Secret of inexpensive traveling is courier The Courier Air Travel Handbook ★★ AUTHOR: Mark fields PUBLISHER: Thunderbird Press COST: $7 95 what aw you going to do Hfeglfor Christinas vacation? Going to just sit at homo and watch cousin Floyd pick Ins nose after the holiday feast. again7 If so. you've planned wrong. And a new hook out this year can help show vou the error of your ways. For $300 and a little hit of chutzpah, you can get from hem to anywhere and but k by hook ing your flight with a courier trav el agent, says Mark Field in his hook. The Courier Air Travel Handbook. T he book costs $7.95 and is available through Thun derbird I’ress. "The ability to travel should not be decided by one's financial position," Fields writes in the book. Take IBC Pacific of Los Ange les, for instance. The company offers round-trip flights from LA to Tokyo for only $250. The "cheap" seats through regular agencies go for $600 for the same destination Other travel spots include Paris for $.100, London for $250 and Mexico City for free What's the catch? Most courier flights am Ixxikisi out of only one airfxjrt For exam ple, if you wanted to go t° Lon don, you would either have to leave from New York City or Los Angelos Verv few flights leave Portland. Hut you can get there from here Added to the list of couri er ticket agencies are companies that give you a car if you simply drive it to a drop off point, like LA These companies spe< cili/e in getting rental i ars on one way trips hat k to their rightful own ers and are verv helpful in get ting you settled into one of their cars. In most cases, all you have to do is hitch a ride to Portland to reserve a car That's a lot easier than getting to LA by thumb Another problem with courier travel is that you can't take lug gage. Although some of the com panies listed allow one small suitcase or backpack, most lim it you to just your carry-on bags The company replaces vour luggage with a package — goner ally charts, maps and other busi ness paraphernalia That spat e in the luggage hold is why those companies are paying part of your ticket Getting dot umonts to Asia and F.urope is their husi ness, and they need you to Till the seat so they can legally get the package on hoard Beyond getting the ticket, you have no contact with the com pany or the pat kage At cording to the hook, all of the courier companies are bond ed and subject to search, so you are not going to be t arrying con traband for which offit oils in Istanbul might jail you Always a good thing to know Another negative is that there are restrictions with some tu k ets. like a $200 tieposit that guar antees your return If you don't return, neither i an another pat k age and a good chunk of a com pany's profits That is also a good thing to know Hut there are enough compa nies listed in the hook that matching one with your money and vacation time shouldn't lie a problem Other goodies include lists of recommended youth hostels with prices, a guide for helping you iiook a flight with a courier com DEPECHE Continued from Page 10 enr.es. Opening the tour is the British band The The, headed by Matt Johnson. Depeche Mode found the match slightly ironii: Although they had been involved in several collections with Johnson, including the .Some Biznrrv compilation back in 1980, they had never met in person. It's really worked well, the contrast," Fletcher said of the tour. "It warms the crowd up for us." Some Bizarre marked Depeche Mode's intro duction to the music world. The band, at that stage, was headed by Vince Clark, (.lark soon left and went on to form Vuz Looking back, Fleti her reflects on how the band would have Ixtun differ ent if Vince had remained in charge "We wouldn't have progressed as much." he said. Since Clark's departure. Martin Gore has taken over all creative duties for the hand, writing both music and lyrics Alan Wilder, who has 1mm ome extremely interested in the production side of music. hus started his own side project ( ailed Recoil. Fletcher said, "Alan probably won't write for the band” any longer After the Violator tour, the band took, its first break, in to years "1 started a restaurant and .1 family.” said Fletcher. "My daughter is two now It would lie too hard for her to travel The worst part of touring is the travel.” Fletcher has also become more involved with the management side of the music industry, which he finds interesting. "We're supposed to be more artistic than other industries, but there are a lot of parallels."' As for fame. Fletcher takes it m stride "It only really causes problems on tour You have to shake people's hands, and you want to have ,1 beer and to relax,"' he said lie is thankful that Depoche Mode is not George Michael. "We art very fortunate that when we come home from a tour, we i an live fairly normal personal lives,"' he said GERMANY Continued from Page 9 wurst and brat wurst can tw? pur chased . and come with a choice of side dish, such as German potato salad or sauerkraut, troth delicious. The wurst menu, which also temporarily doubles fora lunch menu, is served from 11 a.m. to midnight The dinner menu is offered from 5 p in to <1 p m Snyder plans to expand both menus and possibly start serving breakfast Of course, no German meal would tie complete without a stein of hearty beer. and at this restaurant, beer flows like the Rhine. Forty-eight brands of beer are offered, as well as 32 types of wine. Draft beers are served in 12, 16, 23 and steroid-sized 46 ounce mugs, and are very rea sonably priced. Beer and wine are served until 1 a m. on week nights and 2 a m. on the week ends Soda and fruit drinks are available as well. Despite the fact that there are two bars, one upstairs and one downstairs, and that the beer is served in vats, Snyder does not want people coming to get ham mered. "If you're drunk and rowdy, you’re going to get kicked out." Snvdor said She doesn’t wont her restau rant to turn into another campus meat market. You will see no dance floor, no video poker machines, no neanderthal bounc ers You will hear no “Woop. there it is!” on the stereo Cus tomers sit at tables and talk to each other. Snyder wants The Taste of Germany to he a plat e where you tan bring a date, dine with your spouse, or just hang out with friends and not feel overpowered. Hating should be paramount; drinking is sec ondary. Business has fieen excellent so tar The meal time clientele is diverse-faculty, Sacred Heart employees, professionals, fami lies. but on weekend nights it is BUY • SELL • TRADE NEW & USED SPECIAL ORDERS CD’S • LP'S • TAPES 258 E. 13TM, EUGENE, OR 97401 I 342-7975 • FAX 344*7242 I dearly students who wield the power. There is a strong gruek present.o. but everyone should feel comfortable going in. One cautionary note German food is not for sissies It is fare for the tough guy meaty, breaded and full of gravy If you're look ing for tofu worst or dolphin-safe cabtwge. look elsewhere. If you re looking for hearty ford, good Inter and u nice atmosphere, slip into your loderhosen and march on down to The Taste of Germany. “Please Hop In Buy one dinner A get one at 2 Price * Of equal or lesser value I Not good vs ith any other offer * Exp 11/15,93 I 444 E. 3rd Eugene 484-2927 itm> m»*r» from r ampul ;u«* utf Coburg Hti J puny and information on travel guides and obtaining a \ isa Does this whet your travel interest? If it doesn't, iust think of your cousin again, or maybe Aunt Thelma, the cheek pincher. And then get your butt lo the bookstore - Edward Klopf«n«t*ln CV»*v/ v> Doty im&&d WEEKEND FEAST FOR FOUR 16 91 ,« Only 3 item with 4 sodas $1095 Good Fndny. Saturday and Sunday I MU' I <