Travel PreparationTravel Preparation

European Perspectives on Farm Animal Welfare

England & Scotland, May, 2010

Customs & ImmigrationCustoms & Immigration

Baggage allowancesBaggage allowances• Check with your airlineCheck with your airline

Airport check-inAirport check-in

Keep handyKeep handy• Passport, boarding passPassport, boarding pass

Arriving in ScotlandArriving in Scotland• Passport controlPassport control• Going through customs (form on plane)Going through customs (form on plane)

$$$$ Money issues £$$$$ Money issues £

• What to take?What to take?

• US cash to be exchanged (some US cash to be exchanged (some meals, souvenirs, recreation, tips)meals, souvenirs, recreation, tips)

• Credit cards, ATM cards (Plus/Cirrus Credit cards, ATM cards (Plus/Cirrus systems)systems)

• Currency Currency PoundPound• Where to exchange?Where to exchange?• 1 US$ = 0.65 £s1 US$ = 0.65 £s• 1 £s = US $1.541 £s = US $1.54

PackingPackingCarry on luggageCarry on luggage• Copy of passport, visa & extra Copy of passport, visa & extra

photosphotos• Copy of credit cards/contact #sCopy of credit cards/contact #s• Prescriptions, medical historyPrescriptions, medical history• Whatever you can’t live withoutWhatever you can’t live without

Check in luggageCheck in luggage• Heavy items Heavy items • Anything sharp (pen knives, Anything sharp (pen knives,

scissors, etc.)scissors, etc.)

Other NotesOther Notes• Less is better!Less is better!• Gifts for new friendsGifts for new friends• converter/adaptor converter/adaptor

Health HintsHealth Hints• Prescriptions in original Prescriptions in original

containers & carry oncontainers & carry on• Medical records or Medical records or

“unusual” supplies like “unusual” supplies like syringes, get a letter from syringes, get a letter from your doctoryour doctor

• Extra pair glasses/contacts Extra pair glasses/contacts • Move around on the Move around on the plane, busplane, bus• Bottled water only, use Bottled water only, use

common sense when common sense when eating/drinkingeating/drinking

• Use common sense period!Use common sense period!

Important ActionsImportant Actions

Complete your applicationComplete your applicationhttp://isuabroad.iastate.eduhttp://isuabroad.iastate.edu

ImmunizationsImmunizationsIf you haven’t seen a travel physician or If you haven’t seen a travel physician or

health care provider, set up health care provider, set up appointment now!appointment now!

Your ResponsibilitiesYour Responsibilities

• Being a good ambassadorBeing a good ambassador• Different culture - respect Different culture - respect

goes both waysgoes both ways• How you are portraying How you are portraying

yourself? yourself? • How is your group portraying How is your group portraying

itself?itself?• Learn another perspectiveLearn another perspective• Be humble, yet proud of your Be humble, yet proud of your

countrycountry• Use common senseUse common sense

• Being an active participantBeing an active participant• Being a good friend/travel Being a good friend/travel

partnerpartner

Just for the UKJust for the UK

• What to wearWhat to wear

• Safety & CrimeSafety & Crime

• Emergency #s: Emergency #s: • 999999

• Traffic/road conditionsTraffic/road conditions

• Being a guestBeing a guest

• Calling homeCalling home

ResourcesResources

• US Department of State http://www.state.govUS Department of State http://www.state.gov

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/united-http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/united-kingdom.aspx kingdom.aspx

• World Press Review World Press Review

http://www.worldpress.org/europe.htm http://www.worldpress.org/europe.htm

• Guide booksGuide books