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  1. Katherine Radeka

    Overstayed 90 days? From UK?

    I wouldn’t take the risk, personally. I travel a lot to the EU for business — pre-COVID, I used to make a spreadsheet showing all the dates of travel to / from the Schengen Zone so that I could make sure that I didn’t overstay the 90 / 180 rule. Sometimes that meant doing a weekend in London...
  2. Katherine Radeka

    Backpack Protection in Luggage

    We used these duffel bags from REI which are designed to solve this exact problem. We forwarded them on to Santiago, in a box with other useful things for the trip home, before we left. https://www.rei.com/product/118870/rei-co-op-pack-duffel-bag
  3. Katherine Radeka

    Poles & Backpack - to check or not to check...

    Hmmm . . . I fly to airports in the Schengen zone at least a half dozen times per year from the United States, often transiting through Frankfurt as I fly United, sometimes so often that I've gotten to know the regular flight attendants on my route. I've never had to do this. It's always been...
  4. Katherine Radeka

    Poles & Backpack - to check or not to check...

    And if you check your bags, they go all the way through to your final destination in Europe. It's not like the States where you pick them up, go through customs and then re-check them.
  5. Katherine Radeka

    Poles & Backpack - to check or not to check...

    Sure! https://www.rei.com/product/118870/rei-co-op-pack-duffel-bag
  6. Katherine Radeka

    Poles & Backpack - to check or not to check...

    I'm on the opposite side. I always check bags. I don't want to have a ton of stuff I have to watch in transit. Especially on a trip where I arrive jet-lagged, I'm far more likely to lose something in the airport if I have it with me. I've flown hundreds of times and only had disaster strike...
  7. Katherine Radeka

    Passport warning — expiration date

    For US travelers I use A Briggs for passports and visas. It does cost a little bit more, but they have some great services like making sure your photo matches the requirements for face recognition, which are quite strict. They walk the passport through the expedited process and while they can’t...
  8. Katherine Radeka

    Customs when connecting through LHR

    There was a long thread with lots of info on this very question here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/going-through-customs.52988/
  9. Katherine Radeka

    Going through customs

    This is how it has been everywhere for several years, and there is a good reason for it. The 3 oz / 100 ml limit, to fit in one quart / one liter transparent bag is intended to prevent someone from bringing enough flammable/explosive liquids on board to bring down a plane. I'm sorry that you...
  10. Katherine Radeka

    Going through customs

    Yes, not checking luggage will help. But you can't assume it's the same at Gatwick as it is for Heathrow because many more international flights come into Heathrow, which means that they've got to have more efficient systems. I checked Gatwick's site and it said that you won't have to go...
  11. Katherine Radeka

    Going through customs

    I"ve never had to clear customs or Passport Control at Heathrow if I'm making a connection in Europe. The transfer lanes bypass all of that, as long as the bags get checked all the way through. It's possible things have changed since I've done it. In fact, the page you've linked to states that...
  12. Katherine Radeka

    Going through customs

    You only have to clear customs at Heathrow if your bags are not checked through to your final destination. I've never had to do it (but then I always use Star Alliance airlines - United and partners). If you've booked on the SAME ticket at the same time, then you probably won't have to clear...
  13. Katherine Radeka

    Going through customs

    I haven't yet done the Camino but I travel often to Europe on business. Heathrow has a transit area. When you get off the plane, you'll follow signs for Transfer Passengers. Depending on current security measures, you may or may not have to go through security screening at Heathrow before...

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