...And Don't Forget Your Toothbrush

1. We know you hate mobile phones, but Europe is wireless country. Get used to it.

2. Be prepared to discuss the qualities of at least three of the following football — not soccer — players: David Beckham, Edgar Davids, Stefan Effenberg, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane.

3. Youthful indiscretions: we love 'em! (Were you by any chance a Trotskyite at Yale?)

4. E.U. foreign policy team: Solana's the one with the beard, Patten's the buddy of Al Gore.

5. Talking point with Tony...