Do I have to declare when entering Germany or just returning to the US?
I've only traveled internationally twice, and both times I was very confused about "declaring" but was rushed through customs without really ever doing it properly. Well now I'm traveling to Germany by myself and I can foresee me screwing this up. I'm going to visit people around Christmas so I will be bringing gifts from the US. Do I declare those going in? Or do you only declare when re-entering your home country? I also read that you should register stuff you are taking (like laptop, cell phone, ipod) before leaving the US so that there is proof that you did not buy it overseas. Does anyone do this? I've never heard anyone mention it before.. I'm a little nervous because I have a tendency to hold up lines and cause scenes by mistake. I would like to avoid this.
Packing & Preparation - 1 Answers
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I just returned from Germany, I brought gifts for the whole family in Germany. I did not declare the gifts (no food item) only clothes, shoes, cosmetics and books. You do not need to register your private belongings (cell phone, laptop, ipod etc) to anybody. You take them out and place them on the tray to go through the scanner though when you put them in your Carry On. Returning to the US, you do have to write down everything you acquire outside of USA, the items and the dollar amount. If the Custom officers ask you to Declare after they check your Custom form then you have to follow him/her to the Declare counter (do not bring plants, food, meat, fresh fruit) but dried fruit and chocolate is OK. Hope it helps. Relax and enjoy your trip. Bon Voyage
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Packing list for my trip to Germany
Packing list for my trip to Germany?
I am taking a college-oriented trip to Frankfurt, Germany for a few weeks in May and I need to make a list of things I need to buy/pack in order to maximize the awesome of the trip. Any input would be appreciated! In terms of clothes, I assume jeans and casual stuff is cool for most places, but I'll also have a decent amount of business casual paraphernalia like khakis and sweaters/button down shirts to bring along. I intend on bringing my laptop (cheap international Skype calls) and Droid (no phone service but useful apps) as well.
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Germany is very casual stretching to grunge-casual. What you mentioned would be perfect. Frankfurt is geographically central in Germany so May shouldn't be too cold but definitely bring something warm for evenings and night. The month of May in Frankfurt has average temps of 66F high, 47F low. A light coat and sweaters and a hoodie would be good. Most important are good comfortable walking shoes. Europeans walk a lot and so will you
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I am taking a college-oriented trip to Frankfurt, Germany for a few weeks in May and I need to make a list of things I need to buy/pack in order to maximize the awesome of the trip. Any input would be appreciated! In terms of clothes, I assume jeans and casual stuff is cool for most places, but I'll also have a decent amount of business casual paraphernalia like khakis and sweaters/button down shirts to bring along. I intend on bringing my laptop (cheap international Skype calls) and Droid (no phone service but useful apps) as well.
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Germany is very casual stretching to grunge-casual. What you mentioned would be perfect. Frankfurt is geographically central in Germany so May shouldn't be too cold but definitely bring something warm for evenings and night. The month of May in Frankfurt has average temps of 66F high, 47F low. A light coat and sweaters and a hoodie would be good. Most important are good comfortable walking shoes. Europeans walk a lot and so will you
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Monday, May 14, 2012
How to connect my Xbox 360 to the VPN
How to connect my Xbox 360 to the VPN?
I live in Mannheim, Germany with my husband and we are station here for 2 years i have a VPN for my laptop so i can watch Netflix, but my husband wants to download maps and games that aren't available in our area. So we are wondering if there is a ways to connect our VPN to the XBOX, and if so how?
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Yes, you can connect the Xbox 360 to the laptop via the Ethernet port. Then enable Internet Connection Sharing and "bridge" the internet connection. You are now sharing the VPN connection. If you find that you need to open up NAT, read Microsoft's article about that here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979000
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I live in Mannheim, Germany with my husband and we are station here for 2 years i have a VPN for my laptop so i can watch Netflix, but my husband wants to download maps and games that aren't available in our area. So we are wondering if there is a ways to connect our VPN to the XBOX, and if so how?
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Yes, you can connect the Xbox 360 to the laptop via the Ethernet port. Then enable Internet Connection Sharing and "bridge" the internet connection. You are now sharing the VPN connection. If you find that you need to open up NAT, read Microsoft's article about that here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979000
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Army wife moving to germany in july, need to know how much luggage your allowed on international flights
Army wife moving to germany in july, need to know how much luggage your allowed on international flights?
Ok so my fiance graduates AIT in june and then we are getting married about a week later and then he has to move to germany and take all of our paperwork and send for me but i need to know how much luggage you can take on a plane internationally, like 3 luggages, and 2 carryons or what? Cause they are providing everything for us over there but i have to pack, my clothes, laptop, cd's, dvd's, shoes, etc!!! So if anybody could help i would greatly appreciate it!!!
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2 luggages that are 70 lbs maximum each. 1 carryon, maximum of 12 lbs. 1 purse.
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Every airline is different. Call the airline you are going to use and ask them what they allow. I would wait as close to the date as possible as sometimes they change their policy. When I went to China we wre allowed to check two bags of no more than 50 lbs each and one carry-on. I flew United.
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As far as I remembered, you are allowed to bring 2 carryons and 2 baggages (with each not more than ... kgs). Your carryons can include 1 small baggage/bag/purse + laptop + a musical instrument (I once travelled with 3 carryons and they allowed me: 1 backpack+1 laptop+violin). I believe there are lots of changes right now for the maximum weight of the baggages because they want to cut the cost of the oil that they use. Hope it helps thoguh ;) and by the way, which airline company are you using? Every companies have their own policy reagrding the baggage and stuffs like that
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Ok so my fiance graduates AIT in june and then we are getting married about a week later and then he has to move to germany and take all of our paperwork and send for me but i need to know how much luggage you can take on a plane internationally, like 3 luggages, and 2 carryons or what? Cause they are providing everything for us over there but i have to pack, my clothes, laptop, cd's, dvd's, shoes, etc!!! So if anybody could help i would greatly appreciate it!!!
Other - Destinations - 3 Answers
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2 luggages that are 70 lbs maximum each. 1 carryon, maximum of 12 lbs. 1 purse.
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Every airline is different. Call the airline you are going to use and ask them what they allow. I would wait as close to the date as possible as sometimes they change their policy. When I went to China we wre allowed to check two bags of no more than 50 lbs each and one carry-on. I flew United.
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As far as I remembered, you are allowed to bring 2 carryons and 2 baggages (with each not more than ... kgs). Your carryons can include 1 small baggage/bag/purse + laptop + a musical instrument (I once travelled with 3 carryons and they allowed me: 1 backpack+1 laptop+violin). I believe there are lots of changes right now for the maximum weight of the baggages because they want to cut the cost of the oil that they use. Hope it helps thoguh ;) and by the way, which airline company are you using? Every companies have their own policy reagrding the baggage and stuffs like that
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