The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida (2024)

February 3, 1974

Publication:

The Miami Heraldi

Location:

Miami, Florida

Issue Date:

Sunday, February 3, 1974

Page:

216

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4-J THE MIAMI HERALD San Feb 3 1974 ft "I Ml Indonesia Planning Garden of Fantasies TRAVEL LINE Everything From Hamburger to Jal Alai Industrial estate and a housing project art under construction will cost $8 million Its huge 10 saltwater and 18 fresh water pool will contain a complete collection of Indonesian marine flora and fauna Modern' apartment blocks supermarkets and a 320-room hotel are planned At the western end adjoining the Jakarta docks a 140-acre It Is known In Indonesian will have everything from hamburgers to Jal tlai JAKARTA Indonesia Few promoter la their wildest dreams could have come up with anything like the multimlllion-dollar Garden of Fantasies that Is now rising on the shores of Jakarta harbor In size scope and cost It will be the biggest and brassiest fun place In the East Built on 338 acres along the horcs of Tanjong Prlok about four miles from downtown Jakarta Jaya Ancol as Indonesia la after: th tourist dollar and the Garden of Fantasies Is expected to be a reality by June when some 2000 travel agent arrive for the Pacific Area Travel Association conference The exact cosh Is a secret between Lt Gen All Sadikln governor of Jakarta and one of the main movers and the money men The land once a mangrove swamp filled with monkeys belongs to the Jakarta administration' hole golf course a swimming pool with man-made waves for surf riding a huge 26-pool aquarium and a 3000-seat oceanarium a yacht club assorted massage parlors steam baths bars casinos and all-night restaurants trade fair and amusem*nt park PLANNED built or under construction areia 4000-seat jal alal stadium a 40-lane bowling center an 850-seat drive-in movie theater a motor racing circuit an 18- doubl occupancy THE AQUARIUM alone LjvlI Having difficulty planning your vacation trip? if you are or if you'vy run into problem while Travel Line may be able to help you Send your tuention to Travel fine The Miami Herald 1 Herald Tinea Miami Fla 33101 Or call 379-0764 from 9 Om to 9 pm any day of the week i My cross-country trip from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco was cut short when I hurt my leg and the doctor said no more traveling Greyhound Tours made ah the arrangements for the trip and 1 bought a two-month Ameripass for $198 Greyhound said I'd be entitled to a refund if I would just jot down the places I visited ahd send it to them I did that but got any money back Lauderhill You will soon Frank Navis at Greyhound Lines East in Cleveland says they got your unused tour coupons but not the letter with your itinerary We gave that to them and they authorized a $108 refund on the Ameripass Navis sent the tour coupons to Greyhound World Tours In Phoenix and be getting a $307 check from them Ordinarily unused coupons refundable says Navis But based on your circ*mstances they realize you plan on Injuring your leg on the trip petperteo plus 53 tax A lot of Curacao For as little as J99 Includes: Aeromexico Non Stop Right Hotel Son Francisco 4 Nights Daily American Breakfast City Tour Longer Trips: Add 850 Daily Departs Friday Sat Sun doubt otaipomy "ft -a Madrid! Curacao Is a postcard from Holland Storybook houses painted the colors of the rainbow Ships passing below your window Free portshops galore Frosty Dutch beer And now for limited time there's a pair of superb Swinger packages from the incomparable Hotel InterContinental Curacao: PACKAGE $99 per person double occupancy 4 days 3 nights PACKAGE B-2 1 4 per person double occupancy 8 days 7 nights Each package Includes (1) deluxe ac room with private bath (2) full American breakfast and dinner (3) airport transfers (4) tips and taxes (5) a co*cktail in our lounge (6) a co*cktail in our nightclub (7) a S3 chip from our casino (8) poolside chaise lounge and (9) a tour of Willemstad For reservations see your travel agent Or telephone our stateside reiser- 4 1 vations office at jilt305) 635-1428 Includes: AEROMEXICO Non-Stop Rioht Hotel Agumar 7 nights Continental breakfast Arport transfers Madrid and Toledo Tours Departs: Friday If CENTRAL Double Occypoftcy Is eating out in Japan as expensive as people say it is? BJ America 8 9 DAYS 8 NIGHTS -9 DAYS I P'o Is Escape now to the spacious private paradise of Montego beautiful Royal Caribbean Sun on 800 feet of protected private beach Enjoy gracious attentive service gourmet dinners and festive entertainment Swim sail water ski play tennis golf and relax In privacy A great place to get away to! For Adults Only Guotemolo Costa Rica El Salvodor Includes Fare er flis ft-4 1 Me 'Hotel Breakfast Sightseeing Visiting iA Chichicostemarigo with Lunch Lak A titan Irazu Volcano with Lunch Departs Friday OPEN SUNDAY Iffil FOR COLORFUL BROCHURE WRITE: Box 1297 Dept Scottsdale Ariz 85252 FOR RESERVATIONS CALL YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR CONTACT: Leonard Hicks Organization (305) 758-6951 ROYAL CARIBBEAN MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA The Hotel Inter-Continental Curacao Plaza Ptar Willemstad Netherlands Antilles IPp Jllffe Wj If looking for a T-bone steak dinner good scotch rather than the local booze and English-speaking waiters then going to pay for it Many visitors to Japan are shocked by high prices HMKHUBKC of meals in hotel dining rooms and well-known tourist restaurants But there are plenty of places in Tokyo and other major cities where you can get delicious food at very low prices says a spokesman for Japan Air Lines A new paperback guide Cheap in tells how to recognize the different kinds of food shops in Japan and describes the dishea they specialize in The names of the dishes are given in Romaji (Japanese spelled phonetically in Roman letters) and in Japanese characters so you can point to the book if all other forms of communication fail Check local bookstores for the book on order it from Zen Oriental Bookstore 142 57th St New York NY 10019 It costs $295 plus postage American Express has chartered entire Pan Am jets Scoured Europe for outstanding values in hotel rooms meals and land transportation The results-the lowest European vacation prices in our $258 to $1483 (See the Europe Chartcrs book for prices of special departures from Miami) I left my glasses on the Auto-Train and quickly reported it to the terminal at Sanford Fla They told me they found the glasses and would send them to me That was over two months ago Now every time I call no one knows what talking about I paid $60 for the glasses and want them back Jean Bortz Pompano vrtiu 4 London and the English Countryside Carefree Great Capitals Tour Visiting London Amsterdam Brussels Paris seeing better now Your specs were sent to Lost and Found office in Washington DC and somehow got mixed in with dozens of other pairs passengers left behind Dick Anton says you did the right thing by calling the terminal But writing a letter describing the lost item and sending it to Auto-Train Lost and Found 1801 St NW Washington DC 20006 helps too 1 9 Including round-trip flight horn NY via Pan Am all hotels much more 15 Including round-trip flight from NY via Pan Am iftcludes hotels most meals and much more From $5384634 (Double occupancy) From for medium hotels (Double occupancy) Limited number of departures Book now I 6 I My wife and I will take time off from our work with the Latin America Mission and take a trip to Europe going to fly to Hamburg buy a Volkswagen to do a little sight-seeing and then have the car shipped to New York From there drive to our home in San Jose The car will have German license plates and although both American citizens my wife and I have Costa Rican driver licenses Will we run into any trouble? Nelson San Jose More Shockingly Good News Europe 1 Tour Visiting England Holland Germany Austria Italy Switzerland and France No more uncertainties You prepay major costs before you leave home Everybody is eligible for these charter flights Reserve any even up to the day of departure All kinds of at no extra cost Complimentary co*cktails wine and liqueurs flight in addition to meals Reserved-seat theater tickets Dinner parties with wine Sightseeing To name a fewl Send the coupon Europe with descriptions and prices of 41 new American vacations Or ask any travel agent or American Express office for a free copy 15 including round trip flight from NY via Pan Am hotels and much more From $5154624 (Double occupancy) Not if you plan ahead Driving in the US on a Costa Rican license and in a car with German tags a good idea New Department of Motor Vehicles says your best bet is to buy the VW and immediately send proof of ownership to automobile authorities in San Jose so they can issue you regular tags Arrange with them beforehand to send the tags to the Latin America US headquarters at Bogota NJ just a hop skip and a jump from New York and they told us be glad to help When you get to New York pick up the plates put them on the car and be on your merry way home FREE! 104-page book of shockingly low-priced Europe Charter Vacations My crazy about panda bears she talks about is going to Washington DC to see the ones the Republic of China gave to -the US I might take her to see them this summer but even know what zoo the pandas are in I also need information on hotel accommodations in Washington DC Mrs Duke Sarno Freeport Grand Bahama Mail coupon to any American Express Company office below Please rush me a just-published copy of "1974 Europe be MrMrsMiss Address City Zip Smte Fhone tmr MHOtOSCH The Sheraton Park the closest one to the National Zoological Park where find Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling In honor of the most celebrated residents the Sheraton set up a special weekend Panda Plan where you get three days-two nights lodging breakfast sightseeing tours and more for $2750 per person Kids under 12 stay for free For more information call their toll free reservations number 800-325-3535 Admission to the 170-acre zoo is free but a $1 parking fee Eating is the best time of the day for panda watchers (9:30 am and 4 pm) because the cuddily animals are generally asleep in their $500000 air-conditioned panda house the rest of the time Amnion Exprra Company 1973 tr YOUR AMERICAN EXPRESS RAVEL AGENCIES Response MIAMI BEACII 1076 Kane Concourse (863-4501) MIAMI 1331 Biscayne Blvd (377-1611) KENDALL: 13329 So Dixie Hwy (251-7454) FORT LAUDERDALE 3400 NE 34th Street (563-9481) CORAL GABLES 32 Miracle Mile (446-3381) A THOUSAND WORDS be enough to convey the thanks you deserve for getting me a refund from the Bureau of Excise Tax in San Juan I tried for over six months You got the Job done within a couple of weeks William Bias i 0.

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