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Linate Airport TB Motel Traditional Cache

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erik88l-r: Cache is gone, cache owner has not logged on in 3½ months, so I have archived it for him. Thanks for the past fun.
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Hidden : 12/28/2004
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

THIS IS A TRAVEL BUG ONLY located at the Linate Airport in Milan, Italy.

THIS IS A TRAVEL BUG ONLY CACHE - There are no items for trade in the cache. PLEASE DO NOT PICK UP TRAVEL BUGS IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO HELP THEM ON THEIR WAY!

Linate Airport TB Motel is a friendly motel located on one of the three Milan, Italy airports, to help Travel Bugs migrate around the world.

There is a log-book in the container. Please log every bug you place in and every one you take out. It's OK to stop by and pick up a bug without leaving one, if you can help it on its journey. When you leave a travel bug, print the bug's page and place it in a Ziploc bag with the bug, or write its goal in the log book so that people can decide which bug to take.

Please do not take ALL the travel bugs.

Only travel bugs are allowed in the motel, this cache is for the sole purpose of getting travel bugs to their destinations, and this is why it was placed at the airport.

Log your first visit to the motel as a "Found" and any subsequent visits to the cache to drop off or pick up other travel bugs as a "Note."

If you happen to be at the airport, without bugs to drop in and you don’t want to take a bug with you, it’s OK to log your visit as for a ‘normal’ cache. Just sign the logbook.

The motel is only a few steps from the airport building, very easily reachable before your departure from Milan or just after your arrival. Leaving the airport building, reaching the cache, taking or leaving your TB, and going back to the building should take no more than 10 minutes.

The Linate Airport TB Motel is on airport ground, in a heavy traffic area. Watch out for muggles and try to be “stealth” during your operations.

Remember: It's acceptable to stop by to pick up a bug without leaving one, if you can help it on its travel. It's permissible to take more than one if you can genuinely help the hitchhiker on its journey, however please do not take ALL the travel bugs. Let everyone have a chance to participate.

Small added note: We have done more than one survey at the location before placing the cache to check if an object (a rubbermaid container in this case) placed in that specific location could trigger some security concerns. The exact place where the cache was hidden is a public street, cars are parked there, bus and off-duty taxicab as well. On the outside of the box there is a very big printed note that says, in italian and in english, that "this is not a bomb, is something used in a cache hunt game" with a little explanation of what geocaching is along with the web address. The container was choosen clear and transparent to be sure the content could be clearly seen from the outside. Inside, there is a two pages document explaining in detail what geocaching is.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx sbe gur bayl ebnq tbvat haqretebhaq, ng tebhaq yriry, va gur terra.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)