| If you live in a cave with no TV or
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| | foods, but the
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| newspapers, you might
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| | person carrying must taste it when asked
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| have missed the news of a major security
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| | to by airport
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| alert in the UK
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| | staff. The other exceptions is for
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| during August. Flights to the USA are
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| | prescription medicine in
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| the main concern,
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| | liquid form, provided the container is
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| especially flights by US airlines. But
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| | not bigger than 50ml
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| flights from other
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| | (about 1.75 fluid oz), and the medicine
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| countries to the USA via Britain are
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| | has been verified by
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| also getting attention.
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| | a pharmacist in the airport terminal.So
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| Passenger safety is obviously the number
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| | long as you can cope with these
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| one concern, and
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| | restrictions, the
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| the authorities have come down heavy on
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| | security screening process hasn't
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| security on all
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| | changed much. Electronic
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| flights within the UK as well as
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| | items must be removed and put in the
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| international journeys. It
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| | trays without
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| may make life more difficult for
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| | overlapping; coats and jackets have to
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| travellers for a while, but
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| | go in trays as well.
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| that seems a small price to pay for
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| | Of course, you need to have baby milk
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| safety. The alternative
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| | and approved
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| seems to be to stop using air travel
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| | prescription liquids handy for checking.
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| altogether, and not
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| | In the UK, you
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| many people want that!So how will these
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| | don't need to take your shoes off unless
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| new travel safety measures affect you? If
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| | you're asked to.Once you're through
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| you're travelling from or through
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| | security, you can use the shops airside
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| British airports any time
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| | as usual - but what you're allowed to
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| soon, you need to know what the current
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| | buy depends on your
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| rules are, so that
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| | destination. On flights to the USA, you
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| you can plan ahead to deal with them.
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| | can't take liquids
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| And first and foremost
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| | or gels on the plane at all. So you may
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| is the need to allow extra time to check
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| | not buy forbidden
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| in and get through
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| | items such as shampoo and take them with
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| security screening, because the new
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| | you on the flight.
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| precautions mean that
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| | And because of the need to be sure this
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| it's taking longer to get to the
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| | rule is kept, you
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| boarding gate.The major change affects
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| | are likely to be screened again before
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| cabin bags. Whatever class of seat
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| | boarding the plane.
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| you are in, you are allowed to take only
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| | For all other destinations, you can buy
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| one item of hand
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| | and take on board
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| luggage. And whereas before, small items
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| | anything sold in the shops between
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| such as a woman's
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| | security screening and
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| handbag or purse (actually sometimes
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| | the departure gates.Once the first few
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| rather large!) could be
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| | days of real disruption were over, delays
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| taken on in addition to the regular
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| | became less serious and less lengthy.
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| allowance, now
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| | But the increased
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| everything must fit into the one bag.
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| | security measures are bound to make it
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| It's not a very large
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| | take longer from the
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| bag, either - maximum size is 17.7
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| | time you enter the airport to the time
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| inches high (45 cm) by
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| | you board your
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| 13.7 inches (35 cm) by 6.2 inches (16
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| | flight. Most airlines haven't given any
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| cm) deep. But though
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| | specific guidance
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| that's not very big, it IS large enough
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| | about this, but it would be wise to
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| for most laptops.
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| | allow at least an extra
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| And that's the really good news: for a
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| | half-hour for the check-in and security
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| week at the start of
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| | screening process.I've summed up the
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| the scare, all electronic items were
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| | situation at UK airports in mid-August
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| banned, and since these
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| | 2006, according to the information I had
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| are fragile and unsuitable for being
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| | available. When
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| checked into the cargo
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| | things are changing fast, it's always
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| hold, many people just couldn't
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| | wise to check that the
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| travel.The new safety measures also
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| | ground hasn't shifted again. In the UK,
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| affect what you can take
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| | the best source of
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| through security screening. You CAN now
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| | the most up-to-date information - full
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| take electronic
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| | of official jargon,
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| items including your laptop, camera and
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| | of course - is the BAA (British Airports
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| portable phone, and
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| | Authority) official
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| your keys. You can't take any sharp
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| | web site. And for more on travel safety
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| objects - not even a
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| | of all kinds, from
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| tapestry needle or pins, no matches,
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| | how to be more certain that your luggage
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| lighters, razor blades
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| | won't be delayed or
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| live ammunition, nor any of the other
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| | taken by someone else, to keeping the
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| dangerous items that
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| | kids amused on long
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| haven't been allowed since 9/11. But now
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| | car journeys and staying healthy away
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| there are
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| | from home, see my web
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| restrictions on liquids and gels,
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| | site on on how to
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| too.Essentially, you can't take ANY
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| | travel safely.Copyright Cape Spear Press
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| liquids or gels: toothpaste,
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| | 2006The Cape Spear web site on travel
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| shampoo, toiletries of any kind
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| | safety covers a wide range of topics to
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| including any aerosols such
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| | help you travel
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| as shaving foam, suntan lotion,
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| | safely, whether you travel as a family
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| cosmetics Are all banned in
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| | or on business, on leisure trips
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| the plane cabin, as are all drinks. I
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| | at home or foreign city breaks, or even
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| can hear all the
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| | plan to marry away from home.
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| parents reading this thinking that will
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| | And if it's travel bargains you're
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| make life impossible
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| | after, Cape Spear's
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| for them to take babies on flights.
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| | discount and bargain travel
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| Fortunately, there is an
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| | travel site is a 'must visit' too.
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| exception for baby milk and liquid baby
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