Pre Flight Reminders 2

Greetings to Everyone,

I hope you are all getting excited about our big adventure. It won't be
long now. Please review the earlier emails which I have sent to you about
packing, clothes, etc.

1. PASSPORTS:
PLEASE CHECK NOW FOR YOUR PASSPORT!!!!!! THIS IS YOUR BEST FRIEND FOR THE
NEXT 20 DAYS, KEEP IT WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES!!

You will not be allowed to travel without your passport. This is
critical!!!!!

I always say if you have your passport, your ticket, and a credit card/money
you can make do while traveling.

2. TICKETS AND ROUTES
You will receive your ticket from the designated group leader at each of the
airports from which we are departing. So if you are not traveling with the
Designated leader to the airport you should look for your group and leader
near the Check in area. Remember we will probably be flying on a United
Airlines plane to Frankfurt. United and Lufthansa are "partners". So as we
travel look for both United and Lufthansa.

REMEMBER CHECK YOUR BAGS THROUGH TO YOUR FINAL DESTINATION. SO MONDAY ASK
THEM TO CHECK YOUR BAGS THROUGH TO ISTANBUL, THIS WAY YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO
DEAL WITH YOUR BIG BAG UNTIL WE GET TO TURKEY. THIS ALSO MEANS YOU WILL NOT
HAVE ACCESS TO ANYTHING YOU PACK IN YOUR BIG BAG DURING OUR FLIGHTS AND
TRANSFERS.

SO PACK A PAIR OF UNDERWEAR, SOCKS, A TOOTHBRUSH, AND A CLEAN SHIRT IN YOUR
CARRY ON BAG IN CASE YOUR BIG BAG DOES NOT ARRIVE IN ISTANBUL AS SOON AS WE
DO. WE WILL BE TRAVELING MANY MANY HOURS BEFORE YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO
YOUR BIG BAG. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.

3. FLIGHT GROUPS
Group 1. Columbus Group: Designated Leader: David Keller

Group 2. Knoxville Group: Designated Leader: Don Garner

"Group" 3. Las Vegas "Group"-- Connie Swietanski flying to Dulles and
joining Groups 1& 3

Group 4. Lexington Group: Designated Leader: John Wineland

Group 5. Atlanta Group: Designated leader: Daniel Hoffman


4. STAGING AREAS:

Staging Area 1: Dulles Airport Washington DC Groups 1,2,3 will fly to
Dulles and will fly over together to Frankfurt.

Staging Area 2: Chicago O'Hare, Group 4 flies here and then on to Frankfurt

Staging Area 3: Frankfurt Main Airport: All Groups meet here to fly to
Istanbul together, We will finally be all in one place at one time.

REMEMBER WHEN MEET PEOPLE AT A STAGING AREA, GO TO THE GATE AREA WHERE THE
NEXT FLIGHT IS DEPARTING AND PLAN TO MEET PEOPLE THERE. THIS IS THE BEST
PLAN.

So if you fly to Washington DC, check with the airline staff and the TV
screens or Flight boards for the Gate where your flight is departing and
head to that area. You should not have to go through security again. So
make sure you check and make sure you do not leave the secured area or you
will have to go through security again and this could take quite a bit of
time. So please do not leave the secure area. Both Dulles and O'Hare are
large airports so if you get confused ask airline or security personnel to
help you.

Frankfurt is a large airport, when you arrive in Frankfurt be sure to head
to the gate for the flight to Istanbul. Lets plan to meet as a group in the
gate area there.

5. DURING THE FLIGHT:
Remembering these will lessen the negative affects air travel

A. Drink plenty of water on the flight, the air is circulated through the
plane, people can become quite dehydrated this affects your blood pressure
and many other things. So please drink plenty of water on the flight
(during the entire trip too!!!!) You might not think that you can get
dehydrated and you might never have been before, but air travel and travel
to hot climates is a prime combo for dehydration. I have had college
athletes on trips who played sports for years and they had never been sick
before with dehydration but they did on the trip. Avoid soft drinks on the
flight with caffeine because this tends to not help you as much as water.

B. Move you legs, and arms during the flight, about once an hour take a walk
around the plane to get you blood flowing.

C. Change your watch. Once you are on the flight to Frankfurt change your
watch to Frankfurt time. The sooner you do this and begin to "think" in
European and Turkish time, the less the affects of Jet Lag will be.

D. Once we arrive in Istanbul make yourself adjust to the local time right
away, that is stay awake until at least 9 or 10 with out a big nap in the
afternoon, then get up and moving right ahead the next day.

E. Try to get some sleep on the flight

THINGS TO REMEMBER/LIVE BY
A. WE ARE A TEAM ON THIS TRIP SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR OTHERS, AND HELP OUT
WHEN YOU CAN

B. WATCH YOUR BELONGINGS CAREFULLY WHILE TRAVELING, people will be looking
for opportunities to take advantage of you while you are distracted by
reading screens, looking for gates etc.

C. REMEMBER TO HUDDLE TOGETHER When we get to an airport lets plan on
huddling together as a group and not wander all over. Set up a "camp" at
the gate, try to find a corner which is more secure and place hand bags
there. Round the Wagons!! that is sit so you face each other with the bags
in the center. Once "camp" is established then people can take turns
watching bags so others can use the restroom, get a drink etc.

D> KEEP YOUR BAG IN FRONT OF YOU WHILE MOVING THROUGH THE AIRPORTS, IF YOU
MUST PUT YOUR BAG DOWN, PLACE IT IN FRONT OF YOU AND BETWEEN YOUR FEET/LEGS

E. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR MONEY, TICKET AND PASSPORT WITH YOU IN A SAFE PLACE OR
HOLDER, HINT: YOU BACK POCKET IS NOT A SAFE PLACE

F. PRINT OFF THE CONTACT PAGE FROM MY WEBSITE WHICH HAS OUR NAMES AND
PICTURES ON IT PUT THIS IN YOU POCKET SO YOU CAN BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR
OTHER GROUP MEMBERS AS WE GATHER ON MONDAY/TUESDAY AND VARIOUS LOCATIONS
http://campus.kcc.edu/faculty/jwineland/html/contacts.html

G. PLAN AHEAD BE FLEXIBLE!!!!We have put a great deal of planning and money
into this trip and hope it all goes well. But there will be times when
things happen that none of us can predict or control so we will need to
remain flexible as even the best made plans might change.

H. DIVIDE YOUR MONEY: Keep a small amount of money in your front pocket so
you can get it out easily with out exposing where you keep most of your
cash. Transfer money discreetly.

I. Make a 3 copies of your passport info pages. put one in your big bag, put
one in your small bag give one to a friend to carry, just in case something
happens to your passport.

J. PACK YOUR NOTEBOOK, AND THE 3 TOUR STUDY BOOKS FOR THE FLIGHT SO YOU CAN
READ AND WRITE DURING THE FLIGHT

K. I RECOMMEND THAT YOU JOIN THE UNITED AIRLINES MILEAGE PLUS GROUP RIGHT
NOW VIA THE PHONE, IT IS FREE. CALL 1 800-421-4655 IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW
MINUTES, YOU WILL GET CREDIT FOR THE MILES AND CAN EARN A FREE TICKET
QUICKLY BECAUSE WE ARE TRAVELING SO MANY MILES ON THIS TRIP. TAKE THE
MEMBERSHIP NUMBER WITH YOU AND WHEN YOU CHECK IN AT THE AIRPORT GIVE THE
NUMBER TO THE CLERK AND MAKE SURE THEY ENTER IT TO YOUR ACCOUNT. HANG ON TO
YOUR TICKET STUB UNTIL YOU RETURN AND DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT IS
CREDITED.

I will send another email tomorrow, if you have any questions please contact
me.

See you in Frankfurt!


John Wineland