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| bio | website | stackexchange.com/users/… |
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| location | Paris, France | |
| age | 33 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
| seen | May 22 at 22:38 | |
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Moderator♦ pro tempore on French Language and Usage and Computer Science. I'm also a unix amateur, and a developer with a computer science background and security leanings by trade.
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Nov 2 |
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Most remote exclave? The Falkland Islands are not part of the EU. They are oversea territories of a member state, they have a privileged relationship with the EU, and a few EU regulations indirectly apply to them via their parent state, but they are not part of the EU as officially defined, and most EU regulations and institutions do not apply there. |
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Nov 2 |
awarded | Convention |
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Nov 1 |
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Most remote exclave? I tried to work Saint-Pierre and Miquelon into my answer, but what is it an extreme of? Westernmost place to spend euros north of the tropics? |
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Nov 1 |
answered | Most remote exclave? |
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Oct 28 |
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Where is wild camping possible in Europe? edited in the poster's comment |
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Oct 26 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Oct 24 |
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Additional cabin handbag on flights @user44556 In my limited experience and that of people around me, low-cost companies such as Easyjet and Ryanair are out to get you and will charge you or bar you for having two small bags when the rules say one. High-cost companies are more lenient on the number of bags (laptop bag plus clothes bag is a common sight and raises no eyebrow), but I once had to check in a bag with Lufthansa because it was overweight by less than 1kg, so there's no guarantee. |
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Oct 23 |
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Martina Bekereja: How to find them in Latvia? They're all street names in Riga. You can find them on Google Maps. |
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Oct 13 |
answered | What's the absolute cheapest accommodation in Ioannina Greece? |
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Oct 12 |
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Where can I rent a car in French Guiana to cross to Suriname/Brazil? Are you aware that French Guyana now has long-distance buses? Not that “hassle” isn't justified (you'd need three buses across French Guyana, then a ferry and another bus in Suriname), but at least there's a way with a schedule. Probably more interesting than driving, if slower. |
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Oct 6 |
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Finding a notary in France / Italy Sorry, but “photocopies certifiées conformes” no longer exist. They used to be a legal requirement in many circumstances, but now one swears that the copies are true on one's honor, there is no longer a requirement that the certification be performed by a municipal employee and town halls no longer offer this service. This changed around 1997 (give or take a year or so); it took a couple of years for people to learn about the change, but now if you walk into a town hall and ask for a “photocopie certifiée conforme” you're likely to get a blank look. |
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Oct 3 |
awarded | Enthusiast |
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Oct 2 |
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If I travel to Paris, can I get by with just English? While education is standardized, there is a much larger proportion of people in large cities (and in touristy places) who are more proficient in English because they have used it in their job, not just learned it at school and then promptly forgotten. |
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Sep 29 |
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Finding a notary in France / Italy Note that a US public notary is not at all the same thing as a French notaire. What specific service do you need? It's would be pretty weird to need to visit a notaire while traveling, so I don't think that's what you're after. |
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Sep 29 |
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Cheapest way to get from Zürich (Switzerland) to Brussels (Belgium) Definitely check DB, yes. No need to try to break at Freiburg: the DB trains go to Basel, and most long-distance fares will be identical whether you board at Basel or Freiburg. |
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Sep 29 |
answered | Cheapest way to get from Zürich (Switzerland) to Brussels (Belgium) |
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Sep 26 |
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Pass in the Alps that can be crossed by mountain bike? What time of the year do you intend to cross? How much snow are you comfortable with? |
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Sep 22 |
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Maximum validity of a Schengen visa for multiple visits more expressive title (seriously, “question”?) |
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Sep 17 |
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What seasonal work can fund travel? clarified title |
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Sep 17 |
answered | Approx how long will it take to go to Cologne Bonn Airport from Cologne city center? |
