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Ebola – can I enter Indonesia after being an aid worker in Sierrra Leone?

12/16/2014 8:34:55 AM Ebola Guidance for Airlines from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: CDC requests airline crews to ask sick travelers if they were in Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra Leone in the last 21 days. If YES, AND they have any of these Ebola symptoms—fever, severe headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, or […]

Which routes are possible from anywhere on peninsular Southeast Asia to The Philippines without flying?

Which routes are possible from anywhere on peninsular Southeast Asia to The Philippines without flying?

12/4/2014 1:29:10 AM OK, this is not first hand experience, but if it helps. Following a comment in Lonely Planet I found this link, I have quoted that Lonely Planet link as well because it has someone who has personally vouched for this and even provided an email offering help for travellers. The next page […]

Why my U.S. B1 Visa got refused under 214 (b)?

12/2/2014 8:01:01 PM Interviewer: Have you ever been to U.S. before? Me: NO Interviewer: Have you ever been abroad before? Me: NO Basically, you do NOT have a record of leaving your country and returning. Your situation is like having “no credit history.” The first step is to take a trip to another country (hopefully […]

When the Edinburgh tram isn't running, is there an official alternative from the airport?

12/2/2014 2:52:00 PM Get the bus. Edinburgh’s trams are a local disaster story. Given contracting disputes, failed planning and key individuals resigning (see this BBC article for more info), Edinburgh council has spent 7 years and £1 billion building a single tram line that is both slower and more expensive than the existing airport bus […]

Can I simply bubble wrap a cardboard box and check it on a US domestic flight?

11/24/2014 2:42:11 AM While the shipping box is amply strong to keep the monitor from getting crushed, it is not as strong against punctures. And bubble wrap does not really address this aspect either. When I have flown with monitors, I have filled the space inside the box with folded clothing or sheets of cardboard. […]

How should you drive on rush-hour lanes ("Spitsstrook") in the Netherlands if they are open?

11/22/2014 9:03:38 PM Many countries, and I assume that the Netherlands is among them, has an order of priority for conflicting signs in their traffic laws. When I learned to drive (not in the Netherlands though), we were tought about three categories, here listed in the order of increasing priority: Road markings and fixed signs […]

How much of the original 'Lunatic Express' rail system in Africa is still active?

11/20/2014 4:29:00 PM The Uganda railways has not operated for transporting people since the early 1990s. The only exception has been a train that connected Nairobi and Kampala on a once-off trip for an international qualifier for the World Cup Soccer in 2010. The Kampala train station, though, has been kept in shape and, if […]

Do you need driving license when renting scooter in Malaysia/Thailand?

9/30/2015 12:54:47 AM I have rented a scooter several times in Krabi in the south of Thailand. They don’t really care about your license. As a general rule, you can use your EU license abroad for a stay of up to 3 months. That is true in other countries that have more strict laws like […]

Transfer of driving penalty from USA to UK license – does this happen?

11/11/2014 3:00:00 PM If you take defensive driving, you can also avoid having points on your Texas license assuming the court allows it. http://www.dmv.org/tx-texas/traffic-ticket-faq.php#Can-I-take-a-driving-safety-or-defensive-driving-course-to-reduce-the-number-of-TX-drivers-license-points-on-my-driving-record Do airline pricing systems use "tickles" as data? 11/11/2014 5:37:08 AM No. There is no transfer to the UK (although note that some info seems to be shared with Mexico and […]

Do airline pricing systems use "tickles" as data?

11/13/2014 8:00:41 PM To the extent that you are on a meta-search engine or other aggregator of information that is a third-party to the airlines (e.g. one step removed from the carrier itself) you should be okay. The systems generally pull from a GDS (global distribution system) on a read-only basis. Now, if you are […]

Why police didn't even block me once at the airport arrivals?

10/30/2014 10:06:25 AM You weren’t stopped for the simple reason that you weren’t doing anything unusual or suspicious. There are many people whose jobs require them to travel frequently so that is not unusual enough to cause suspicion. And, anyway, the airport police see literally thousands or tens of thousands of people every day. Unless […]

Where is this sculpture of the ten commandments from?

10/27/2014 12:43:44 PM It would appear to be the ones put up in San Mateo, Rizal, The Philippines. The largest ten commandments tablet was presented to Guinness World Records at HalleluYAH Prayer Mountain For All Nations in San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines on April 11, 2009. The tablet measured 65.04 square meters (700.08 square ft), organized […]

When using rail passes in Germany, can I use it in "urban trains" as well? (U-bahn, S-bahn)

5/11/2019 2:00:05 PM In the 2017 list of firms that participate in the German Rail Pass, S-Bahn Berlin Gmbh ‘all lines’ are listed as the area of ticket validity. For normal DB Tickets that contains only the word ‘Berlin’ (i. e. NOT ‘Berlin-Station name’), are also valid for the S-Bahn within the ‘Ring-Bahn’ that surrounds […]

Any cash machine in central London which can dispense £5?

5/11/2018 2:40:59 PM Got it. Yes, there are, and there’s even a handy website: Link’s ATM locator which, when you click one on the map, will tell you if it supports 5 quid notes or not. Checking the one I remember, it shows that indeed, the BT phone/ATM kiosk opposite Waterloo station entrance (address: Waterloo […]

Does having visited top countries increases the value of least useful passport?

10/13/2014 9:59:56 AM Most top countries are considering two things when you apply for a visa: Are you going to overstay the visa and work illegally there? Are you considered someone dangerous? and by that I mean, are you a threat to that country by any means? a potential terrorist for example? The first point […]

What are the practical implications of a name change for international travel and activities abroad?

12/4/2014 5:39:50 PM Here are my experiences changing two letters of my last name: First and foremost, always keep a translated copy of the document that explains your name change. Just in case. In my case, it was actually not even a notarized copy. After I got a new passport, I had to get a […]

Tipping in the Netherlands

9/30/2014 7:34:09 AM In the Netherlands (I live there…), most people tip by just leaving some cash on the table or by rounding up the amount on the bill or credit card slip. Amounts tend to not be steep either, there’s no such thing as the “expected 15% tipping” in the US. Literally rounding up […]

Is there a "MacGyver" like chalenge theme park / adventure park / place?

Is there a "MacGyver" like chalenge theme park / adventure park / place?

2/16/2017 8:36:37 AM It’s not a theme park but I recently discovered something that relates with my question. There is a new trend called “escape rooms”. These are a physical adventure game where you have to solve a set of puzzles and escape from a room / scenario. A lot like MacGyver did. Basically you […]

What is the closest city I can go from a bullet train departing from Beijing?

What is the closest city I can go from a bullet train departing from Beijing?

3/8/2015 3:10:21 PM If you just want to experience going on the high speed train, then the trip form Beijing to Tianjin and back is idea for you. It takes just 30 minutes and Tianjin an interesting city to visit too. Uniquely, the trains of the Beijing-Tianjin route have an additional class – Premier Class […]

Traveling to the US with new passport, visa on the old one

3/28/2019 6:14:22 PM You don’t need to get a new visa. My old passport has already expired. My visa to travel to the United States is still valid but in my expired passport. Do I need to apply for a new visa with my new passport? No. If your visa is still valid you can […]

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