Germany

1. Germany- the country that has had an eventful past! Besides, these are the hints for a great time… Get adequate travel insurance. Ensure that you are fully covered not only for medical treatment, local hospitalization and medical evacuation but also for unexpected expenses such as costs incurred from overbooked or cancelled flights.

2. Check Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice before traveling.

3. Carry your passport with you as identification. This is a legal requirement.

4. Keep your valuables safe. If valuables are stolen, inform the police and make a report.

5. Enter next of kin details into the back of your passport.

6. Do not carry drugs. Penalties can be severe.

7. Take normal, sensible precautions to avoid bag snatching and pickpocketing. You should be vigilant at airports and railway stations in the large cities. Do not leave valuables unattended.

8. Ensure that you have adequate funds to return home in case of unexpected losses such as cancelled flights, stolen cash, cards, passport or luggage.

9. Don't pack too much. Co-ordinate your wardrobe.

10. The main meal of the day in Germany tends to be lunch with a light snack with beer eaten at about seven in the evening.

11. Breakfast served in homes and hotels usually consists of a boiled egg, bread rolls with jam, honey, cold cuts and cheese slices.

12. The Federal Republic of Germany has extensive sports facilities with a sports field or stadium in all larger towns. League football matches take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you love sports…

13. Traffic drives on the right.

14. The western part of the Federal Republic of Germany is covered by a modern network of motorways (Autobahnen) extending over 10,500km (6563 miles).

15. Self-drive cars are available at most towns and at over 40 railway stations.

16. The climate is temperate throughout the country with warm summers and cold winters, but prolonged periods of frost or snow are rare. Rain falls throughout the year.

 

Take care that you are equipped with European clothes with light- to medium-weights in summer, medium- to heavy-weights in winter.