Travel Newsletter - Mar/Apr 2008
Luggage Donation Program
For the 13th year, Changes In Latitude Travel Store will be conducting our annual Used Luggage Trade-in Donation Program
during the month of April. We will collect clean, usable used luggage donations to benefit the people who use the
services of the Boulder area’s shelters. In appreciation for your used luggage donation, you will receive a receipt
for your tax deductible donation, as well as a $25.00 rebate toward the purchase of any new, wheeled Eagle Creek luggage
at Changes In Latitude Travel Store. Dig through the back of your closets and participate in this worthy cause.
Eagle Creek Products Rebate
The summer travel season is nearly here and we want you to be ready! For a limited time, we’ll help you pack your
bags while padding your wallet! Purchase any combination of at least $25 of
Eagle Creek Pack-It® System products to help you pack more into your
bags with fewer wrinkles, and you can pad your wallet with a $5, $10 or $25 cash back rebate from Eagle Creek. The
Pack-It® System is a complete line of packing accessories (including cubes, sacs, folders and toiletry bags) to maximize
space and stay organized no matter what style of luggage you use. Visit our
Eagle Creek Pack-It Rebate Program web page for all the details
about this program.
Travel Safety For Your Personal Information
There has been a lot of talk about identity theft in the news lately. Protecting your privacy and your personal data
is one of the keys to preventing identity theft. While you should not spend your vacation worrying about it, we have
a few travel safety tips for your personal information.
•• When entering data on your luggage tags on your outward bound journey, consider using the address and phone number
of the hotel or place you will be staying. On the return trip, consider using your work address and telephone number.
If your bags are lost, your airline will have the information needed to contact you and ship the bags, while protecting your
home information.
•• Before leaving for the airport, go through your wallet or purse and take out all of the documents with personal
information that will not be required on your trip. If your wallet or purse is lost or stolen while traveling, not only
will you have less to replace, but less of your personal information will be compromised. Consider a second wallet or
purse that you store with your luggage between trips that has just what you need for your travels.
•• Take advantage of hotel safes, whether in your room or at the front desk. Don’t leave documents
accessible in your room that have personal information or, if stolen, would interrupt your trip.
Upcoming Travel Programs
Visit our
Travel Programs web page for the latest information on upcoming
Traveler’s Tuesdays Programs.
Tuesday, March 18th (7:00pm) -
Splendors in the Sky: Northern Lights & Total Solar Eclipses
Please join us for an interesting and unusual show by
Dr. Douglas Duncan, Director of the Department of Astrophysical
and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Take a trip north with us as we experience the
beautiful and amazing northern lights. Then, we'll join Dr. Duncan as he travels to another part of the world to
experience the total eclipse of the sun. This should be a fun and interesting program, so don't miss it!!
Tuesday, March 25th (7:00pm) -
Trinidad & Tobago
Join
Marilyn Wertheimer on a visit through medieval towns in south central France followed by a leisurely trip on the
Spanish/French border along the surprisingly rugged Pyrenees mountains. Starting at the birthplace of artist Toulouse
Lautrec in Albi, travel by car to Cordes, Cahors and the cliffside Crusaders town of Roramadour via the 10th century Congues
and its magnificent cathedral housing Saite Foi, to spectacular Le Puy. Visit the charming 18th century spa of
Vernet-lesBains and traverse the French Pyrenees westward with stops in Andorra, the imposing Pic du Midi de Bigorre and
France's newest national park, the Cirque de Gavarnie, ending in the Brits' favorite 19th century Atlantic resort, Biarritz.
Tuesday, April 1st (7:00pm) -
Adventure Travels With SKIP YOWELL of JanSport
Meet
Skip Yowell, co-founder of JanSport and author of the recently released book, "
The Hippie Guide to Climbing the
Corporate Ladder & Other Mountains". Skip will discuss his exotic adventure travels from around the world, as well
as his book, which is his memoir of his humble beginnings in Kansas and the building of JanSport, one of the world's largest
and most successful manufacturers of outdoor and travel equipment. Skip stresses the importance of ethical behavior both
in travel and in business. This will be an entertaining evening with a wine and cheese party and slideshow, along with
book signing and a luggage giveaway!
Tuesday, April 8th (7:00pm) -
The Bare Essentials: Packing Light For Easy Travel!
Are you an over-packer when you travel? There is no question that active travel places out of the ordinary demands on
your apparel. So, why bring ordinary clothing and underwear on your next trip? You'll be surprised how much you
will learn and how much fun this travel clinic will be. We’ll cover the latest tips in organized packing with an
emphasis on clothing designed for travel and on planning your travel wardrobe. Specials and prizes tonight only!
Tuesday, April 15th (7:00pm) -
Explore Egypt, Greece and Turkey
Authors and photographers
Bruce and Tass Thacker will show "
Mummies & Mosques", a fascinating slideshow from
their recent three-month bicycle trip through Egypt, Jordan, Greece and Turkey. They cycled across the Sahara Desert,
snorkeled in the Red Sea, visited the stunning Greek Islands and fell in love with Istanbul. Join this remarkable South
Dakota couple for an evening of beautiful photography and amazing stories. They will also sign copies of their books,
"
The Road of Dreams" and "
Andes to the Amazon".
**Please Note: There is a $5.00 admission
fee for this special show only.
Tuesday, April 22nd (7:00pm) -
Namibia, Africa
Namibia, on the southwest coast of Africa, is one of the least populated countries in the world, with vast distances and
desert topography folding into the sea. There are soaring dunes, unique tribal areas, wildlife, abandoned diamond towns
being reclaimed by the desert, ships run aground in the fog, wild horses, and vast plains. Namibia is a photographer’s
delight, with endless possibilities.
Dr. Carroll Loyer (local veterinarian and photographer) will present a
multimedia show on the “classic” areas of Namibia, with a slant towards a fine-art photographic challenges and opportunities.
If you love photography and traveling, this will be a great evening!
Suggested Reading
“Old Glory: An American Voyage”, by Jonathan Raban, 1991, published by Simon & Schuster. Inspired by Mark
Twain's
Huckleberry Finn, the British author sets out on a 1400-mile journey down the Mississippi River, from St. Paul
to New Orleans, in a spartan 16-foot aluminum boat, powered by a 15 horsepower motor. Raban's unique and highly descriptive
writing style entertains and amuses as he shares with us a fresh view of both the landscape he passes and the astonishing variety
of characters that he gets to know... including the mighty river herself. The reader can learn a little more about America
as the author does. One of the most interesting thing that Mr. Raban tells us about ourselves is that, much like this great
river, we are individuals, unpredictable and full of possibility.
Just For Fun
Taxiing down the tarmac, the jetliner abruptly stopped, turned around and then headed back to the gate.
After an hour-long wait, the jetliner finally took off. A concerned passenger asked the flight attendant:
“What was the problem?”
“The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine,” explained the flight attendant,”
and it took us a while to find a new pilot.”
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"Stripped of your ordinary surroundings, your friends, your daily routines, your refrigerator full of food,
your closet full of clothes - with all this taken away, you are forced into direct experience. Such direct
experience inevitably makes you aware of who it is that is having the experience. That's not always
comfortable, but it is always invigorating.”
- Michael Crichton
Happy Travels!
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