28 JANUARY 1955, page 24

Your First Problem, Then, Is The Gare Du Nord Porter,

repre- sentative of his kind all over ,Europe. You may not need a porter: but Mary undoubtedly will. Remember, then, that porters on the Continent are paid by the piece; and......

The Tourist In History

Mr. Edward Gibbon gives some advice (Autobiography): 1 will briefly describe the qualifica• tions which I deem most essential to a traveller He should be endowed with an active,......