Holland Trip 1
Learnt from Own Mistakes

  1. Don’t buy SIM Card without receipt and Proper Investigation on Plans at Airports
  2. Keep Track of Expenses and Bill amount since saving small amount may make big change in native currency
  3. Prefer Flight which offers more baggage space. Ethiad over Emirates
  4. When staying at Hotels always ask for Emergency Contact no at reception incase of unforeseen circumstances
  5. While Taking Monthly Pass or Weekly Pass, do R&D before applying to get the Best Plan
  6. Things Missed – Net Bag to put Old Cloths, Vadagam, Tea Powder, Coriander Powder, Garam Masala, Spices, Apalam, Detergent, Dish wash liquid
  7. Things likely to have more – Dal Power, Thoor Dal(Atleast 2 kg), Socks(Atleast 4 pairs), Cooker Belt
  8. Things likely to have less – Turmeric Powder, Sambar Powder, Rasam Powder
  9. If possible carry Tiffin Box with Thermal Insulation, Small vessel to boil milk and Small Mixer
  10. Come up with a ball park figure of total before going to counter – Albert Heijn Chocolate Exp
  11. Start Cooking before two weeks from start date of onsite
  12. If you have too much of weight and not sure whether the baggage would incur more charges during checkin, keep extra space in hand baggage since they are mostly not weighed and things from overweight baggage can me moved to hand baggage. 32 Kg of weight where 2 kg could be charged could be moved to hand baggage incase there is only 5 Kg worth of things added to it
  13. Things you buy in duty free are not weighed
  14. Carry Long wallet from Infy in order to avoid tearing of Bills

Learnt from Other’s Mistakes

  1. Never opt for room with 6 people rather go for people with 4 people. Always get mail confirmation for changes in bill amount without fail. Maintain all bills in a pouch
  2. Dont speak native language with some words in language others speak. Even if you do so dont laugh since you may end up in different understanding(Swiss Incident while stainding for Bus)
  3. Dressing Cloth in case you have suffered cuts while cutting vegetable

Learnt from Others

  1. Smiling at Others, Greeting People and Saying Thank you at end of receiving service
  2. Patience in Road and letting others
  3. Time Keep up from NLD Transport
  4. Have Secondary Wallet with Anonymous Card and Money with Friends contact no. Incase the primary goes missing you wont end up helpless.
  5. Pappu and Moore Kuzhambu