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There is good summary of the current status of charges for various credit cards and ATM cards here:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/deals/in ... card_N.htm
I just found this on another travel website:
"Just thought I would add that a friend has just done the "Barajas metro to Atocha route" with a slight variation the metro personnel told her to do.( If this variation has been posted, please forgive)
Take the metro to Nuevos Ministerios.
Get off...
Anyone looking for a good fare from the US to Spain should have a look at the Aer Lingus website. They have some big discounts on fares to Dublin, from where you can connect with Ryanair to places like Biarritz and Madrid.
For those who are concerned about being able to obtain or carry enough water on both the camino and while travelling to/from, there is good news. A new study reported here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/03/nhealth103.xml
has found that there is absolutely no...
I got here today from Puenta la Riena and can report a couple of things. First the track is now bone dry but it is obvious that those who passed over it during the recent wet period had a terrible time. Now all there are are the ruts and slip marks and lots of wildflowers - the red poppies...
On April 28, the same day that I posted a comment about how happy I was with my Osprey Atmos 50 I discovered that the internal frame was broken. No idea how or when it happened. Fortunately for me, before I bought a replacement I discovered that Osprey has a lifetime warranty. I shipped the...
Can someone please advise me of the availability of ibuprofen in Spain? In the US it is available in large quantities at low cost without prescription but I know that in some countries you can only obtain small quantities at much higher prices.
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