P175 Teletext 175 Aug22 18:44:12 ——————————————————————————— ———————— WRITE IN WITH THOSE TIPS AND QUERIES Do you have a travel query which our panel of experts can help with? Let us dig out some information for you. If you have a travel question or would like to shari your top travel tip then write to us at: Passport, Teletext, 101 Farm Lane, London SW6 1QJ or e-mail on: travel@teletext.co.uk Answers will appear on p175. We regret that bjcausj we get so many letters, we cannot answer each one personally. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Write a letter or send a postcard FOR THE LATEST CLEARING SPACE p640 C4 WorldWthr Hol sun Cities AirportsP175 Teletext 175 Aug22 18:31:16 ——————————————————————————— ———————— If I hire a car in the US can I take it abroad? Clare, Doncaster Not all hire companies allow you to take their cars abroad but the big ones usually do. However, they will add a surcharge — sometimes more than £100 for the extra insurance and they may require you to take costly breakdown cover. Hertz has a Lj Swap dial where you can hire a car in the UK and swap it for a French one in Calais. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— email travel@teletext.co.uk LATEST ON THE ROADS p160 WorldWthr Hol sun Cities AirportsP175 Teletext 175 Aug22 17:02:11 ——————————————————————————— ———————— Please can you give mj a contact address for Bermuda? I can't find one. Claire Davidson, Fortes, Scotland Bermuda Tourism is at 1 Battersja Church Road, London SW11 3LY. Tel: 0171 771 7001. It also has a website on www.bjrmudatourism.com What is the most westerly point of the British mainland? C. Mitchell, Leeds Ardnamurchan peninsula in Scotland. Wild and beautiful. For info ring: 01972 510 222 or www.ardnamurchan.com ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Check p175 for your answers GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 WorldWthr Hol sun Cities AirportsP175 Teletext 175 Aug22 18:04:11 ——————————————————————————— ———————— In the Caribbean beware sand flies or "don't-see-ems" — they are tiny and are around all year. Use repjllant if you don't want to bj itching. The legal drinking age in Canada is 19 — rather than 21 in the US. Take pre-addressed envelopes on your holiday and send written postcards in them — they usually get there quicker says Miss Mulliy, County Durham Buy a couple of timer switches to leave electric lamps on at home. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Write to Passport with ideas >> GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 WorldWthr Hol sun Cities AirportsP175 Teletext 175 Aug22 18:21:12 ——————————————————————————— ———————— The Foreign Office issues regular advice to travellers and has these tips for motorists to Europe. In France many hire cars have 51 as the last two digits of the number plate and may bj targetted by thieves so do not keep valuables in the car. Beware "highway pirates" in the Madrid and Barcelona areas who attack foreign registered cars. One ploy is for passing motorist to gesture there is something wrong with the car and get the tourist to pull over. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Teletext, 101 Farm Lane, London SW6 1QJ GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 WorldWthr Hol sun Cities Airports