TRAVEL IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 



You have decided to go on a trip — the Continental United 

 States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Latin America, or Bermuda — 

 wherever you go; however you travel; you are going to have a 

 good time. 



In the following text you will find GENERAL suggestions : ways 

 to travel; regulations to be met; what to take; what to see; sug- 

 gested background and reading. 



WAYS TO TRAVEL 



In ways to travel you have a wide choice: on your own feet; 

 by automobile or motorcycle; by bus; by train; by air; by boat. 



There are the trails for hiking such as the Appalachian in 

 eastern United States, the longest marked trail in the world, 

 extending from Mt Katahdin in Maine to Mount Oglethorpe in 

 Georgia; or, on the west coast the Pacific Crest Trail system, 

 which will eventually stretch over two thousand miles from 

 Canada to Mexico, through national forests and parks. 



There are the automotive vehicles: passenger cars, motor- 

 cycles, busses. If you travel by road, there are many fine ones 

 throughout the United States and Canada, and the international 

 highways such as the Alcan and the Pan American. The AAA, 

 the big companies which supply our gasoline needs, maintain 

 travel bureaus or touring services, which will mark out your 

 routes for you, directing you to the most direct ways, with ex- 

 cellent maps. The service is free of charge — just tell them where 

 and when you wish to go. 



There are the trains: the new comfortable coaches with their 

 reclining chairs, their lounges, their cafeterias and diners; the 

 roomettes, drawing rooms with attendant facilities, will take you 

 all over the Western Hemisphere in unbelievable comfort. 



There is the air: this newest and, for some travelers, the most 

 glamorous of ways to travel, offers the advantages of speed, 

 comfort and convenience. If time is of the essence, this is the 

 way to get where you want to go and back in the allotted time you 

 have for travel. 



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PLANNING YOUR TRIP 



Your itinerary will be planned according to your own personal 

 interests and desires. You may be able to plan your own with 

 such additional help as your automobile, railroad, or steamship 

 services will render you. If not, travel bureaus, the AAA, and 

 other services will be glad to help you. The AAA, bus companies, 

 gasoline companies, railroads, steamship and airline companies, 

 all have conducted tours, as do the travel agencies. 



PASSPORTS AND VISAS. You will need passports if you 

 travel in foreign countries in the Western Hemisphere. Some 

 of these countries require visas, some do not, but the situation 

 changes without notice and you should inquire carefully about 

 the conditions in the particular country to which you go, at the 

 time when you plan to be there. Certain countries require only 

 a tourist card for the vacationer, for a specified time spent in 

 the particular country. 



Allow plenty of time to obtain your passport. Apply at the 

 Passport Divisions of the State Department in New York, 

 Miami, San Francisco or Washington. Or you may apply to the 

 Clerk of any U. S. District Court or State Court authorized by 

 law to naturalize aliens. 



You will need two passport photographs, your birth certificate, 

 a letter stating the purpose of your visit, a friend of at least two 

 years' standing, and $10.00. Your passport, once issued to you, 

 is good for two years and may be renewed. 



Ordinarily you will not need a passport for Canada and 

 Bermuda, just identification of citizenship; vacationers in Cuba 

 do not need a passport, but persons on business do ; Mexico allows 

 entrance for two weeks' time on tourist card, otherwise a pass- 

 port is needed. For all other foreign countries a passport is 

 needed. 



IMMUNIZATION. These "shots" are important. Some coun- 

 tries demand specific ones, so be sure to check this requirement. 

 You must have a smallpox vaccination certificate showing evi- 



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