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  1. Kathar1na

    Can I pack my small multi tool in carry on luggage (backpack)?

    ...we hear from the OP. If she took her small Victorinox SD with her on her flight from Sweden and had it confiscated at Paris CDG in France, I vow to forever hold my tongue. 😶 And I am still curious to know whether she even went through security at Paris CDG, seen that she travels within...
  2. Kathar1na

    Can I pack my small multi tool in carry on luggage (backpack)?

    ...world of seemingly random confiscations and changing rules! I am not following the applicable rules about liquids and gels (within EU+ and Schengen but not for the UK and not for the USA) as carefully as the rules about walking poles and pocket knives but I do know that there has been change...
  3. Peterexpatkiwi

    Can I pack my small multi tool in carry on luggage (backpack)?

    ...be classed as a pocket knife. Which means that you shouldn't have any issues exiting Sweden, and as you are only connecting through France ( Schengen Zone) it won't be checked again anyway. I carry the mini tweezers from a Swiss army knife ( easily obtainable as a spare part), a small pair...
  4. Kathar1na

    Can I pack my small multi tool in carry on luggage (backpack)?

    ...the place. I checked to refresh my memory: From about 2004 until about 2010, the law about basic common standards on aviation security in Schengen/EU referred to "knives with blades of any length". Since then it has been replaced by "knives with blades of no more than 6 cm". Before boarding...
  5. F

    Can I pack my small multi tool in carry on luggage (backpack)?

    And that is why i took an angle grinder, reduced the length of the blade and removed the locking ring. My Opinal Number 7 now completely legal in UK, Spain and Schengen and when I fly it stays absolutely in the bag in the hold. Plus of course I have a legal reason to carry. Don
  6. Kathar1na

    Can I pack my small multi tool in carry on luggage (backpack)?

    ...and about having knives in your home, this much is certain: The Opinel 7 is explicitly prohibited in cabin luggage at Paris CDG airport for a flight within the Schengen area. The reasons are that it is a knife with a blade that is longer than 6 cm and it has a lock mechanism. It's a clear no.
  7. Kathar1na

    Can I pack my small multi tool in carry on luggage (backpack)?

    ...CDG. You pick it up at the airport of your final destination. As mentioned before, depending on how the flights are organised and how the Schengen transit area at CDG is organised, your only concern may be your departure airport in Sweden. Have a good flight and please let us know what you...
  8. Kathar1na

    Can I pack my small multi tool in carry on luggage (backpack)?

    ...from EasyJet for those who change planes at CDG airport and it ought to be the same whether it is Berlin-CDG-Bordeaux or Stockholm-CDG-Biarritz - at least on EasyJet flights. For their passengers on Schengen flights, there is no passport control nor security check when they change planes in...
  9. Kathar1na

    Can I pack my small multi tool in carry on luggage (backpack)?

    ...Is this a connecting flight from Sweden? I don’t know whether you even have to go through security again at CDG in this case as this is a Schengen flight. It depends on how this airport is organised for dealing with this specific kind of passenger flow. Please do let us know how it worked...
  10. David Tallan

    Credentials of Confraternity of St James

    I will admit that when I read CSJ in the thread title, my mind immediately went to the UK. But the confusion seems to have persisted past posts 7 and 9, and the responses may be confusing to OP and future readers, which is why I thought it worth clarifying.
  11. Bradypus

    Credentials of Confraternity of St James

    ...might have been better tailored to the specific need if the OP had stated from the start that his/her query was related specifically to a Schengen visa application rather than simply a Compostela and that the Confraternity of St James mentioned in the original post was the South African one...
  12. trecile

    Late august 2024, route choices

    I would consider how long such a trip would take, and whether you might run afoul of Schengen rules (depending on your passport).
  13. S

    Norte-San Salvador-Primitivo

    Thanks Tom. This is all really useful input for me as I think about my route. I have to keep a close eye on my Schengen days, and I don’t want the stress of time/rushing things. Runs a bit counter to why I love walking Caminos… I’m hoping second half of May might not be too busy on the Norte...
  14. S

    Norte-San Salvador-Primitivo

    I’ve got to do a proper schedule to work out number of days, because of Schengen (*shakes fist*). I think I can manage within my remaining allowance. Not a lot of wiggle room, but I’d have to be prepared to change plans on the hoof if necessary.
  15. B

    Booking return flights!

    It's not a problem!! I'm always booking one way tickets!!
  16. Roland49

    Booking return flights!

    Booked my return flight from the Albergue in Sarria on the CF. 5 days before takeoff. All went well, but I am from a Schengen country. I don't know if this is possible, if you are from abroad.
  17. dick bird

    Do I take a tent

    ...the various situations where someone has got away with it (whatever ´it´ is, be it poles in carry on, backpacks in the cabin, overstaying Schengen or camping wild in countries where it is frowned upon if not actually illegal) and coldly and without agenda consider your options, taking both...
  18. J

    Lucca to Rome - a retrospective

    Very interesting post. Many thanks. I will be starting the VF from Canterbury at the end of April. I know I cannot - because of Schengen visa 90 day only rules - go all the way to Rome. Will finish it next year. But your post has good info for me then. I speak absolutely zero Italian...
  19. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Can I do the camino at 16

    I think you've thought through a lot already and you are still researching; that's great. I'm a bit concerned about the visa thing because I don't remember you explicitly mentioning which passport you will be using, American or Indian. Those traveling with an Indian passport have to apply for a...
  20. C

    Can I do the camino at 16

    ...you later about the details if that's okay. My understanding so far is that if my passport is valid for 6 months I can travel into the Schengen area without needing to arrange a visa before, and this applies to minors too. I'll take a letter from my parents and if necessary, maybe get it...

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