Dokumente
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Required at police checks and some borders. Keep it with you, not in the glovebox.
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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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Enough to travel within the Schengen area for EU citizens. Check the expiry date before you leave.
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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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Popular mountain huts are booked out weeks ahead in summer. Keep the confirmation and let the hut know if your plans change.
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Vignettes / toll tickets for international highways.
Geld
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Kleidung
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Warm, light shoes for indoors. Useful in holiday flats with cold tiled floors.
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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 warm layer for cool evenings, air-conditioned rooms and flights.
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Waterproof jacket and trousers for rainy days. Light, packable versions fit in any bag.
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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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Sturdy boots with ankle support and a good tread for mountain trails. Break them in before the trip.
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Padded, quick-drying socks prevent blisters on long walks. Avoid cotton.
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A warm, insulated jacket for cold evenings, mountains and winter.
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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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.
Kosmetik & Pflege
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Gesundheit & Reiseapotheke
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A first aid kit for the car is compulsory in Germany, Austria and other countries. Check the expiry date.
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Special plasters that cushion blisters and help them heal.
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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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Remove ticks quickly and completely after walks in grass and woods.
Technik
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Your phone holds tickets, maps and contacts. Do not forget the charger and cable.
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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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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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Block out snoring, traffic noise and engine hum. Take a few pairs.
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A daypack for excursions, beach and city. It can double as hand luggage.
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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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For power cuts, dark paths and searching in your bag at night. A head torch keeps your hands free.
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Refillable bottles for water on the go. Bring enough for everyone on longer tours.
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Protect your eyes from glare at the beach, on water and on snow. Look for UV protection.
Ausrüstung
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Two lanyards with an energy absorber and carabiners, tied into your harness. Check its age and condition; for the odd tour you can rent one.
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Set it up well behind the car after a breakdown or accident. Compulsory in most European countries.
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A high-visibility vest for breakdowns. In many European countries it is compulsory in the car, often one for each person.
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Helmets may be worn to protect the head from bumps and falling rocks. A light source may be mounted on the helmet in order to keep the hands free in unlit areas. [Wikipedia]
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A climbing harness is often used around the waist to secure the descender. A comfortable climbing harness is important for descents that may take many hours.[Wikipedia]
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Gloves protect your hands on the steel cable and the rock. With half fingers you can still handle the carabiners well.
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Keeps your hands free in the tent, on the trail and at the campsite. Take spare batteries.
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Many mountain huts require one for hygiene. Light and small to pack.
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A rain cover keeps your backpack and its contents dry.
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Take strain off your knees on descents and give you balance on rough trails.
Vor der Abreise
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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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Ask someone to water your plants, or use self-watering pots for shorter trips.
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Wasserleitung / Wasser abstellen
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