European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse in pane my when Law i rur i Juv Litile rant a transportation Elhine air Apoi. A i a. Tin. A to a Furj Tii Ijar. Mint lieu Liv n Yin in if 1linht-Plir -nok.4 p m a within rent in. Air Lolor Olderr i France , to 30 French cities with unlimited air irn vol Loi Wen Days will in a iwo Mont i period. Moo francs Aboul $205 and i Piti Iii Rihori Siml to the St Tuo o Liberty fund. Horlor of Iho pass can also go discounts on car lend. Giitl Golpl i can be bought in Chr Iii lord , or no air incr Olices in France. One Flici on the place by it in Strasbourg. Tver a Holm in ticket Yontl for 15 Days which a in to used to by 10 2 1 airports with in f Inland. It costs. I to equivalent of $250 in i to currency of i he country. A Gerbil is purchased it is Nihro Unhul Europe. Urai Paai is the time Hon Rod Way to save Money Sec inti Europe. It is Good or first class travel on trains in 16 countries and can be bought for is Days $260. 21 Days $330one month $410. Two months iss60 and three months $6bd. A eur ail Youl pass Lor those under ago 26 is Lor second class i Ravel and can be bought Lor one month i$2so or two months s370. A special Saver pass is available for three persons travel mrs together Al All limes. Or s199 per person Lor 15 Days. In Low season ocl 1 March 3 1only two people have to Loavel together. Tho pass is Good on some bus and boat fines As Welt 35 the railways. Members of the military can buy these rail passes from on base itt offices Barbarossa or Sun Louis agencies or directly from european rail pass specialists in Frankfurt Germany Tel 069-590225but Lor those Wilh less time to spend or a less ambitious travel itinerary individual Counley fall passes May Oiler More savings. The initial Cost is lower the passes Cire usually available Lor eight Days As Well As longer periods and i hey Are also Good on some bus and Boal lines. National tourist offices Wilt have brochures about their rail passes. Buses usually slower and less comfortable than trains nevertheless May provide Good service. The postal buses of Switzerland and Austria give Access to spots otherwise unreachable by Public transport. Tui Kay has hundreds of bus lines whose Lares Are Bare minimum. They Are so cheap in Laci thai you May want to buy to seals so you can Strelch out on a Long trip. Cost Between Ankara and Istanbul for example is Aboul s7. Foreigners Are advised 10 Lake the luxury buses which May provide complimentary Lea or even meals at rest stops. The North Norway bus traverses one of Europe s longest scheduled bus routes. Ii takes Lour Days to i Ravel the 1 320 kilo Elers Between Fauske and Kirkens with stops along the Way. Europa bus runs a network of scheduled buses irom Helsinki to Istanbul As Well As lowing buses. A current schedule is available from travel agent is who also sell the Nickels if a luxury cruise is out of the question iry instead ferry hopping through the greek islands or along the fjords of Norway. Money saving passes Are not limited to Long distance Iran Portalios major cities have Day tickets or tourist passes Good Lor City buses subways or trolleys. These come in. A variety of guises. For example Paris has an open sesame pass for iwo. Lour and seven Days it is Good for the metro and the City buses. London has a similar London explorer Poss. With in you get a Coupon Booklet for i Scounas on such things As a sightseeing tour entry 10 Madame Tussaud wan museum. 10 the London zoo Etc. In Munich. Germany a 24-hour ticket is for Sale in the youth to Lel in Stockholm Sweden if a tall ship. Iho ticket Alomal. Just Slamp it in the Hocket machine the Lisl time you use Illo validate it. Hitchhiking in a Money saving Way logo. But if it does t Appeal to you an alternative is to pay a Small Lee to a Al this is an organization thai gets people who have cars together with people who need rides. In Germany the censers Are called and Are located in Aboul 40 major Cilious. France has about 20 centers most using the name Allstop which cooperate with youth centers and tourism information offices. In Belgium they Are called tax Stop and in Switzerland Tel Slop censers also operate in Austria the Netherlands Greece and Spain a helpful Book listing centers is sold in some bookshops ii is published by Georg Beckmann Bel Orts Rasse 55, d 7800 Freiburg. Wesl Germany an organization of women s Lii centers Frauen operates 10 centers in Germany and one in Zurich Switzerland. It was founded in Berlin in 1983 by women Lor women. Ollices afe in Berlin bochum. Bielefeld. Bremen Hamburg. Cologne Munich tub Ingen. Hannover and Frankfurt. Here s How a lilt censer works. The Driver cells the Center his destination Date and time of departure. In Germany the passenger pays a Lee calculated according to distance travelled. The Center fixes the maximum gasoline charge so Hal the passenger pays about 40 percent of train Tare to the same place. Costs can be less it several passengers share a car. Outside Germany passengers must either pay a set Lee for a single trip or buy a year s membership card. Lodging it s cheaper to stay outside town than in Iho Center but add the Cost of Iran Poulalion Inlo town if you plan to spend much Lime i Horo. Almost All hotels have package deals especially Oil season and on weekends. Youth hostels Are a Good bargain in you Don t mind communal living and coming in Early hostels May Loci on Gei 5 t cd what your Money buys in 5 taxi Alwa Mit ende luxury hotel Dita right double Oom. Bieak Laal nol included moderate hotel Atik Yvica dinner for two . 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