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[quote=Anonymous]For spain:

16 year olds can and do drink in Spain (really starting around 14 it is normal to see kids doing "botellón" or outdoor illegal BYOB drinking parties) but they can't drive until 18 even with an international license. (Be sure you get an international license.)

Also, mandatory schooling in Spain ends at 16, and like 40% of Spaniards stop going to school at 16, so there are a lot of 16 year olds in the workforce already.

I just get the monthly overseas cell plan that has unlimited data, it works fine although with a ton of phones (4 with the teens?) you might decide it is easier to get spanish SIMs and turn off your US plan. Also download whatsapp, everyone uses it in Spain.

Always bring your passport and intl driving license with you when you drive (you can get the intl license at AAA I think?). There are a lot of mandatory police checkpoints in Spain where they will check your papers and sometimes breathalyze drivers. You can also be stopped on the street/on public transport for papers and to make sure you have a ticket, and there are pretty hefty fines if you didn't buy or validate your ticket.

Also the traffic lights in spain are not across the intersection but on the side you stop at, which is annoying if you're the first car.[/quote]

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