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TOURING ABROAD. Then, crossing Into France, the

Why It Attracts,

By AGD. Clease,

towns at lunch time' always seem so friendly and nice, with as a rulo j sunny squares where one can loave ona's car and water it frum" one's]: Tunch table.

Above all, I like touring In South Africa; although the conditions were rough, it was splendid to Fresh scenes, a new people, drive over, the veldt and to go other customs, in a single word, where no automobile had ever been "change," that is why foreign tour before; the sun, the absence of Ing attracts me. In most of us anyone or of houses, was to me the wanderlust exists, in some most pleasing and satisfying: mora than in others, and the mod-Then to come across a native orn car with its tireless speed and town between Mafoking and Johan- wonderful reliability can be made ncaburg and see the natives award one's substitute for the fabled out like so many anta was most magic carpet when the urge for pleasing after travelling for two movement becomes so insistont days without so much as seeing a that it must be satisfed,

human being,

To me in such a moment the thought of taking a train never comes. The traveller by train is never frea, but is bound remorse- lessly by a rigid time-tablo which sets forth his movements to the vory minutes, saying that he may stop hore, and here, but not there. Very different is it with a car, however, and as I watch it being slung ashore on to foreign soil I fed that the world lice before me. I may, if I wish, drive hard along some straight highway, or linger in pletureque villages, or in the depth of the forests, or at the summit of some mountain paga with leagues of a new, strange country spread out before me,

I think it is the complete change that makes touring abroad sont tractive, but I like it in limited doses. For all the year round touring the United ingdom pleases me best.

By II.B. Linfield,

Foreign touring attracts multi- tudes of motorists because it brings them into contact with acenery, people, habits, and modes of living unlike the corresponding conditions and persons at homo,"

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The reason for the existence of this state of affairs is not difficult to understand, tho' tendency being explained in part by the need ex- Whatever go, or whatever I prienced by the busy town-dweller choose to do, whether I travel slow-for violent contrast to his every- ly or fast, there is always some-day life as a means of relaxation- thing new to engage my mind. at annual intervals or more fre- Each trivial little incident of quently,as circumstances may per- everyday life is seen from a new mil. angle, and that, I think, is in

That touring abroad offers brief the real attraction of a tour scenery, entertainment, or recu- abroad. There are beauty spots in perative influences necessarily England I have never seen, but superior to those at home for the that I hope to see. At the same purpose mentioned, I refuse to be- time, the seeing of them cannot lleve. It is all a matter of purely bring mo so much pleasure as a personal opinion, and considera- tour abroad, for there is so much tions as to the relative merits of that does not change.

(English and foreign natural attrac- tions are beside the point in this connexion.

The Finding Out,

that

Continental touring lurcs those

I know, for example, whether I stop a night in a large who maintain that they have fashionable hotel in some south gazed upon the best thean Islands coast resort, or in a small country can offer, and would dip into Inn in the wilder parts of Wales nature's storehouse. farther afield; or Scotland, I am sure to be offered there are yet others who feal im- bacon and egge for breakfast in pelled by an honest urge to visit the morning. Truc, I know what famous cities and historic sites in to expect for petit dejeuner in the endeavour to advance their France but only because I have education in the broadest sense. Found out, and I still remember These latter are definite, under- vividly the finding out on a tour atandable, reasons to account for through Normandy. On the other leaving Britain's shores. hand, what is one offered for break- fast in Norway? 1 confesa I do not know, but at the same time I hope to know in a few short weeks, I would not have it thought that my mind does not rise above such matters. as food and drink, but wherever one is: one must eat in order to continue existence.

By S.C. Edge.

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This is a matter to which I had not given serious thought until the Editor asked me the question and left me to find my answer.

Some-and this section of the travelling community is not in- significant numerically-plan their holidays In other countries because they Inbour under the lapression that it is "the thing"; because they Imagine that to tour at home is somehow beneath their dignity; In other words, that the prestige to be obtained from journeying in foreign lands warrants the ex- pense, time, and trouble involved.

Without Rhyme or Reason,

To one of these categories does In the first place it certainly is the average Continental tourist nat because the British roads are belong. He is to be found motor- bad that foreign touring proves so ing abroad because the irrestible great an attraction; as a matter spirit of wanderlust, has brought of fact, our own highways are for its influence to bear upon him: he superior to the roads of any other is not troubled by any necessity country, and the acenery, in the for analysing the reasons and mo- United Kingdom is beautiful, rest-lives that have induced him to ful, fomely; and more finished than desert his native country. that of any land I know. In view All he knows is that one day of all the merits of British touring,the idea of seeing with his own why do we go abroad? The answer eyes something of the landa con I think, is that we seek a complete cerning which he had heard change of scenery, people, food, many tell became too insistent to and sometimes language, and yet permit of further delay; and ho after every foreign tour one re-obeyed the urge.-The Autocar.. turns to England with pleasure

and some relief.

I asked myself the question why

I like tours in Holland, for in-

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