• When using a Visa debit card at a Multibanco (cashpoint) in Portugal, the screen seems to expect you to key in a six-digit PIN number. Don't panic! Enter your normal four-digit PIN, and press the "continuar" button on the keypad, rather than the buttons next to the screen (which have no effect unless six digits are entered).

Duncan Markham

• To reach Tallinn (Estonia), it is about half the cost if you fly to Helsinki on Buzz, then take one of the regular hydrofoil or high-speed cat services to Tallinn. The sea crossing will set you back about £20 return and takes 90 minutes.
John Burgess

• It's worth photocopying proof of professional qualifications (such as a BSc or PhD) when heading to countries where access to some areas (for example, the Sierra Maestra mountains in Cuba) is restricted. These documents often help you gain admittance.
David Hughes

• Slovenia, especially around Kranjska Gora and Lake Bled, is as beautiful as the Austrian alps, but your pound will go twice as far.
Richard

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