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Press, 4 October 1977, Page 42

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Readers are invlttd to submit letters relating to travel or tourism to: The Travel Editor, "The Press," P.O. Box 1005, Christchurch. Correspondents must abide by the conditions set down on the leader page for general correspondence.

B »nct B. Ringer. — Thank you, they will continue. You will see that your efforts were not in vain. Anna Jackson. — Holders of New Zealand passports do not need a visa to visit Canada; but you will require a United States visa if you intend stopping at Los Angeles to see Disneyland on the way to Vancouver. Jav and Sue Tansey — Answers in both the singular and Slural were acceptable — ut not, alas, your answer to No. 2. Thank you for your comments about the cryptic clues and anagrams. Driving in Mexico Sir, — Two other nurses and I want to go to America in May. We have planned to get a car in San Francisco and then drive south over the border to Mexico for two weeks before flying back to Los Angeles from Mexico City. Our guide book shows that Avis and Hertz are in San Francisco and Mexico City, but it does not say whether we need international licenses. Also are there any other big rental companies in both cities that have . cheap rates? — Yours, etc., DEBBIE JOHNSON My advice — and it is based on experience gained on three visits — is to forget about driving in Mexico. Traffic there is amongst the worst in the world, the roads gener-

ally are in poor condition, and the police — if you have the misfortune to need them — unhelpful and officious. In any case, I doubt that any rental car firm in the United States would agree to allow one of its vehicles across the border, and then left there. For less Mexican fuss, its far better by bus. —- Travel editor. Choice of meals Sir, — Airlines seem to forget those passengers who can only afford economy tickets but who would still like a choice of meals. Not everybody likes a plastic dish of lukewarm chicken or tired steak covered with gravy that has set. I am a vegetarian but was still served with a slab of this meat on a Tasman flight last month. — Yours, etc., NAOMI ROBINSON You should have informed your travel agent that you were a vegetarian and he would have advised the airline which, in turn, would have served you a meal to suit your special tastes. Airlines go to great trouble to meet dietary and other special meal requests, but must be given at least 48 hours notice — Travel editor.