WESTWAYS Magazine NASCAR Plus Family Vacation Travel Tips and Under 20 Buck So. Calif Dining
LOS ANGELES--March 3, 2003--The largest-ever issue of WESTWAYS magazine previews the inaugural NASCAR Auto Club 500 at the California Speedway in Fontana on April 27.The magazine traces the Auto Club's racing roots to 1903 and brings readers up-to-date with details of the Auto Club's title sponsorship of Winston Cup stock car racing.
The magazine's editors gave the restaurant writers a challenge: find good cheap food at Southland restaurants. Each reviewer took $20 and a friend to locate dining establishments to fill their empty stomachs. Eighteen restaurants and their economical yet tasty fare are profiled in the 120-page March/April issue.
WESTWAYS automotive columnist Peter Bohr offers strategies for getting the most for your old car, whether it's by trading your car to the dealer as partial payment on a new car, selling your car to a private party, or donating the car to charity and receiving a tax write-off.
This issue's "What's New...Automotive" column features reviews of three of the best car values available: the Kia Sorento EX 4WD, the Saab 9-3 Linear and the Suzuki Aerio SX.
The Travel Smart column discusses the growing trend in family- oriented travel. WESTWAYS travel editor Elizabeth Harryman and contributing editor Paul Lasley offer an overview of children's programs at resorts, cruise lines and tour companies. The pair also offer family travel tips, including:
| -- | Pack a backpack for each child with snacks, water, juice boxes, books, games and a disposable camera. |
| -- | Pack some surprises the kids aren't allowed to open until the trip is under way. |
| -- | Put your own identification or business card in the kids' pockets. |
| -- | Dress the kids in layers to accommodate changes in the weather. Don't forget swimsuits for the hotel pool. |
| -- | Have a game plan in case you get separated. |
| -- | When flying, don't carry your infant on your lap. Buy a ticket so the child can be strapped into an approved child-safety seat. |
| -- | Make sure your seats on the plane are together; get window seats for the kids. |
| -- | Be considerate of other passengers; don't allow your children to kick the seats in front of them. |
| -- | If you're not traveling with kids, be patient with those who are; most parents are doing their best. |
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