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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In many houseboat areas you need no licence; after a briefing you get a charter certificate. Elsewhere a boat licence is required. Ask the rental company.
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Names, mobile numbers and emergency contacts of everyone, plus a meeting point in case you get separated. A group chat helps, but save the list offline too.
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Vignettes / toll tickets for international highways.
Geld
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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
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For swimming and the beach. Take two so one can dry while you wear the other.
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Non-marking shoes with good grip on wet decks.
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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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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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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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A first aid kit for the car is compulsory in Germany, Austria and other countries. Check the expiry date.
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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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Tablets, patches or wristbands against seasickness. Take them before you board.
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Protects against bites. In the tropics choose a repellent with DEET or icaridin.
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.
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Keeps your phone dry on the water and lets you take photos.
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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Block out snoring, traffic noise and engine hum. Take a few pairs.
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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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Ausrüstung
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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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A life jacket that fits, for boats, canoes and towed rides. It is often provided on site.
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Protect your hands from rope burns when sailing.
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A dry bag or box keeps phone, documents and clothes dry on the water.
Lesen & Spielen
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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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