ADVENTURES FOR THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT

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All prices quoted are for Chicago departures (you can also leave from New York or the West Coast) and include airfare, hotels, and breakfasts. But send in your $200 deposit for this trip right away, as time is short!

SOUTH SEAS ECOLOGY

The wisdom that Paul and Anne Ehrlich bring to you via their Ecoscience column represents, of course, only a fraction of their work concerning our sweet and delicate planet. And if you add the Ehrlichs' discernment to that of their colleagues, John and Cheryl Holdren, you have one of the finest gatherings of scientific minds (and gracious personalities!) around.

On our second South Seas Seminar (January 23 to February 5, 1983), you'll have a chance to tap into this wisdom on a personal basis. There—on the Polynesian islands of Tahiti, Bora Bora, Huahine, and Rangiroa—we'll spend our mornings snorkeling in crystal-clear waters, while our tour leaders reveal the intricate ecology of the fragile submerged gardens that surround these tropical jewels. Your afternoons will be free to help in underwater research or to explore these island hideaways and their largely unchanged cultures. And each evening, the Ehrlichs and the Holdrens will lecture on environmental subjects of worldwide importance.

The cost for this South Seas winter getaway—including airfare, hotels, breakfasts, and dinners—is $2,495 from Los Angeles . . . and $200 will reserve a place.

A SPLENDID HIMALAYAN SPRING

"As I stepped out on my first day's march in the Himalayas, a strange exhilaration thrilled me. I kept squeezing my fists together and saying emphatically to myself and to the universe at large: `Oh yes! Oh yes! This really is splendid! How splendid! How splendid!' " So wrote Francis Younghusband after a 1924 trek in Nepal.

This exotic region still produces just such awe-inspiring impressions for those who invest the time and energy to explore it . . . and our Himalayan Spring Spectacular, set for March 12 to April 1, 1983 (the season during which the giant rhododendron trees are in bloom), offers as diverse a sampling of the area as possible. After a visit to Kathmandu, we'll trek a little-known route overlooking the great massifs of Annapurna and Manaslu (both of which are over 26,000 feet high) and then raft the Trisuli River down to the Royal Chitwan National Park for wildlife viewing from elephantback.

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