I leave for Europe on Wed. Have I forgotten to pack anything?

I'm a nervous wreck! I want to be on that damn plane already!

where in Europe are you going? For vacation or business?? I know what you mean about being a wreck. I love to travel, but I always get stressed out a few days before flying. Very odd.

and leave one copy at home and put another in your luggage. Also, take a little fold up umbrella for protection against spring showers.
Have fun! I wish I could go to Europe. My friends are off to London for a 2 week honeymoon. Their plane is taking off from Atlanta in 3 minutes!

way to Amsterdamn via Cologne, Brussels and Bruges.

I'm so freakin' jealous! Take a lot of pics and let us see them, okay?

cafe and make you even more jealous!:evilgrin:

An umbrella is a must. The Netherlands is known for it's crappy weather. Spring can be VERY rainy.

I don't care, though!

I'll even bring my own skis. LOL
just kidding
Have fun :toast: :bounce:

Thanks, I plan on having lots of fun!

If you really need it. :-)

:7

... "I didn't vote for Bush" in 13 languages t-shirt? :)

haven't covered all the languages!

They won't be coming back anytime soon!

Are you staying in hostels?

ago in 20 days: London, Paris, Interlocken, Nice, Venice, Rome, and what-is=the-name where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake....cool architecture there...like walking into the 15th century.. Sacre Couer in Paris is one place I would definitely return.

But we went during the worst heat wave ever in Europe...the 110 degrees in Paris that killed thousands...Venice was worse, with the humidity...still, it was wonderful.

Have a great trip and bring back pics for us!

artsy. I'd go back in a flash!

Pack me. :)

Then come on aboard!

The on board entertainment can be quite enjoyable with better headphones than those given out on board.

SODA before or DURING your flight.

Or your ankles will swell up like balloons!

The plane air is too dry anyway; not drinking seems like risking a thrombosis to me.

going overboard with it lately, and I'm sure that I'll be craving it the whole way over!

there is a vast difference.

back into your shoes and walking around europe like that!

much as I have a slight head cold and will try to knock myself out and just sleep on the flight!

That 110 vs. 220 is a big deal

that I check right before leaving for the airport!

some friends of mine are going to italy in may, and they have maple leaf patches for their jackets. lol great strategy. "don't look at me!"

their own! Seriously, anti-American sentiment is going to get worse before it gets better!

my 15 year old daughter is going to europe in june with a group of 40 high schoolers for three weeks. they'll be in italy for about a week, i guess. i'm a little nervous about it, but i can only say... we'll see...

i'd like to leave the country if they reinstate the draft, and i'm wondering where we could go! where do they not hate us?!

where's that maple leaf patch?!

bewildered as to how we could allow Bush to mislead us, and were probably sure we'd vote him out of office. But with giving the putz another four years, I'm sure their reactions and feelings toward us are hardening.

he can't BELIEVE 'we' are SO brainwashed that 'we' voted him in again. i tell him that 'we' didn't, and proceed to go on about election fraud, etc.

then again, he feels the same way about the italians and berlusconi.

i also saw bush's trip to europe as not a peace keeping or making trip, but it seemed to affirm the negativity the world feels about him. it's a scary position these days, to be an american!

corrupt, also.

In Eastern Europe where I'll be spending most of my time, people there are much less anti-American. I think it's a left-over from Communism--after all, they've only been free for about 15 years, and they have no love for Russia, so they still look to us for guidnace. That, of course, will change also!

Cologne, Brussels and Bruges. Most of the time will be spent in Praha--maybe a day trip outside to Bratislava or some other vilalge over the border.

i have never been abroad, but i am hoping to do so in the near future. have to get over my fear of flying....

have a wonderful trip! and post pictures when you return!

to be safe . . .

The plugs are different over there.

with adaptors for European electrical plugs.

They'll come in very, very handy.

a pair!

Always. :P

You have film/batteries for your camera? Extra glasses or contact lenses if you need those? Some Tylenol or Advil? Lots of socks?

and stayed in my car while I was gone! Unbearable! Actually had a few packets, but I know I could have used more! Yeah, I know I could have bought it there, but knowing I had so much SOMEWHERE was making me nuts!

Be safe! But have fun!:hi:

Just be prepared to have fun!

not!

When you're in brugge, remember to go to that place I suggested. It's tiny, but it's an awesome place. 300 different beers! :toast:

Thanks for the reminder--I wrote the name down somewhere--I may have to e-mail you if I can't find it!

http://www.brugsbeertje.be/

Kemelstraat 5
B-8000 Brugge

It's very close to the main square in Brugge, you'll find it. Have fun! :hi:

:hi:

It,was so beautiful. Great beer, great coffee and great food! Mmmm!

I can't wait!

I found travelling buying a small pack of wipes is indispensible. I use the no-name brand of baby wipes from Safeway. Can be used anywhere on your body for a clean feeling (if you know what I mean).

during the summer--I think I'm gonna be so cold on this trip I won't sweat once!

on the flight over.

The next time I go to Ireland, that will definitely be in my carry on baggage. Nothing like arriving in Dublin with a stiff neck.

Have a great time Joeybee. See ya when ya get back!!!

in which to keep important documents, possessions, and money?

Pickpocketing of tourists often runs rampant in Europe, especially on the continent.

instead--more convenient!

Have fun...I'm very jealous!

...jealous!:evilgrin:

you get a better exchange rate taking money out of an ATM than using banks or other services. AM EX cards are good to use over there, too.

Have fun!

English -- bring one with you.
They are tres expensive.
I used to trade with people on trains. I love to read on trains. And I've met some terrific people on trains.
I swapped novels with a chef once.

Also, if you are taking any guide books -- to save space -- cut out the pages you want and don't take the entire book(s).

Oh, and for addresses -- don't take your address book. Print out a sheet of labels and since it's flat, it will pack tres easy. Then slap 'em on postcards...and as we say in France.... et VOILA... or is that VI - O - LA?

HAVE FUN!
I'm going in July.
Got admitted to a Women's Writing Retreat. They only take 20 women...and I - GOT - IN! Whooopppeee.

so... have fun.

The weather in July is certainly going to be better than the weather I'll have!

they seem to have a respect for the language--we really don't.

Relax in that assurance.
:evilgrin:

Well, I'll care a little, but I'll try not to let it get to me.

I mean, suppose you forget your best suit? "Geez, stranded in Paris without my best suit... YEEHAA! PULL OUT THE MONEY GUN AND BLAZE AWAY!"

Not that I'd want to give you ideas or anything. }( Bon Voyage!

Easter Monday when all the half-price Easter candy salas start!

Enjoy and where will you visit in Europe?

back from Amsterdam--been to Prague 5 times, the last time I was in Amsterdam wa 1983! I will get there via Cologne, Brussels and Bruges, three places I have never seen before!

amd I wish you fun in the other towns also. It is so much easier now to travel within the EU. Same money (most of them), no controls on the border. It really made things easier.

It's been a dream to actually live in Prague--this trip I'm going to explore more and see if its something that I really could do!

I'm thinking of unpacking it!

http://www.cafepress.com/cp/browse/Ne-25_N-10010+20537697_nr-1_bt-2

You know, so Europeans know you're one of the kickass kewl Americans and not the killing everything that moves except Terri Schiavo American.

:D

;-)

Seriously!!

I had just bought a new suitcase and I was leaving my home to put the suitcase in the trunk - and a wheel broke off of it. I had 10 minutes to repack everything into smaller suitcases.

Just test the suitcase out a bit to make sure those wheels are on tight and not cracked anywhere!!

appears ship-shape!