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D.iytnn.i is mi-no. l ort 1 ..uiucnuU is pleasant
( .incun Bahamas- Nice weather, hut
you're looking lor .1 change ot hemisphere
I hose destinations are line tor sonic, lint
vou've heen planning this break tor some tune li s
your ultimate break time to ditch that old tlan
nel shirt tot a lance shmancy silk one
So cash the financial aid check, sell the V \\ . find
out the going rate tor plasma and rail the travel
agent
I his ncvvlound wealth will make you the upper
crust ot tin upper crust S out dough (lows like
cheap wane and you're not utraid to spread it
around (Here's a ( note tor vour trouble tin
good man, the Mi Nuggets were )
While everyone else is cramming ill 40 ot then
triends into a sulieompact, you'll be departing I os
Vngeles Intelnational \irport it N 10 pm on
lndav Bring those old issues ot l’n<cur maga/me
you’ve been meaning to read, liecause you wont
touch down m ( .urns, Australia, until Sunday at
■ :o a.m.
Vou've lost a day, so the let lag ts going to lie
pretty intense Better wait a while to unload your
scuba equipment so you don't get the fiends. But
once you’re reads. lut the < ireat Barrier Keel.
I hen pop over to (ircen Island, a coral cay
where you can teed the tish and cheek out 400
varieties ot coral V glass Imttomcd Iwut will trails
jwirt you into the coral kingdom without getting
vour expensive shoes wet
Being part ot the nuu. eau ruhe, you’re also envi
ronmetitallv trendy and should check out the ram
forest which surrounds ( aims
\t night you're in Pell (.rant Paradise, taking in
everything as you devour the Vustralian drinking
and dining experience. Sou didn’t get rich without
knowing a good deal when you see one lieers
are onlv .iImiiiI a buck
\ liter .i prosperous night's rest,
unwind on tin- Ih-.kIi while \<>u
wan tor the limousine to the air
|x>rt. I hen it’s off to Fiji.
You’ll depart from ( aims at
1:45 p in. to catch a connecting
flight to Sydney and arrive at
\adi, F'iji, a little alter midnight
I lie morning fern w ill cost you
about S2<> \merican (you drop
th.it hill like Monopoly mones
.m>l will ili-1 n cr \ i hi .mil \ on i
ilcsMjner luggage to He.n li
nunlier Island.
I he He.11'lu otnIn-1 I>1 ,inr
Resort is the sole hotel uiil is ttu
tot al point ot all .tttis. 11\ tor yoi
and the other JOO or so inhaln
tants ^ oil'll st.n at one of tin
opulent private Imre (cottages
Ik .uh front I xpcnsts Ik* ilamnctl i mi rent one
lor \ oursclt .nnl m<>lhcr lor vuur luggage.
Remcinlicr in throw down some bucks on sun
screen, localise tile 1 ip islands record the highest
sunshine tjetor m the Pacific
\fter a long lounge m the sun, you'll least on
kakoda (a local tish steamed m coconut cream and
lime), raurau a taro leal dish) and kassaua itapiiKa
in coconut i ream with bananas)
W ash it down with a toast ot \ agona (the drink
cscrsoiic who's ansnne is en|nsing) out ol a
coconut shell Shghtls lightheaded, sou gultaw
with well to do delight, snorting and throwing
down shrimp and scallops like only the truly. tilths
rich can. \s you eat, sou II he treated to exhiht
lions ol dancing and lire walking \ on consider
dropping die lire walkers a little something to put
m then |hh ket, hut are refused siiu e lipping is dis
couragcd in l ip
But alas, though sou party through the night,
that terry hack to Nadi comes quickly \ our (light
hack to Sydney depans at K a in and sour worn
and formerly prosperous head spins a lut as you
return to I \ tour hours before sou left Sy dney
“Ms goodness, I'm rich"’ you sas one last time
before you face the realities of being broke and
school bound Hut the depression ol your true
existence is tempered by your ability to think
ahead W ho needs two kidness, when everyone
knows one will uo just tine'
Perhaps next break, you
muse. I'll tn the french \lps
I’ll relax at the Mont \ allou
hotel, indulging my glutto
nous appetite tor fine wine
and tonduc.
"Next time " you say out
loud. “It’s expensive, but I’m
worth it.” U
By Dan Pawl<mski, Icchnimin, North C .arolina State L .
Realistic Options
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Spring break m America
Discerning students know it .in be
the ape* n't higher education
Resort .ire.i locals either loathe it or
laugh madly with dollar sign eye
balls
Since it s j real drag finding o.ut
that your spot has rolled up the red carpet when you were just
about to cross the city limits U has dug up the haps on spring
break 'ouiies m the interest of shameless hedonists nationwide
CANCUN, MEXICO: One >1 the best break spot', it you've got the
dough Excellent snorketmg good shopping and a strip ol
dubs restaurants and bars several miles long make it a multi
flavored Mexican getaway Par kage deals are probably the best
bet is airfare alone will cut pretty deeply into your ash
reserves
Added bonuses ibom bonum?) There is no minimum drink
mg ige and public consumption ot alcohol is allowed opm
were offering us beers when we stepped ott the airplane says
Todd Kuimjian a senior at Virginia Tech And m one bar juys
jumped on your table and poured margaritas down mot throat
while everybody else went nuts
SPRING
BREAK
T
On ,1 more softer note ne suggests tor mg ng .nong
enough pesos tor paiasailmg and |et skiing two ot
Cancun's most popular activities
PANAMA CITY, FLA. The Sunshine State s newly crowned
capital ot smtul delight taking up the slack tor Daytona
and Fort Lauderdale Week long hotel accommodations
are only about $130. but tan lines aren't guaranteed it
may still be a little chilly in the early weeks ot March
It s tun but it gets sort ot strange sometimes says
Iina Smith a junior at the U of Honda It you dont mind the
pickups and cut off leans you'll he all right
Go before the locals decide the cash just isn't worth the
debauchery
LAKE HAVASU, ARIZ.: Good weather and innumerable diversions
have made Havasu the West's hot spot (That, and Sonny
Bono s War on Thongs'’ in Palm Springs Calif)
They tiave a lot of things oriented to college students, says
Kathryn land, a senior at the U of Nevada "People drink but
there s plenty of other stuff to get into besides alcohol"
The 45-mile lake is the center of entertainment with house
boat and water ski rentals and parasailing available
Last year the break got out of hand when an outside promot
er marketed the place to high school students This year Havasu
is trying fo regain control and keep it college-aged and
respectable Get reservations early cause they go quick
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS: Located at the southern tip of
the state Padre offers a fairly wild party environment (bars
close at 1 30 though) It'll cost you a little more than a spot like
Panama City but it's a short hop across the Mexican border
Perfect tor collegiate felons or tequila freaks
You can go down to Matamoras (30 minutes south of the
border) and get away with more, says Josie Garcia, a senior at
the U of Texas Garcia explains "more involves, among other
things stealing road signs But be advised Below-the-border
jails are all they're cracked up to be Not so bueno
Before you bust the pig and lump on the highway, keep in
mind that these spots are being marketed heavily Thus, hordes
of students are going, and can go fairly cheaply with the help of
various package deals In a spring break survey, we found 62
percent of our readers were heading to the beach. 45 percent in
their cars, where 40 percent will stay in hotels. 70 percent will
be using sunscreen and 29 percent will be wearing hats You
know what that means — the roads will be overrun with beach
bound, hat-wearmg U readers smothered in sunscreen and try
ing to force 100 percent of themselves into your hotel room ■
Chad Runyon. Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech