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Vacation travel tips

If you're already planning that summer vacation, here are some tips to help you have the best vacation ever!

When planning a trip it is important to remember safety. Below are some helpful travel tips to ensure a safe, fun and relaxing vacation.

Traveling Abroad

·Stay with your luggage until it is checked.

·Carry important papers with you; do not check them with your luggage.

·Photocopy your passport, driver’s license and credit cards and keep them in a separate place from the originals.

·Do not carry cash; only carry traveler’s checks and credit cards.

·Leave a copy of your itinerary with your family or friends in case of an emergency.
·Leave your expensive and sentimental jewelry at home.

For more information on traveling abroad visit http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/safety/safety_1747.html,
www.travelsafely.com

Health Tips
·Bring along a basic first aid kit with bandages, iodine, mosquito repellant, sunscreen, alcohol packets, Dramamine, Pepto Bismol, diarrhea medicine, etc.
·Keep medicines in their original labeled containers to avoid problems with customs.
·Bring enough prescription medicine to last your whole trip and take extra with you in case your return is delayed.
·If you have diabetes or epilepsy carry your notification and identification card.
·Remember to bring along the names and dosages of all of your medicines.
·Stay hydrated and avoid alcohol and caffeine on the plane.

·Avoid blood clots by walking during designated times of your flight. If the flight crew won’t let you, drink plenty of water and stretch your calf muscles while you are sitting in your seat.

·Wash your hands often!

For more information on diseases, vaccinations and health conditions specific to the area you are traveling to visit: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx

Traveling with Children

·Allow extra time to get through security.

·Never hand a child to a fellow passenger or traveler while you go through airport security. Walk through with your children.

·Travel with items that fold so they go through the x-ray machine at the airport. This will save time from special, by hand, screenings by a security officer.
·Pack and carry-on a change of clothing, diapers, food, formula, etc., in a reseal able bag. Then keep this with you when you are traveling in case of emergency.

For more helpful tips on traveling with children visit: www.travelforkids.com, www.flyingwithkids.com/

Where to travel?
Looking for a special romantic getaway, or maybe a family friendly resort? There are hundreds of websites that can help you plan your trip and schedule activities while you are there. For some fun trip ideas visit:

http://away.com/ideas/index.html, http://www.concierge.com/ideas, http://www.vacationidea.com/