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Traveling within Europe. What do I need?

  • 16-10-2015 10:35am
    #1
    biglad987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    Traveling to Amsterdam in a few days and just wanted to check if all I need to travel is my passport and boarding pass.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    munchkin_utd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,921 ✭✭✭munchkin_utd


    biglad987 wrote: »
    Traveling to Amsterdam in a few days and just wanted to check if all I need to travel is my passport and boarding pass.
    Thanks.
    what else would you possibly need ?
    (presuming youve an irish/ eu passport)


  • #3
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,412 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    munchkin_utd wrote: »
    what else would you possibly need ?
    (presuming youve an irish/ eu passport)

    For Amsterdam? A groovy hat.


  • #4
    Bogger77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Bogger77


    munchkin_utd wrote: »
    what else would you possibly need ?
    (presuming youve an irish/ eu passport)
    cash
    accommodation

    but in terms of flights, yes, passport and boarding card


  • #5
    Louche Lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭Louche Lad


    biglad987 wrote: »
    Traveling to Amsterdam in a few days and just wanted to check if all I need to travel is my passport and boarding pass.
    Thanks.

    Roaming for your mobile?


  • #6
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    No harm ring your bank and tell them you will be away, so they don't consider any use of your card(s) in Amsterdam as suspicious and block them.

    A photocopy of the main page of your passport is also handy to have.


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  • #7
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    A couple of phrases / words in the local language is always good.
    Makes interaction with the locals easier, and leads to a better experience.


  • #8
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Insurance and EHIC.


  • #9
    Mr rebel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Mr rebel


    I never inform the bank when I am abroad...seems a lot of hassle if you travel frequently. I assume they would contact you first rather than immediately block your card which seems very extreme.


  • #10
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,624 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Mr rebel wrote: »
    I never inform the bank when I am abroad...seems a lot of hassle if you travel frequently. I assume they would contact you first rather than immediately block your card which seems very extreme.

    It's a matter of alarm bells going off because of uncharacteristic usage. If you go abroad frequently you never need to inform them but if you haven't been out of the country in years then they may block any foreign usage, especially ATM withdrawals unless you inform them in advance.

    It's possible that they will spot you buying an airline or ferry ticket on the card and that may count as advance notice (of a foreign trip) but say you give your friend cash to buy the flights on his credit card, you go to Amsterdam for a weekend (your first foreign trip in years) and shove your card into an ATM, it may be refused.


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