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Do EU citizens need travel insurance when traveling to other EU countries?
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Jan 16, 2016 04:11
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Doctor Malaver posted:Do EU citizens need travel insurance when traveling to other EU countries? It can still useful for general travel-related mishaps like your luggage getting lost, but you don't need it for healthcare (you need an EHIC card instead) so it's less important than it would otherwise be.
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Jan 16, 2016 08:22
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An EHIC card doesn't cover all medical expenses in every country. It can help grease the wheels, but it's supposed to be used in addition to travel insurance, not instead of.
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Jan 16, 2016 12:58
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Sweevo posted:An EHIC card doesn't cover all medical expenses in every country. It can help grease the wheels, but it's supposed to be used in addition to travel insurance, not instead of. True. I was thinking of the type of likely emergencies that would happen while travelling, which it does cover pretty thoroughly, but you're right.
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Jan 16, 2016 13:03
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I think the requirements vary depending on the country. Danes need a second "blue" health insurance card in order to avoid fees in the rest of the eu.
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Jan 16, 2016 13:34
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Annual travel insurance is cheap and costs peanuts. Don't be penny wise pound foolish
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Jan 16, 2016 14:09
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Hey thread... Partner & I are going to get our UK Tier 5 (Under 31) Visas next month and leave Australia to live (and hopefully work as a teacher) in London for at least 6 months. A few questions come to mind, but some of my more pressing thoughts are: 1) What parts of London are reasonably priced & nice to live in? Ideally we'd like to be close to a train station and a good supermarket. 2) Is it really difficult to get a lease on a unit etc there? Any tips? 3) As Australia/England has a reciprocal health agreement.... (I know this question was JUST ASKED), do I need travel insurance for 6+ months? I feel that it wouldn't really cover me for much....
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Jan 17, 2016 16:02
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Andrew_1985 posted:1) What parts of London are reasonably priced & nice to live in? Ideally we'd like to be close to a train station and a good supermarket. You and everybody else, mate. On the off-chance that you actually haven't looked, London is insanely, incredibly expensive, and is actively getting worse. General advice would be south of the river, but even in places like Tooting, you will pay £1000+ for a 1 bedroom apartment.
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Jan 17, 2016 16:25
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Hollow Talk posted:You and everybody else, mate. Yeah, I'm resigned to paying around 1000-1200 a month for a small place for the 2 of us. Was hoping there'd be some sort of goon magic.
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Jan 17, 2016 16:52
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Here's a nice overview of prices.. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...tml#commentsDiv
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Jan 17, 2016 18:13
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Andrew_1985 posted:3) As Australia/England has a reciprocal health agreement.... (I know this question was JUST ASKED), do I need travel insurance for 6+ months? I feel that it wouldn't really cover me for much.... See whether it's a full reciprocal agreement. For example, Australia and NZ have a reciprocal health agreement but it will only cover you for emergencies. When my husband broke his ribs in New Zealand he still had his medicare card so we used it and the doctor said it was 50/50 as to whether they would accept his claim or not. They ended up accepting it, and we didn't have to use our travel insurance, but only because he basically couldn't walk because of the pain. Plus having travel insurance is good for other reasons, ie. if literally all your poo poo gets stolen.
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Jan 18, 2016 01:59
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HookShot posted:
This. It can also help with legal fee's or flight delays, or if you smash the hire car, or need an emergency flight home or die - transporting a body back is ridiculously expensive, travel insurance will cover this stuff. The EHIC basically allows you to the same entitlements as a local. If a local has to pay for their medical cover, so will you. If you need to be flown home, you will have to pay, if you need specialist treatment you will need to pay. It isn't really that useful.
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Jan 18, 2016 12:21
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PlantHead posted:The EHIC basically allows you to the same entitlements as a local. If a local has to pay for their medical cover, so will you. If you need to be flown home, you will have to pay, if you need specialist treatment you will need to pay. It isn't really that useful. I guess I got lucky. I'm a Croat and two years ago I went to a hospital in Netherlands to get a second opinion. I was prepared to pay whatever they ask for since it wasn't an emergency but I first gave them the EHIC card because why not. The card greatly confused them (maybe because it was in Croatian) and after some phone calls and making photocopies, they told me to proceed. Got an x-ray and two talks with a physician, never paid a dime. I don't know whether Croatian or Dutch insurance covered me but I didn't feel like investigating...
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Jan 18, 2016 13:26
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I'm planning an 11 night vacation in the U.K. in April. My girlfriend has a work event in London on a Friday. We're going to fly overnight from the U.S. to arrive Thursday and leave next next Monday. I'm thinking of flying Saturday to Edinburgh and then flying back to London for the last 2-3 nights. What would be a good EPL match to watch in or around London on the 9th or 16th? What's a good site for buying tickets? Do we need to buy tickets in advance for any of the major sights in London? Its Miller Time fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Jan 19, 2016 |
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Jan 19, 2016 01:27
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I'll be in Rotterdam next week for work with a free Saturday before leaving from AMS Sunday morning. Four days seems like enough for Rotterdam, but with just one full day free is it worth checking anything else out? I've been to Amsterdam once a long time ago but didn't make it to the Van Gogh museum. Also thinking about the Hague, Delft, and Gouda but all really just based on proximity. I'm up for anything even just walking around (until I freeze).
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Jan 19, 2016 02:24
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Its Miller Time posted:I'm planning an 11 night vacation in the U.K. in April. My girlfriend has a work event in London on a Friday. We're going to fly overnight from the U.S. to arrive Thursday and leave next next Monday. 9th April Tottenham v ManU West Ham v Arsenal 16th April Chelsea v ManC West Ham or Chelsea would probably be the best, since ManU are loving awful. Look on the club websites for tickets, they usually start selling about a month before the game.
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Jan 19, 2016 11:00
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You won't get tickets to any of those.
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Jan 19, 2016 11:12
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transient posted:I'll be in Rotterdam next week for work with a free Saturday before leaving from AMS Sunday morning. I haven't been to Gouda (shame on me) but the Hague and Delft are great for a day trip from Rotterdam! And if you need some suggestions for Rotterdam lemme know. If I'm not too busy I might even buy you a beer!
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Jan 19, 2016 11:18
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Fruits of the sea posted:Flixbus has a deal for the next 2 days - 10 euros to anywhere in the EU. Ì'm in Copenhagen, and don't want to spend more than about 8 hours in transit.* Where should I go for a weekend trip? So my friend didn't want to go to Hamburg either and we ended up picking a random spot on the map. What's up Rostock!  Then I told some German friends and they made funny faces and told me to take a train to Warnemunde instead.  We're only there for 2 days though, how bad can it be?
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Jan 19, 2016 13:36
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Fruits of the sea posted:So my friend didn't want to go to Hamburg either and we ended up picking a random spot on the map. What's up Rostock! Well... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostock-Lichtenhagen_riots. In all seriousness, though, Rostock isn't that bad, and the city centre is nice enough. Worst case, Wismar isn't far away and supposedly quite nice as well. If it's only for 2 days, you'll be fine.
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Jan 19, 2016 14:38
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I'm going to be spending 4 days in Lisbon in the beginning of February, what are some fun things to do? I'm staying near Rossio square and my interests include drinking, buying too many books, visiting historical poo poo and chilling on the beach.
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Jan 19, 2016 15:30
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Grillfiend posted:I'm going to be spending 4 days in Lisbon in the beginning of February, what are some fun things to do? I'm staying near Rossio square and my interests include drinking, buying too many books, visiting historical poo poo and chilling on the beach. There are a lot of great historical sights in Lisbon. The one's I enjoyed were Castelo de Sao Jorge, Igreja do Carmo, everything in Belem, and everything in Sintra. Sintra is a full day trip from Lisbon, and Belem could take up a lot of time. Rossio is a good place to be at night because that's right in the center of town. I'm not too sure about the beach, because I was there in November and didn't find it to be warm enough throughout the day, but I heard good things about Cascais which would be another trip outside of Lisbon.
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Jan 19, 2016 17:15
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Hollow Talk posted:Well... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostock-Lichtenhagen_riots. Heh, yeah the neo-nazi connection came up in that conversation too. We're couchsurfing with an Iranian dude though, and I imagine things have changed a lot since then. Wismar does look nice though and apparently Rostock has a museum inside an old stasi prison, which sounds pretty cool
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Jan 19, 2016 18:08
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Grillfiend posted:I'm going to be spending 4 days in Lisbon in the beginning of February, what are some fun things to do? I'm staying near Rossio square and my interests include drinking, buying too many books, visiting historical poo poo and chilling on the beach. There is plenty of that. For beaches, you can take the train to Cascais and get out whenever you see a beach (it goes right along the sea). Cascais is a nice town too. Alternatively, you can cross the bay and go to Costa da Caparica or Fonte da Telha, where the beaches are much bigger, with more local tourists rather than international ones. Or to Sesimbra, a nice fishing town further away with a nice beach, partly along cliffs. But these places are only accessible by bus. Also, in February it'll be pretty cold out there, at least not beach weather. For drinking, well you're in wine (and port) country, but there are a few craft beer places too, if you look hard (well, mainly Cerveteca Lisboa). Since you also said books, there is a nice Viennese-style book cafe in the center called Cafe Pois next to the Se cathedral, they have Portugese craft beer and food too. Also try to find a bar or cafe with a view of the bay - there are some on both sides of Rossio on the hillsides facing the sea. I was at a very nice one on the Bairro Alto side, unfortunately I forgot where it was. There are some above Alfama too. Walking around in Alfama is lovely too (old, narrow and steep streets/paths), and there are traditional Fado restaurants there (though also a bit touristy). Another option is to go into one of the tall hotels in Chiado and go to the bar at the top for a nice view. Unfortunately I didn't get around to doing that but a local friend recommended that to me. There are lots of historical sights, others already covered a bunch of them. Entropist fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Jan 19, 2016 |
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Jan 19, 2016 19:02
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Fruits of the sea posted:Heh, yeah the neo-nazi connection came up in that conversation too. We're couchsurfing with an Iranian dude though, and I imagine things have changed a lot since then. I'm mostly being facetious, but that's usually the first association people have when they hear "Rostock". It's otherwise a typical "Hansestadt" (medieval trade union), with parts not unlike Lübeck or Bremen or, to a degree, Hamburg. You will be fine, I'm sure!
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Jan 19, 2016 20:17
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jyrka posted:You won't get tickets to any of those. There's a whole list here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_London#Clubs Football at the lower levels is what it's really about anyway. Have a look at who's playing at home and buy the tickets directly from the club.
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Jan 20, 2016 13:27
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Fulham play Cardiff at home on the 9th. I've never been but Craven Cottage is considered one of the best grounds in London. It's also near a lot of touristy sites and is a Championship match so it's still high level football.
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Jan 20, 2016 14:38
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:Fulham play Cardiff at home on the 9th. I've never been but Craven Cottage is considered one of the best grounds in London. It's also near a lot of touristy sites and is a Championship match so it's still high level football. And, as a Fulham fan, I can say that our tickets are pretty good value and yes, the Cottage is a beautiful and proper old stadium. See if you can sit in the back of the Johnny Haynes stand. It's the oldest football stand in the world, and still has wooden seating at the back. Back of the Hammersmith would be the second best option. More atmosphere but the view is not as good. To be honest the atmosphere at Fulham currently won't be that great, but it's definitely worth a visit.
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Jan 20, 2016 15:25
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:Fulham play Cardiff at home on the 9th. I've never been but Craven Cottage is considered one of the best grounds in London. It's also near a lot of touristy sites and is a Championship match so it's still high level football. I highly recommend this suggestion. Went to watch a match two years ago (back when Fulham was still in the BPL) and it was a really neat experience, especially as a soccer fan. Craven Cottage is a great stadium, and there doesn't seem to be a bad seat. I bought tickets directly from the team and they were mailed to me within the week.
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Jan 21, 2016 22:44
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Hello thread. I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience renting a car through AutoEurope.com? I know they're supposed to be simply an aggregator, but they also have some miserable reviews out there -- hidden fees, surcharges, etc. Or it could be people just not reading the fine print, I can't really tell.
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Jan 23, 2016 04:53
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We're planning a 3 week trip in may that will mostly be in Portugal with probably some Spain and may be a quick trip to morocco. We'll be doing this with a 8-9 months old baby. The first week will be spent with other family members doing their first trip across the ocean. We plan to first rent a villa or something like that for 6-7 person + baby for the first week somewhere in Portugal. We were thinking of Lisbon for that. I see that some info has already been given a few post above so that's awesome, but if anyone else has other suggestions we're all ears. Bonus point if the suggestions are not super touristy. My parents and my girlfriend parents would really enjoy seeing the countryside. is there anywhere near Lisbon that we should look for in particular? Vineyards would also be awesome. Would it be easy to find a place to rent a bunch of bikes and something to carry the baby and then spend a day discovering stuff outside of the city? Or would we be mostly stuck to the city if we rent bikes? I have no idea how close the "countryside" is to a big city like Lisbon. Anyone ever rented a villa/big apartment in Lisbon? Tips and opinions? Should we just hit airBnB and pick something nice? We're still in the early stage of planning so I'll be back with more questions when we have a better idea of our itinerary, but that first week is pretty much set in stone and I want to make the most out of it. KingColliwog fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Jan 25, 2016 |
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Jan 24, 2016 20:04
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Can anyone recommend me a good karaoke bar in Oslo?
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Jan 26, 2016 21:58
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Trompeten if you want to fight or gently caress drunk eighteen year olds from out of town, Bør&Børson if you want to gently caress drunk fixtysix-year-olds from town. I think those are your only two options, except for a Thai karaoke in the basement of Bør&Børson.
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Jan 27, 2016 01:09
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My wife and I are flying into Madrid Aug 25th and out of Madrid Sept 10th. I'm thinking we will split our time pretty equally between Madrid, Barcelona and then the south of Spain (Seville and Granada). Any suggestions for which order to go to get the best weather and the least crowds? I know the weather is going to be pretty hot and the crowds are going to be pretty bad no matter what.
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Jan 27, 2016 15:14
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Vogler posted:Trompeten if you want to fight or gently caress drunk eighteen year olds from out of town, Bør&Børson if you want to gently caress drunk fixtysix-year-olds from town. I think those are your only two options, except for a Thai karaoke in the basement of Bør&Børson.  I guess there are plenty of other things to do around the city then.
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Jan 27, 2016 15:38
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:My wife and I are flying into Madrid Aug 25th and out of Madrid Sept 10th. I'm thinking we will split our time pretty equally between Madrid, Barcelona and then the south of Spain (Seville and Granada). Last time I was in Granada was a bit later in September, and we still had a solid 40°C during the day, so I would suggest pushing Granada/Seville towards the end of your trip. Also, if you want to see the Alhambra, book online ahead of time, and if you don't mind getting up early, take the morning shift (there are two shifts per day). During sunrise, you will see why it's called "the red one", and by the time the midday sun starts to burn properly, you will be either out already, or walking around the Generalife, which offers a lot more trees and thus shade.
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Jan 27, 2016 16:04
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Fruits of the sea posted:So my friend didn't want to go to Hamburg either and we ended up picking a random spot on the map. What's up Rostock!
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Jan 28, 2016 20:42
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No kidding. They missed out on Miniatur Wunderland, fools!
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Jan 29, 2016 02:50
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If I'm going to spend a week in Dublin and a week in London, what's good and/or touristy?
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Jan 31, 2016 18:48
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EB Nulshit posted:If I'm going to spend a week in Dublin and a week in London, what's good and/or touristy? Don't spend a week in Dublin. It's not all that interesting. Travel to Cork, county Kerry, other places. In London, there's plenty to do for a week. All the free museums, markets, excellent restaurants, many different areas with completely different vibes... it just depends on what you're looking for.
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Jan 31, 2016 19:30
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