310 89th Stre-jt, 
Ilew Yorh City, 
November 9, 1922. 
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get an accurate figure for the cost of 
travel in South America, is just ahout iinpossible^ the 
most that can be done is to geve ar^proximate cXinounts. 
Last night I looked over mj/’ South A^uierican 
records but could not find any tiling that would be of any 
great help in determining present exx^enses of tra.vel^for 
several reasons * In the first i.)lace most of my trc^vel 
v/as in the interior and tnat along the coast was made on 
the regular steaiaship lines which touch at every port 
tna.t amounts to anything at all, as far as being able to 
live there is concerned* These steamship lines charge 
rates which you can get at the Pan American Union, if not 
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me 
know and I will get theia here. That is^get the 
rates from port to port. 
You will find that it will take considerable 
planning after you get in South America to catch the steam- 
ships so as not to waste time waiting for them. By that I 
raean .that after you get the schedules of saillngs^you will 
often find t’lc.t you can get to al^^the ports you wish to 
e 
next 
stop at, most quickly, by going ^ certain port^to tn 
one", working there_, and then catching the next steamer bacx 
to the port you skipped. So you can often save time and ^ 
money by working back and forth along the coast. You can t 
very well plan this sort of coast Itinerary uipil_ you get 
dovrn there. but that is of no importance. We did that sort 
of thing on the West coast when I was down there and it worx- 
ed very well. 
When you are on the steamers tne only exj^ense^you 
have is the passage money, except for moderate tips. In tiiq)* 
in;-’- don't spoil them, as tney are not used to the large tips 
v/e^'Tive in the States, but you will find tipping a very nec- 
essary evil but a small item. As i or sailinj_^ /esselo oe ween 
ports, I would not count on them at all except as you 
YOU can work them in after you get down there. You don t 
ing 
vessels 
n^ed to worry about what the passage on sai 
would cost as it will be less than on a steamer, unless you 
charter the whole boat, when it might be cheap or inorainate- 
ly expensive de f'iding on how much they think tney c,an mcixe 
you pay.. It will be high if they get you where they know 
you have to have theil* boat. 
