European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hundreds of privately owned boats Fop photo crowd the piers along Pama s coastal Road. At left a couple Haggle with the Driver of a horse drawn buggy for a cheap Tare. Bottom left a Little rain in sunny Spain cheap trick for a week vacation this is not a Wanna buy a Bridge in Brooklyn offer. But if someone offered a roundtrip airfare Lom Island resort seven nights in a  hotel and two squares a Day for $230, you d probably think they had just offered you that Bridge in Brooklyn. It s unbelievable but True. And it s easy to arrange. This particular Lour to Majorca a vat action spot East of Spain is offered by then Tours Whit h conies under the larger German organization Tui Tours it is the cheapest package offered during tin Low season from november february. Then Tours specializes in cheap Tours or Young people to places like the Canary islands Israel Italy England and of course Majorca. Any travel Agency can help you make the arrangements. Most have plenty of English speaking people to pulp pick out the right tour. There s a lot of convenience built into these packages. If Frankfurt is Loo far to travel to the Airport the tour Tan to caught in Nurnberg Stuttgart or Hamburg or eight other towns. If one week in t enough to clean the cobwebs out of the attic Lake two or three. The tour can be booked a couple months in Advance with a Small Down payment about 100 Marks $40. The most inexpensive Tours sell out quickly so if possible plan ahead. To rent a car either get daily 45-Mark $18 coupons from the travel Agency or wait until arrival in Majorca. There Are plenty of rental places that have better deals. Some go As Low As $10 a Day. A Driver can rent a car with a Usa eur or stateside Driver s License. The Agency says to get to the Airport Early on departure Day. Better take heed. Get there about two hours before departure. Chec k in and then relax. Any later the line for Check in is tremendous. Because the package Lour is so inexpensive Don t count on first class service anywhere. The seats on the plane Are uncomfortable and cramped. Cold meats a Roll and maybe some Yogurt make dinner. Also during the Winter mostly older germans Are the travelling males. Tui representatives meet passengers at the Airport and shuttle them to drive them to their hotel. Tina Park hotel one of the Hole is used for the Heap package tour is outside of Raima about five Miles in Playa de f Alma. Expect German language and food. If you want a touch of Spain you la have to leave the hotel. A Tui tour representative meets you at the hotel the first morning. The rep helps set up fun things to do like horseback Riding Sporis hiking and Tours. The Best bet is to rent a car and travel around the Island on one s own. But whatever the plan the package tourist is on his or her own until the bus Rice Back to the Airport appears week later. All in All you get what you pay for. This is a cheap tour geared toward younger people and the company cuts a lot of Corners. The hotels Aren t the kit but hey Aren t the Barracks either. Di.m.7 v pc cd december 72, 79&s stripes Magazine