| Stop worrying about the potholes in the
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| | is to have our shipping container and
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| road and enjoy the journey.--Babs
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| | camera case and equipment ready to pack
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| HoffmanOutdoor photographers in the
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| | safely I bubble wrap each piece of
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| 21st-century, we live in a world of
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| | equipment that is most fragile. Drop-off
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| uncertainties. I am writing this article
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| | center: I also know were the drop-off
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| to ensure you that there are many ways to
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| | center is from the home base, you can do
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| lessen the hassles of traveling nowadays.
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| | I web search or call 800 numbers.
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| Ever since the horrible disaster that
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| | Reconfirm: well this is commonsense do I
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| America has faced with September 11,
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| | really need to explain this one? But make
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| 2001, our security has been beefed up at
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| | sure you get a confirmation number from
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| our airports with professional federal
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| | the hotel of where you will be staying
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| employee, these young & mature men and
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| | for your photo adventure, placed this
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| women as I have personally observed are
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| | number somewhere on the shipping
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| friendly and courtesy and do their job
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| | container, but only for the first hotel
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| extremely well. I had never had any
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| | base. If you're going to be using
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| problems with these professional. Before
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| | multiple hotels you can transport the
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| I go on a photo trip I usually start
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| | equipment in your rental car to the next
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| planning well in advance within a year to
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| | hotel. Clothes: pack for ideal climate,
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| six months before I depart, I do major
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| | forecast, watch the weather channel for
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| researching on the Internet, as well as
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| | your forecast, at least 2 weeks prior to
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| networking through the photographic
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| | your departure, this will give you an
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| organizations I belong to. I truly fine
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| | ideal of what to expect. Paperwork: make
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| this valuable information to contact
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| | sure you have copies of any prescription
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| photographers who live in the area. I do
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| | medications you may need, also have any
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| 90% of my bookings online I find this to
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| | photographic lab paperwork, always have
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| be the quickest and easiest way, after I
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| | copies of your itinerary, and your state
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| have the hotel, car, and a home-based
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| | maps and or road atlas, plus your
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| hotel. I do not book Airlines online due
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| | instruction manuals for your photographic
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| to the fact I do not want to be
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| | equipment. I still prefer shoot
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| surprised, I preferred to have a fixed
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| | transparencies I feel that Digital
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| schedule 95% of the time I can book the
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| | photography is more or less point and
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| airline at the same price from online.
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| | shoot. Remember back when you had them
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| I'll also FedEx all of my photographic
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| | Polaroid cameras, well that's basically
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| equipment and film, as with my film which
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| | what Digital photography is. I still
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| is placed in x-ray bags I do not worry,
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| | prefer to use my mind and skill and
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| besides, I take all my film an tape the
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| | education. For the photographic lab bags,
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| box at the FedEx center. So if they want
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| | are consist of bubble bags and I use the
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| they can check the contents of the box. I
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| | bags to mail film from my home base hotel
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| have never had any problems with federal
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| | to the laboratory, I also carry an
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| express, and if you follow the
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| | organizer that has all the photographic
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| instructions that I am going to give
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| | numbers and other important numbers I
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| you'll have no worries whatsoever. But I
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| | need, as well as other information,
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| assure you my very expensive photographic
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| | always be prepared. Emergency/meds: it's
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| equipment is safely delivered to the
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| | always good ideal to have a small first
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| home-based hotel. I have read and seeing
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| | aid kit available specially when you're
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| so many articles and suggestions on this
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| | out in the field, and by all means use
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| topic. I just had to show you the best
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| | commonsense, always have your medical
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| way and put it a nutshell. Granite the
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| | card, blood type, Social Security number,
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| majority of the articles I have read are
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| | driver's license, any medications you are
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| insulting your intelligence, its
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| | taking. Have it written down and placed
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| commonsense. Please Note: that these
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| | somewhere on your person, you never know
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| guidelines and suggestions are for
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| | if you travel alone like I do, what
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| domestic travel and if you're into
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| | happens if you're unconscious? Well, at
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| outdoor photography, this will benefit
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| | least the medical emergency personnel
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| you greatly. So here are my guidelines
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| | will have some information. Other
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| and suggestions to the outdoor
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| | equipment: I use a GSP unit as well as a
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| photographer for the 21st-century with
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| | compass this help me stay on track and
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| great success.In the beginning:. Intense
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| | find my way back. I also use and have my
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| research- (at least six months-a year).
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| | cell phone, CB radio which gives me
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| Networking- (within professional
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| | constant updates on weather, I also like
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| organizations). Budgeting- ($200 a month
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| | to use a 7 foot chain with locks to
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| for six to 12 months)In the beginning
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| | secure the shipping case and camera case
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| these are the three keys: intense
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| | in the home base hotel.At the airport
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| research, networking, and budgeting.
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| | hotel:This is the first leg of the trip;
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| Researching which includes: Internet,
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| | I usually stay at the airport the day
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| mappings, literature, brochures,
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| | before departure. I truly believe that by
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| professional photographers, commerce,
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| | staying at the airport hotel the night
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| national wildlife refuge, travel agents,
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| | before is less stressful than rushing
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| all of this takes time that is why I
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| | around the day of. The first things I do
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| personally take the time at least six
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| | is check-in and ask for a wakeup call,
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| months to a year to research the area or
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| | approximately 4 a.m. I catch the early
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| areas of interest. Networking: if you
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| | flights. I then catch the shuttle bus
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| belong to a well organization like the
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| | that will bring me to the departure gates
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| Photographic Society of America or North
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| | of my chosen airline.At the airport:If
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| America Nature Photography Association or
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| | you catch the earliest flight to your
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| any other well-established organization
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| | destination, which I always do. There
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| you have the great benefit of your
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| | are fewer passengers at these early
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| membership to network. By contacting
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| | times. The check-in counter usually
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| photographers who are in the area that
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| | opens about 5 a.m. at least the one I
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| you desire to visit, besides I have
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| | use, always check to be sure, the only
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| personally met new and wonderful people
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| | thing I check in our my clothes bag which
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| who are like-minded by networking.
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| | also contains my tripod and some other
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| Budgeting: now this is the tough part, I
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| | inexpensive equipment, per this writing
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| personally put $200.00 a month aside for
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| | transit authority now have locks you can
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| photo travels for six to 12 months this
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| | purchase which they have the key too,
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| gives me plenty of money to participate
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| | this is usually a combination lock,this
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| in activities I so desire, I do not stay
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| | way if bags are in question the transit
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| in luxury hotels or rent luxury cars nor,
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| | authority can open your bag without
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| do I have luxury meals. By all means I
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| | destroying it. My, carry on would include
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| stay at hotels that are clean, and I
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| | my laptop, cell phone, money, ticket,
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| usually try to get rooms with a
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| | credit cards, and perhaps a book. As
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| refrigerator and I usually shop at local
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| | you're getting ready to go through
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| grocery stores, this way if I am in hot
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| | security be prepared to have your ticket
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| climate I can keep my film cool, and have
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| | and driver's license out and ready, it is
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| some food also. If a refrigerator is not
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| | amazing to see people stumbling around to
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| available I would use the air condition
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| | get their driver's license out. Also
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| to keep at least the film cool, I usually
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| | prepare to take off your shoes, I wear
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| buy salads, and slimfast, so refrigerator
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| | running pants and docksider easy to slip
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| or an air condition does me find.Part
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| | off, take everything out of your pockets
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| Two:. Confirm- (confirm reservations).
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| | put them in the plastic bowl, take out
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| Photographic equipment- (cleaning,
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| | your laptop put that in a separate
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| testing, packing). Locating drop-off
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| | container and walk through the metal
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| center- (FedEx in my case). Reconfirm-
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| | detector simple right? Wrong, if every
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| (double checking). Clothes- (pack for
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| | passenger did this we would not have to
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| ideal climate). Weather- (forecasting
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| | stand in line very long just for
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| for the area). Paperwork- (any and
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| | commonsense. I would like to note to
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| all). Lab Bags- (transparencies and
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| | pack your tripod in you're checked
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| prints). Emergency /Meds- (first aid
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| | luggage bag any non-fragile item w
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| kit & prescription medications). Other
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| | clothes. I usually have the biggest
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| equipment- (gsp, cell, two radio, cb hand
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| | duffel bag I can find. May your travels
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| held, laptop chains/locks)Part two, and
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| | be a pleasant one.Resources: helpful
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| with these nine keys: confirm,
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| | websiteDanielle's CASE Company:
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| photographic equipment, location for
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| | specializes in carrying cases, shipping
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| drop-off, Reconfirm, clothes, weather,
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| | cases and wheeled cases designed to
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| paperwork, lab bags, emergency meds.
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| | transport your equipment with care.
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| Confirm: this is where you will call,
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| | Security Administration: A MUST for
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| hotel, airline, car rental, and
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| | anyone traveling by air. Express: open
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| hotel(s)-(home-based). Photographic
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| | an account or conduct business with any
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| equipment: this key could continuously be
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| | FedEx company. Society of America: Travel
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| dragged on but I will put it all in a
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| | Aid We are a worldwide interactive
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| nutshell. First of all if you are going
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| | organization for anyone interested in
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| to use a carrier service like I do you're
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| | photography, be they casual or serious
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| going to need to set up an account. I
| |
| | amateurs or professional photographers.
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| know that federal express is free to set
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| | line: delivers huge savings on airline
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| up an account; if you do not have an
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| | tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars and
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| account with a carrier service I strongly
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| | vacations. Name Your Own Price and save
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| suggest you get one. So let's say you do
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| | for all your travel needs. ... Discount
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| have an account. What we need to do now
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| | cheap travel - last minute deals an.
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