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PRESUMING you don't belong to a millennium cult, there's no reason not to start thinking about your holidays for summer 2000.Going Places suggests that you drink to the future somewhere historic next year. They're offering discounts of up to pounds 200 on holidays in biblical Egypt and cruises through the Norway of the Vikings. The Egypt trip, starting at pounds 519 per person, includes a seven night Nile cruise and takes in all the ancient sites. The 14 night Norway cruise sails from Southampton and includes a visit to Hammerfest, the world's northernmost town. Prices start at pounds 999 per person. Contact Going Places on 01483 597380
BY ALL accounts, huge crowds are going to cast a shadow over Cornwall for the solar eclipse on August 11.
Go airlines, the discount wing of British Airways, invites you to watch the skies from Munich instead. Flights from London Stansted leave three times a day and cost only pounds 80. According to Munich Observatory, the lights go out at 12.37 pm and will stay out for over an hour. Enough time to sneak off and get an head start on the beer-guzzlers before the Oktoberfest kicks off in September. Call Go on 0845 60 54321.
Bargain break
VANCOUVER or CALGARY
Barrhead Travel offers return flights from Glasgow to Vancouver and Calgary, Canada, on the 11, 18 or 25 July returning any time in August. Fare including all pre-paid tax in pounds 509. 0141 304 5888
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| Title Annotation: | Features |
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| Publication: | Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Date: | Jul 10, 1999 |
| Words: | 245 |
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