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I have found lowcostholidays to have good accommodation at reasonable prices.

You need somewhere near a metro station and most near the center will be on busy roads. Possibly one a little further out?...

I think you may have to get a post box, available at post offices and elsewhere....

You've left it a bit late as it's high season. You could try lowcostholidays, hostelworld, hostelbookers, etc....

It depends on the neighbourhood you live in....

It is illegal to use speed radar detectors in France....

If you want to get the best out of your holiday, buy this book with all the advice you'll need on hiking there. Otherwise you might waste...

An expensive area. Stay somewhere nearby and get a bus there. A Bono card from bus stations saves money on buses....

You are going there in high season (ie: the Europe winter months) and anything very cheap will have probably gone 4-5 months ago. The...

Look for a cheap battery on eBay....

You could subscribe to: . http://www.scambusters.org/ .

They have boxes of all sizes, which they will seal up. I don't know about bubble wrap but pick up a copy of the Bangkok Post or The Nation...

You could try a Seville bus tour....

That's a lot of travelling. Not a lot in San Sebastian and Mallorca is quite a long distance away....

Fast train to Cordoba. Bus or train to Granada. Bus or train to Seville. Then fast train back to Madrid....