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Every child needs their own ID card or passport. If a child travels with only one parent, take a consent letter from the other.
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To fly or sail to the USA without a visa, you need an approved ESTA if your country is in the Visa Waiver Program. Apply only on the official US government website, ideally 72 hours before departure.
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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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Required for driving and for renting a car. Check that it is valid and whether you also need an international permit.
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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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Rent a car with insurance in destination.
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International Driving Permit Please remember: many countries do not recognize a non-international driver's license.
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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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Travel insurance for cancellation, health abroad or luggage. Keep the policy number and emergency phone number with you.
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Dates, addresses, check-in times and booking numbers for every stop in one list, on paper or offline on your phone.
Geld
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Kleidung
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For swimming and the beach. Take two so one can dry while you wear the other.
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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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Comfortable clothes for sleeping, also handy in shared rooms and on night trains.
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One pair per day plus a spare. For hikes there are dedicated walking socks.
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Underwear for every day plus a spare. Quick-drying fabrics can be washed on the way.
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Protect your feet from hot sand, sharp stones and sea urchins, and are good for shared showers.
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A warm layer for cool evenings, air-conditioned rooms and flights.
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For the beach, pool and warm evenings. They also protect your feet in shared showers.
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Light and quick to pack for warm days. Check the dress code for churches and restaurants.
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Shade your face and neck in the sun. A brim all round protects better than a cap.
Hygiene
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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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For sticky hands, quick clean-ups and nappy changes. Biodegradable ones are better for the environment.
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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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Cools and soothes your skin after a day in the sun.
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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 wash bag keeps toiletries together. One with a hook can hang in small bathrooms.
Gesundheit & Reiseapotheke
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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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Children often get a fever on holiday. Pack medicine in the right dose for their age.
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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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Protects against bites. In the tropics choose a repellent with DEET or icaridin.
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Plasters in different sizes for small cuts and blisters.
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For headaches, fever or toothache. For children, pack doses suited to their age.
Technik
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Your phone holds tickets, maps and contacts. Do not forget the charger and cable.
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Lets you plug your chargers into foreign sockets. Check the plug type of your destination before you go.
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Keeps the navigation in view. Holding the phone while driving is forbidden.
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Charges your phone while driving, so the navigation does not run out of battery.
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For music, films and calls on the way. Noise-cancelling headphones help on long flights.
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Download the maps for your route before you set off. In the mountains and remote areas there is often no signal, and roaming can be expensive.
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Keeps your phone charged on long days out. Power banks belong in hand luggage, not in checked bags.
Reisezubehör
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A Quick-Drying Travel Towel is very important for travellers. Travel towels are smaller than general towels.
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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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Refillable bottles for water on the go. Bring enough for everyone on longer tours.
Strand & Baden
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Lesen & Spielen
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Essen & Trinken
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Kind & Baby
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A booster seat for older children in the car. Check the rules in your destination country.
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The favourite toy helps children fall asleep in a strange bed. Hard to replace if it stays at home.
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Books, colouring things or audio stories make long drives and flights easier for children.
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Protects children's shoulders and back during long hours in the water.
Vor der Abreise
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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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Give keys to friends or relatives
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