Simon Calder

Passport validity for the EU (plus Switzerland, Iceland & Norway, but not Ireland)
A UK passport must meet two conditions:
On day of entry to the EU, issued less than 10 years ago. On intended day of exit from EU, at least 3 months left before expiry date.
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This latest edition of The Travel Expert podcast is now out.
Hoax bomb threats: how do they happen, how can we tackle them?
Why tourist taxes are a necessary evil.
And Mediterranean package holidays for under £200 – if you can travel in the next few weeks.
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Once again, weekend chaos for travellers between @HeathrowAirport and central London.
Piccadilly line is closed for repairs. So everyone crowds onto the Elizabeth line - which has now apparently packed up running through Central London. Passengers turfed off at Paddington.

A century on from Agatha Christie's brief disappearing trick, the new exhibition at the British Library (next to London St Pancras station) celebrates the great mystery writer. She turned transport, from a Nile steamer to the Orient Express, into a crime scene.
Happy Hallowe'en.

Latest edition of The Travel Expert podcast with @Greg_Dickinson is out today.
New winter flight routes to Granada, Giza and the Red Sea.
Plus, we're joined by travel health expert @thorrungovind: essential vaccinations, water safety, and beating jet lag.
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