Dokumente 0/7
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Your flight booking or e-ticket. Keep it on your phone and as a printout or screenshot.
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Your health insurance card, which in the EU usually includes the EHIC on the back. Outside the EU you also need travel health insurance.
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EU citizens can use their ID card within Schengen; everyone else, and anyone travelling beyond it, needs a passport. Check it is valid for six months after your return.
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Antarctic visits need a permit under the Antarctic Treaty from a national authority. On organised trips the operator usually holds it; ask whether it does.
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Phone numbers of family, accommodation, embassy and your bank's card blocking line, also on paper in case your phone fails.
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The cruise line sends boarding documents and luggage tags before you leave. Print or save them and attach the tags so your bags reach your cabin.
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Travel insurance for cancellation, health abroad or luggage. Keep the policy number and emergency phone number with you.
Geld 0/3
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Some cash for the first hours, small purchases and places that do not take cards.
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Take two different cards in case one is blocked or lost, keep them separately and check the expiry dates.
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A shared cash box or an app for splitting costs saves arguments about who paid what. Agree how to split before you leave.
Kleidung 0/14
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Shirts or T-shirts for every day. Count roughly one per day, or fewer if you can wash on the way.
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Long trousers for evenings, cooler weather and places with a dress code. One light and one sturdier pair cover most trips.
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A jacket suited to the weather at your destination: light for spring, warm and windproof for winter.
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A warm layer for cool evenings, air-conditioned rooms and flights.
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Comfortable clothes for sleeping, also handy in shared rooms and on night trains.
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Wool socks are recommended for hiking
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Underwear for every day plus a spare. Quick-drying fabrics can be washed on the way.
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Landings are by inflatable boat, and you often step out into shallow water. Waterproof overtrousers over warm layers keep you dry and warm.
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Keep your hands warm in cold weather. Touchscreen-friendly gloves let you use your phone.
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For wet landings you need tall waterproof boots. They are often provided by the ship, so ask before you buy a pair.
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Protect your neck and face from cold wind. A neck gaiter can also be worn as a hat.
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Keep your ears warm in wind and cold, and are lighter than a hat.
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Keeps you warm under ski or hiking clothes. Merino or synthetic fabrics dry faster than cotton.
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In severe cold, mittens keep your fingers warmer than gloves. With thin liner gloves underneath you can take photos without freezing.
Hygiene 0/5
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Protects your skin from sunburn. Choose a high SPF and water resistance for the beach, and reapply after swimming.
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Daily dental care. A travel case keeps the brush clean, and a small tube is enough for a week.
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Easy to buy almost anywhere. Take a small size or a solid stick if you only travel with hand luggage.
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A resealable clear bag of up to one litre for liquids in hand luggage, each container usually 100 ml at most.
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A wash bag keeps toiletries together. One with a hook can hang in small bathrooms.
Gesundheit & Reiseapotheke 0/3
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Plasters, disinfectant, pain relief, diarrhoea remedy and your personal medicines. In the evening or abroad a pharmacy is not always close.
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Your regular medicines for the whole trip plus a few days' reserve, in hand luggage, with a prescription or doctor's note if needed.
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Helps against nausea on winding roads, boats and in planes. Some make you drowsy.
Technik 0/8
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Your phone holds tickets, maps and contacts. Do not forget the charger and cable.
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For better photos than with the phone. Pack the charger and a spare battery.
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A second battery keeps you shooting all day; in the cold, batteries drain faster. Charge both before you set off.
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Spare memory cards for camera or drone, so you do not have to delete photos on the go.
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A small tripod for sharp photos at night, group shots and time-lapses.
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Keeps your phone charged on long days out. Power banks belong in hand luggage, not in checked bags.
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Copy your photos regularly to a small drive, a laptop or the cloud, so a lost memory card does not take the whole trip with it.
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A cover protects your camera from dust and sand.
Reisezubehör 0/3
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Your house keys, and car keys if you leave the car at the station or airport. Leave a spare with someone you trust.
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Protect your eyes from glare at the beach, on water and on snow. Look for UV protection.
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For water, a jacket and your ID on shore excursions or a day on the next island. A small foldable one is enough.
Ausrüstung 0/3
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For wildlife, birds and views. A compact pair fits in any daypack.
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A dry bag or box keeps phone, documents and clothes dry on the water.
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Cloth and fluid for clean lenses on binoculars and scope.
Lesen & Spielen 0/2
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Helps you identify birds, whales or other animals on the spot. Download apps and offline data before you go.
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A guide to the wildlife, ice and history of Antarctica helps you make sense of landings and talks on board.
Vor der Abreise 0/7
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Weather Security Health Traffic
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Tickets Hotel reservations
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Use up or give away perishable food so nothing goes off while you are away.
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Take out the rubbish and organic waste before you leave so nothing smells or attracts pests.
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Book a parking space at the airport in advance: it is usually cheaper than paying on the day.
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Ask someone to water your plants, or use self-watering pots for shorter trips.
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