bull?
For about IS cents, the Amer
lean tourist can try his skill as
a bull fighter in Portugal. One
place where the offer is open is
the cattle town of Franco de
Xira, not far from Lisbon. The
fee also provides the amateur
with a wooden sword, cape and
one try at the bull. The fight
is not as CORY as it sounds. The
bulls horns are padded, Portu-
guese style, but he is infuriated
enough by short lances to make
quite game of besting him. Ac-
complished Portuguese bullfight-
ers leap on his padded horns.
grab his tail and otherwise play
havoc with his dignity.
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Drawing attention to the
Vests heritage, the annual rodeo
will be presented by the Elks at
Carlsbad. N. Mex, May 26
through 20. Attendance can be
combined with a tour of famous
Carlsbad Caverns, less than an
hour away.
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II 900 Lakes to Fish In
Fishermen in Michigan have
choice or more than II 900
inland lakes and 36,350 miles of
rivers and streams: also. about
5000 miles Of Great Lakes shore
line.
Virginia Stage Lines (Trail-
ways) recently began operating
a new express-bus service be-
tween Washington and Norfolk.
The coaches are routed via Rich
mond, Hopewell and Smithf1eld.
Va. a shorter trip, which per-
mits a 51z-hour service. There
are three new runs daily, sup
plementing other express and
other local departures operated
by Trailways to the Norfolk
area. The new am. (Wash-
ington time) bus goes through
to Virginia Beach. railways
also has started a new through
bus service between Washington
and Allentown, Pa, with three
runs daily in each direction.
Fishing Time in Bermuda
Bermuda's 18th annual Game
Fishing Tournament, now sever
al weeks old, will continue to
October 81.
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Canada Steamship Line has