Hi GMC Tour Participants,
A couple of people have shared some hints which I will now share with you as we get ready to roll two weeks from today.
- Hint #1 from Paula, our wonderful GMC Treasurer, who says if you buy some Euros now to have with you at the beginning of our trip, you’ll maybe save some money as the value of the dollar continues to decline — that hint pleases my Scottish blood!
- Hint #2 from Margaret Tyler, our fabulous contralto, who says, scan your Passport and any important medical cards you never want to lose and e-mail them to yourself. Even if you do lose them, you can visit an Internet Cafe while we’re away and you can get copies if needed.
I’ll be updating information as soon as I get it from our contact in the UK and in reading the Casterbridge Leader’s Book, I have come across several pages of valuable information which I’ll send along to Participants as soon as I figure out how to do it!
One big travel tip is—PACK LIGHTLY! Please save me any nightmares by promising to be sure to have your airline tickets and Passports with you when we leave for Boston as I would hate to leave anyone home!
I’m down two of the twenty pounds I wanted to lose before leaving — Aargh! Jelly beans and chocolate bunnies — why do they appear every year?????
14 days and counting! Cheerio!
John, the Virgin Blogger
Tags: currency, dollars, euros, exchange, passport, ticket, tips, Travel
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March 27th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Terrific tips, John! (And Paula, and Margaret…)
March 28th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Thanks for those suggestions, and congrats on your first blog! I’d also suggest that once we’re over there, we’ll probably get the best exchange rate at ATMs; banks and travel agencies abroad tend to charge exchange commissions that make the plummeting dollar worth even less (if that’s possible).
Enjoy the chocolate and jelly beans!
March 28th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Just signed on and logged in. Thank you to Matt and others for getting this going. Just gave the info to family so they could follow our exploits and also printed out the plug electronic info for a trip to the Cromwell AAA store where they sell stuff like adaptors. I will let you know if I succeed on Sunday at rehearsal.
March 30th, 2008 at 5:21 am
@ #3 Rickpug says:
Welcome Rich! And I’ll be looking forward to hearing about your trip to the AAA. (Should have thought of them!) Electrical system post