Q and A
LEAD:  The Adriatic
The Adriatic
Question: Are there any passenger ferries across the Adriatic Sea from Italy to Dubrovnik? Where can I arrange reservations? - J. D., Chevy Chase, Md.
Answer: Several steamers cross between Italy and Yugoslavia, with the most frequent service in summer. Some of the shipping lines are represented by travel companies in this country. Information and reservations for Italy's Adriatica Line, for example, are available through Extra Value Travel, 683 South Collier Boulevard, Marco Island, Fla. 33937 (813-394-3384). Adriatica operates service to Dubrovnik from Venice in the north, Ancona, in central Italy, and Bari, the southern port, and to Split from Pescara.
On the Bari route, the one with most frequent service, there are five sailings a week in summer, with departures at 11 P.M., arriving in Dubrovnik at 8 the next morning. There are a few daytime sailings, which are a little quicker and costs $45 a person, one way, in low season, $61 in summer. On overnight trips, a cabin costs from $61 to $91 a person, or $83 to $114 in midsummer. The higher rates are for outside cabin with private bathroom.
The service to Dubrovnik from Venice does not operate from July through September. From Ancona there's a sailing once a week in summer. On the Pescara-Split route - the crossing takes about eight hours - there are day and night departures; the daytime fare is $45. The ships have two- and three-berth cabins, a pool and a self-service restaurant. Meals are extra.
Reservations for the Yugoslav line named Jadrolinija may be made through the International Cruise Center, 250 Old Country Road, Mineola, L.I. 11501 (516-747-8880). Jadrolinija has weekly Bari-Dubrovnik service from May 26 to Sept. 23. The ferry leaves at 11 A.M. and arrives in Dubrovnik at 6:30 P.M. Fares are $34 or $45 in July and August. The line also sails from Ancona to the Yugoslav port of Zadar, with departures three times a week in June and September and five times a week in July and August. The crossing takes about six hours, with fares at $34 and $45.  Jerusalem
Question: When I was in Jerusalem I visited a church that had the same prayer in many languages on the walls. What is the name of this church? - B. W., Syosset, L.I.
Answer: The Lord's Prayer is written in calligraphy in about 60 languages on plaques on the walls of the courtyard and cloisters of the Church of the Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives. The original church was built by the Crusaders who believed it was on this site, which includes the ruins of the Byzantine Eleona Church, that Jesus taught the Pater Noster, or Lord's Prayer. The present building was financed by the the French Princess de la Tour d'Auvergne, and entrusted to the Carmelite nuns in 1874. The princess had the Lord's Prayer inscribed in numerous languages.  African Safaris
Question: Please supply names of tour organizers that run animal-safari trips with some walking in East Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. - P. S., New York, N.Y.
Answer: There are several companies that specialize in African tours and on viewing wildlife. Travel agents can book these trips, although it might be a good idea to approach the companies first to obtain information on what they offer. One operator is Safariworld (1500 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Va. 22209; 800-336-5500), which has a 12-day African Bush Safari that includes 4 days of walking between bush camps in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. The tour also includes a stay at the Victoria Falls Hotel in Zimbabwe and a flight over the falls.
Departures are from New York from June 20 through Oct. 10. The cost is $2,999 a person, including air fare. The company also goes to Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zaire.
Safaris in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania are also available through African Travel, 1000 East Broadway, Glendale, Calif. 91205 (800-722-7755 or 818-507-7893). Like other companies with tours in Africa, it arranges itineraries for individuals, in addition to group tours, and it offers special-interest segments, like gorilla watching in Zaire. African Travel's sister company, Gametrackers, owns several camps and lodges in Botswana and South Africa, and uses its own planes to fly between camps.
Among other specialists is Classic Tours International (625 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 60611; 800-828-8222 or 312-642-2400), which runs, among other East African programs, an 11-day Kenya Highlights tour that goes to the tented Governor's Camp in the Masai Mara National Reserve and the Ark, a hotel on stilts in Aberdare National Park. The land cost is $1,795 a person, or $1,695 in June and November; air fare is extra. KLR International (1560 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036; 212-869-2850 and 800-221-4876) operates many African tours, some including walking trips.  Belgium
Question: I am looking for a timetable and other railroad information for Belgium. The Belgian Tourist Office told me that the Belgian railroads do not have an office here. - S. B., New York, N.Y.
Answer: Though Belgium does not maintain a railroad office in this country, four European countries that do can help with information on Belgian trains. The four are: the French National Railroads (212-582-2110); Germanrail (212-308-3100); Italian State Railways (212-397-2667), and Swiss Federal Railways (212-757-5944). All four are members of the Eurailpass system, which covers 17 countries, including Belgium. Travelers interested in rail travel in any of the 17 should ask at one of these four national offices for a booklet called Eurail 89/90, a timetable of many intercity rail links in Europe. For Belgium, it gives times of trains between several cities. The four offices should be able to help individuals and travel agents with other Belgian railroad information.
Otherwise, the traveler can make a detailed study of all Belgian and other European train times by obtaining a copy of the Thomas Cook Continental Timetable ($16.95), which is available in some travel bookstores. The North American distributor of the timetable is the Forsyth Travel Library (800-367-7984).