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What actually goes in the bag, and what has to be arranged before you fly: the baggage limit that really governs your trip, the documents with long lead times, and a checklist that builds itself around your itinerary.
Eight Barcelona tapas bars worth planning around, and the thing that decides your evening at each one: whether you book or turn up, when it is open, and what it costs. Including where Bar Pinotxo actually is now.
What is actually worth planning a day around in Lisbon, what each thing costs in September 2026, which three need booking ahead, and which funiculars and lifts are currently out of service.
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