If flying it’s best to check the individual airlines for baggage restrictions. My normal size carry-on was considered too large for SwissAir and had to be checked. There was also a restriction of one clear plastic bag of toiletries and customs were quite strict.

Download city maps on your iPhone or smartphone. It’s so much easier to do rather than the old way of a pocket map.

Be sure to check with your carrier about your phone carrying charges overseas. We took out a plan with ours that cost just $10 a day and included everything including phone calls.