My dAd and sister are coming to visit at the end of the month. They'll be here for almost three weeks. So this will give us plenty of time to explore Bulgaria and hopefully Istanbul.

I got a hysterical email from my dAd today. Then he called me on skype to ask me if' I'd gotten his email. He's awesome like that.

So my dAd is not a big traveler. He's traveled pretty widely in the States but to date his only big international trip was to England maybe eight years ago. He's also not known for being a light packer. As such, he's been thinking, worrying and dsi
<blockquote>Carolyn,

I thought that I might head out to buy a few clothing items for our trip… googled up what to wear – Bulgaria, Europe, etc. Some things stood out:
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	<li>No athletic shoes – especially white – I have white Nike walking shoes that are my current favorite – should I look for a dark pair?</li>
	<li>No t-shirts with writing</li>
	<li>Wear slacks and summer shirts – I assume this means button down shirts and khaki pants</li>
	<li>Not so much on wearing jeans?</li>
	<li>Don’t wear shorts</li>
	<li>Don’t carry camera bags – messenger type bags will fit in better (I’ve got that new small over the shoulder bag that I’m going to carry anyway…)</li>
	<li>Rick Steves A.) only pack a carry-on bag, B.) wash/rinse clothes at night and wring out well to that they dry over night, and C.) neutrals are good – brown, black, dark blue.</li>
</ul>
Since we blonde people will look like foreigners perhaps respectful dress is more important?

Perhaps I’ll wait a day or two to go shopping… if you want to respond in a blog post that is ok.</blockquote>