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Travel Advice
Below are some recomendations on items to bring, and things to help our your travel. These tips will help make your vacation more smoothe.
Itineraries
Print our the schedule
Many travelers like to have a copy of the itinerary before they leave. Feel free to look it over and print out a copy: Square Dance | We 3 Jazz Tour
Travel Suggestions
Things to keep in mind for travel
Horseshoe neck pillow & sleep mask for the flight. Motion
sickness pills if you think you might need it. Laptop computer for DVD
movies, good book and cards.
There are no Laundromat facilities in the village of Grassau, and
sending out laundry is very expensive. If you forget or need something
in the way of clothing, you can usually find what you want in the local
shops.
When packing, put one day's clothing in your travel companion's
suitcase and vice versa, just in case any of your bags are
delayed. Put a picture page copy of your passport, the name
of the Grassau hotels and your home address & phone number in
your luggage. Travel light and casual. Plan for
layers rather than heavy coats. Each traveler is permitted to
check two pieces of luggage. However, we suggest only one
normal size suitcase or two smaller suitcases per person. You
are allowed one small carry-on bag per person not counting a purse,
laptop or briefcase. If you are worried about size and weight
of your checked luggage, it’s too big or heavy.
Don’t over pack your bags. Limit the size and
weight of your carry-on bags. Remember that you will have to
drag all your carry-on bags to any connecting flights.
Carry-on bag too large, or if there is no longer space left in the
overhead compartments, your carry-on bags will be checked.
You might then have to claim your carry-on bags at connecting flights,
etc.
The overseas flight isn’t all that bad - you can walk around,
stretch, do in-place exercises, read, watch a movie, visit or just
sleep. Alcohol drinks are sometimes free, but we suggest you
refrain from drinking too much alcohol or you could have a harder time
with the jet lag. Drink plenty of fluids and try to get
plenty of rest before and during the trip.
Your first day is a long period of time. Please be patient
and don’t take things too serious, just kickback, relax,
enjoy the travel experience. Just let it happen and you’ll be
settled in and having a good time before you know it.
What to Bring
Reminders and suggestions
Airline tickets or e-ticket notification number.
Passports and Government Issued Picture ID
Car Rental Reservations
Extra Eye Glasses, Sun Glasses
Personal Prescriptions and/or Medication, Cough drops, Vitamin C or other cold prevention remedies.
220-volt adapter plug, portable hairdryer that can be used with both 110 & 220 volts.(You can pick up a 220V hairdryer for about $20.)
Electric razor of which can be switch from 110 to 220 volts with plug adaptor or pick up a portable battery operated electric razor, which works on batteries.
Wrinkle free clothes – no ironing required.
Camera with extra batteries and film or memory sticks.
Small amount of Euros ordered from your bank to hold you over until you can exchange money at a local bank. Cash in dollars. (Suggest $500 cash per person)
Traveler’s checks for emergencies or as a backup.
(Banks charge a fee for cashing traveler’s checks.)
At least two major credit cards (Master Card or Visa) for special purchases and for cash from banks or the ATMs.
Be sure you have already successfully used your PIN to check your balance on an ATM before traveling. You can pay for most large items using your credit card and many shops will ship your purchase home. (Most cards charge a 2% foreign exchange fee.)
Major telephone calling card, i.e., AT&T, Sprint, Qwest, etc., with the telephone access numbers for calling home from Germany.
Family & Friends Address Lists for post cards (prepared computer mailing labels with address are handy to have) and important phone, fax numbers and e-mail addresses. (Best for folks to contact you is by the hotel fax.)
Light Jacket and Sweater, Square Dance Shirt & Prairie or Squaw Dress for dancers. (Square dance dresses with full petticoats are not recommended.)
Dinner jacket & tie is not required for the Salzburg dinner concert. (We will touring Salzburg during the day with no chance to change.)
Fold up umbrella is handy incase of rain.
Washcloth and a bar of soap.
Small container of your favorite shampoo and conditioner.
Extra wire hangers.
Battery operated travel alarm clock. (The hotel does not provide alarm clocks or wakeup calls.)
Cassette tapes or CDs to share for music on the bus.
Your diary or pad to make notes.
Address and phone number of our hotels.
List of passengers and your airline schedule.
TRAVELER’S TEN COMMANDMENTS
1. Thou shalt not expect to find things as thou hast them at home, for thou hast left thy home to find things different.
2. Thou shalt not take anything too seriously, for a carefree mind is the beginning of a vacation.
3. Thou shalt not let the other tourist get on thy nerves, for thou art paying out good money to have a good time.
4. Remember thy passport so that thou knowest where it is at all times, for a man without a passport is a man without a country.
5. Blessed is the person who can make change in any language, for lo, he shall not be cheated.
6. Blessed is the person who can say “thank you” in any language – and it shall be worth more to him than tips.
7. Thou shalt not worry. He that worrieth hath no pleasure – and few things are ever are ever fatal.
8. Thou shalt not judge the people of a country by one person with whom thou hast had trouble.
9. Thou shalt when in Rome do somewhat as the Romans do; if in difficulty, thou shalt use thy American common sense and friendliness.
10. Remember thou art a guest in every land – and he that treateth his host will respect shall be treated as an honored guest.
Village of Grassau
Information on the village we will be staying at and some things to do around town.