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Transit hotel and visa at Istanbul

12/4/2017 5:30:24 PM Turkish Airlines will provide a complimentary hotel if: You are an economy class passenger and the transit is more than 10 hours. OR you are a business class passenger and the transit is more than 7 hours. However, if another shorter connection is available then you cannot avail this complimentary offer. So […]

Uber / Taxi pickup location without additional charge for Manchester Airport

8/22/2018 9:05:58 AM Manchester Airport really don’t want people using cars at all for pick-up/drop-off; they charge taxis a lot of money to access the station, and they want to direct all private-hire to their “official partner” of Arrow Cars (who are really expensive relative to other private-hire or Uber, but cheaper than hailing a […]

What clothes should I bring on a backpacking trip

8/25/2011 9:20:09 AM Most other answers have covered all the ground that there is to cover, and I agree with the comments. What I really must say though is that you should add a good sports training jacket to your packing list. NOT one that’s too heavy or one of the cheaper ones that are […]

How to find out your body weight while travelling?

How to find out your body weight while travelling?

12/25/2014 9:28:56 PM For completeness sake, pharmacies in Italy often have both scales and sphygmomanometers to measure blood pressure. Both are available to the customers, and are either free or coin-activated. Do I need sunglasses in the Dolomites? 12/25/2014 10:44:42 AM In many countries you actually have people standing around on street corners with their […]

Where can I find out where trains are at the moment, with a map or otherwise?

2/4/2020 1:16:10 PM Table of Contents AustriaCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyHungaryIndiaNetherlandsPolandSlovakiaSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUSAWorld Austria ÖBB Zugradar Czech Republic GRAPP Online map with all trains by Czech railway authority (SŽDC) Trains colored by delay. In details of train are scheduled and actual departures ČD Denmark Landets Puls. Finland VR France Géolocalisation des trains | SNCF Germany Livemap via apps-bahn.de. Hungary […]

Do I need sunglasses in the Dolomites?

9/2/2015 1:16:54 PM Depending on where exactly you’re going to hike, a normal sunglas can be not even enough. If you’re hiking on snow or especially glaciers, it is absolutely necessary to have snow goggles. The snow and ice reflects the light very strongly and you could damage your eyes severly if you go there […]

Can I re-enter the United States after overstaying?

11/29/2017 9:28:07 PM You have no ban, because you entered with “D/S” on your I-94, so you did not accrue any “unlawful presence” since you didn’t stay past the date on your I-94 (since there was no date on your I-94). However, no ban doesn’t mean you can enter. Many foreigners with no bans are […]

Is there a bus from San Francisco to Sonoma?

Is there a bus from San Francisco to Sonoma?

7/31/2011 5:32:01 AM [So tempted to answer this with, “let me know when and I’ll pick you up,” but that doesn’t answer the question for Googlers down the line, does it?] If you’re looking for public transportation in the greater San Francisco Bay area, the place to start is always 511.org. A little looking around […]

Should I keep my enhanced driver's license in its anti-RFID sleeve?

12/1/2017 4:37:43 AM The protection is really against someone bumping up against you and stealing the encoded information with a concealed device. These occurrences are very rare and don’t lead to much as the info is just a number that is tied to the person’s “Passport” profile. The only people this number makes any sense […]

Paris on a Tuesday – are the Louvre and the Pompidou Centre the only "big" attractions that are closed?

7/22/2011 1:14:44 AM Tuesday is national museum closing day in France. Many state-owned museums are closed on Tuesdays, as are many local museums outside Paris. In Paris, most city-owned museums are closed on Mondays. Some museums are open later on one night a week, usually Thursdays. Most museums close on some public holidays but not […]

Locating Public Toilets in Europe

11/26/2017 9:08:19 PM OpenStreetMap contains a database of points of interest and toilets are one of the categories of POI. Various apps are able to display these points or search for them. I just tested that in Osmand (a mapping app for Android) for the Czech Republic and there are many of them in the […]

Is it possible for a tourist to visit South Ossetia?

4/4/2013 6:53:05 AM I tried to get into South Ossetia from Gori, in May 2008. Less than 3 months Before the 5-day-war. When I got to the checkpoint on the Georgian side, the military asked me what I was doing there “Do you know there is a war going on here” he said. Well he […]

Can you sleep in Canberra airport or does it close overnight?

11/25/2017 6:40:08 AM There is no information about opening hours on their website but: https://www.canberraairport.com.au/travellers/flight-information/departures/ shows no flights between midnight and 06:00. https://www.canberraairport.com.au/travellers/retail-services/dining/ restaurants seem to close at 9pm. That wouldn’t make sense if the airport was open 24/7. Seeing this, I’d wager the airport closes after last flight, and opens around 04:30~05:00. Travelling from […]

Travelling from France with a German student residency and a Fiktionsbescheinigung

11/29/2017 5:43:16 AM Timatic, the database used by airlines, states the following when Germany is put as the destination: Visa required, except for Passengers with a Temporary Residence Permit (Fiktionsbescheinigung) issued by Germany. They must hold the expired resident permit and a valid passport. The third box on the Temporary Residence Permit must be ticked. […]

How to extend Indonesian visa on arrival (VOA) in Indonesia

7/14/2011 11:08:58 AM I have never tried to get my visa extended in Indonesia. Take this is a disclaimer, then, for this what I know from a mix of personal experience and what I’ve heard from other travellers. A lot of fanfare was made in 2009-2010 when it was announced that VOAs would be made […]

Would applying henna on my fingers change my fingerprints?

7/17/2020 1:24:51 PM Yes, the changes in your normal fingerprint occurs. the devices usually reads the image in its capturing structure, if it is colored using henna, the image read by machine is a faded-one First (non-EU) leg of flight to Brussels was cancelled. What cancellation compensations am I entitled to? 11/21/2017 6:22:28 PM I […]

First (non-EU) leg of flight to Brussels was cancelled. What cancellation compensations am I entitled to?

12/11/2017 12:25:37 PM You are not entitled to any compensation whatsoever under EU air passenger rights: If you take a flight which arrives in the EU from outside the EU and is operated by an non-EU airline Likewise Australia doesn’t have any government mandated compensation schemes for flight cancellation and neither does Qatar. The only […]

Is it possible to bring a bicycle on a plane?

7/11/2011 1:57:22 PM Each airline has it’s own rules. My friend carried his bike on 2 trips. Once it was free and the other time he had to pay some reasonable amount extra. He had to pack it/reassemble as compact as possible (turn and secure the wheel, flip pedals inward, etc.). He then packaged it […]

What does "SSCI" on my boarding pass mean?

11/19/2017 1:15:48 AM Fortunately, the answer is rather mundane: it’s short for Self-service check-in, meaning you’ve already checked in online but had a boarding pass reissued at the airport. As far as I can tell this changes nothing about airport security etc, so I’m not entirely sure why this is worth recording on the boarding […]

Denmark and Schengen – border controls

7/7/2015 5:30:24 AM The Schengen rules have two different aspects: Unified visa and travel rules Most residents or visa holders from one Schengen country can visit any other Schengen country (note that this is a generalization, check your specific case). You are allowed to cross with your existing papers. Lack of internal border controls Internal […]

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