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Gibraltar

mikenmarn

2007-08-18 18:56:36

Any idea where I can find some info. on Gibraltar?

Thanks.

Edited by mikenmarn 2007-08-18 20:16:14

prawn

2007-08-18 19:11:19

So you are off galivanting again!?!

Is nowhere safe from you two?

Sorry, know nothing about Gib. just didn't want you to feel lonely. :kiss

mikenmarn

2007-08-18 20:15:54

No Pat, it's not another one. We stop off in Gib. on the cruise, and I want to know which currency they use.

But.............there is another, apart from the cruise. We are having a week in Pineda, Costa Brava. September 18th. It is years since I was there, and I'm looking forward to seeing how things have changed.

Will PM you before you go to Bitez.

Marn.

luci HT Mod

2007-08-19 09:19:27

They use GBP sterling in Gibraltar and you will find a M&S and BHS there. Duty free is cheap, £7 for 200 cigs and I think it was £4.50 for a bottle of spirits.

IF you use the Search facility in the Costa del Sol forums there are several posts there as it's a popular day trip.

luci :wave

mikenmarn

2007-08-19 13:17:03

Thanks a lot Lucy. Just what I wanted to know.

Marn.

johndoe

2007-08-19 13:21:03

hi.....mikenmarn..........if you want to take the bottle of booze back on the ship ....be warned a lot of cruise ships take it off you at the gangway.but you do get it back at the end of the cruise........
regards..............john-doe.........

mikenmarn

2007-08-19 13:37:26

Hi John-doe, Yes, I do know about the restrictions for taking alcohol on board. We have been on quite a few cruises. But thanks for thinking about it. It is cigarettes I want to buy mostly.

Marn.

luci HT Mod

2007-08-19 13:46:16

Forgot to mention, as it's duty free and not duty paid, the allowance is 200 cigs and 1 litre of spirits.

luci :wave

narial

2007-09-08 12:43:42

Please be aware of "dodgy" cigarettes in Gibraltar - even from the drinks and cigarette shops. We go there quite often (live in Spain) and have been caught out a couple of times. Now we only buy them from Safeway supermarket.

http://www.andalucia.com/gibraltar/howtogo.htm

Have a look at this site - it is very good.

mikenmarn

2007-11-14 15:17:51

Are Safeway and Tesco on Main Street?

How can you be sure you're not buying "dodgy" cigarettes?

I bought some in Barcelona earlier this year, and they are awful.

Not long before we go now.

Thanks for all your answers.

Marn.

lizspain

2007-11-25 20:39:05

Safeway is now Morrisons and is quite near the cruise terminal and Tesco has disappeared, but there are loads of shops in Main Street selling cigs and booze. Benson & Hedges were £10.50 for 200 a month ago, and Bombay Sapphire gin £7.00 (approx) a litre to give you some idea. I've never had a problem with any of the cigs I've bought there.

nivsy

2007-11-27 19:00:31

Dont buy from kiosks. There are one or two reputable tobacco shops on Main Street - and they tend to be a little cheaper than Morrisons. Just dont buy any with French or Spanish writing on them (although now much rarer in Gibraltar) - as they are dodgy for the so called British made cigs.

Enjoy your visit.

Nivsy

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