European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Iibbwbbwkbwilbbsiiwiwibbhwpbbbiwilbbmb1travel tips on the roads Highway construction Sites Austria a-13 at Matreci Wald. B-115 at detach. B138 at Mich Eldorf. B-315 at Hochkins Termun. Germany a-1 Between the Lubeck Moisling and Lubeck centrum exits. A-2 Between the Essen glad Eck and Gelsenkirchen Buer exits. A 3 Between the Raunheim exit and the Wiesbaden interchange. A-5 Between the Jastatt and Baden Baden exits Between the Fernwald exit and the Gambach interchange and Between the Karlsbad exit and the Karlsruhe interchange. A-7 Between the Kassel Mitte and Utterberg exits. A-4 at the Dresden interchange. A-8 Between Karlsruhe interchange and Karlsbad exit and Between Stuttgart flu Xhaferi and Stuttgart de Gerloch exits. A-10 Between the Drewitz interchange and the Schonefeld interchange. A-15 Between the vet Schau and Cottbus Sud exits. Netherlands a-1 Between the die men and a Widerberg exits Between barn and Bunschoten and Between Bunschoten and Amersfoort. A-2 Between Grothem and maa Bracht Between Cul Emborg and Ever Dingen and Between Wessex and Grothem. A-4 around the Schipholt Tunnel. A-12 Between Aarsbergen and Ede and Between Gouda and Waddin Veen. Switzerland n-1 Between the Bruett Iseli interchange and the St. Gallen rappers Wil exit ramp. N-2 at the Luzern centrum exit and Between the Amstey and Wassen exits. N-13 at the san Bernardino Tunnel. This is a partial list of major projects Mountain passes closed Austria Silvetta Timmel Joch Staller Satte and Gros Glockner. France Altos Cayolle Croix de per Galbier Glandon Iserman Izzard Kleiner St. Bernhard Mont Cenis and rest fond la  Gavia stifle Ryjoch for cola i Vigno and Penser Joch. Switzerland Albula col de la Croix. Furka Grimsely grosser St. Bernhard Klausen Luk Manier Numen in Obe Ralp san Bernardino St. Gotthard Slugen Susten and umbral. Gasoline prices prices Are per liter for unleaded super. Austria 85$ Belgium 87cjczech Republic 66e Croatia 74c Denmark 83c England 70s on the Economy France 90c-94 Germany 84c-91c on the Economy Greece 90c Hungary 83c Italy -97c-99c on the Economy Poland 51 a slovak Republic 66e Slovenia 51c Spain 84c Switzerland 58c-71c Yugoslavia $1.98 Highway information Telephone numbers listed Are valid for the country named. If calling from another country Check your local Telephone directory for the country code. England 0898-500-241 highways traffic in Britain and Europe Royal automobile club. Germany 01169 highways traffic in Germany Europe Al Gemeiner Deutscher automobile club German language Only. Italy 06-4212 or 06-43631 highways traffic in Italy italian automobile club Aci italian language Only. Source  Dut Chr automobile club. Munich grm by getting tickets from Tennis to Flower shows to jazz fests by the new York times q. How does one get tickets to the italian open Tennis tournament in Rome a. The italian open will take place May 1 to 16. After qualifying rounds the women s tournament takes place May 3 to 9 and the men s May 10 to 17. Information federa Zione Italiana Tennis 31 via Dei Cladia Tori 00194, Rome Italy Telephone 39 6 321 9850, fax 39 6 3614258. Reservations May be made Only for the entire Competition. Prices have not been set. The 1992 prices for the entire open ranged from $255 to $862 a person a Box for six people was $5,000, to order Send a letter or fax attention Franco Barto asking for the program and prices which will be mailed to you along with information on How to order to get single Day tickets available Only a few Days before the Date one must go in person to the Box office at via Dei Cladia Tori. Last year Center court Day tickets were about $8 to $32, depending on the stage of the tournament. Center court daily tickets were $12.50 to $44. Tickets Good for areas other than Center court were $7. There should be Little problem getting a seat in the Early rounds. For the late rounds there Are reportedly ticket scalpers outside the stadium. Q. How can one get tickets in Advance to the Chelsea Flower show in London f i have heard that if you join the British horticultural society you can avoid the crowds. A. The next Chelsea Flower show takes place May 25 to 28, at the defending italian open champs Jim courier and Gabriella Sabatini grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Only members of the Royal horticultural society May attend on May 25 and 26, and until 3 30 . May 27 these times Are indeed less crowded. Admission is $22.50 prices at $1.63 to the Pound May 25 and 26 Between 8 . And 8 . $12 after 3 30 . For nonmembers admission after 3 30 . May 27 is $16, and on May 28, 8 . To 5 ., $26. All tickets Are sold in Advance. A Telephone line will take orders by credit card 44 71 379 4443. There will be a special preview of the show May 24 from 7 to 9 ., with some of the proceeds going to the National society for the prevention of cruelty to children. Tickets Are $235 and May be ordered from Celia Joseph National society for the prevention of cruelty to children 16-18 Hatton Garden third floor London ec1 sat England 44 71 405 3344, fax 44 71 4300710. Membership to the Royal horticultural society is $40 for an individual and $70 for a family. Contact membership department the Royal horticultural society Post office Box 313, Vincent Square London svv1p 2pe, England 44 71 834 4333. Members get order forms for tickets in Early january. Q. Can you give me any information about the Bern jazz festival in Switzerland this year a. The festival will be held from May 5 to 9 in the Kur Saal Bern and feature such musicians As Wynton mar salts and Gary Burton. Tickets from $25 to $37, can be bought at any Large Swiss Bank corp. Branch in Bern before or during the event. Q. I willbe travelling to London and am interested in exploring Garden mazes. Is there a guide to them. A. Mazes have existed in Britain for centuries and with a revival of interest in them a number of new ones have been opening 1991, designated the year of the Maze in Britain 14 new ones opened. To Mark the year of the Maze the British tourist authority put out a listing of about 80 mazes. For a free copy Contact your local Bra office or write the British tourist authority 40 West 57th St., new York,�n.y. 10019, 212 581-4700. The list gives names and locations of 80 mazes organized under the headings of ancient turf mazes modern turf mazes hedge mazes and other mazes. Travel deductions can ease tax Burden by Barbara Shea new Day before you use your 1992 travel receipts to Stoke a Blaze in the fireplace consider whether they la. Come in Handy at tax time. Perhaps you sandwiched a weekend vacation into a business trip. Or took a seminar somewhere. A chunk of your expenses might be deductible. Always ask an accountant s advice before As Well As after a trip tax rules rarely Are Clear Cut for All cases. In general there Are three Basic ways you can write off vacation costs if a trip is educational if it benefits a charitable organization or if it s at least partly business related. Here Are some pointers clarified by internal Revenue service spokesman Robert Kubel. Educational to be deductible educational trips must enhance your current Job skills not prepare you for a new career. For example a Bona fide artist but not a stressed out stockbroker with dreams of becoming another Gauguin can write off painting classes on the French Riviera. Further courses must be required by your employer or by Law or must be needed to maintain or improve work skills. Where things get Sticky according to Kobel is when you re boning up for a move to a new Job within the same Field. Of inters charitable a number of non profit organizations accepts volunteers for projects around the world but for you to get a deduction the group has to be registered for tax exempt status in the United states. The irs also states that such trips can have no significant element of personal  that could mean Long sweaty Days logging pottery shards on an archaeological dig or banding turtles. The irs allows deductions Only for expenses directly related to the charitable work which again can get Tricky. Nobody says you can t go out to eat Kobel said but i suspect we d take a pretty close look at  business this is a real red Flag area especially if it s foreign travel and especially if there were indications that there May have been some personal travel involved witw2he business Kobel said. Some rules differ depending on whether you journey in the states or abroad. On Domestic trips a reimbursed expenses including the full airfare Are deductible if you spend More time at work than at play. For travel abroad however you must separate business Days from vacation Days you re allowed Only the percentage of the airfare related to the business portion of the trip on a we Klong trip on which you worked monday through Friday for example. If you have no Choice other than to hang around your business destination Over a weekend or on a Holiday however you can consider that work time even if you spent it by the Pool. In the wings now appears on the first Friday of each month in the focus Section. 22 stripes Magazine pc Bruvry 4, 1993