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Travel kit
a. Hostel in Europe are cheap but they charge you for covers, so carry a bed sheet, a quilt
cover and a pillow cover
b. Carry a universal travel adapter as the norm
c. al pins dont work everywhere - Link
d. A kettle specially for vegetarian, You have electric point in trains, ships, so can use - Link,
In hostels kitchen is available to use
e. A money belt - preferably delsey for money, passport and eurail pass - Link
f. Phone Charger
g. Power Bank
h. Eye shade/ sleep mask Just take the one you get in flight
2. Sim Card
a. Toggle Sim - Link
b. Eazy Roam - Link
c. Also you can carry a cheap phone for local calling in home country as well as calling in
India Lyca, Lebara, Wind
3. Travel Tips
a. Lockers All train stations have lockers, so when on small outing try to keep stuff in
lockers, The lockers can only be opened once after locking, so make sure you have all
the stuff with you
b. Currency Exchange Many countries do not accept Euro, and you need to exchange
money. So check the rates at 2 or 3 different counters. Do not use Western Union, very
costly. Also check for commissions, as many provide exchange at good rate without
commission.
4. Train Travelling
a. Most trains do not require reservation even if it says so in the euro rail app. The only
trains with compulsory reservation are TGV in France, HST in Sweden, Avant, Ave &
altaria in Spain & Le Frecce in Italy
b. Most CNL (City Night Liners) the night trains if only sleeper, will have high reservation
fee, so avoid these. Anything with 2nd class sitting or couchette, you can use.
c. While travelling in trains look for connection with ICE as they are faster.
d. In trains, above the seat or outside cabin, there is a display with name of person, if no
name, you can take it. Even a cabin, its free.
e. Reservation is required in Norway, but is minimal at 2Euro. For first class its free. Also
Norway has some night trains, like Oslo to Bergen.
f. Similarly Turin to Naples have a free night train too.
5. Must Routes
a. Switzerland - All these routes are free
i. Bernina Express
ii. Chocolate train
iii. Golden Pass
b. Hamburg to Copenhagen ICE direct train first at 9:30 last at 5:30
i. The train goes in to a ship, and you are on a cruise for an hour
ii. Free food and hot drink for 1st Class pass holders
c. Flam Railway Myrdal to Flam

6. Deadline Trips
a. Party in Ibiza All good party are going to end by mid-September, so plan accordingly
b. Werfen Ice Caves Last dates in first week of October
c. Fjords in Norway Close by last week of September
d. Treks in Norway Closes in first week of October
7. Tips for 1st Class Eurail Pass Holders
a. Free access to many 1st class lounges with free food and free toilets
b. Free food in Sweden HST
c. Free food in Hamburg Copenhagen route
d. Ease in finding seats
e. Free Beverages in Norway trains
f. Free reservation in Norway trains
8. Country Tips
a. Croatia Dubrovnik, Split, Zagreb
i. In Dubrovnik best beaches in world
ii. Entry to city walls in old town free for students
iii. Pizzeria Mea Culpa in old town, best pizza ever
iv. Mid-night swim in split, Scuba in Dubrovnik
v. Plitvice National Park near Zagreb
b. Budapest
i. Hostel Amazing Great place with free breakfast, and good and central location
ii. Get the two day Hop on hop off ticket from hostel. Three services in city Red,
Blue & Green. For around 16 Euro after student discount. You get two ferry
rides, free beer, two day city travelling and discount coupons.
iii. Szchenyi Gygyfrd s Uszoda Hot Spring bath
iv. www.lukacsbath.com/ Really awesome pool party
v. www.szimpla.hu/ - ruin bar, you gotta see it to understand it
vi. El rapido Great Mexican food
vii. Great for shopping, really cheap.
c. Prague
i. Hostel Marrakeesh
ii. Charles town, Go for pub crawl and boat party
iii. Great place for sky diving
iv. Contact me for any other details
d. Copenhagen
i. The best place to visit Freetown Christiania
e. Amsterdam
i. Fries at http://www.mannekenpis.nl/ - worlds best fries ( officialy)
ii. RLD
iii. Bull Dog Caf nr 90
iv. White Tulip Hostel
v. Baba Caf
vi. Barneys Caf
vii. Heineken Experience
viii. Contact me for any other details

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Paris
i. St. Christophers Inn great hostel
ii. Sarvana Bhawan
iii. Louvre free student entry
iv. Eiffel tower at night
v. Other churches and museum
Lyon
i. Museum de Miniature
ii. Roman amphitheater
iii. Basilique de Notre damus
Madrid
i. Must have campo real olives with Sangria
ii. Almudena
iii. San Miguel Market
iv. Atomic bar for traveler meet great place to meet new friends
v. Great for shopping, really cheap.
Barcelona
i. Great parties
ii. Hostel One Sants great hostel, nice host, party places nearby
iii. La Sagrada Familia
Naples
i. Must visit Pompei
ii. Also birthplace of pizza
Rome
i. Vatican avoid on Wednesday as Pope comes to address the crowd
ii. Must go to colosseum
iii. Sky diving in Le Marche
Norway
i. Hikes to Pulpit rock or troll tunga
ii. Travel from Myrdal to Flam 25 Euro
iii. Fjord cruise in Flam fjord1.no
Sweden, Finland & Estonia
i. Take a 3 day cruise from Stockholm to Helsinki and back 25 Euro Viking line
ii. Island tour to Soumenlina bunker in Helsinki
iii. Party cruise from Stockholm to Tallin 25 Euro
iv. Cruise to Saints Petersburg at 200Euro 3 day Visa on arrival
Switzerland
i. Jungfrau 100 Euro
ii. Titlis
iii. Rest all important cities are on Golden pass train mentioned earlier
iv. Free boat rides in Lucerne & Thun for Eurail Pass holders
v. Also the train station at Zurich and Geneva are open throughout night

o. Austria
i. Salzburg Castle and Werfen Ice Caves & castle
ii. Innsbruck
p. Slovenia
i. Lake Bled
ii. Ljubjana
iii. Postojna Caves
9. Other Tips
a. In Italy you get tickets for local transport from tobacco shops and news stand
b. Always plan your trip and star mark the places to visit on your phone map, when
internet is available
c. Cheap airlines such as easyjet, ryan air an vueling are very strict about the baggage.
i. Only small cabin baggage of approximately 45 ltr and 10 kg capacity are allowed
ii. So try to carry your laptop bag on such trips
iii. Baggage are checked for dimension and weight
iv. The cost of check in baggage is as high as price of ticket itself
d. Smokers, stock up on cigarette at the airport
e. While travelling in Scandinavia, try to take night trains to avoid paying for costly hostels
f. Food in Scandinavia in Switzerland is very costly so bulk up beforehand
g. Famous Stores across Europe:
i. ALDI
ii. Lidl
iii. Billa
iv. DM
v. Carrefour
vi. Kaufland
vii. Netto
viii. REWE
ix. Coop
x. Konzum
xi. RIMI
10. Important Websites
http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/
http://www.norwegian.com/en/
Raildude.com
http://www.skyscanner.co.in/
http://www.ryanair.com/
https://www.germanwings.com/en/
hostelworld.com
hostelbookers.com
raildude.com
seatguru.com
aiirbnb.com
nsb.no

11. Important Apps

a. Rail planner
b. Deutsche Bahn for online rail planner
c. NSB
d. Trip Advisor
e. Some Translation tool
12. Tips for Vegetarians
a. Stock up on ready to eat food
b. Those staying in home for long take a pressure cooker for boiling daal and stuff
c. Carry pulses and spices, rices and other things you can find for cheap
d. While travelling carry a kettle and some instant noodles o other such yhings
e. Always carry chocolates with you
f. You can easily find bread and veggies at any supermart
g. When ordering food, specify, no egg, no meat and no fish, or you may end up eating
any of these
h. Best options are falafel, pizza margarita, doner kebabs and some other things

13. Safety Tips

a. Keep your luggage with you at all times, preferable next to you or overhead
compartment
b. Take care of your Eurail pass as a torn or unstapled Eurail pass can be taken for a
counterfeit
c. Be aware of fraud policeman asking to check your passport
d. Dont exchange money from street touts
e. People selling phones at cheap prices are usually frauds
f. Avoid travelling to Marseille at night or most of France for that matter
For any other tips please feel free to contact me at manavgupta21@gmail.com