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Can I check a transaction history on T-Money Card (South Korea)?

12/25/2016 8:28:30 AM Hi you need to register with T-Money here You can view the transaction history of the registered TMC card after signing up TMC homepage. After selecting my T-money, you can check your usage history by selecting the card number and then selecting the period. Student discount for Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

What to wear in Russia

7/29/2016 8:55:57 PM Items If you travel to big cities in summer and look civilized and not an ignorant cartoon tourist, then the default would be jeans shorts polo plimsolls a cap or a hipsty hat The biggest difficulty in big cities in summer is heat. Temperature is usually around 26..32°C (especially on the sunny […]

Student discount for Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

10/25/2016 9:15:10 AM Student or pupil IDs are not standardized in Germany. Every school and every university has their own thing. Some have cards, some have paper cards. Some of them are laminated, others are not allowed to be laminated1. Some have issue dates, some have validity dates or time spans. Most have no picture. […]

Bangalore to Tiruvannamalai : Even, asphalt road

Bangalore to Tiruvannamalai : Even, asphalt road

9/2/2017 4:41:38 PM After the Krishnagiri toll gate, you might be better taking the service road bearing toward the left to get onto the T-Malai road, instead of taking the bridge; be careful, as it is confusing there. JFK to New Jersey on a student's budget 9/2/2017 4:44:46 PM On 2 Sept 2017, I travelled […]

How much in advance to book Swedish train tickets to get lowest prices?

6/25/2016 7:10:49 PM I doubt that you will get a complete and trustworthy answer unless an employee from SJ decides to answer here and publish confidential information about their pricing strategy. Nevertheless, perhaps some of my observations can be of some help. One unusual thing about the SJ ticket pricing is that even the price […]

JFK to New Jersey on a student's budget

JFK to New Jersey on a student's budget

10/22/2016 6:21:08 AM First go to Manhattan by the routes mentioned on this previous question. That way, no need to pay for the sky train. The total cost $2 or $3. Then follow the advice of @phoog above to switch to the path train to Jersey. Total cost is less than $10, so you can […]

Checked luggage procedures between Haneda and Narita airports

10/21/2016 6:28:45 AM While I can’t find an official source for you, this usually reliable forum has a recent thread about transit from narita to haneda which states the negative: Or we must organize and pay for our transport and carry our luggage? Yes Non-EU citizen travelling to UK with EU citizen friend, which queue […]

What is the practical consequence of being denied entry into the US for a layover?

6/25/2016 11:15:24 PM I couldn’t find any information about denying entry for transit visa holders (whether official, semi-official, anecdotes, etc.) Many sources indicate that it’s quite rare to be denied entry to the US. According to this official summary (as of March, 2016) Out of more than 1 million visitors/day, only 367 visitors are denied […]

Non-EU citizen travelling to UK with EU citizen friend, which queue to use?

10/20/2016 1:27:36 PM I would go on different queues. no big deal to be separate for 10 mins and meet again near the baggage collection. About the visa if last time you left on time you shouldn’t have issue to get in this time. Can I still change my B1 visa application to B1/B2 before […]

Is it allowed to enter in Disneyland Paris with food?

6/25/2016 6:31:49 AM I have found this post about it. It is in French but I’ll translate the general idea behind it : http://www.disneylandparis.fr/faq/restaurants/alimentation-boissons-exterieur/ So it isn’t allowed to bring with you large bags full of food to organize a group picnic inside the park. They don’t explicitly say that it is allowed to bring […]

Can I still change my B1 visa application to B1/B2 before the interview

5/24/2019 7:19:58 PM You won’t need to. A large majority (about 98 percent) of visitor visas to the USA are issued as combined B-1/B-2 no matter whether the applicant specified business or tourism in the application. If you end up getting a B-1 visa only, it will be because there are particular circumstances to your […]

Payment methods for customs duties at Toronto Pearson Airport

10/19/2016 3:13:54 PM I called CBSA at Pearson today to get an authoritative answer – it was surprisingly easy to reach a real person (I reached someone in Terminal 1 but he assured me that the information applies equally to both terminals). Here’s what he told me: They prefer not to accept US dollars, but […]

Recreating Hemingway's Trip to Pamplona (Part 1)

Recreating Hemingway's Trip to Pamplona (Part 1)

10/5/2016 2:27:47 AM Well, I’ve tried a bounty and that didn’t work (so far, I’m impatient), so here is my guess: Near Aribe at 42°56’25.93″N 1°16’26.78″W : (Courtesy Google Earth). There is a different view here for the moment, by Uranzu, described as Río Irati. Marked “Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike” I dare not upload it but since […]

Can I get a refund for an unnecessary ESTA aplication?

10/19/2016 1:26:11 PM No, you can’t get a refund. The ESTA website does mention the possibility of a partial refund in case your application is refused, but nothing about being able to refund a successful application. I presume $14 isn’t a lot of money in the grand scheme of things, so I wouldn’t pursue it […]

Crossing the border from Switzerland to France and back

Crossing the border from Switzerland to France and back

10/18/2016 10:33:04 PM Regarding what may happen, the worse conceivable outcome is being forced to turn back, especially on your way out. But I assume that even if there is a border check, it would most likely be possible to talk your way out of it. I am not sure for Switzerland but a fine […]

Why are flight attendants prohibited from taking pictures with passengers?

6/23/2016 6:18:44 AM The bad news is, they simply didn’t want to take a photo with you, that’s it. That’s the common excuse flight attendants use when they don’t want to take a photo with someone. To prove this, check this Facebook photo album, in one of the most famous cabin crew groups in Facebook […]

Is there a resource about panoramic views at take-off/landing?

Is there a resource about panoramic views at take-off/landing?

6/21/2016 10:45:23 AM There are various articles and threads about certain airports which have good advice regarding the likelihood of getting a good view from certain sides of an aircraft given origin, destination and prevailing winds, e.g. Daily Mail – various Bora Bora Dubai JFK Paris Hong Kong Seattle Also, some aircraft air equipped with […]

What are the exact rules of temporarily importing personal items when entering the EU as a visitor?

1/16/2017 5:12:56 PM The EU Commission website is based on a directive and a regulation which explicitly exclude personal effects. Thus, article 7(4) of directive 2007/74/EC (this covers VAT) reads: The value of the personal luggage of a traveller, which is imported temporarily or is re-imported following its temporary export, and the value of medicinal […]

How much time should be set aside for border controls when entering Sweden by train?

3/23/2017 2:47:56 PM Øresundståg departing from København H (Central Station) terminate at Kastrup Airport (last station in Denmark before the border) on track 2. There you have to exit the train, take the stairs or escalator up to the departure hall and go down to track 1, where you have to go through a passport […]

Paying for Airbnb bookings with another person's credit card

6/17/2016 11:28:28 PM I have in the past (ca. 2 years ago) successfully booked and stayed at Airbnbs using another person’s credit card, without the card holder staying with me. It is fine. I also agree with @Berwyn that once the booking has gone through you are fine. Some airlines do have the hassle of […]

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