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Re: Sunscreen and bug spray
Get a couple of shirts that have sun protection and a nice hat. One bottle will suffice. Bring your bug spray but many of the safari lodges also provide bug protection.
MS78
Re: Mini-Review Northbound-MS grace-4/17-4/25/24
Concur. I've also found that the daily schedule can contain additional info beyond just the schedule. Things like recipes, history, etc. I suspect this is a work in progress.
Re: Sunscreen and bug spray
I suggest considering packing a hat. I have 2 which cover provide great protection from the sun. One from Eddie Bauer and the other from Columbia which can be folded. I spent many summers at Cape Cod driving my Whaler from the dock to the beach and always wore hats.
Re: Mini-Review Northbound-MS grace-4/17-4/25/24
Taxare: Thanks so much for your comments, I appreciate the quick response.
Claudia: The only reason I like the paper, as I mentioned earlier, is for scrapbook purposes. Otherwise, it is probably good to have it digital. I just wished they had an option to download it to a PDF, which would work for me. That way they are still saving on paper, but one has the option of a printed copy if needed.
Rolling duffel bag
Here is a picture of the rolling duffel with some items inside. It is quite spacious, and seems to be well made with good wheels.
Re: Ireland Small Groups - Partial review and tips
Jackets are optional. However, if you want to eat in the George V dining room at Ashford Castle, you must wear a jacket. I suggest you review the dining options on the Ashford Castle website and decide for yourself.
Re: Tauck-Provided Rolling Duffel
Tauck is providing the rolling duffel bag they want everyone to use for the Wildlife Odyssey: South Africa, Botswana & Zimbabwe trip and sent the following:
"DUFFEL BAG- ONLY PIECE OF CHECKED
LUGGAGE ALLOWED ON TOUR
PLEASE PACK IN THE DUFFEL BAG, AS IT WILL BE YOUR ONLY PIECE OF LUGGAGE FOR THE
ENTIRE TOUR.
Due to internal flights with limited storage capacity throughout the tour, A special rolling duffel bag
(30x 15 x 14 inches)to be used for the entire tour; will be mailed to your home prior to your tour
departure. This duffel bag has been selected to provide you with adequate space for all items
needed during your stay.
While larger suitcases are prohibited, each guest is allowed a small carry-on bag for your
essentials (camera, binoculars, etc) in addition to the duffel bag weighing up to 20 KG (44 lbs)."
SAdivr
Re: Adapters
You may need a magnifying glass, but all power modules (wall worts) for phones, tablets, etc.) have their rating stamped or printed on them. As Mike said, most are dual voltage and will accept any voltage between 100 - 240 volts AC and still produce the necessary 5 volts DC that almost all small electronics devices use. Hair curlers, irons, cup heaters, big camera battery chargers, etc. will not work properly (unless rated so)- a 120 volt curling iron will burn up if you try to use it with rest of the world 220 volts. If you have one of those and hope to use it you will need a heavy duty (and heavy) high power transformer (converter) so don't bother. Just buy a travel version of that appliance that will work on the higher voltage.
The type of plug adapter you will need to plug a two flat blade US plug into a foreign outlet depends on the country- there are exceptions, but the two main types of foreign outlets accept three fat rectangular pins used in the UK and a few other former colonies (Type G) or those that have two smaller diameter round pins used in most other places (Type C). For Botswana there are two associated plug types, types D and G. As Mike says you can Google it: https://www.mec.ca/en/explore/how-to-choose-a-travel-adapter
Other things you can do is buy a multi-country adapter- Amazon sells bajillion adapters. Also, as many of us do, if you have a lot of small devices, is instead of buying an adapter for each module, buy the correct adapter for a small travel power strip that has multiple US receptacles as well as a few 5 Volts DC USB(A) and now USB(C) receptacles.
AlanS