Practical information
The second gallop of tests proceeded
in Scandinavia and in the East Europe. Good and People movement
does not put any problem in the European Union area. Moreover visited
countries take part in "Schengen agreement". Thus the crossing of the
borders escaped notice. Finally the single currency, Euro, except in Scandinavia stricto sensu, facilitated the
purchases and the comparison of the prices. Only remains the mosaic of the
languages; fortunately there is a lingua franca : English.
Consequently, the information given in this page is reduced to the main point:
those which differ from France.
Practical information are
explained in four parts:
The preparation to enter the country, the practical life, encountered problems, the exit from the country
Preparation to enter into the EU:
Health:
Since June 2004, the E111 form and other documents for
temporary travelling in Europe are replaced by a European Health
Insurance Card - EHIC- which facilitates access to healthcare in the EU
area. It can be obtained - in France - by Internet on the site
of the CPAM of the residence place. I received it in three days.
For more information consult the website:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/healthcard/index_en.htm
In France it should be remembered that the Social Security authorizes the purchase
of drugs only for three months of treatment that poses problem of the
renewal during long stays abroad.
Documentation:
Europe road and tourist atlas IGN 2004 and IGN tourist maps of the visited
countries
Le guide du Routard of the visited countries
| Country: Luxembourg | |
| Practical life | |
| Diesel | 0.865 €/litre |
| Country: Germany | |
| Practical life: nothing | |
| Country: Denmark | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Change Shopping Bivouacs Diesel Toll Internet café |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, at supermarket, at toll station, at
ferry ATM: 7.23502 Cask bank: 7.3765 + fee 25DKK Payment with Visa: 7.18336 1litre of milk= 5.75 DKK, 600gr of bread for toast= 10DKK, 10 apples=25DKK, 8 bananas=20DKK Charlottenlund Fort Camping: campervan=40DKK, 1 adult=75DKK, per night 8.51 DKK/litre, discount: 7.13 -- 7.16 -- 7.20 DKK/litre !!! Bridge of Nyborg=600DKK, Bridge of l’Oresundbro=565DKK BoomTown 30DKK an hour, free at Use-It, free at the Library USB key accepted |
| Country: Sweden | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Change Shopping Diesel Toll |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, at supermarket, at toll station, at
ferry Cash at Forex: 9.3561SKK to Euro + fee 20SEK biscuit Vasa 12 SKK 10.70 SKK/litre Parking: 10SKK an hour |
| Country: Norway | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Change Shopping Diesel Toll Internet café |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, at supermarket, at toll station, at
ferry Cash at Forex: 7.8296 to Euro + fee 20 NOK Cash Bank 7.7765 to Euro + fee 50 NOK bananas: 11 NOK/Kg Bread: 12 NOK/1/2Kg 10.07 NOK/litre Shell at Kristiansand, 9.85 Shell Kaupanger, 9.88 at Shell Trondheim, 9.87 at Esso Tverlandet, 10.92 at Esso Kautokeino E6 Toll road: 80 NOK, from the border to Oslo, From Oslo to Flekkefjord 100Nok Oslo free at Use-It USB key accepted, Bergen Internet café, 15 NOK at connection + extra 1 NOK per minute, Trondheim free at the library accept USB key, Narvik free at the library USB key accepted, Bardu free at the library USB key accepted |
| Country: Finland | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Diesel |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, at supermarket, at toll station, at
ferry 1.029 Euros a litre at Neste Karesuvanto on the E8 road |
| Country: Sweden | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Change Shopping Diesel Toll Internet Café |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, at supermarket, at toll station, at
ferry 10.78 at Lulea Kiruna free at the library, 25 SKK a 20 minutes at Tourist Information, Lulea free at the library USB key accepted, Sundsvall free at the library, Uppsala free at the library USB key accepted, Stockholm free at the library, Drottninggatan 81, 20 SKK an hour, Flipper Konditoriet, 10 SKK a 10 minutes USB key accepted |
| Country: Finland | |
| Credit card Shopping Diesel Toll Internet Café |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, at supermarket, at toll station, at
ferry 9.98€ a litre Turku free at Tourism Information, Surf City 0.8 € a 10 minutes USB key accepted, Lasipalatsi in Helsinki, free no USB key, Tele Center Kaisaniemi in Helsinki , Windows XP USB key accepted |
| Country: Estonia | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Change Diesel Toll Internet Café |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, Cash at Forex in Helsinki: 15.2439 EEK to 1 Euro 13.50 in Tallinn car park 24 hours guard 65 EKK a day at Apollo Raamatumaja (book shop), Windows XP USB key accepted, 5 EKK a 5 minutes. |
| Country: Latvia | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Change Bivouac Diesel Internet Café |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, 0.6356 LVL to 1 euro Riga City Camping, 8 LVL (camper) 1 LVL (1 person) 3 LVL (power supply) 0.595 LVL on road at Riga City Camping, 1LVL a 30 minutes, at Elik Internet Kafé USB key accepted 0.50 LVL an hour |
| Country: Lithuania | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Change Bivouac Diesel Internet Café |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, 3.34133 LTL to 1 euro 16 LTL a day for the truck, 5 LTL a person 3.02 LTL on road at Internet Café Collegium USB key accepted 4 LTL a 20 minutes |
| Country: Poland | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Change Bivouac Diesel Internet Café |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, Supermarket 3.70 PLN to 1 euro, 3.90 and 4.0 at the border with Czech Warszawa at Camping Astur 123, 53 PLN a day for the truck with power supply, one person Krakow at Stadion Cracovia parking, 98 PLN a day 3.86 PLN on road, then 3.90 and 4.03 at the border with Czech Republic Warszawa : at Arena 1998 USB key accepted 1 PLN a 10 minutes Krakow : at Kawiarenka USB key accepted 3 PLN an hour |
| Country: Czech Republic | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Change Bivouac Diesel Toll Internet Café |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, 28.071 CZK to 1 euro Praha : at Autocamp Troja 129, 335 CZK for a camper with power supply and 1 person, 31.50 CZK on road Vignette for motorway, 110 PLN at the border in Poland for a truck and 15 days at Spika USB key accepted 20 CZK a 15 minutes |
| Country: Germany | |
| Practical life | |
| Credit card Diesel |
Automatic Cash
Distributor (ATM), at service station, 1.18 euros on motorway |
| Country: France | |
| Diesel | 1.16 euros on motorway, 1.13 € on road, 1.066 € on discount |
