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Jelena and Roger Travel

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Capital
Amsterdam Berlin Copenhagen Stockholm Oslo Brussels Paris Andorra la Vella Madrid Lisbon Rabat Luxembourg City - - - - - - - - - - -
Population
17 million 83 million 5.8 million 10.5 million 5.4 million 11.5 million 67 million 77 47 million 10 million 37 million 645 - - - - - - - - - - -
Area
41,543 km² 357,386 km² 42,933 km² 450,295 km² 385,207 km² 30,528 km² 551,695 km² 468 km² 505,99 km² 92,09 km² 446,55 km² 2,586 km² - - - - - - - - - - -
Currency
Euro Euro Danish krone Swedish krona Norwegian krone Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Moroccan dirham Euro - - - - - - - - - - -
Language
Dutch German Danish Swedish Norwegian Dutch, French French Catalan Spanish Portuguese Arabic, French Luxembourgish - - - - - - - - - - -
Other spoken language(s)
English English English English English French, English English Spanish, French English English French, English French, German - - - - - - - - - - -
Essentials - - - - - - - - - - -
Water
Tap is safe Tap is safe Tap is safe Tap is safe Tap is safe Tap is safe Tap is safe Tap is safe Tap is safe Tap is safe Boil/filtered Tap is safe - - - - - - - - - - -
Gas
Easy refill Easy refill LPG available LPG available LPG available Easy refill Easy refill Limited supply Easy refill Easy refill Limited refill Easy refill - - - - - - - - - - -
Wild camping - - - - - - - - - - -
Allowed
No No Some areas Yes Yes No No Regulated No Tolerated Forbidden No - - - - - - - - - - -
Fines
High High Medium None None High High Medium High Low High High - - - - - - - - - - -
Risk
High High Medium Low Low High High Medium High Low Very high High - - - - - - - - - - -
Internet - - - - - - - - - - -
SIM only available
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - - - - - - - - -
Subscription available
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Rarely Yes - - - - - - - - - - -
Rules - - - - - - - - - - -
Traffic
EU rules EU rules Nordic Nordic Nordic EU rules EU rules Spanish rules EU rules EU rules Different signs EU rules - - - - - - - - - - -
Public
Moderate Strict Relaxed Relaxed Relaxed Strict Strict Moderate Strict Moderate Very strict Strict - - - - - - - - - - -
What to do - - - - - - - - - - -
Food
Stroopwafels Bratwurst Smørrebrød Meatballs Salmon dishes Fries & Waffles Croissants Stews Tapas Bacalhau Tagine, Couscous Gromperekichelcher - - - - - - - - - - -
Drink
Beer Beer Schnapps Coffee Aquavit Beer Wine Wine Sangria Port wine Mint tea Local wines - - - - - - - - - - -
What not to do
Littering Jaywalking Loud at night Drink in public Littering Park wrongly Skip lines Littering Eat in churches Be noisy at siesta Disrespect locals Smoke in public - - - - - - - - - - -
Sight - - - - - - - - - - -
Special
Windmills Castles Beaches Lakes & forests Fjords Bruges Eiffel Tower Mountains Alhambra Sintra palaces Atlas Mountains Old towns - - - - - - - - - - -
Free
Parks Churches Nature Forests Nature Museums (some) Cathedrals Walking tours Parks Beaches Mosques (some) Museums (some) - - - - - - - - - - -
Experience - - - - - - - - - - -
Stars
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Description
Friendly, flat Clean, orderly Calm, neat Relaxed nature Stunning views Cozy cities Culture-rich Tiny & unique Sunny, lively Relaxed, beaches Chaotic, vibrant Small but rich - - - - - - - - - - -
Expensive
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Toll roads
No tolls No toll for cars No toll Tolls in cities Yes, AutoPASS No tolls Yes (autoroutes) No tolls Some tolls Yes, electronic Yes, cheap No tolls - - - - - - - - - - -
Fuel price
High (€1.80) Moderate High High Very high High High Low Moderate High Low Moderate - - - - - - - - - - -
24/7 Fuel stations
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Limited Yes Yes Yes in cities Yes - - - - - - - - - - -
Border crossings
Open Open Easy Open Simple Open Free Simple Free Free Slow and strict Easy - - - - - - - - - - -
City parking
Expensive Moderate + Umweltzones Expensive Easy outside cities Tricky in cities Difficult Varies by city Small and limited Challenging Hard in old towns Easy Easy - - - - - - - - - - -
Tunnels & bridges
Some with toll Some tunnels Great bridges Few Tunnels & bridges tolled Some tunnels Tunnels (Alps) Mountain roads Some tolls Some toll tunnels Few Few - - - - - - - - - - -
Ferries
Yes (islands) Yes (e.g., islands) Few ferries Yes (Gotland) Yes (fjords) Few Yes (Corsica) None Many Few From Spain Few - - - - - - - - - - -
Overnight spots (wild & legal)
Illegal Illegal Some allowed Allowed Allowed Illegal Illegal Regulated Illegal Tolerated Tolerated Illegal - - - - - - - - - - -
Showers
Sometimes (gyms) Gas stations or pools At harbours Free nature Free zones Limited Public showers rare Few places Some campsites Rare Camps or hamams Rare - - - - - - - - - - -
Large vehicle access
Good access Good roads Good access Excellent Narrow roads Good Generally ok Steep roads Good Varies Some roads narrow Fine - - - - - - - - - - -
LPG refill / exchange
Widely available Available Available Available Some stations Available Available Hard to find Available Available Limited Available - - - - - - - - - - -
Electricity at campsites
Reliable (6–16A) Very reliable Reliable Strong Reliable Reliable Good Limited Reliable Usable Unreliable Reliable - - - - - - - - - - -
Water & dump points
Often present Yes Frequent Widespread Some places Moderate Common Rare Common Common Sometimes Frequent - - - - - - - - - - -
Camper friendliness
Average Good Friendly Very friendly Very friendly Neutral Friendly Mixed Friendly Very friendly Basic but OK Friendly - - - - - - - - - - -
4G/5G coverage
Strong 4G Excellent 4G/5G Strong 4G Great 4G Strong 4G/5G Good 4G Good 4G Limited 4G Strong 4G 4G/5G good 4G in cities Excellent - - - - - - - - - - -
Coworking spaces
In cities In big cities Some cities Few Rare In Brussels In big cities No In cities In Lisbon/Porto Few No - - - - - - - - - - -
Data SIM offers
Good prepaid Affordable data Average SIMs Good offers Limited SIMs Average Affordable Expensive Affordable Cheap SIMs Cheap SIMs Roaming EU - - - - - - - - - - -
Public Wi-Fi
Available Widespread Some cafés Rare Rare Rare Often available No Often in cafés Rare Rare Yes - - - - - - - - - - -
National parks
Free access Easy access Easy Accessible Nature open Access easy Easy Easy Accessible Free access Some restricted Parks open - - - - - - - - - - -
Insects
Low Medium Low Low Low Low Medium Low Medium Low High Low - - - - - - - - - - -
Wildlife risks
None Wolves in forest Deer, fox Moose, bears Bears in north None Boars, ticks Fox Snakes Snakes Possible None - - - - - - - - - - -
Water sources
Occasional Available Yes Yes Yes Sometimes Yes Rare Yes Sometimes Rare Yes - - - - - - - - - - -
Wildfire risk
Low Some risk Low risk Seasonal High in summer Low Some risk Low Moderate Yes in summer High in summer Low - - - - - - - - - - -
ID required
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - - - - - - - - -
Dashcam legal?
Legal with limits Dashcams restricted Yes Dashcam OK Dashcams OK Yes Yes Unclear Yes Yes Mostly OK Yes - - - - - - - - - - -
Alcohol limit
0.5‰ 0.5‰ 0.5‰ 0.2‰ 0.2‰ 0.5‰ 0.5‰ 0.5‰ 0.5‰ 0.5‰ 0.0‰ 0.5‰ - - - - - - - - - - -
Mandatory car items
Required Required Yes Required Vest, triangle Yes Triangle, vest Likely Triangle, vest Triangle, vest Yes Triangle, vest - - - - - - - - - - -
Cash required?
No No Rarely No No No Rare Yes Rare Rarely Yes No - - - - - - - - - - -
Grocery costs
Expensive Moderate High High High Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Cheap Moderate - - - - - - - - - - -
Grocery cost rating
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Card vs cash
Mostly card Card common Card everywhere Card dominant Card use only Card common Card OK Cash preferred Card mostly Both used Cash preferred Card mostly - - - - - - - - - - -
Currency exchange
Easy Exchange possible Possible Easy Limited Possible Common Limited Easy Available Exchange everywhere Available - - - - - - - - - - -
Credit card needed
Sometimes Yes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes Sometimes Sometimes Rarely Rare - - - - - - - - - - -