The ECHI Card (European Health Insurance card) is a very useful bit of plastic if you're an EU citizen travelling to European Union/European Economic Area countries, and you're in need of emergency healthcare. The card allows EU citizens to free healthcare in public hospitals across the 27 EU countries as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, and is intended … [Read more...]
EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) – Check if yours has expired!
I was going through a pile of old loyalty cards, old ticket flight stubs, train tickets, hotel electronic keys that I have by my desktop computer (I swear the amount of junk I have gets worse each day), when I noticed my European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) was going out of date. Now for those of you within the European Economic Area (EEA), this is a great little thing as … [Read more...]
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Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]