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Flight LH 8371 appears on flight trackers but not anywhere on the Lufthansa website. Why?

7/5/2014 7:52:19 AM Like most airlines, Lufthansa follow a fixed numbering schema for their flights. As per Wikipedia (in German), their current flight numbering schema, which they changed to in late 2010 includes : LH8000 – LH8515 Flüge der Lufthansa Cargo ie, Flight numbers between LH8000 and LH8515 are Flights for Lufthansa Cargo. As your […]

Do hotels in Japan always have manual baths in their rooms?

10/12/2019 6:55:08 AM All the love hotels that I have been to have had manual western bathtubs which is a real pain so I don’t think even Japanese hotels (the ones that can’t have sento or onsen) have Japanese style bathtubs. 50$ per day requirement for entry into Turkey 8/5/2014 6:16:21 PM If you want […]

Can someone else bring my child's second passport?

7/31/2016 8:44:17 PM You can apply for UK passports when living overseas, the guidance here says that the passport is couriered to you. This surely implies that a third-party may deliver a passport for someone. While I understand your caution, I think you need to have some documentary reason to suspect that carrying a third-party […]

Can I buy a Deutsche Bahn online ticket starting from one station, but enter the train on the next one?

Can I buy a Deutsche Bahn online ticket starting from one station, but enter the train on the next one?

7/29/2016 11:15:41 PM For any and all night trains running through Germany (EN and CNL — as long as the latter still exist) there is a clear distinction between stations for boarding (departure time only is given in official timetables) and stations for exiting (arrival time only is given). You cannot board the train at […]

50$ per day requirement for entry into Turkey

10/21/2016 3:12:51 PM I got a reply from Turkish embassy for my question. I will post it here verbatim: You should comply with all the requirements stated in the e-visa site. You can at least show your hotel reservations + hiking tour documents. You can show some cash + credit cards + bank statement. My […]

Is it ok for men to offer to shake hands with women in Mongolia?

9/8/2016 3:20:44 AM There is a very detailed list of Mongolian customs at Mongolian Ways (interesting reading). Amongst numerous snippets of information and advice is: Mongolians touch each other more than Anglo-Saxons do. It is normal to see men or women holding hands or putting their arms around each other’s shoulders. Mongolians tend to touch […]

Is there a website for the Tatra mountains Polish shelters?

10/4/2015 2:37:06 AM Polish mountain shelters are operated by PTTK (Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society). They have site with list of their shelters in Tarta mountains. By clicking More you get detailed description, contact and price information. I had 2 RAC tickets but seat got only one Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

Valid Russian Visa Required when Entering Belarus?

7/29/2016 11:23:19 PM You need to be sure that your visa is valid when you enter the country that the visa is for. So do not enter Russia before your Russian visa is valid, and do not enter Belarus before your Belarusian visa is valid. However, the border officials of Belarus in Brest are not […]

I had 2 RAC tickets but seat got only one

8/28/2018 9:27:31 AM No, there will be no refund. The Indian railway states RAC(reservation Against Cancellation) as: The passengers whose names figure under R.A.C., are provided reserved sitting accommodation initially and are likely to get berths becoming vacant due to last minutes cancellation of reservation of passengers not turning up in time before the departure […]

How can you have luggage moved cheaply within England, if you do not care about delivery speed?

3/22/2023 8:49:52 PM The best option is to use a comparison site such as https://uremovals.com. As mentioned above. If you use a comparison site, you don’t need to call every removal company or man and van for a quote. Much easier and a time saver. Just give them your details, and you can see the […]

Best way to sleep at Vancouver International Airport and wake up on time?

8/5/2014 7:04:56 PM If it’s a transfer where you’re already behind security, sleep at the departing gate of your next flight in a highly visible area to the flight personnel. When the flight attendants call for last call, chances are they’ll see you and wake you up to get on the plane. Your 7:30am flight […]

Does going to Russia on a travel visa require providing the proof of hotel booking at the border?

Does going to Russia on a travel visa require providing the proof of hotel booking at the border?

2/28/2016 7:34:35 AM You don’t need to provide any proof of your hotel booking. If someone ask you for address, just tell them the address you have written in your tourist voucher. Same address you need to fill into your migration card. In case you don’t have address in your voucher (Usually it’s there): If […]

Where can I rent 90's sports cars in Japan?

7/15/2016 10:33:00 PM On the other side of Tokyo, near Hakone and Mt. Fuji, there is Fun2Drive which has a nice chart showing make/models available, along with recommended touring routes. Prices range from 5000-12000 yen for the first 90 minutes, depending on the car and duration eTA Application: Does declined US ESTA application count as […]

Canadian car seat when traveling to the US

6/25/2014 11:20:34 PM I know this might not be an answer exactly, but I can’t leave a comment: We have taken US car seats to Canada (by car), Mexico and Europe (Denmark) for our kids. We have not have any questioning about them at the border, not even in Canada when the kids were in […]

eTA Application: Does declined US ESTA application count as "refused visa or permit"?

7/5/2016 4:53:52 PM I think ESTA counts as a permit. I doubt you will be able to establish otherwise with any degree of certainty. In that light, you should certainly disclose the denial. In other words, err on the side of caution. I suspect that Canada will not be terribly concerned about the reason for […]

What European city is in this picture?

What European city is in this picture?

7/8/2016 6:32:14 AM The location is here on google maps. The name is Il porticciolo di Nervi. A page with an alternate image can be seen on ilmeteo.it. The location is near to Genoa. How I found it. I came to the same conclusion as @mts that it was South facing. It looked like nobody […]

On an Air France "train", can you credit the trip to Flying Blue or SNCF Voyageur?

6/24/2014 4:36:19 PM I’ve found the answer in the SNCF FAQ page on TGVAir: Je suis adhérent(e) aux programmes de fidélité de la compagnie aérienne et de TGV, lequel s’applique ? Votre billet est assimilé à un billet aérien, c’est donc le programme de fidélité de la compagnie aérienne qui s’applique. Which roughly translates as […]

Did the Wakkanai-Sakhalin ferry definitely cease operations in 2015, and is there going to be another ferry in its place this summer (2016)?

5/31/2018 12:30:08 PM May 31 2018 I got a e-mail message from Wakkanai municipality that during the summer of 2018 the ferry connection between Korsakov (Sakhalin, Russia) and Wakkanai (Hokkaido, Japan) will NOT operate. Identify this place in Myanmar 7/4/2016 3:05:32 AM Actually, just found the news dated July 4, 2016 (Russian). The article states […]

Identify this place in Myanmar

7/1/2016 11:53:08 AM Getty Images: The giant reclining Buddha of the Zinathukha pagoda surrounded by the jungle and stupas. This reclining Buddha, of which the concrete structure is 200 metres long and 40 metres high and the unfinished construction started in 1992, is reportedly the largest of its kind in the world. This in the […]

Is there a list of hiking shelters in Quebec?

11/27/2014 7:40:41 PM I could not find a centralised list of all community shelters in Quebec. However, I could list some organisations that manage shelters and list some of those along a small portion of the Trans-Canada trail (Sentier National in Quebec), from Mont-Tremblant to the reserve Mastigouche. I list them in the order West-East. […]

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