Reminders

The Emergency Number for Explorica while we are overseas is:
617-210-6194
Provide them with the Tour Number: McLeod-1872

24 hours before departure check with the airlines to be sure they have not changed any flight information (times, gates, etc...)

Check with airlines concerning check baggage fees and what luggage is allowed. I will try and post on this later as well.

I need from all of you:
1) Copy of your passport and ID
2) Medical information if you have not provided it yet
3) Tips for the Tour Guide and Bus Drivers

Please have this to me by day 15 (before departure).

I have been informed that we will have a bus driver almost every day that is specific to our tour and will do the loading/unloading of luggage, driving, etc. Because we do travel from city to city we do need to provide a tip for this (as it is common courtesy).

Adding the bus drivers in is not that much more. I have worked out which days we travel to what I had asked for the tour guide. Tips should average $47 per traveller to cover for both for the entire trip. You are welcome to add to this add the end of the tour for the guide if you want to. Please pay this in advance so I can exchange it.

Been Meaning to Update...

..and now I have good reason to!

There has been some new hotel info so listed below is all the hotel information over again:

03/15/2011 - 03/17/2011
Hotel Parco de Medici
Via Cesare Giulio Viola 19
Muratella
Roma, 00100
Italy
Phone Number: 011 39 06602331

03/17/2011 - 03/19/2011
Autopark Hotel
Via Valdegola 1
Via Lippi e Macia 22
Florence, 50127
Italy
Phone Number: 011 39 055431771

03/19/2011 - 03/21/2011
Hotel Da Bepi
Via Vicenza, 2
Lido di Jesolo, 30016
Italy
Phone Number: 0039 0421 972410

03/21/2011 - 03/22/2011
Holiday Inn Rho
via Alessandro Volta
Rho
Milan, 20017
Italy
Phone Number: 00 39 029399861

We also have our Flight info! We do have two layovers, but one will go very quickly (basically get off the plane and get onto the other). We will depart Denver in the evening of the 14th and arrive in Rome the evening of the 15th and meet up with the rest of the group. It sounds like we'll get dinner pretty much right away, have time to walk around the city if you want and then crash for the night to start fresh the next day.

Heading to Rome:

AMERICAN AIRLINES 3773
DENVER (DEN) on 03/14/2011 6:25PM
CHICAGO (ORD) on 03/14/2011 9:40PM

AMERICAN AIRLINES 098
CHICAGO (ORD) on 03/14/2011 11:25PM
LONDON (LHR) on 03/15/2011 12:00PM

BRITISH AIRWAYS 556
LONDON (LHR) on 03/15/2011 2:10PM
ROME (FCO) on 03/15/2011 5:35PM

Heading to Denver:

BRITISH AIRWAYS 571
MILAN (MXP) on 03/22/2011 8:05AM
LONDON (LHR) on 03/22/2011 9:15AM

AMERICAN AIRLINES 079
LONDON (LHR) on 03/22/2011 12:05PM
DALLAS (DFW) on 03/22/2011 5:35PM

AMERICAN AIRLINES 2513
DALLAS (DFW) on 03/22/2011 6:55PM
DENVER (DEN) on 03/22/2011 8:00PM

I will post again Monday with some more info and reminders!