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* Bring your student ID, it’ll get you into museums for a reduced fare | * Bring your student ID, it’ll get you into museums for a reduced fare | ||
* Bring sunscreen, sunglasses | * Bring sunscreen, sunglasses | ||
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** Cabs: 10% (though Italians rarely tip them) | ** Cabs: 10% (though Italians rarely tip them) | ||
** Bathrooms: often there is an attendant whom you must pay to pee | ** Bathrooms: often there is an attendant whom you must pay to pee | ||
| − | * DVDs have a different code in Europe and may not play on your home player | + | * Blu-Rays and DVDs have a different code in Europe and may not play on your home player |
* Sandals: | * Sandals: | ||
** handy when going to the beach, as well as for wandering in and around the hotel/hostel | ** handy when going to the beach, as well as for wandering in and around the hotel/hostel | ||
** bring a cheap pair and you can always leave them behind in order to pack your purchases | ** bring a cheap pair and you can always leave them behind in order to pack your purchases | ||
| + | * There are rarely such things as free refills in Europe | ||
Latest revision as of 12:24, 5 March 2010
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- Bring your student ID, it’ll get you into museums for a reduced fare
- Bring sunscreen, sunglasses
- Tipping
- Restaurants: most add a 15% service fee automatically, so tipping is 5%-10% (depending on service) is sufficient if service is deserving; I often just round up the bill to the next whole Euro
- Cabs: 10% (though Italians rarely tip them)
- Bathrooms: often there is an attendant whom you must pay to pee
- Blu-Rays and DVDs have a different code in Europe and may not play on your home player
- Sandals:
- handy when going to the beach, as well as for wandering in and around the hotel/hostel
- bring a cheap pair and you can always leave them behind in order to pack your purchases
- There are rarely such things as free refills in Europe
