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THE CANADIAN JEWI8H REVIEW
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(Continued from Page Ten) Great Britain & Northern Ireland: Tip 10%.to 15% at restaurants. At hotels divide 10% to 15% among those giving personal service. In all cases, bellboys, doormen and taximen are tipped extra,
Tip only for extra service such as delivery of tickets, etc. Don't over-tip. (Gab drivers should get about 6d (7 cents) for a fare of 2/6d (35 cents) plus 6d for each l/6d of fare over 2/6d.)
France: Hotels add the service charge but you are expected to tip in addition everyone who does anything at all for you � bellboy, porter, chambermaid, waiter, movie usher, wine waiter, concier-
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Trips To Israel
only the zim lines offers you regularly scheduled, dependable service to israel,
with stops at european ports. Every third Friday throughout the year, a moderaystabilizer-eqttipped Cm liner leaves New York for picturesque Haifa.
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go at your convenience-on a new ship (all zim flagships are less than seven years old), manned by an all-israel crew. your 13-day voyage will be as heart-warming as your stay in israel.
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ge, etc. Gab drivers should be tipped 20%.
Italy: Despite thVsenrice charge you'll find on your bill, you are expected to tip another 10% to everyone who serves you, aa in France.
Germany: Restaurants add 10%, hotels 15% to bills. However it is usual to give a small extra tip when you pay your bill to either a bartender or your waiter.
Switzerland: 10% to 15% is the general rule. If a service charge is included in your bill, no additional tip is necessary unless you consider that the service has been exceptional.
Spain: Tip taxis J.0%, leave small change in restaurants, in addition to the service charge on your bill. Movie and theatre ushers, doormen who get you taxis, boys who deliver messages, etc., expect a pesata.
Austria: 10% is added to your bill but an extra 10% is expected for any special service you require. If no service charge appears on the bill, 15% is the customary tip.
Ireland: Some hotels add service charge of 10% to 15%. In restaurants if the bill is under 10 shillings, tip 15%. A bellboy or doorman gets a shilling, taximen a shilling or 15% of the fare.
IF YOU'RE TRAVELLING WITH A BABY OR SMALL CHILD
Some wit summed it up�"there are two ways to travel . . . first class, or with children." You'll be surprised though, at how pleasant travel with children can be v when you go by air. Youngsters are fascinated by the excitement of boarding, take-off and landing. And when watching the sky go by loses some of its interest, there are lots of other things to do. TCA has a variety of toys and picture books which your stewardess will provide to help keep the children amused
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And to aid mothers travelling with babies, the stewardess has a wide range of accessories for in- ' fants in flight: prepared baby foods, bibs, eafety pins, talcum, rubber pads, disposable diapers and nursing bottles.
Children between the ages of 2 and 12 pay half-fare; under 2 and not occupying a seat, 10% of the adult fare on international flights.
LET'S GO SHOPPING
You'll be tempted by bargains ... or apparent bargains . . . everywhere you go. Sometimes it's difficult to resist spending too large a proportion of your shopping money early in your travels, before you've actually seen what else you may be offered in other countries. But before you spend any money on shopping, be sure you know exactly what the price is in Canadian dollars. It's easy to be misled by foreign currency values, unless you carry a comparative list with you in your purse when you set out on your shopping trip.
Your handbag should also contain: passport, travellers' cheques, some coin of the country and a scratchpad and pen, in case you want to make notes of prices or store names, or make a sketch for a shopkeeper.
WHAT SIZES DO YOU WEAR?
English and continental sizes are quite different from ours. When you're buying for yourself you can always try things on, but gifts to take home are a different matter.
THEIR MONEY . . . AND OURS. HOW TO MANAGE CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Travellers' Cheques. Carry most of your funds in travellers' cheques � preferably in $10.00 or $20.00 denominations. They are safe and cashable anywhere. In many places you can get a discount on purchases if you pay for them with travellers' cheques.
Cash. Before leaving Canada have a few Canadian dollars converted to the currency of the country you will first visit . . . handy to'have in your purse when you arrive.
Also it's a good idea to carry a supply of American $1.00 bills with you for small purchases in countries where you have only short 8top-overs between planes and don't want to change travellers' cheques into local currency.
Currency Declaration. Many countries require a declaration of currency. It means stating the amount of actual currency you have, including travellers' cheques.
Currency Conversion. Convert (only through responsible agencies) your travellers' chequea to local currency as you need the money. Otherwise you may find yourself leaving the country with more local money than you can convert without undue loss. Be especially careful to get rid of coins before leaving a country, as bills may be exchanged, but not coins.
ANYTHING TO DECLARE? CANADA CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
If you're planning to do any shopping in Europe, (and what woman isn't?) it's helpful to know exactly what you are permitted to bring back duty-free. If you are outside North American
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limits for fourteen or more days, you are allowed a personal exemption of #100.00 of duty-free merchandise. However, whether or not you expect to pay duty on it, you must declare everything you bought abroad and are bringing back with you or having sent. Save all your sales slips. They determine the value of your purchases and will help you to make a careful list for your Customs declaration. While it isn't usually necessary to show them, if there is any question of the value of an article, it helps to be able to produce the sales slip.
Your $100.00 personal exemption covers only things acquired for your personal or household use. Anything you acquire for resale, to use in business, or for someone else at their request, does not fall in this category and is therefore not duty-free.
Packages to follow: If you do a lot of shopping, or buy heavy or awkward items, it's often convenient to have them sent home to you instead of trying to bring them with you. Such items should be included in your Customs declaration, along with articles you bring back in your luggage. So long as such items appear on your Customs declaration you will receive them duty-free. Otherwise you'll be charged duty when they enter the country.
Gifts Mailed Home: Gifts of not more than $10.00 in value may be mailed home to friends without any duty to be paid. You need not include them on your Customs Declaration, they won't be deducted from your exemption. You may not mail mo?#than ones avdaynto any one person. Such gifts may not include alcohol, alooholie perfume or tobacco products.
Limitations within your $100.00 exemption: You are permitted to bring back with you, duty-free, not more than 50 cigars, 200 cigarettes, 2 lbs. of tobacco and 40 ounces of alcoholic beverages. You may bring back more tobacco products by paying duty and taxes, but importation of alcoholic beverages in excess of 40 ounces is prohibited.
Tobacco and alcohol products must be carried in your hand or cheeked baggage � not shipped home by other means.
And if you're taking such things as a camera, portable radio, etc. with you, be sure to have them registered at Canadian Customs before you go, so there'll be no difficulty when you return to Canada with them.
HOW TO GET ALONG IN A LANGUAGE YOU DON'T SPEAK
First of all, don't worry if you speak only English. Wherever you go you'll find it spoken in better hotels, shops, restaurants and banks. Even in small towns and villages it is commonplace to hear English.
Just because you can get along without speaking the language of the country, though, don't pass up the pleasure of learning at least a few phrases and using them. You'll find almost everyone you meet anxious to help you, flattered and friendly at your interest in their language.
Before you start your travels, buy yourself a small language booklet for each foreign-language country you plan to visit � and use them. In them you'll find the everyday phrases and words you need for ordinary conversation. Don't feel you have to memorize such words and phrases and keep the book out of sight Use it openly .. . look up what you want to know and, if necessary, read it straight from the book. Before) you know it, you'll find you've learned to say a number of things almost wtftout'effort With a little practice you'll soon be enjoying your new fluency in a foreign tongue.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT LAUNDRY . . . DRY. CLEANING . . . MEDICAL CARE
Laundry. Wisest of all is the woman who takes along wash-and-wear fabrics and a reliable, nonflammable spot remover. Of course
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