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Celeb News: RV-tripping Spain: Coastal campgrounds, classy caravans

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Vacationing during Spain's touristy summer season doesn't have to mean overcrowded attractions or pricey hotels. Keep the crowds and high prices in the rearview mirror by renting a motorhome or RV (usually called camper vans or caravans in Europe) and experience Spain's scenic Mediterranean coast through seaside towns, ancient ruins, bucolic orchards and sprawling badlands. CAMPER VAN 101 Before embracing your inner Kerouac, if you're American you'll need to get an International Driving Permit from AAA, http://www.aaa.com/vacation/idpf.html , or the American Automobile Touring Alliance (AATA), http://aataidp.com/. It's issued in person or by mail and is valid for a year. For coastal routes, you can choose autopistas, toll roads denoted with the letters AP, or free motorways, generally called autovias, marked with the letter A. You can pay tolls by credit card or cash, but be warned that they add up. NOT YOUR PARENTS' RECREATIONAL VEHICLE You may have memorie...

UK News: UK Brexit boss sees EU-UK exchange talks beginning this fall

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U.K. what's more, European Union moderators ought to have the capacity to move from discusses Britain's separation terms to arranging future relations before the finish of the year, the best U.K. Brexit official said Tuesday. Brexit Secretary David Davis said boss EU moderator Michel Barnier planned to "prescribe setting off to the parallel arrangements October-November." Britain set off a two-year commencement to its takeoff from the coalition in March, and Davis and Barnier met for preparatory talks a month ago. They are because of meet again one week from now. The EU demands that significant advance must be made on the U.K's. leave terms — including a robust separation charge — before arrangements can begin on the U.K's. future association with the EU. England needs the two strands to keep running in parallel. Davis told the House of Lords Brexit advisory group that Barnier would have liked to motion in the fall that adequate advance had been made. Once tha...