frlday, febmary 171978
travel supplement
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By Joe Starita
"No, Sir, when a man is tired of Lon
don, he is tired of life: for there is in Lon
don all that life can afford. " c ...
oamuel Johnson
Sure, you say, who wouldn't prefer a summer of
sipping tea on the River Thames to chugging Bud on the
Platje. But how can I afford to get to London, much
less to stay there.for three months?
Getting to London cheaply starts with Freddie Laker
in New York, the World Travel Agency at 2900 0 St., or
the Overseas Opportunity Center in the Nebraska Union.
Laker, fast becoming the godfather of the transatlantic
airways, Is making an offer many find hard to refuse -New
York to London roundtrip for $240.
His no-frills Skytrain service departs several tiines
daily from Kennedy International Airport. Passengers
arriye five hours before departure and book flights strictly
on a first come-first serve basis.
Under Laker's system, there are no reserved seats.
If you prefer the security of a reserved seat, the World
Travel Agency currently ts booking Chicago to London
roundtrip flights for $369.
A $100 deposit is required to hold the reservation with
full payment due 60 days in advance of flight departure.
To keep up on the latest charter flights and travel
tours, stop in at the OOC in the Union. Christa Joy can
answer questions on which flights look the best and how
to go about booking them.
Once youVe booked a Flight to London, consider
what you want to bring.
Consider the temperature. Steak aiid kidney pies have
not been known to burst into flame if dropped on
London pavement in July, Summers in London are
cooler than summers in Nebraska.
An ideal summer flight bag would include a light
jacket, sweaters, a pair of comfortable walking shoes and
a good notebook. :
Some money usually helps too. Lloyds and Barclays,
open from 9:30 to 3:30 Monday through Friday are
scattered throughout London. You get a better 'exchange
rate at the banks and can avoid the service charge of the
24-hour places. ,
That exchange rate in January 1978 was $1.90 for one
English pound. ',
One of the best buys in London can be found at any
large newstand or subway stop. Timeout Magazine,
published weekly, gives the entire cultural readout for
what's happening in the city.
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The heart of Londons swinging 60s, Chelsea still A trip to London West End offers a dramatic con-
offers the best pub action in town. Punk rockers, street . , trast to the night life of Chelsea and Soho. : ".
artists and the coolrap crowd jostle through the streets
On the same rack i biack-ahd yellow A-Z map guide:
provides travellers with a London street atlas. Coordinat
ing Timeouts "where td go with the A-Z how to go"
is made easier when you consider about anyplace in
London is a good place to start .
You can start with a traditional tour at Westminister
Abbey, where Poet.1i Corner commemorates T.S. Eliot, .
Tennyson, Milton, ChaucerShakespeare and Spencer.
Beyond Westminister, Britian's modern political poets"
issue the word from the Houses of Parliament At a comer
of the House of Lords, Big Ben gives you the time of day.
Several times each day, boats float from the Embank
ment up the Thames past old villages, quaint homes' and
London's industrial area before Rocking at Kew Gardens.
The Royal Botanical Society at Kew "Gardens gets
every new species of plant found in the world and keeps
a few of the old boys around in magnificent splendor.
The Gardens abound with an'exotic array of plants,
manicured lawns, winding paths, flower beds, trees and
duck ponds all layed out in precise order."
' If you want to avoid the precise order of playing tour-,
ist day-after-day, Soho and Chelsea are good areas to
knock about in. - f ' , - ! "
of Chelsea, elbow'to-elbow with the terribly tweedy
and the bon vivants of the 70s. ,
Continuing along to Soho, one finds a shooting gallery
of clubs, discos, movies, pinball palaces, head shops and
. record stores.
. One thing to keep in mind about London's night
life is the rather rude practice of closing the pubs at
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If you're cock-eyed at tnidriiit but unable to sleep,
there's a sure-fire way to put a straight line in your walk..
; First weave to the subway and etoff at the Billings
v gate Fish Market in the old city of London. r - ' .
Housed in an ancient brick-and-iron Victorian build
ing, Billingsgate" is the only open fish market in London.
Unchanged since Dickens time, you then .can dodge;
artfully the market's open stalls loaded to the gills with
fresh eel. crab, snail, flounder and shnmp. ; -''-
The West End. is where you can see some of the legen
dary London theater productions at legendary prices: v
Prices begin at $2. Tickets can be purchased at the theater I W
or any of the numerous agencies in the area. , . ' - "H
You might want to stop at the Aldwych -Theater; just
off Strand Street, where the Royal Shakespeare Co.' - r,
performs. - '
Regardless of your selection, the West End theaters Vi
offer top flight British actors and actresses in a variety "
of productions at incredibly low prices. - - v " .
v Regardless' of hoWVU ""decide to' get to London; br.
where you decide to go once you arrive, it's always best
to remember that many things will be different than at
home.
. There is really no point in travelling if you continually
compare standards at home, to those abroad. - "
More than one trip has gone down the drain because a
:i The market is cleared out. by, 6 a.m. each day'and . .visitor to London couldnt overlookrnot having their own',
your head should be by then,"too. --. ' - private toilet to flush. . : . ' . -
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