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ETIAS Travel Authorization: New – required for travel to Europe in 2025!
How to get anywhere, from point A to point B: Rome2Rio.com
Train Tickets: In Europe, most people purchase their train tickets at the train station on the day of travel, but you may prefer to purchase them in advance. Here are some links to help get you started!
Car Rental: Book Auto Rental with Auto Europe
Mobile Phones & GPS:
Technology moves so fast with the travel industry, so for those who are tech-savvy, we strongly encourage you to use your own device. Numerous apps now allow you to navigate without using cellular data, which is useful while traveling. We strongly recommend that you add an international plan with your mobile service provider to be available during your travels.
If you use a GPS device or smartphone, you should know how to use it before you come and also, how to use it in airplane mode (cell data off.) Pure Adventures uses Ride With GPS to manage GPX tracks and routes. We also recommend that you add Whatsapp to your smartphone as a communication tool over Wifi during your travels.
Even if you don’t want to use your smartphone as your primary navigation tool, you will want to plan to use your own mobile phone for calls and other smartphone apps/uses. We strongly recommend that you plan ahead with your cell carrier, to avoid very costly roaming charges for data. Note: public phones have almost completely disappeared in most destinations and you will need access to a phone.
Other Self-Guided Europe Resources:
How to Plan to Bring Your Bike
Reasons to Insure Your Travels
Behind the Scenes of your Trip – Who to Contact