Europe 2017 Trip Info

We had the Travel Meeting on Saturday, 5/6/17.

Trip Blog is HERE Troop Twitter is here

General Map of the Experience (revised)

Every EF tour includes:

• Airfare

• Ground transportation

• Comfortable hotel accommodations

• Breakfast and dinner daily

• A full-time tour director 24 hours a day / 7 days a week

• Local guides, sightseeing and entrance fees

• Tour Consultant

Check out the 2017 Itinerary

Participants can enroll 3 different ways. Please have your tour # 1745724YZ and your $95 enrollment fee!

1 Online at www.eftours.com/gsenroll

2 Over the phone - Call us at 1-800-665-5364.

3 With Tour Consultant Sandy at 617-619-1932

Travelers have three payment options.

1. Pay in Full on Enrollment

2. Automatic Payment Plan

-$95 Enrollment Fee

-Automatic Monthly or bi-weekly Withdrawals until a month prior to departure

-Can be supplemented with Fundraised Money to adjust Monthly Payment Amount

3. Manual Payment Plan

-$95 Initial Deposit

-$50 maintenance fees

-$150 due 60 days later

-$150 20 months prior (fall 2015 for a 2017 summer tour)

-$300 14 months prior (late spring 2016 for a 2017 summer tour)

-$300 due 9 months prior (fall 2016 for a 2017 summer tour)

-tour balance due 110 days prior to departure

Official departure date is May 25... Plan accordingly.

The meeting presentation is HERE.

The Electronics presentation is HERE.

Germany: Basic Facts

Updated - January 2017

Population: 80,996,685 (July 2014 estimate)

Size: 357,022 sq km (slightly smaller than the US State of Montana)

Bordering countries:

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland

Coastline: 2,389 km • Forests and woodland cover 31% of the country

Climate:

temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm, occasional warm, mountain (föhn) wind; high relative humidity

Lowest point: Neuendorf bei Wilster (-3.54 m)

Highest point:

Zugspitze (2,963 m)

Life expectancy at birth: 78.15 for males, 82.86 for females (2014 estimate)

Religions: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%

Government type: federal republic

National capital: Berlin

Voting Age: 18

States:

Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen

Political parties:

Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/Greens, Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), Left Party (Die Linke)

Currency: 1 euro (€) = 100 cents

Telephones: 50.7 million (land lines 2012) – 107.7 million (mobile 2012)

Internet users : 65.125 million (2012)

Railways: 41,981 km of track

Highways and roads: 231,581km

Waterways: 7,467km

Airports (Total of all large and small airports with both paved and unpaved runways): 539

Heliports: 28

Roadways: 644,480 kilometers (12,800 km Autobahn) - includes local roads

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Interesting facts on Austria

General Checklist

(A starting list. This will be modified as the trip approaches, so check back frequently...)

Be sure to get working on the Passport. No Visas are needed. Get good walking shoes and START WALKING!

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Be sure to pack:

[ ] Airplane Tickets

[ ] Hotel confirmation

[ ] Passport (with visas)

[ ] Copies of passport (one per bag)

[ ] Vaccination certificate

[ ] Wallet

[ ] Picture identification card

[ ] Cash

[ ] Travelers checks

[ ] Travel Insurance

[ ] Itinerary

[ ] Rental car confirmation

[ ] Emergency phone numbers

[ ] ___________________

Medical Needs:

[ ] Prescriptions (duplicates)

[ ] Medicines

[ ] Aspirin

[ ] Sunscreen / suntan lotion

[ ] ___________________

Toilet Articles:

[ ] Tooth brush

[ ] Tooth paste

[ ] Soap (laundry and bath)

[ ] Shampoo

[ ] Deodorant

[ ] Comb

[ ] Laundry bag

[ ] Wet Naps (or alternative)

[ ] First Aid supplies

[ ] ___________________

Electronic Equipment:

[ ] Electric plug adaptors

[ ] Laptop computer/iPad/Tablet

[ ] Computer disks

[ ] CD Player

[ ] Music CD's / Audio Tapes

[ ] Portable radio

[ ] Headphones

[ ] ___________________

Camera Equipment:

[ ] Camera

[ ] Film

[ ] Binoculars

[ ] Batteries

[ ] Camcorder

[ ] Charger and adaptor plugs

[ ] SD Cards for camcorder

[ ] Digital Camera

[ ] Flash card

[ ] ___________________

General List:

[ ] Needles and thread

[ ] Travel alarm clock

[ ] Clothesline and clips

[ ] Plastic bags

[ ] Safety pins

[ ] Spot remover

[ ] Umbrella

[ ] Rain poncho

[ ] Calling cards

[ ] Reading materials, books, etc

[ ] Pen and paper

[ ] Addresses and stamps

[ ] Glasses

[ ] Sun glasses

[ ] ___________________

Her Travel Packing List:

[ ] Dresses

[ ] Blouses

[ ] Knit shirts

[ ] T-Shirts

[ ] Skirts

[ ] Slacks

[ ] Shorts

[ ] Shower cap

[ ] Stockings

[ ] Lingerie

[ ] Nightgown

[ ] Swim suits

[ ] Shoes

[ ] Jewelry

[ ] Belts

[ ] Handkerchiefs

[ ] Hats, caps, visors

[ ] Feminine Protection

[ ] Coat

[ ] Gloves

[ ] Handbag

[ ] Slippers, flip-flops

[ ] Sweaters

[ ] Suits

[ ] Robe or beach cover-up

[ ] Cosmetics, makeup

[ ] Underwear

[ ] ___________________

[ ] _GS Vest/Sash______

[ ] ___________________

His Travel Packing List:

[ ] Shirts

[ ] Knit shirts

[ ] T-Shirts

[ ] Shorts

[ ] Slacks

[ ] Underwear

[ ] Swim suit

[ ] Jacket

[ ] Hat, cap

[ ] Shoes, socks

[ ] Slippers or flip-flops

[ ] Pajamas

[ ] Robe

[ ] Handkerchiefs

[ ] Raincoat

[ ] Suits (one dark for evening)

[ ] Ties

[ ] Gloves

[ ] Shaving supplies

[ ] ___________________

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Interesting facts on Switzerland

Note that some of the information (gas prices!) can be outdated since we made this page after visiting the country for the last time!

Official name

Area

Number of inhabitants

Population density

Capital

Monetary unit

Fuel prices

License plate of cars

Telephone country prefix

Internet country code

Time difference

Road network

Prices in general

The best in Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German), Confederation Suisse (French), Confederazione Svizzera (Italian) (Swiss Confederation)

Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German), Confederation Suisse (French), Confederazione Svizzera (Italian) (Swiss Confederation)

41,290 square km (a bit larger than Holland)

7.3 million (July 2003 est.)

177 people per square kilometer

Bern

Swiss franc (CHF); 1 franc is € 0,67; 1 euro is CHF 1,50. (1 € = $ 1.24; 1 Dollar = € 0.7; Rate in Jan. 2009)

Gas: € 0.85 to € 0.90; Diesel: € 0.85; LPG: € 0.76

CH

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GMT+1; the same as in Holland

In the mountains there are a lot of small roads with sharp curves but the quality of the roads is very good.

Prices are a bit higher than in Holland, but not as expensive as in Scandinavia.

The mountains of course; they are magnificient. The Rhône valley and its sidevalleys is really splendid.