I am back from vacation and we are trying to put our life back together after being away for almost three weeks. Here are a couple of pictures of all the electronic gear that we took along with us. It was a bit complicated since we were going to Europe, which has a different phone system and power supply. The list included four mobile phones, two for the US and two for Finland. Two digital cameras. GPS. Small Sony Vaio laptop (which is it's only good feature) to stay connected to work as well as for downloading images from the cameras. Then there are all the related cords and cables that keep these things powered up and communicating with each other. Luckily, the camera battery chargers accept both US and EU current, so the only issue is getting them plugged in, which is what the jury-rigged extension cord is for. (Flat prongs into round holes)
I had brought the equipment to dial into the net from my in-laws but was pleasantly surprised to see that they now have a DSL connection. We had also stayed at a friend's apartment and at my parents who both have high-speed internet connections.
The plan was to have all of the electronics in one bag so that we would not have problems when going through security. No problems leaving the US, but when returning the Finnish authorities had me unpack the bag to put the items through the scanner loose. That was fine the first time, but got a little old the second time when we got to the gate and had to go through security a second time before boarding.
Oh yes, it is the FAA that has been making the rules about what you can carry onto the plane when leaving the US, but remember it is the local authorities that make the rule at the airport you are leaving from to return to the US.
The rules are similar, but I saw at least one passenger run into problems because the Finnish rules excluded some items that were OK as far as the FAA was concerned.
If you think this is lots, you should se all the chocolate we brought back with us. Then there were the three Lego sets we took as Christmas presents and the one set we brought back, which was a present we received for our daughter.
All together, we had four check-in bags plus a car seat, stroller and three carry-on bags.
Oh yes, it is the FAA that has been making the rules about what you can carry onto the plane when leaving the US, but remember it is the local authorities that make the rule at the airport you are leaving from to return to the US.
The rules are similar, but I saw at least one passenger run into problems because the Finnish rules excluded some items that were OK as far as the FAA was concerned.
If you think this is lots, you should se all the chocolate we brought back with us. Then there were the three Lego sets we took as Christmas presents and the one set we brought back, which was a present we received for our daughter.
All together, we had four check-in bags plus a car seat, stroller and three carry-on bags.
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