Category: Travel News
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EHIC cards
Lots of people have heard of the EHIC card (previously E111). You need to register to get a card (which is free) and then the European Health Insurance Card entitles you to treatment in state hospitals and GPs in the EU and Switzerland. The treatment you recieve will not always be free as we are…
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Fete de la musique – Berlin, 21st June 2014
This years festival is on 21st June. A huge festival with music on the streets of Berlin. Entry is free and there will be musicians and music lovers from over 340 cities around the world in Berlin to celebrate the beginning of summer. With the grear euro rate and lovely weather forecast, why not find…
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London to Paris 2014
This years event kicks off next week and looks set to be a good one. The weather looks clear and a little cooler than this week and towns and villagea along the route arenl preparing to see the 400 cyclists make their way from London to Paris. Full details can be found at http://www.londres-paris.com/ For…
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Paying in pounds or local currency in restuarants
When you are abroad you will often be asked if you would like to pay in the local currency or pounds. This is quite common, particularly when paying by card in somewhete like a restaurant. It often sounds appealing to pay in your home currency. Should be cheaper, no conversion or commission, right? Wrong! Often…
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Current rates
Here are the current best rates we are seeing online: Euro 1.2204, US Dollar 1.657, Turkish Lira 3.495 – great time to compare and buy all rates as the pound is doing so well against over currencies. Rates correct as of 12pm on 12th June 2014.
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Mexican Pesos
The national currency in Mexico is the Peso. Many places will however accept the United States Dollar, the Canadian Dollar, or the Euro. You should plan to get any Pesos you want either before you arrive in Mexico to get a much better rate than if you change your sterling up when there. You will…
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Jazz in Montauban
This year the Jazz festival in Montauban is running 27th June – 7th August. Full details can be found on the official site here. If you are travelling to the festival then train is an excellent way to get there. Montauban is at the crossroads of the rail links Bordeaux-Nice and Paris-Toulouse-Spain. Worth checking…
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Atlantic Road, Norway
This has to be one of the worlds must sees. The first picture you see on the Visit Norway Atlantic Road page should be enough. Its is only a 5mile stretch of road, but its is built on a number of small islands that are connected by causeways, viaducts and eight bridges. The one you…
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ECB rate drop
Todays ECB rate drop is good news for those looking to buy Euros. The Euro rate against the pound is already increasing. Check ouy Euro rates with us now www.holidaycurrencyexchange.com
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Euro rates – hit 1.20
The last week or so we’ve seen some incredible Euro rates that have not been seen in sometime. Rates hit 1.20 earlier in the week. So, is now a good time to buy Euros? yes, of course. It may go up further but given we’ve not seen rates like this in sometime our advice would…