European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Travelling now May be a risk a but so is life Jerry Hulse los Angeles times Ith the persian Gulf War and the threat of terrorism i a As a travel writer a receive Many Calls from readers asking should one travel a or wait until the world is Safe unfortunately i have no Pat answers Only an opinion that i expressed in a note to a teen Ager Nancy Espinoza following terrorist attacks in Europe in 1985. Nancy had written to me a being a 15-year-old and hearing All the talk about terrorist acts scares me. Like any other 15-year-old, i really get excited about travelling. But with this terrorism going on i would like to know where it would be Safe logo. I understand there Are no and i replied a you arc right Nancy there Are no Safe roads no guarantees. Only the Joy of discovering the unknown. Each Day is a new adventure a new experience and so there Are no promises. A it comes to All of us that life itself is a risk. A Ach moment begins As a mystery with Joys Hopes and fears in a pattern that changes constantly. Otherwise there would be no peaks no valleys. Only boredom. Quot the second hand sweeps ahead impatiently life goes on and the tragedy of this adventure is failing to live each precious moment to its fullest. To do otherwise is merely to exist. A this Isnit to say that one should be Foolhardy or to take undue chances rather it Means no Road guarantees a Safe arrival. In life risk is a constant companion whether dodging trucks and bullets on a los Angeles freeway or in skies filled with mystery and adventure. A when i was growing up the Jet age did t exist and so Europe and other Distant places were dreams discovered Only in the pages of a textbook not a travel brochure. Surely the world was safer then but also Nancy it Wasny to nearly As exciting and so with the Jet age we surrendered simple pleasures for adventure and the opportune. Ity to discover destinations that previously were Mere fantasies. A a a a a a a in a not so sure that those earlier times of daydreaming weren to Best after All but they arc finished and so i am impatient to get on with the business of living so that when it is Over in the final hours i wont mourn the unspent moments. A the question of whether to travel in times of unrest is indeed difficult to answer. Its up to the individual. A one could wait of course for that perfect moment. And never know the Joy of is Back beginning today stars and stripes sunday Magazine returns to its former name sunday and is again emphasizing general inter est the same time the 24-Page Magazine continues to be packed with information on books television videos and films including Complete weekly schedules. 7 it also continues to carry four pages of classified ads for Sale items personal announcements messages for operation desert storm and More. If you need help finding anything Check the a Index below. A it does no to take Long for school bullies to learn not to pick on 10-year-old Orlando Soto jr., a Black Belt in karate. Page 5. Sunday is a weekly supplement of the stars arid stripes editors John Taylor a oar Aii Morit Art director Sharon Kilday production Lisa Williams Denise Adams editorial assistance Louis Pierce Marian .3 embarrassing yourself in Many languages what Are you going to do with your raise from the cover 4 language school answers Call for arabic speakers feature .5 karate kid packs a powerful Wallop Home front6 How to avoid a fatal computer error. Big Competition for tiny Dat cassette science and the world 7 recycled paper being dumped on Europe at a glance United Arab emirate books 8-9 Story behind the Berenstain bears \ James j. Kilpatrick a court is in session Odds amp ends .10 photographers negative results miss manners and Horoscope Etc plus .11 Lee Greenwood s message to the troops television listings 12-14 local Cable and satellite schedule son television. 15 what son when the news Isno Thome entertainment. 16 flew videos and the. Nielsen ratings Joe Bob Briggs. 17 Here s what we re fighting for this weeks films .18-19 a a awakenings four Star cart breaker. Complete cafes circuit listings a classified ads .,20-23 last laugh. 24 Dave Barry cartoons from around the world country Singer Lee Greenwood has a special debut planned for his song to troops in the persian Gulf. Page 11. Sunday february 3, 1991 its a cause for Celebration after 20 years bullwinkle is Back a on video. Page 16
