Honestly some people don't know. My mum was grateful when I showed her how to turn off the vibrate notifications. She thought she had put it on silent and that was all that could be done.
The system in Latvia was quite surreal. You would get a card delivered telling you that you had to make a customs declaration. Then you have to go online and declare what is in the parcel and its value without any information. So, one time I said it was a book I'd ordered and it turned out to be...
Because I couldn't enter my apartment without the keys, I collected the parcel from the correos in Oviedo. And yes, I think you're right. They didn't tell me what the charge was for, just you need to pay €5.
It was a small price compared to the extra 2 weeks airport parking because I couldn't...
Depends what you mean by trouble.
My dad posted my car and house keys that I left in the UK to Oviedo correos and it took 2 weeks and I paid about €5 customs charge.
I have sent a large parcel of personal effects from Ireland to the UK (some of my deceased husband's things to his sons in...
My experience in France was that I was rarely asked to show any ID. In most cases the only reason I provided my passport was to assist with the spelling of my name.
In Italy I have had my passport held by the reception staff and have had to specifically ask for my passport back.
In my experience, they are not necessarily photographing your ID. Sometimes they are using an app that reads the text from your passport and automatically enters the data into the system. This saves them typing your full name, passport no. etc.
I have had a parcel sent from the UK to Correos, too. It took about 2 weeks, partly due to UK postal strikes but also customs delays in Spain.
I did have to pay customs charges when I collected my parcel at Correos.
Some trains seem to be available for booking on RENFE but others aren't. I picked a random day in August and the evening train was available to book but not the morning ones. It didn't say full - it said this train is not available to book at this time.
Yes, sometimes there are buses and usually you can get a taxi.
But, most importantly, try to plan within your limits. Often there are places to stay in the middle of a guidebook "stage" and it's OK to stay wherever you like. Take plenty of breaks. Check your guidebook or app to see where there...
How long have you got to connect?
Oviedo bus station is fairly easy to navigate - it's one long row of numbered departure bays. There are big screens inside that tell you where your bus departs from. It won't take more than 10 minutes to walk from one end to the other.
The truth is that, for the Compostela, only the last 100km count. Unless you want the distance certificate you don't need to get any stamps before the last 100km.
This seems entirely at odds with the reality on the ground. It is clearly the ATM provider that is making charges on my cash withdrawals here in Greece. It doesn't even show as a fee on my account. It simply shows an ATM withdrawal of e.g. €81.50.
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