European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Travel tips a on the roads Ahio Hway Austria a-1 Between St. Georgen and Seewa Chen and in the direction of Vienna. A-2 Between the Velden West and Villacha exit. A-13 Between Schonberg and Matre wafd exit. A-14 Between the Hohe nems and Gotzis exits. A22 Between  Kaise Muhlen and . Germany a-1 Between the Urhausen Bremen Mandorf and Bremen hem Lingen exits. A-2 Between the Gelsenkirchen Buer and Essen Gladbach exits. A-4 Between the a in Sud and Kiln Pool exits. A-7 Between the Kassel Mitte and Utterberg exits. A-8 Between the Stuttgart interchange and the Stuttgart Deger Toch exit. A-24 Between the Wittenberg and ludwigs lust exits. Switzerland n-1 Between the Lausanne Malley exit and the ecu Lens interchange. N-2 at the Luzem centrum exit Between the Basel Sud St. Jakob and Basel Ost Wettstein exits and the entrances to the Gotthard Tunnel. N-6 Between the Bem Ostring and Rudigen exits. N 12 Between the Fla Matt and dding in exits. A 13 inside the san Bernardino Tunnel and Between the Bona Duz and Reichenau exits. Thea it a partial list of major projects Mountain Passis closed Austria Gros Glockner Timmel Joch Stalle Sattel Silvetta. France Gat Bier Iserman Izzard rest fond la Bonette Kleine St. Bernhard. Croix de Fer. Italy for cola i Livigno stifle Ryjoch. Switzerland Furka Grimsely grosser St. Bernhard pass Tausen. Numen in Susten and umbral. Vasoli Nicrices prices Are per liter for unleaded super. Austria 85c Belgium 87e czech Republic 66$ Croatia 74c Denmark 83e England 70$ on the Economy France 900-940 Germany 84c-91t on the Economy Greece 90c Hungary 83e Italy 97c-99c on the Economy Poland 51c slovak Republic 66c Slovenia 51c Spain 84c Switzerland 58c-7u 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 Teutscher automobile club German language Only. Italy 06-4212 or 06-43631 highways traffic in Italy italian automobile club Aci italian language Only. Is Ouret a off Uny  club Sun sch tour helps Trace by Terence Neilan the York  q. My daughter Tea serious student of Chaucer s Canterbury  can you Tell me if there is a Day trip tour from London to Canterbury following in the footsteps of the pilgrims a. Tour guides International a group that represents guides registered with the London tourist Board is a specialist in theme Tours of which yours would be one. The company says that a one Day Steps a a tour to Canterbury along the route of die pilgrims would take about 10 hours. It would Start at old London Bridge in Southwark on the South Bank of the River thames where the pilgrims gathered. It would then follow the pilgrims Way past the site of medieval inns Many of which still survive As pubs and through the fruit Orchards and hop Fields of Kent the route continues through Rochester and Over the rive Medway to Canterbury where the pilgrims worshipped at the shrine of St Thomas a Becket the archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in the Cathedral on dec 29,1170. He was canonized three years later. A Day could also be spent in the Southwark area visiting the site familiar to the pilgrims including a number of old pubs. In addition to Chaucer the area is Rich in associations with Shakespeare the Globe theater is in the backside District and the playwright s brother is buried in Southwark Cathedral. For a group of up to three people guides very knowledgeable about Chaucer would conduct Tours in their own cars. The charge would be $360 for a full Day calculated at $1.60 to the Pound and $168 for a half Day. This would include the services of the guide and the Cost of gasoline and parking charges. Meats and any admission charges would be extra. For group Tours of up to 50 people the charges would be $184 for a full Day and $120 for a half. Meals any admission charges and bus rental Are extra. A 12-seat bus is $300 fora full Day $144 for a half. A 35-seat bus is $374 for a whole Day $176 for a half. More information tour guides International 57 Duke St Mayfair London w1m sch England Telephone 71 495-5504, fax 71 495-5323. If you wanted to travel independently Canterbury is easily reached from London by train or bus. Trains for Canterbury East leave from Victoria station and for Canterbury West from Charing Cross and Waterloo. Both Canterbury stations Are about five minutes walk from the the Athir i just one of the  Canterbury. Center. Trains run hourly and the 62 mile journey takes about 1 hour and20 minutes. The round trip off Peak fare is about $19. The round trip bus journey by National express from Victoria coach station costs $15 and takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes. A Good place to Start a tour is the Canterbury tales an attraction housed in an ancient landmark building on St Margaret s Street the display which Aims to bring Chaucer s tales to life is described by its operators As a medieval adventure conjured up using the latest electronic wizardry in Light sound and  it takes 45 to 50 minutes to View and a total of 10 people Are admitted every three or four minutes. The Canterbury tales 0227 454888, is open daily. Admission is $6.80, $4.75 for children 4 to 16. The tourist information Center in Canterbury at 34 St Margaret s St 0227 766567, can help with other information about Chaucer and the City. Q. / am planning a vacation to Greece next summer and would like to rent an apartment big enough for a Small group or family. Can you give me the names of any agents a. There Are a number of agents in the United states who Deal with Villa rentals in Greece. You might try contacting one of the following drawn from a list put out by the greek National tourist organization. The organization at 645 fifth ave., York 10022, Telephone 212 421 5777, can help with general information about the country. Vacation Home rentals worldwide 235 Kensington ave., Norwood n j. 07648,1-800-633 3284, has two bedroom Villas and apartments to rent in Santorini Crete and my Konos. Prices from june to september Range from about $1,600 a week on Santorini to $2,870 on my Konos. Villas International 605 Market St., suite 510, san Francisco 94105,1 800-221 -2260, has a Range of two bedroom rentals in Crete at $1,000 to $1,500 a week and in my Konos at about $2,000 a week. Rent a Home International 7200 34th ave., n.w., Seattle 98117,1 800-488-7368, has two bedroom rentals on the Mainland and in the islands from $630 a week to $2,800. Complete vacations 38 West 39th St York 10016, 212 944 7909, has two bedrooms in the islands from $980 a week to $1,820 week. J Don t miss Joe Bob Briggs every sunday. Joe Bob Briggs brings his Texas taste spiced with satire and filled with drive in ratings to sunday Magazine stripes Magazine november 18, 1993