Brittany Ferries have changed their mind and will not be running the new route between the UK and Portugal this year which is very disappointing, details here:
https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/info ... lldTo59HuA
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- Mon May 24, 2021 1:42 pm
- Forum: TRAVEL
- Topic: Continental updates please
- Replies: 253
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- Mon May 17, 2021 12:23 pm
- Forum: TRAVEL
- Topic: Continental updates please
- Replies: 253
- Views: 44101
Re: Continental updates please
Portugal is picking up the pace which vaccinations, they announced on tv that they successfully vaccinated 129K people in one day yesterday. But atm proof of a negative PCR test is still required on arrival, and passenger locator forms have to be completed online prior to arrival so you can show a Q...
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:48 pm
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Buying from Europe
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6184
Re: Buying from Europe
In my case their website was originally setup post Brexit with an EU and Non EU option on their store page, the Non EU side prices where VAT and fee free, with the emphasis on those cost being collected by the courier company (UPS) prior to delivery. But they screwed up the fee collections which mea...
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:22 pm
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Buying from Europe
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6184
Re: Buying from Europe
Slightly off topic I ordered an Olympic 2” weight lifting bar back on February from Rogue in Belgium and received it last week, there had been some hit and miss reports of some people getting bills for the import taxes and fees and some not getting billed. So Rogue emailed me to say I must pay them ...
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:17 pm
- Forum: TRAVEL
- Topic: Continental updates please
- Replies: 253
- Views: 44101
Re: Continental updates please
Portugal The UK and several other countries are on the Portuguese red list and anyone arriving by air, sea or land must register their data with the Portuguese SEF Servico de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras, https://www.sef.pt/en/Pages/homepage.aspx (the equivalent of the UK immigration and border servic...
- Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:35 am
- Forum: TRAVEL
- Topic: Continental updates please
- Replies: 253
- Views: 44101
Re: Continental updates please
I’ve found the Spanish website N332 www.n332.es (FB N332) useful for up to date information on the situation in and around Spain and it’s borders. It’s run by a Spanish cop who translates it into English for the visitors and ex-pats
- Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:31 am
- Forum: TRAVEL
- Topic: How long does it take for the new coronavirus vaccine to take effect?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3588
Re: How long does it take for the new coronavirus vaccine to take effect?
I had the AZ jab on Saturday afternoon and felt awful on Sunday, my body and joints ached, and I spent most of the day vegging out on the sofa. There may have been mitigated factors that I had a few beers Saturday night too that compounded the effect. But Monday morning I feel much better
- Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:22 am
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Sabine Schmitz RIP
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1772
Re: Sabine Schmitz RIP
It would be fitting for her funeral if the hearse did a lap of the Nuremberg ring, though I suspect that a voice may be heard from the back shouting “faster, faster.....”
- Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:11 pm
- Forum: TRAVEL
- Topic: Continental updates please
- Replies: 253
- Views: 44101
Re: Continental updates please
The latest vaccination stats show that 24.75 million Brits have been vaccinated, yet only 1.1 million Portuguese have been vaccinated, in fact more Brits have received their 2nd dose than the total of Portuguese vaccinations. So there’s a very long way to go.
- Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:27 pm
- Forum: TRAVEL
- Topic: Continental updates please
- Replies: 253
- Views: 44101
Re: Continental updates please
General duty of lockdown until Easter The general duty of confinement will continue until Easter , with António Costa considering that this is one of the "general rules" that must be maintained in the coming weeks, meaning that people should stay at home whenever possible. The prime minis...