Originally Posted by
Wilbur12
On a related topic it is always wise to travel with your passport or national ID if your country issues one, even inside Schengen. You are always required to be able to prove your identity to say the police. A swedish drivers license won't do you much good in Spain or Italy if you get in trouble with the authorities...
Indeed, but I didn't really have any such option back in 2004-2005, as there wasn't any internationally recognized ID card for Swedes back then, I couldn't stay in Sweden due to work obligations and the Chinese and Russians certainly weren't going to let me keep my passport while processing my visa application.