European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tho warm and of Southern Hoac hcs can Beckon anyone who has put up with a mid Europe in in for. A trip of the Canary islands oilers Sun and exotic camels. Whir ing Dervish fours Are being offered in Turkey. Holiday in the Sun by Linda White travel editor Christmas can be a frustrating time Lor members of the american military Community. You want to go so ice Hyrc for the Holiday but you have to Book at the list minute because you Aren t sure exactly when you can Jet away. It seems that the europeans have reserved All the Best spots months even years in Advance. Cheer up. The word from the itts rec centers and travel agents is that there Are still some Good trips available in he Christmas and new year s season. A Quick Survey turned up a selection of Short ions and exotic trips for the holidays. There is also a Choice of Snow scenes or places in the Sun. At Vic in a the itt is sponsoring Day trips to the Santa Lucia Christmas Market in Verona dec. 12 for $5 and shopping in Vincnza dec. 14 for $3 and Bolzano dec. 21 or $10. Torrejon Spain has cultural programs not just Tours to help the military Community adjust to life in Spain. Three Tours to the Spanish nativity cribs in Madrid arc planned dec. 20, 21 and 24. Shopping in Madrid is scheduled. There will be a chm Mas in Paris trip dec. 26-30 for $188 and Christmas in Gibraltar trip dec. 26-30 for $149, with an optional excursion to Morocco. Two possibilities for new year s eve sound inviting. One is the Celebration at the for la Del sol Madrid s answer to times Square where you Toast the new year and Swallow a grape for each stroke of the clock at Midnight. Cost is $6.50. A second Celebration is a stay at a Nobleman s Palace in Segovia with a dinner and dancing All night. Greet the morning with chocolate and Spanish doughnuts. In Turkey the pre Christmas festivities gel under Way when the Izmir itt sponsors a whirling Dervish tour dec. 13-15 for $86. Ephesus Tours with visits to the Virgin Mary s Home go every sunday in time for the 10 . Service. Cost is $14. Tours to the seven churches of the ii Etc run on demand. The itt will have a Christmas Leisure fair dec. 21 at the rec Center. Sun Tours at air Force bases in Germany has several ski trips including Interlaken Switzerland dec. 21-25and is chg and Selden Austria dec. 21-25, dec. 27 an. 1. Bus trips scheduled for the holidays Are to Spain London Vienna Amsterdam and Paris. Barbarossa on Post travel offices handle train and plane reservations package flights to warm or cold destinations and train or car ski packages. German Federal railway City Tours can be booked Here to 43 cities in great Britain France Belgium i Lolland Austria Italy Switzerland Luxembourg and Germany. Check with the office for dates available and note that most bookings must be done several Days to two weeks in Advance. Here is a sampling of other Barbarossa booking possibilities. Club med still has space in two French ski resorts. Lac de Tigre and the family ski Village l alpe d Hrucz about 70 Kilometres from Grenoble. The latter includes ski lessons in the package Price which will vary according to Means of transportation and number in the group. Tui travel agent Barbarossa notes has plenty of space in the bavarian Forest a quiet area near the czech Border. Because this is not a highly developed tourist area prices Are Low but the scenery is still Good. In another offer the Sauerland Stern hotel in the Harz mountains a ski area has openings for both Christmas and new Yeai s. Barbarossa said let Reisen reports Paris already sold out but has openings or London Rome Israel Egypt and i Anz Arote Canary islands. The spokeswoman also said that air Tours reports openings for Mallorca Portugal s Algarme Tunisia Cyprus and the Costa Del sol As Well As for City Tours including Berlin. She said that air Tours is a bit More expensive than some other companies but that hotels and service arc Worth the extra Cost. Each itt office will have Holiday packages either its own or through travel agents. The Rhein main itt was selected As representative. Here arc some of its offerings through various travel agents. Through top Tours Lloret do mar Spain dec. 21 26, 21-28, dec. 26-Jan. 2 and dec. 29- an. 3. Festive dinner and party Are included for Christmas and new year s. A number of ski trips to Switzerland and Austria Are available. Through eur Tours a trip through Austria Italy and Switzerland dec. 20-27 photo safari to Kenya dec. 26n.3 classical arc Oce dec. 26-Jan. 1 London dec. 28 31 Tunisia dec. 28- an. 4 and a trip to Mallorca and Barcelona dec. 21-28. Through or Tours Rome and Florence dec. 23-28 and dec. 30-an. 2 Costa brava Spain dec. 23-28 and dec. 30- an. 4, and tour of Italy Venice Pisa Rome Florence dec. 24-29 and dec. 31-Jan. 5. Ski Tours to Switzerland and Austria Are available. Through sch Fller a Lour through France Spain stripes Magazine november 31,1985