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Ireland also doesn't have ID cards for its citizens, but does have ID-sized passport cards. But you can only apply for Irish passport card if you hold an Irish passport (and the expiry date is 5 years or the expiry date of the full passport, whichever is earlier).
As an aside, I travelled by...
I take that argument, but only up to a point. If you have been saving up over a number of years for a free ticket it is a bit galling to see the goalposts move. If you had been saving in cash, you could have earned interest during the time elapsed while you were saving, which hopefully might...
I received an email from Eurostar this morning announcing that they are reducing the value of your accrued Club Eurostar loyalty points. The number of points to make a new booking is increasing by 10% across the board. However, if using points to upgrade a booking to Eurostar Plus, they are...
And there is the station building of the original station, devoid of any tracks, about 50 metres away.
I'll post a new picture in a few minutes, once I've double-checked which ones I've used before.
My attitude to insurance is that it I only need it to cover things that wouldn't be able to afford - e.g. medical costs and emergency repatriation. Otherwise I feel that I am subsidising those who are less careful than me when travelling.
The only time that I have ever claimed on travel...
When I departed from Brussels in June, it took me a full hour to get through security and passports, meaning that I only cleared British immigration at the time the train was due to depart. As I was by no means the last in the queue, it was delayed. I travel on an EU passport, but there was no...
When I was in Switzerland earlier this year, most hotels (including one in Geneva) e-mailed me the transport pass in advance. In one place that didn't, I enquired at the Tourist Information Office, who said that you are allowed to travel from your point of arrival to your hotel and if challenged...
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