And don't forget -- 1. If you are taking cameras, computers, other fancy priced items out of the country, you might go to your local customs office and register them so that you are not charged duty on those items when you come back into the USofA. 2. You can lock your check-on baggage if you have an approved lock. These are locks which you lock to keep unwanted parties from rifling your possessions, but they can be unlocked by keys the Security people have if they consider it necessary. Look for a "TSA" designation on the lock. AAA has them for one. Got my hair done today. Need to do a bunch of laundry. Then it's toss the clothes in the suitcase and we are off. The weather site seems to indicate about high 50's for the time we are there - that in between spring temperature where we don't know if we need spring or winter togs. And if you do not subscribe to the Wynne name list, a Wynne married a Parry in the 1800s - so we might even be related through distant cousinship to Mayor Philip. See (some of) you soon. JoanII

More tips.... 1. I never lock my suitcase because they just open them any way. 2. I never put my "good" jewelry in my suitcase, I wear it or carry it with me... sis-in-law had hers all stolen at the airport out of her suitcase while it was handled in Mexico. 3. I never put my meds in my suitcase I carry it with me, that way it can't be stolen, and if suitcase comes up missing or lost, I will have my meds with me. 4. I put all loose things in ziplock bags. I put like things together in those bags... i.e. lotions with shampoo's they make the same icky mess, aerosols with aerosols etc etc. This way if the pressure expresses them they don't mess up my clothes...but also it makes it easier for the baggage checkers and they don't mess your suitcase up as much if they have to open and check it. 5. I put plastic cleaning bags and or trash bags between layers of clothes and that little bit of plastic saves some wrinkles. 6. I put heaviest things [shoes, Ziploc's etc, at the opposite end of the suitcase from the top handle. that way when you pull up the handle and pull it the heavy things are already at that end and gravity doesn't mess up your clothes by those things trying to get to ground level. 7. Never put all your money or credit cards in one place. 8. Check you flight itinerary the night before and see what gates your going to, this will save you time if you find out that they changed your flight time and didn't tell you. I also check it again before I leave the house to make sure it hasn't changed. 9. Give your self 2 hours before flight time to be at the airport... in Mexico they asked us to be 3 hours early and we needed it, they were that crazy. 10. Reconfirm your plans for people picking you up from the airport on your return. 11. Make sure you have your itinerary & passports in a convenient place before you leave the house. Just some idea's Hugs Cuz Becky ttg-inc@comcast.net http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ "Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance !" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Bretz" <jbretz1@earthlink.net> To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [WGS] Travel Info > And don't forget -- > > 1. If you are taking cameras, computers, other fancy priced items out of > the country, you might go to your local customs office and register them > so that you are not charged duty on those items when you come back into > the USofA. > > 2. You can lock your check-on baggage if you have an approved lock. > These are locks which you lock to keep unwanted parties from rifling your > possessions, but they can be unlocked by keys the Security people have if > they consider it necessary. Look for a "TSA" designation on the lock. > AAA has them for one. > > > Got my hair done today. Need to do a bunch of laundry. Then it's toss > the clothes in the suitcase and we are off. > > The weather site seems to indicate about high 50's for the time we are > there - that in between spring temperature where we don't know if we need > spring or winter togs. > > And if you do not subscribe to the Wynne name list, a Wynne married a > Parry in the 1800s - so we might even be related through distant > cousinship to Mayor Philip. > > See (some of) you soon. > > JoanII > > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >