The "To Keep Up" Wiki

This is currently a work in progress. So come back and see what's added, in a few days.
-steve, last update 12 Oct 2019 at 10:05pm ET

The recipes from the cooking class

Marvin's pictures from our farewell dinner on October 10, 2019 (note, these are hosted on my personal site and is not publicly available.)

How to pronounce the long town name

• Bring raincoat with hood, maybe umbrella
• Determine temperature ranges throughout the tour to know what clothing to bring (and what to leave at home)
• Research SIM cards. Which provider(s) are best (we used EE in UK because my research showed EE is widely available, which was the case for most of the trip, and 1GB data, 250 calls, unlimited texts cost 10 pounds; but did not work when calling some numbers so maybe look into an international SIM), and for our tour the options were available a short walk from the hotel; most phones except Verizon use GSM so SIMs can be purchased and phones used in UK/EU
• Maybe 2nd set footwear in case first gets wet
• Don't bring lots of clothing, you can wash (rinse) and dry clothing during the 2-night stay hotels
• If you bring reusable water bottles then you can refill them at breakfast and/or buy big water bottles and refill them
• Bring an extra memory card for your camera(s) and bring extra batteries (rechargeable ones can charge overnight)
• Bring Dramamine or similar in case you may have motion sickness (also Tylenol or Aspirin for possible headaches)
• Determine if all electric devices work with 220V 50Hz and bring adapter(s); if some require 120V bring converter(s)
• First day of arrival in a new time zone, stay up till 10pm at least and drink plenty of water – this will help you adjust to the new timezone faster

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