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Post by exile on Dec 1, 2023 15:45:38 GMT 1
Why would the travel company question his travel plans? He could hold a European passport - Irish I think is most popular.
When you book a plane seat to a place like Kazakhstan, the travel company don't ask if you have a visa - although the airline might ask before you board.
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Post by suein56 on Dec 1, 2023 18:23:38 GMT 1
he has booked with no questions asked by his travel company It isn't the travel company that needs to worry if your friend overstays in Spain. |
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Post by Aardvark on Dec 1, 2023 18:47:57 GMT 1
That would be great for us, I have a British passport plus an Irish one but it makes it awkward as a family as my OH and daughter have just British passports, we have two properties in France so it becomes awkward to use/maintain and generally enjoy our properties, even though we are paying TD'H and F for both properties and not receiving all the benefits, in fact less than residents. We have owned property in France since 2003 so we have paid our dues and taxes on a total of 5 house sales and purchases. My daughter is now doing her A levels and could be going to Uni in less than 18 months, this was to be our time to travel and use our French house as a base to explore and just live in France, we didn't vote for Brexit, even losing French friends over it as they love travelling to the UK and I assured them that Brexit wouldn't happen and they think we are part of the betrayal. Carrying on from above and in reply to some of the comments after my post, we were in Brittany for 11 days over the last half term at the end of October, normally the ferries are full with families either travelling to accommodation or to visit families, they weren't. The local supermarket's car park would have plenty of British registered vehicles, they weren't, our local tourist village square would have virtually a 50-50 split of British cars to French, there was only one car apart from ours that was British owned. Even the kids entertainment on the ferry home was cancelled. We wanted to venture out, meet friends and go for lunches, every time we had to call restaurants before we went to make sure they were open even though their websites said they were open and were not due to staff shortages and condensing trade just to the weekends. We pay taxe d'habitation and foncier for both our properties (I know our choice ) and receive little for it but the French economy and I believe the heavily French state backed Brittany Ferries are really struggling.
A friend who is retired and has already travelled to Spain for 4 months over the winter has booked with no questions asked by his travel company and he is clearly breaking the 90 day rule. That is very interesting. Perhaps some of their struggle is sheer greed. When my OH booked her last (and final) trip back to UK as a foot passenger, they said foot passengers could not book a cabin for the crossing. If they thought she was going to be spending in any of the ships shops they were mistaken but she would have paid for a cabin. |
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Post by Nifty on Dec 2, 2023 9:09:50 GMT 1
I wonder how much Brittany Ferries pay for fuel and how much they use?
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Post by cernunnos on Dec 2, 2023 9:24:44 GMT 1
We have noticed that there are more Belgian, Dutch, Germans and French from Paris etc buying second or permanent homes in our area, so the gap that has been left by brexit is slowly being filled by Europeans. I suppose that eventually there will be less ferries going to te UK due to te decrease in demand and probably the same will happen with ryan air although the French also use the flights to go sightseeing in London in the Summer.
New cafes and bars are opening ( where we live), run by young French people moving into the country-side for a better life.
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Post by ajm on Dec 2, 2023 9:47:33 GMT 1
I wonder how much Brittany Ferries pay for fuel and how much they use? Their new ships on the way will be powered by lpg and have electric motors to us e when in port to reduce local emissions |
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Post by Nifty on Dec 2, 2023 10:10:08 GMT 1
LPG. Would that imply dependence on Russia?
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Post by annabellespapa on Dec 2, 2023 10:35:15 GMT 1
Why would the travel company question his travel plans? He could hold a European passport - Irish I think is most popular. When you book a plane seat to a place like Kazakhstan, the travel company don't ask if you have a visa - although the airline might ask before you board. When I was in my early 20's I was manager of a few travel agents (Pickfords Travel) and we certainly had a duty of care for customers from the time they booked until their return, we would of made sure all visa and medical requirements were covered, maybe with the internet and people making their own arrangements that has gone but it would not of happened on my watch. |
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Post by jeliecrack on Dec 2, 2023 13:30:06 GMT 1
I wonder how much Brittany Ferries pay for fuel and how much the .I heard 50,000 litres to go Roscof to Plymouth. I wouldn't be surprised by that figure but is it true I don't know |
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Post by cernunnos on Dec 2, 2023 16:46:18 GMT 1
LPG. Would that imply dependence on Russia? Nope , Middle East or America and " others", no European country in their right mind would buy gas from Russia again! |
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Post by Nifty on Dec 2, 2023 17:46:29 GMT 1
I think that market forces and circumstances wil dictate that.
The endgame in Ukraine could make a lot of difference. Dispose of the likes of Putin and things could change overnight.
Not necessarily for the better in the long term. Assuming that there is one.
Edit supposedly
’ Who is the biggest supplier of gas to Europe?
In the first quarter of 2022, Russia was the EU's biggest supplier of gas via pipeline, with a 38.8 percent share,
just ahead of Norway (38.1 percent), according to Eurostat.Oct 11, 2023‘
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Post by cernunnos on Dec 2, 2023 20:17:45 GMT 1
I think that market forces and circumstances wil dictate that. The endgame in Ukraine could make a lot of difference. Dispose of the likes of Putin and things could change overnight. Not necessarily for the better in the long term. Assuming that there is one. Edit supposedly ’ Who is the biggest supplier of gas to Europe? In the first quarter of 2022, Russia was the EU's biggest supplier of gas via pipeline, with a 38.8 percent share, just ahead of Norway (38.1 percent), according to Eurostat.Oct 11, 2023‘ Yes ...... gas ( CNG ), but you were talking about LPG . Norway supplies gas to the EU and UK because they don't use it themselves ( not like the UK)
And.... I think the Russians will "win" the war in Ukraine !
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Post by Aardvark on Dec 2, 2023 22:30:18 GMT 1
I sincerely hope you are wrong, but we'll have to wait and see. I often wonder why such a lack of Ukraine news coverage lately. It seems Israel is the fashionable news topic at the moment. For Ukraine you have to search the internet for alternative sources.
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Post by cernunnos on Dec 3, 2023 11:10:10 GMT 1
I agree, I hope I am wrong too, but the Russians have more men than the Ukrainians and have a lot of oil and gas.
European countries and their citizens are becoming more nationalistic,so don't want to spend money on fighting a proxy war in Ukraine.
There is still a communual European conscience for the Isrealis, that is why there is more covereage (also for the shock value that the masses love)
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Post by Nifty on Dec 3, 2023 11:54:27 GMT 1
I am reminded of the IRa and the difficulty in knowing what most people who have a real interest think. Not that that will make any difference to the end game. www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67593041 |
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