Phrasal verbs with "check"

It's been a while since we did some phrasal verbs, so let's look at this relatively small group: phrasals with the verb "check".

Some of you will have done some travelling (AmEng traveling) this summer, possibly by plane. Well if you did, you will have checked in for your flight first thing after arriving at the airport. Where will you have done this? Why, at the check-in (desk), of course! Personally, I'm a big fan of self check-in, where you put your passport or credit card into the machine and it gives you your boarding card/pass.

When you reached your destination, you also checked in/into the hotel. When it came time to leave the hotel, you checked out and paid your bill (we hope!).

If you're like a friend of mine, before you leave you make a list of everything you need to take with you on your trip. She then lays everything out on the bed and checks the items off one by one on her list before packing them into her suitcase.

If I'm going to book a hotel before I go, I usually check out as many Web sites as I can find to get information about the options. I try to find people's opinions of the hotels I'm considering, so I'll check the different ones out on a site like TripAdvisor.com to see what other folks think.

I'll usually buy one guide book of my own, but I also often go to the library and check out (AmEng) a few more books to get a good idea of what there is to do and see at my destination.

While I'm away, I usually leave the dog with a friend. During my trip I usually phone once or twice to check (up) on him (the dog, not the friend!) and make sure there are no problems.