Be sure if you have any appliances that are neccesary for your daily beautification process, they can work on 220 volts (i.e. Hairdryer, alarm-clock, etc.). As a side note, some hotels have hairdryers, and some don’t, ironically most don’t have alarm clocks either. I wouldn’t take chances and bring whatever you need, but in the more convenient travel version.
Put all your toiletries in a plastic bag and close it up tight, just in case something explodes you don’t want it exploding all over your clothes.
Also go to radio shack and buy the silly plug converters so you can use your above mentioned appliances and stuff in the hotel.
And if you have a calling card, make sure you know the local access code, so that you can phone back to the states without paying astronomical charges.
Not to get too pointed, I liked your post. It seemed to have useful info
But learn the language. I am not an expert, but, in German, it would be “Scheisskopf” or some such. My point is, schei, not schie
“Where I don’t speak the language when I arrive, but by the time I leave I have had to learn to speak the language enough to survive and comprehend a way to get out of some forementioned nasty situations.”
I had 3 years of Spanish in High School, none of which I rememberd until it all of the sudden came back to me while I was down in Chile for a month. By the time I left I would have made my Spanish teacher proud.
As for my name, where were you in July when I registered? I could have used your vast knowledge of the German language then, but still you got the point right?
One other thing,
If you decide to purchase of those little English to Whatever phrase dictionaries, get one that’s small enough to fit in your pocket. I made the mistake of buying a reasonably complete albeit larger than pocket sized one for one trip, and never had the patience to haul it around. Although it did come in handy when I had to explain the finer points of a specific Network Transmission Technology to a few of the locals.
Why not e-mail a mod now and change your name(re-register).
It’s not that important, but why not do something that most people will never notice, and, in the meantime, will short-circuit any other poster from bringing this up?
I could have used your vast knowledge of the German language then, but still you got the point right?