Concert Tour to Germany and AustriaSalzburg / Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Munich

Featuring Mozart’s Salzburg; the Bavarian Alps; and the Inaugural Garmisch Music

Festival

MoneyCredit Cards

Debit Cards

ATMs

Travelers Checks

Cash

Euros

Get a coin purse. The Euro is a ‘coin intensive’ monetary system.

Get, take, and use(!) a ‘money belt’.Shoulder bags…. ‘fanny packs’….etc.

Electronics

Europe’s electrical system is different from the United States’ in two different ways:The voltage of the currentThe shape of the plug

Then… there’s the case of the adaptor and the converter

AdaptorYou will need this in order to plug into the outlet

ConverterAmerican appliances run on 110 volts, while

European ones run on 220. You must be able to ‘convert’ the voltage for your appliance.

Some appliances have the converter built-in: like most laptops

Many appliances today are “dual-voltage”: check the little tag affixed to the appliance’s electrical cord

It may actually be easier to buy a new cheap dual-voltage appliance, rather than purchasing a converter

‘Checked’ & ‘Carry-On’

What goes in checked and what goes in carry-on

Locking

Consider TSA approved lock

Where to find?

Packing

Think in terms of what you can do without – not what will be handy on your trip

Pack ‘coordinates’ – that is to say, items that can serve ‘double duty’

Share items

More packingUse “packing cubes” or mesh bags

Cubes for clothes…

Keeping clothes from wrinkling (packing tips)

Fabreze

Mesh bags, for….ToiletriesSocks & ‘un-mentionables’Misc stuff

Pack together

Share items

Pack light……and pack smart

Mark your luggage, inside and out, with your name, address, contact info

For supplies, check-out: magellans.com

Cell Phones & Laptops

Dual Band (phones)

Inexpensive local phones & calling cards

Skype !!

Packing your instruments

Get foam rubberYou’re going to insert a layer on top of the

instrument (between the instrument and the lid)

Slice it thin…to the thinness needed for your instrument and case, but firm

Consider a firm strap for the outside of the case…as a reinforcement and prevention against the case popping open in transit

Jet Lag ---and your first day over there Leave home well-rested

Reset your mind for the local, as well as your watch, as you are boarding the plane, or sooner!

On the flight, drink plenty of liquids, eat lightly, and rest

Try to countermand the effects of dehydration --- a primary cause of jet lag

Upon arrival, do not sleep(!)…stay awake until an mid-evening (not overly late) bedtime

Managing to get a good 6/7 hours of sleep on the first night in Salzburg will hasten the transition to local time

Linkshttp://www.counterpointtravel.comhttp://www.skiverleih-zugspitze.de/englisch/

verleih.phphttp://www.skiverleih-zugspitze.de/englisch/

images/preislistezugspitze.pdfhttp://www.xe.comhttp://www.freetranslation.comhttp://www.ricksteves.com