Dokumente
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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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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.
Geld
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Kleidung
0/13
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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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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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A quick-drying jersey that wicks sweat away.
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Padded shorts make long rides more comfortable.
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Long cycling tights for cool mornings and evenings.
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A light jacket for wind and cool mornings, easy to stuff into a backpack.
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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.
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.
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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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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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Replaces fluid and salts after heavy sweating in the heat, a stomach upset or a long night. The sachets weigh almost nothing.
Technik
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Reisezubehör
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Ausrüstung
0/8
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Your own bike, if you do not rent one. Book bike transport on trains or planes in advance.
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A bike helmet protects your head. In some countries it is compulsory.
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Spare inner tubes that fit your tyre size.
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A compact multi-tool for small repairs on the road.
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Padded gloves ease the pressure on your hands on long rides and protect them in a fall. Full fingers are better on mountain bike trails.
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Patches and glue for fixing punctures on the road.
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A small pump that fits your valve type.
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A bottle and cage on the frame keep water within reach.
Vor der Abreise
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Tickets Hotel reservations
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Lower the heating while you are away to save energy, but keep it high enough to prevent frost damage in winter.
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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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