Here is some interesting information about your upcoming trip. Thanks to Greg Egan!
Currency: Every country accepts Euros. That makes life a lot easier since we’ll only need Euros and, in fact, some places take U.S. Dollars but prefer Euros.
Carry on Items: Liquids and gels in carryon luggage have to be no more than 3 oz. each and all of them have to fit in a 1 quart zip lock bag. That bag has to be placed in the tray on the X-Ray belt. They have always asked me to take my camcorder out of my backpack and put it on the belt as well. This is also true for Laptop Computers. If you are carrying a netbook (one of the little laptops in a protective sleeve) you can leave it in its sleeve but it must be put on the belt or in a tray. You can leave the power supply in your carry on. For more information you can go to this website http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm where there is all of the information about what’s permissible.
Locking Luggage: If you plan on locking your luggage you should use a lock that is sold as a TSA lock and has the red diamond on it. The TSA agents at US airports have a key that opens the lock so they can inspect your checked luggage. These locks are sold everywhere (Target, Wal*Mart, REI). In that way they can open and relock your luggage for overseas travel. If they do open your luggage they leave a nice note telling you they did. Every time they’ve inspected ours everything inside was just as we left it. I wish I could repack as well as they do. I guess practice makes perfect.
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