Travel Tips

Food in hand luggage

4/23/2015 3:10:51 PM According to Ryanair, you are welcome to do so. As for diseases etc., the regulations usually regard meat and dairy products, but if you are traveling within EU, you are ok. Outside, however, it depends on the country. In my experience, ham and cheese sandwiches have never been a problem on European […]

India – Munich – Brussels – Freetown and back, is Schengen Visa Type A enough?

7/30/2016 4:24:52 AM @blackbird57’s answer is correct but refers to a 3rd party site instead of relevant FAQ on the website of the European Commission: An airport transit visa (ATV) authorises you to pass through the international transit zone at an airport located on the territory of the Schengen State and to await a connecting […]

Farestore.com, TravelMerry.com: MUCH cheaper than "normal" websites. Is this real?

7/30/2016 6:12:41 PM Note that many tickets you’re buying on getawayasap are non-changeable (this means, at all – not even with fees), and might not include luggage. Generally the tickets you buy through the most travel sites and from airlines directly are changeable (although with a fee). This means if you want to change a […]

Can visiting saunas make me more prepared for heat in desert and tropics?

Can visiting saunas make me more prepared for heat in desert and tropics?

5/14/2015 12:18:07 AM remember that sauna is a controlled environment. heat, humidity, activity etc. is different in african dessert. It would be better if you will train yourself in outdoor endurance activities such as running, biking. Where can I rent a suit for a wedding in Tehran, Iran? 4/22/2015 12:51:14 AM I tried the sauna […]

Single Entry Schengen Visa for Bulgaria

7/29/2016 10:04:04 PM The rules are a bit messy and it’s extremely difficult to find a definite confirmation from an official source. First, the official site of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs seem to imply that it would be possible: On 25 January 2012 the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted […]

Where can I rent a suit for a wedding in Tehran, Iran?

8/3/2015 9:02:25 AM It’s actually really easy and common, it turns out. Pity, as I bought a suit in Canada in advance. If you come out of Sa’adi metro station, and walk west – between the station and Ferdowsi avenue on both sides, there are a LOT of suit hire places. Many of them have […]

Can a Yemeni citizen travel through Oman airport with 2 airlines without visa?

7/29/2016 3:08:46 PM You should be fine. For transits of less than 6 hours such as your case you don’t need a visa, as long as you have proof of onward travel, according to the Timatic tool on Emirates’ website. Transit – Oman (OM) Visa Visa required. TWOV (Transit Without Visa): Holders of onward tickets […]

Two legs on different tickets with Turkish Airlines – is baggage checked through

9/1/2021 1:58:34 AM From the official instructions: Our transfer passengers, coming from an international point and continuing to an international destination with Turkish Airlines, whose flight routes are not arranged with a single ticket* Learn more Get your baggage from the international arrival hall. Go to the international terminal and the related airline’s counter for […]

Documenting money taking out of UK

7/30/2016 2:41:54 AM Wire transfer. Carrying large quantities of cash by hand anywhere, especially across international borders, is utterly idiotic unless you’re doing something illegal with it where documentation would quickly lead to getting caught. But documentation is exactly what you want here. So do a wire transfer, pay the (very reasonable!) fee, and have […]

Can I really finance a Silk Road trip, from India to the UK, by importing and selling the motorcycle?

12/28/2015 6:55:30 AM Will You Break Even? In my opinion you would be lucky to break even at the end of the trip. The wear-and-tear from such a long journey alone could cause the motorbike to devalue so much as to lose any margin of profit when reselling it. Having said this, why not do […]

50 Minute Layover In Casablanca Airport

7/29/2016 6:52:29 AM There is a three minutes walk between terminals. However going through police control might well take more than an hour, it’s pretty nightmarish in Casablanca. Can I claim my luggage if I am forced to stop after only the first leg of my journey 7/29/2016 1:37:34 AM This source puts the “international-to-international” […]

Can I claim my luggage if I am forced to stop after only the first leg of my journey

7/28/2016 6:08:42 AM You can call in advance and ask your booking be changed (for a fee and potential fare difference) or you can ask at check-in that your booking be changed (again for fee and fare difference). Be right up front about it, with your reasons why you need to change, airline employees are […]

What are Android and/or iOS apps for public transit directions in Istanbul, Turkey?

7/31/2017 12:14:05 PM Google Maps supports public transport since one year in İstanbul and you can use Citymapper app for detailed options. Citymapper is providing better results and have better interface from Trafi. Is a tour of a US Embassy possible? 9/8/2015 12:54:31 PM Not better than Trafi Türkiye, but Yandex works well in Turkey […]

Does T-Money card expire?

8/5/2016 6:17:45 AM Although I have not found an official statement yet, many people on the Web insist that empirically there is no expiration. http://eatlah.blogspot.jp/2011/08/getting-around-seoul-with-t-money-card.html Can I get a refund for the remaining balance? T-Money cards have no expiration date and the unused balance will remain on your card until the entire amount is used […]

Is a tour of a US Embassy possible?

Is a tour of a US Embassy possible?

3/21/2015 11:38:10 AM Aside from security (mentioned by https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/44926/2387) and time (you can only go during citizen service hours), visiting a US embassy is not difficult. You don’t need to have a reason to visit the embassy and if you think you do then you can always renew your passport, request extension pages, or request […]

Not attending to US university. Can I use my F-1 visa for a transit flight?

7/27/2016 12:05:30 AM No. An F-1 visa is valid for study. You can only use it to enter the US when you are properly enrolled at an authorized institution and they have indicated this status in the SEVIS database. When you arrive at the port of entry, the officer will check the database and you […]

How happily will taxis cross the triple-point borders around Basel?

3/11/2022 7:11:42 AM I’ve taken taxis from the Basel EuroAirport (which is in France) from both the French side and the Swiss side of the airport to my home in Germany. The French taxis drive straight east across France into Germany. The Swiss taxis go south through Basel, then back north again to Germany, which […]

Advice on Hotel – Travelling to visit my girlfriend in Russia

3/17/2015 7:00:18 PM British and lived in Moscow fifteen years but stay in Hotels all over Russia and often. How often? Three hundred days in a year is my record (Business). Situation (Moscow) has changed since the late 90’s when you’d only not be bothered in the Savoy, Kempinski, National… nowadays even the budget hotels […]

Milan Malpensa (MXP) to Firenze (Florence) direct train?

11/2/2019 9:44:04 PM Today and I suppose nothing changed for the last years (except the train availability at Malpensa for Terminal 2) all train connections are only to Milan train stations. There are no other trains, only Malpensa express and Trenord (which is regional Lombardy train system). No system will show to you “0 changes” […]

What does a 13 year old need to bring to the airport when traveling alone?

7/26/2016 4:53:59 PM She’ll need the same documents as anyone else. In Europe an ID will be okay, outside Europe she will need her local identification (passport, ID, …, what is used in your country). Using her identification and her ticket, she will be able to get her boarding pass, which is used to go […]

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