Elevators/Lifts – The elevators, or lifts, are extremely tiny. Four slender people of average size might fit in, but they would have to be comfortable being shoulder to shoulder or belly to belly. With my two packs on, I have to back in to the lift. Lights – When you get off the lift at

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Before leaving home this morning, my brother, Tom, calls from Iraq to speak with my mother and me. Thankfully, he is safe and doing well. He’s been in Iraq since February 2009, working 10-12 hour days, 7 days a week, so he’s really looking forward to a much needed vacation back in the states with

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Still packing, doing laundry, etc. I’m traveling light, so I decide to not take a radio, an MP3 player, a cell phone, a lighted make-up mirror or a laptop. Still deciding about make-up.