Dear Suzy,

Suzy Davis has traveled the world for nearly 30 years as a flight attendant and now with her company Adventures For Singles. She has extensive travel experience having visited over 150 countries.

The goal of AFS is to provide you with an affordable, well planned vacation experience to awesome destinations exceeding your expectations. Do you know of someone who likes to travel? A forward link can be found at the end of this newsletter.

Have a question you'd like to "Ask Suzy"? If so, send it via a reply to this email.

• Kathy Lancaster
• Julie Nelsen
• Cynthia Cheung
• Catherine Caldwell
• Dave Schmid
• Susan Shambach
• Annette Berti
• Laura Brockway

Though this is his first trip with AFS, I have to mention Denis Harwood of Australia who his joining us in India. If we had an award for the "Farthest Booked", he'd win!

We just returned form a fantastic trip to Switzerland & Italy. Here is one thank you note we received.

Dear Suzy & Terry,

Thank you for the wonderful time I had in Switzerland & Italy. I would have never seen such a beautiful scenery had it not been for your great itinerary. I especially enjoyed Mt. Pilatus and the Bernina Express. I also liked the fact you opened the trip with a group dinner to get to know each other...Another thing I really liked was we never had to leave anywhere before 9am! After such full days it was nice to sleep in.

I already have plans to see (several new friends.) I still have pictures to develop - I think I will need more than one photo album! And that perfect weather you ordered for us - great!

Again, thanks for everything. I will definitely recommend you to others.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Rhodes

Suzy's Switzerland & Italy Trip Journal:

Planes, trains, motorcoaches, boats, cable cars, gondolas, lake steamer, funicular, cog wheel train and ferry were our modes of transport. We were 62 singles with 124 bags who came, who saw, who conquered Switzerland & Italy....

You are allowed one large bag. This limit is due to our porterage service; you also get one carry-on, which the porter doesn’t handle. Typically airlines will allow 2 checked pieces. To avoid airline surcharges, these may be no more than 62 linear inches (a combination of length, width & depth) and weigh a maximum of 50 lbs each for domestic air. International carriers allow 75 lbs per bag.

It is also a good idea to place a name tag with your final destination on ALL your bags, including your carry- on.

Do you know of someone who might like our trips? A forwarding link can be found at the end on this email.

• Roll jeans & pants
• Layer clothes by inter-folding and place pile in large plastic bag so TSA won’t disrupt contents if searched
• Prevent wrinkles, layer with dry clean bags
• Cabin pressure creates leakages so put toiletries in Hefty zip locks
• Include fabric softener sheet to absorb odors
• Bring collapsible hat for bad hair days
• Limit clothes to 3 neutral colors max (i.e. black, white & beige) to mix and match. Shoes & purses consume most space - go nuetral.
• If you need electric converter, don’t forget appropriate size plug for the country (e.g. UK is 3- prong.) Many countries don’t provide washcloths

Create your own amenities kit: eye mask, clippers, inflatable pillow, new toothbrush with paste inside, eye drops, lip balm, lotion or moisture spray, Ear Planes, Unisom sleep aid, snacks etc. Finally think light to ease YOUR burden.

Heifer International is a nonprofit organization that works to end world poverty and hunger by providing livestock and training in environmentally sound agricultural practices to families in need. Heifer's vision is a world of communities living together in peace and equitably sharing resources of a healthy planet. Since 1944, Heifer has worked with more than 4.5 million families in 128 countries and 38 U.S. states. "Passing on the gift" is fundamental to Heifer International's approach to sustainable development. as people share the offspring of their animals and their knowledge, resources, and skills with others, an expanding network of hope dignity, and self-reliance is created that reaches around the globe.

See their website or email jan.henderson@heifer.org to make a small contribution as I did or to simply inquire!

That's all for now.

Andiamo,

Suzy