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Europe on a Shoestring
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For charging the batteries of more than one gizmo at a time use this 250 volt universal
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Chapter 19, Part 4
of

HOW TO EUROPE

The Complete Travelers Handbook

Internet edition. Without photos.

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John Bermont

This internet edition of chapter 19, "Communicating as You Travel Europe,"
is in 4 parts due to its large size. Subjects covered in the respective sections are:

Part 1

calling europe from the USA, country codes, city codes, local numbers, 10-10 services,
how to place a call to Europe, list of telephone country codes, local telephone service
in Europe, totally metered, telephone booths, coins and slugs, European telephone cards,
American telephone cards, discount telephone cards, cellular phones, directory assistance,
international telephone service in Europe, from telephone booths, from your hotel, from the PTT,
telephone charge cards, costs, potpourri.

Part 2

sending mail to Europe, US Postal Service, mail forwarding, form of address, receiving mail in Europe, poste restante,
American Express client mail service, PTT, stamps, express parcel services, FedEx, DHL,
Airborne Express, European customs duties.

Part 3

internet cafes, libraries, keyboards, your password, your laptop, connecting hardware, your ISP, hotel lines

This is Part 4

telegram, wire funds, final notes, homeland security, meeting point

Believe it or not, people still use telegrams.

TELEGRAMS

PTT

Virtually all post offices in Europe have an international
telegraph office. Blank forms are left lying on the counter for you
to write your message. Telegrams are expensive but you can save
money by allowing them to hold it for a few hours to be sent at a
non-priority time. This makes good sense since daytime in Europe is
usually nighttime at home and it probably won't be delivered until
the next day even if you did pay for immediate service.

Reliability

I've sent telegrams a couple of times from Europe, but I
wouldn't recommend it. Besides the facts that they are one-way
communications and cost more than a quick telephone call, you don't
know for sure if they get delivered. My batting average is one out
of two so far. I've retired from telegrams.

Cash

Keep the telegram in mind though if your wallet is stolen. Western
Union can send money by telegram almost anywhere in the world. Phone
home collect and ask your closest
relative to wire some funds over. This may keep you from starving
on a park bench. Telegram services are available over the internet.

FINAL NOTES

Meeting Points

When you're over there traveling around in your newfound world,
you might want to meet up with other travelers who you know are
going to be in the same area as yourself. Or you might want to
split up with traveling companions and regroup later. When you make
plans to meet or to reconnect, select your meeting point with care.
I recommend hotels rather than Amex offices, PTTs, tourist
offices, or park benches. The lounge of a Sheraton, Marriott, or
Hilton is a far more relaxing place to sit and wait for the other
party. And the coffee shop and toilet facilities are available if
needed.

If you agree to meet someone at a specific time and place, keep
the date or send word that you can't make it. It might seem easy
to assume that if you don't show they won't care, but it is not so.
It will be cause for alarm and your friends will waste a lot of time waiting for you.

Homeland Security

It's a good policy to keep in regular contact with someone who
cares about you. Send a card once a week saying where you are and
where you plan to be in the next couple of days. Or phone home on
a regular schedule. It may cost more but sometimes it's worth it. Or
drop into an internet cafe or public library and send an email. Don't
break the communication chain or you risk generating unnecessary worry over your safety.

NOTE TO READERS

I welcome questions and comments. If you have any concerns about your trip to
Europe that have not been covered well enough in this chapter do not hesitate to write and ask.

My email address is
johnbermont@enjoy-europe.com.

When you write please include as much detail as possible. There are about 50 countries in Europe.
It will help me answer if you mention the countries and/or cities you plan to visit.
I will reply in a day or two.

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Table of Contents

HOW TO EUROPE

The Complete Travelers Handbook

All of the text, updated to July 2012, is available on line, FREE.
Updated photographs with captions are available on line for those chapters as noted
"with illustrations."

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Chapter 1, with illustrations.

What's It All About?

Travel Like a Native In Europe

Chapter 2

On Budget in Europe

Travel Costs

Chapter 3

Passport and Visas

Identity and Travel Documents for Europe

Chapter 4

Flying to Europe

Travel Starts at the Airport

Chapter 5

What to Wear in Europe

Travel Clothes for all Occasions

Chapter 6

Your Packing List for Europe

A Short List for Travelers

Chapter 7

Luggage for Europe

Let It Roll

Chapter 8

Cash, ATMs, Credit Cards

Travel Money in Europe

Chapter 9

Your Travel Diary of Europe

Notes Supplement Your Photos

Chapter 10

Europe Guide Books and Maps

Travel in Europe with a Good Guide Book

Chapter 11

Electricity in Europe

Travel Voltage Fundamentals

Chapter 12, with illustrations.

Photography in Europe

Travel with Your Camera

Chapter 13

Bring a Smile

Travel Europe in Good Attitude

Chapter 14

European Hotels, Hostels, B&Bs, and Private Homes

Sleep Options for Travel in Europe

Chapter 15

Eating In Europe

Travel on Your Belly

Chapter 16

City Transport in Europe

Travel by Bus, Streetcar, Subway, Taxi, Bike, and Shoe Leather

Chapter 17, part 1,

with illustrations.

Trains in Europe

Guide to Train Travel in Europe

Chapter 17, part 2,

with illustrations.

European Rail Stations

Travel Europe by Train

Chapter 17, part 3,

with illustrations.

Night Trains in Europe

City to City While You Sleep

Chapter 17, part 4,

with illustrations.

Europe's Bus and Ship Services

Hit the Road or Take a Ferry

Chapter 18,
with illustrations.

Driving in Europe

Travel by Car, Van, or Motorcycle

Chapter 19, part 1

Telephoning to, from, and within Europe

City Codes, 10-10, telephone cards, cell phones, PTT

Chapter 19, part 2

Sending Snail Mail to & from Europe

Air Mail, Priority Mail, PTT, Poste Restante, Amex

Chapter 19, part 3

Internet and Email in Europe

Cyber Cafes, Keyboards, Password, Your Laptop

Chapter 19, part 4

Telegrams

Wiring Cash and Keeping in Touch

Chapter 20

Health and Safety in Europe

Travel in Confidence but with Caution

Chapter 21

Working in Europe

Travel for Free

Chapter 22, part 1

Moving to Europe

Travel to the Max as an Expatriate

Chapter 22, part 2

Living in Europe

Travel to the Max as an Expatriate

Chapter 23, with illustrations.

Shopping in Europe

Buy Your Souvenirs, Gifts, and Stuff You Can't Live Without

Chapter 24

Shipping Your Treasures Home from Europe

Travelers Have a Number of Options

Chapter 25

Passing Customs in Europe

Know the Rules When Crossing Borders

Chapter 26

European Languages, Numbers, Alphabets

Encounter The Tower of Babel in Europe

Chapter 27

Metric System in Europe

Travel with Grams, Meters, Liters, and Celsius

Chapter 28

Time and Dates in Europe

Travel in a Different Time Zone

Chapter 29

Weather in Europe

Travel with Your Umbrella

Chapter 30

Melding with Europe

Travel Is Interesting and Entertaining

The Finale

Packing List and Last Call

For Travel In Europe

Learn the basic infrastructure:

Prime Travel Data

Elementary Travel Information for Europe

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Portugal

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Utilize John Bermont's exclusive:

TRAVELERS YELLOW PAGES

A Directory of Links to Products, Services, and Information

Airlines to Europe

National Tourist Offices

City Tourist Offices

City Information and Tours

Country Information and Tours

Luggage and Backpacks

Discount Air Travel

Villas and Homes for Rent

Hostels in Europe

Hotels in Europe

Auto Rental in Europe

Rail Services of Europe

Eclectic Travel Sites

Internet Search Engines

Photography

Guide Books for Europe

Educational Programs

Newsletters from Europe

Personal Travel Pages

Personal Trip Planning

Get open hours, costs, locations, and more:

Travelers Portfolio

Essential Visitors Information for the Top Sights of Europe



Amsterdam



Anne Frank Huis

Rijksmuseum

Van Gogh Museum



London



British Museum

Buckingham Palace

National Gallery

Natural History Museum

Palace of Westminster

St. Paul's Cathedral

Tower of London

Westminster Abbey



Paris

coming soon



Arc de Triomphe

Tour Eiffel

Hôtel des Invalides

Musée de l'Armée

Opera

Montmarte

Cathédrale Notre Dame

Musée d'Orsay

Musée du Louvre

Exchange rates, weather, maps:

Up-To-The-Minute

Be informed before you go.


Money Exchange

Currency exchange rates, including the euro, British pound, Swiss Frank.



Weather in Europe

Current European weather conditions and forecasts. Good luck.



Maps and Time Zones

Free online maps of Europe. Guide to setting your watch ahead.

Captioned photos from Europe

PhotoLog

Pictures of what we do in Europe.


Queen's Day

Holland hosts a great one-day party, annually on April 30. Here is the action in Haarlem and Amsterdam.


Keukenhof

A beautiful huge tulip garden blooms during middle spring. We made a leisurely bike ride from Haarlem.


Bull Flight

My daughter Stephanie enters the ring and encounters a baby bull in Spain, then flies for her life!

O hey Europe
Stephanie's Blog. A 22 year old spends a month in Paris, with a weekend diversion
to La Baule on the Atlantic coast.

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Note that plagiarism includes paraphrasing text and even copying ideas. Everything on this
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the works of others and presenting it as their own work. Then they make excuses when caught. Then they are
thrown out of school or fired, or they run for Vice President when they get away with it. At least one other travel
writer has plagiarized heavily from my work, claiming and getting credit
for writing a few dozen books every year. Some of his books have included my work for years on end,
without credit. For honorable people, permissions are freely granted so you don't need to steal and lie.
Just say where you found the information and ideas.
For permissions contact:
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Buy it here:

The original
do-it-yourself
travel guide to
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470 pages

7" x 10" softcover

345 b/w photos

Last Call checklists

and detailed index

© 2003

ISBN 0-940792-69-9

$28.50

Order from

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Read more about it at:

HOW TO EUROPE

The Complete Travelers Handbook

2012 — Our 30th Anniversary!

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Meet the Author

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FLAGS of EUROPE

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Monaco

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Romania

Russia

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

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Get open hours, costs, locations, and more: Travelers Portfolio Essential Visitors Information for the Top Sights of Europe
	Amsterdam Anne Frank Huis Rijksmuseum Van Gogh Museum	London British Museum Buckingham Palace National Gallery Natural History Museum Palace of Westminster St. Paul's Cathedral Tower of London Westminster Abbey	Paris coming soon Arc de Triomphe Tour Eiffel Hôtel des Invalides Musée de l'Armée Opera Montmarte Cathédrale Notre Dame Musée d'Orsay Musée du Louvre

Copyright Internet edition © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001 James J. Broad © 1987, 1986, 1984, 1982 Murphy & Broad Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Tous droits réservés. This is copyrighted material. Do not reproduce, copy, plagiarize, store, modify, extract, transmit, or purloin any part of this publication in any nation in any form or by any means or for any purpose whatsoever without permission in writing. Webmasters: You may link the URL http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap19/telegram.htm freely. Please do. When you link please send the URL for your linking page and a crosslink will be installed in one of the categories of the TRAVELERS YELLOW PAGES to your site if it has significant content for travelers in Europe. Travelers: You may print one copy of this chapter for your personal use. To order the complete book with all of the captioned photographs see the next section below. Permissions: If you want to copy any of this material to your web site, book, article, or term paper please ask first. Note that plagiarism includes paraphrasing text and even copying ideas. Everything on this page is original. Students, professors, journalists, and writers are outed almost every day, caught stealing the works of others and presenting it as their own work. Then they make excuses when caught. Then they are thrown out of school or fired, or they run for Vice President when they get away with it. At least one other travel writer has plagiarized heavily from my work, claiming and getting credit for writing a few dozen books every year. Some of his books have included my work for years on end, without credit. For honorable people, permissions are freely granted so you don't need to steal and lie. Just say where you found the information and ideas. For permissions contact: johnbermont@enjoy-europe.com. Privacy Policy: No personal information is collected when you visit this site. To read the complete privacy policy go to Privacy Policy. Site Map: To see everything on this site in one compact listing go to Site Map
Buy it here: The original do-it-yourself travel guide to Europe. ^SM 470 pages 7" x 10" softcover 345 b/w photos Last Call checklists and detailed index © 2003 ISBN 0-940792-69-9 $28.50 Order from Amazon.com
Read more about it at: HOW TO EUROPE The Complete Travelers Handbook 2012 — Our 30th Anniversary! Utilities: Home to www.enjoy-europe.com To the top of this page E-Mail to John Bermont Meet the Author Type Ctrl d to bookmark this page.
enjoy-europe Travel with John Bermont * * * Mastering Independent Budget Travel * * *

Learn the basic infrastructure: Prime Travel Data Elementary Travel Information for Europe
	Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland	France Germany Greece Ireland Italy	Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Slovakia	Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

Utilize John Bermont's exclusive: TRAVELERS YELLOW PAGES A Directory of Links to Products, Services, and Information
	Airlines to Europe National Tourist Offices City Tourist Offices City Information and Tours Country Information and Tours Luggage and Backpacks Discount Air Travel	Villas and Homes for Rent Hostels in Europe Hotels in Europe Auto Rental in Europe Rail Services of Europe Eclectic Travel Sites Internet Search Engines	Photography Guide Books for Europe Educational Programs Newsletters from Europe Personal Travel Pages Personal Trip Planning

Exchange rates, weather, maps: Up-To-The-Minute Be informed before you go.
	Money Exchange Currency exchange rates, including the euro, British pound, Swiss Frank.	Weather in Europe Current European weather conditions and forecasts. Good luck.	Maps and Time Zones Free online maps of Europe. Guide to setting your watch ahead.

Captioned photos from Europe PhotoLog Pictures of what we do in Europe.
	Queen's Day Holland hosts a great one-day party, annually on April 30. Here is the action in Haarlem and Amsterdam.	Keukenhof A beautiful huge tulip garden blooms during middle spring. We made a leisurely bike ride from Haarlem.	Bull Flight My daughter Stephanie enters the ring and encounters a baby bull in Spain, then flies for her life!	O hey Europe Stephanie's Blog. A 22 year old spends a month in Paris, with a weekend diversion to La Baule on the Atlantic coast.

Telegrams Wiring Cash and Keeping in Touch

How to get cash to Europe in a hurry - Western Union.

telegram, wire funds, final notes, meeting point, homeland security

Telegrams
Wiring Cash and Keeping in Touch