On a trip around the world you visit many countries. Big ones and small ones.
Not only languages and currencies are different, customs and manners are different from those that one knows. Road and gas station network are developed differently.
Here you will find the some basic informations of the countries, I visited.
Further useful information can be found on these pages
Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten / http://www.eda.admin.ch/
Ministero degli Affari Esteri / http://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/
Außenministerium Österreich / http://www.bmeia.gv.at/
Globetrotter country information / http://www.globetrotter.ch/de/835/Länderinfos.htm
VisaWorld - Visa Service in Switzerland / https://visaworld.ch