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India to Germany – Free corona test

January 11, 2021

Most of us know that Germany is not offering free corona test for the inbound passengers (incoming passengers). That means the travellers have to bear the test cost. I’m travelling tomorrow (12.01.2021) from Thiruvananthapuram, India to Frankfurt, Germany. I was exploring the opportunities to do test in India as well as in Frankfurt, Germany. I was aware of the test facilities at Frankfurt airport but I was worried about the long waiting time after a long journey. So I thought…

Corona test for babies and kids & Identification verification on corona report

December 17, 2020

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Life in Germany, Travel

Almost many people who have kids and also want to go to India may have a question, are there facilities to take corona test for babies or kids? Test facilities for babies and kids There are facilities in the test centres to take corona test for babies and kids too. The process is the same as adults. Kindly read my post regarding my corona test experience for detailed information. Throat swab for babies and kids I and my wife had…

Germany to India – My travel experience

December 13, 2020

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Flight booking The flight was booked on 07.11.2020 through the travel agency “Bobbys Travel” and it cost around 725 euros including rail and fly. Flight Details Date of departure: 10.12.2020 Date of arrival: 11.12.2020 Airlines: Air India Departure: Frankfurt, Germany Arrival: Thiruvananthapuram, India Transit: Delhi airport Baggage transfer: Self-transfer Air Suvidha – Self Declaration Form I have filled the self-declaration form on 07.12.2020. It took approximately 15 minutes to fill for 2 persons. I had taken the printout of the…

Corona test before the flight – My experience

December 10, 2020

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Life in Germany, Travel

It’s very common nowadays that the people travelling to India or any other countries doing corona test. It’s mostly to avoid institutional quarantine or home quarantine. I would like to share my experience in this post which may help others too. Corona test There are many possibilities to do a corona test in Germany. I will share the few options which I have explored. Family doctor It’s also possible to do tests through the family doctor (Hausarzt). I have asked…

Travel from Germany to India – Emirates Airlines

December 7, 2020

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Travel details Date of departure: 28.11.2020 Date of arrival: 29.11.2020 Departure: Munich (München), Germany Arrival: Bangalore, India Airlines: Emirates Transit: Dubai Covid test Took the PT PCR test (Covid test) at Munich airport on 28.11.2020 which costs around 128€. Payment It is possible only with the credit card. Arrival at the test centre Arrived 3 hours earlier to the test centre and enquired whether it is possible to take the test immediately. They have accepted and asked for the ID.…

Travel from Germany to India

December 5, 2020

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I’m writing this post based on the experience what my friend who had travelled to India from Germany. Flight booking The flight was booked in 07.11.2020 through the travel agency “Bobbys Travel” and it cost 650 euros including rail and fly. Travel details Date of departure: 03.12.2020 Date of arrival: 04.12.2020 Departure: Frankfurt, Germany Arrival: Chennai, India Airlines: Air India Transit: Delhi airport Covid test Took the Covid test at Centogene in Düsseldorf airport on 02.12.2020 at 9:00 am and…

Can’t reach your place due to train (Deutsche Bahn) delay?? Free stay in a hotel

October 11, 2020

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Life in Germany, Travel

Most of us know that there will be a delay in reaching our destination while we travel in a Deutsche Bahn. But most of us don’t know what are the rights we have to get the compensation. I have explained it in detail with a sample application form. Kindly read the below information before continue reading this post. This gives you a clear idea. I would like to share what has happened to me. Train delay I was traveling from…

Train delayed? Get your money back

October 10, 2020

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Life in Germany, Travel

Compensation for the delayed arrival of the train In Deutsche Bahn, it is possible to get compensation if the train has arrived late at the destination. Read the details on the Deutsche Bahn website. It is also applicable to the IC bus and euro night trains. You have to fill the Passenger Rights Claim Form (Fahrgastrechte-Formular) and send it to the address mentioned in that form. It is also possible to get this form from the train station and submit thereafter filling it up.…

Wine tasting in Bodensee

September 1, 2020

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Travel, Travel Meets The Nature

There are too many vineyards in the lake constance (bodensee) region. So there are some wine manufacturers in this region where we get good quality of wine. There are some wine related festivals or events in this region. There are also possibilities to hike (trekking) in the vineyards with the prior permission. There will be also predefined appointes for several events. Kindly check the appropriate website for details. Apart form that it is also possible to do wine tasting. Wine…

Old German Alphabet – Blautopf

August 30, 2020

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Travel, Travel Meets The Nature

Blautopf Blautopf is the source for the river blau. Blautopf is located in Blaubeuren which is 16 km fr from the west of Ulm. We can see limestone rocks in Blautopf. Old German Alphabet We can see the old german alphabet in this place which you can also see in our video. Subscribe “Travel Meets The Nature” for interesting videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/TravelMeetsTheNature Parking There are many free parking places around this place. If you are lucky, you may get parking place…