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From Rome To Athens - Spring Break 2006

March 18 - 26, 2006
Sponsored by Paul Gray and Jennifer Akers
Updated Sunday, January 22, 2006
Mandatory Trip Meeting!

CHANGED DATE - WHEN: February 21st, 2006 at 6:00PM in the RHS Commons - CHANGED DATE



*** Spring Break is just around the corner! ***

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Important - e-mail Paul Gray or Jennifer Akers and include your current address and phone number so that we can compile a communications list.

*** IMPORTANT INFORMATION ***

You should have already made your final payment of any amounts due as December 1, 2005 was the deadline for any amounts due.

Pictures: - Click here to go to pictures from a previous foray to the Mediterranean!

Links: - Click here to go to the links section and learn about Italy and Greece!

Important Insurance Information: - Click here to view important Insurance information!

Go to Ann and Mike's Bridal for your passport photo and get a discount, Just mention this trip!

In a rush, don't have time? - Now you can get your picture made at the Post Office for one stop shopping for your passport! - (Discount not available at the Post Office) - Make sure you read the Passport Info!

*** Who's Who going to Italy / Greece?  Click here to find out! ***



General Trip Information

Registration Fee: $95.00 (non-refundable) 
Program Fee: $1495.00 
Airport Taxes: $188.00 (these can change up or down) 
Weekend Fee: $70.00 (Required due to weekend travel) 
Total Student Cost: $1,848.00 
Adult Supplement: $335.00 (Applies to persons 23yrs or older - see page 12-13 of your EF 2006/2007 Booklet) 
Total Cost for Adults: $2,183.00 

Payment Schedule: 
1st payment - $95.00 registration (Minimum amount, you can pay more). 
2nd payment - $400.00 payment due by August 30, 2005 ($75.00 Late fee after this date). 
IMPORTANT - Persons joining the trip after August 31, 2005 will need to submit a payment of $495.00 immediately.
Final payment - Balance due 99 days prior to departure ( December 1, 2005). 

Remember, you can make payments ANYTIME in ANY amounts. The above payment schedule is the minimum payments. 

Tour Costs Include: · Round-trip air transportation on major airlines. · Rooms in hotels with private bathrooms. · Ground transportation by private motor coach. · Continental breakfasts and dinners daily. · Sightseeing as indicated in published itineraries. · Admission to scheduled museums:

 Rome! 
    The Vatican City - Sistine Chapel ala Michelangelo - Check it out!
    St. Peter's Basilica - Check it out!
     Piazza Venezia - Check it out!
    Ancient Ruins of the Forum Romanum (Gladiators) - Check it out!

Pompei! 
    Theatres, temples, and baths - Check it out!
    Brindisi - Overnight ferry to Greece. 

Olympia! 
    The first Olympic games were held here 2800 yrs. ago - Check it out!
    Spend the night in the seaside town of Tolo - Check it out!

Epidaurus - Mycenae! 
    Mycenae is where Agamemnon launched his campaign against Troy - Check it out!

Athens! 
    Visit the Acropolis - Check it out!
    Parthenon, Omonia and Syntagma Squares. Check out the Parthenon, Omonia Square, Syntagma Square
    Delphi! Legend says that the mystical oracle lived here - Check it out!

Optional Medical, Trip Cancellation and Baggage Insurance available: See page 13 in your EF 2006/2007 Application Booklet See your registration packet for more details. 

Passport: 
*** IMPORTANT***
 
You must obtain a passport. Please do not wait until the last minute. It usually takes 6-8 weeks for your passport to return. Steps to obtaining a passport: 
    1. Go to the downtown (2nd street) post office and obtain a passport form 
    2. Get two (2) passport photos made. These cannot be snapshots. Go to Ann and Mike's Bridal for your photos
   3. Mention Paul Gray, Jennifer Akers, or the Italy/Greece trip and get a DISCOUNT from Ann and Mike's Bridal!
    4. Take the photos, completed form and a check for $65.00 to the post office.
     *** You can now get your passport picture taken at the Post Office when you apply for your passport! *** (Discount does not apply at the Post Office)

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Contact Information:

Paul Gray - E-Mail Paul Gray Phone: 479-967-9427
Jennifer Akers - E-mail Jennifer Akers Phone: 479-967-7942

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Links:

EF Tours - From Rome To Athens - Trip Overview

EF Tours - From Rome To Athens Detailed Itinerary

Learn about Italy
 

    CIA - World Fact Book Information on Italy

    History of Italy

    Maps of Italy

Learn about Greece 

    CIA - World Fact Book Information on Greece

    History of Greece

    Maps of Greece

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Pictures:


A beautiful picture of Athens in the afternoon.


The Athens Flea Market is one of the largest in the world!
 
A traditional Greek festival!

The Oracle at Delphi

 

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Important Insurance Information:

Insurance: To Buy or Not to Buy?

Our advice about purchasing insurance is summed up in your personal comfort level. You should feel comfortable sending your student on a trip of this nature. If you are more comfortable with insurance, then purchase it. If you are comfortable without the insurance, that is okay, too.

See page 13 of the Application Booklet and visit www.eftours.com

These two sources will provide a great deal of information regarding decisions to be made about insurance.

Medical/Accident Insurance

We always encourage parents to check out their personal insurance policies first. Many policies cover overseas, while others cover nothing outside the U.S. If you or your student has a chronic condition such as diabetes or asthma, then we recommend purchasing medical insurance (unless your personal insurance covers overseas, and you will need to check this with your provider). This gives you peace of mind AND comprehensively covers any possible medical situation.

Tour Cancellation/Interruption Insurance

This insurance is designed to avert any loss of money invested in your trip due to circumstances which occur right before departure (see payment schedule on pages 12-13 of the Application Booklet). For example, if you or your student suffered a broken leg two days before the trip, you stand to lose some of your money unless you had this insurance. Another example would be if you were transferred or laid off from your job right before departure. Again, this insurance would guarantee the return of your money (as always, excluding the $95.00 registration fee).

Baggage/Property Insurance

This insurance is the least needed of all. The airlines will cover the basics (usually around $300-600). Additionally, we strongly discourage anyone taking very expensive items with them on the trip. For example, do not take expensive jewelry with you. Do not put cameras or other expensive electronic devices in your checked baggage. Keep those kinds of valuables on your person at all times.

All inclusive Insurance

These insurance policies are kind of like a value meal at McDonald's. Purchasing one of them costs about half of what it would cost to buy them all. The price for all of the insurance is $95.00.

If you have any further questions about insurance, do not hesitate to call or email.

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Check it out!  These people have already signed up to go!

Susan Campell Josh Bubbas
Aaron Stabler Chris Cotton
Janine Fleck Jody Callaway
Scott Fleck Josh Callaway
Daniel Fouts Zach Callaway
Pam Fouts Pam Carter
Brooke Freeman Renna Cothren
Andrew Fullerton Natasha Young
Dillon Harris Arleen Meadows
Rebekah Hotz Brett Murdoch
Kayla Jennen Betty Russell
Charis Lykins Danielle Tippit
Lynnsey Molinaro Maria Torres
Elizibeth Mullins Katherine Yacko
Katherine Mullins Kayla Woodard
Richard Hoult Debbie Cook
Andrea Parton Shirley Carr
Randall Smith Katie Crow
Natalie Trower Myra Johnson
Kelli Vogt Michael Killingsworth
John Walker Paul Gray
Johnna Walker Jenny Gray
Isaac Wardlaw Jennifer Akers
Ashlyn Holyfield Lewis Akers
Grace Yokem JT Barlow
Laura Johnson  
   

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This site is currently under construction

so check back SOON for exciting information and

news about the 2006 Spring Break Trip to

ITALY AND GREECE!

 

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