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How safe is the Sugar Loaf trail (Brazil)?

7/14/2016 4:11:13 PM I am the founder of the website CitySafe which aims to assess the crime and safety levels of large cities and countries worldwide (it’s still work-in-progress, but so far I have done c. 40 cities and countries). For my answer, I am referring to the page about [safety in Rio de Janeiro] […]

Are there subcategories of seats even within economy class?

9/5/2013 9:36:51 AM As @markmayo already explained there are a multitude of classes. It is not as bizarre as it sounds. There is a really nice Dutch documentary that explains this quite well. Unfortunately it is in dutch, but the non-dutch speaker among us could look at the first 25 seconds of the documentary. There […]

Do I have to expect snow at 3900 meters above sea level during summer?

Do I have to expect snow at 3900 meters above sea level during summer?

3/21/2013 12:51:14 AM At about mid summer in 2003 – the hottest summer ever recorded until then – we saw substantial quantities of snow on north facing slopes in Yosemite at around 3200 metres altitude. This was at the location shown by the + in the middle of this map looking South East across Ellery […]

Documentation for one parent traveling with infant, Australia to Japan

9/4/2013 3:29:36 AM The reasoning of the Australian government is that a parent can bring the child abroad anytime, except when the other parent explicitly tried to prevent that. This can be done by cancelling or demanding the child’s passport per court order so that the mother cannot cross the border or board a plane. […]

Can I rely on public transport in Rhodes (Greece) or should I rent a car?

2/3/2014 3:37:25 PM I would recommend car rentals, especially now the prices are slightly cheaper. I found that renting from the airport is more hassle-free. Vienna – groceries opening hours during weekend 8/24/2013 12:55:45 AM It’s hard to agree with Mhche’s answer here. Unless you have a very limited number of places you want to […]

Are 7 hours enough time to leave the Brussels airport and go to the city center?

1/5/2014 9:48:38 PM It is a 20 minutes train ride to the city center. A single ticket costs 7.80 EUR and a return ticket twice that price. There are at least 3 or 4 trains per hour. Details about train travel can be found on http://www.belgianrail.be On that site you can also buy an online […]

How to register while wild camping in the Balkans?

7/9/2014 3:37:26 PM All Balkan countries that require registration of visitors without permanent address (an example is Montenegro) have some procedure for people staying in non-tourist accommodation. As far as I know this is always registering at the nearest police station. If you are staying in tourist accommodation, they (= people from the accommodation) will […]

Vienna – groceries opening hours during weekend

8/20/2013 11:52:06 AM 06:00 to 18:00 at most on Saturdays, not opened at all on Sundays. There are exceptions for stores in airports and train stations. Here’s a list of branches with special opening hours for Billa, a large supermarket chain. Is it customary to tip at a buffet? Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

Is it customary to tip at a buffet?

8/18/2013 8:11:22 PM In the US, it’s certainly customary to tip the wait staff – presuming that there are wait staff! At most buffets in the US there will still be someone that shows you to your table, brings you drinks, takes away your dirty plates, etc. In these cases most people would tip that […]

Are there safe places to store luggage for a couple days in New Delhi?

Are there safe places to store luggage for a couple days in New Delhi?

4/23/2019 6:47:26 PM There is a service called bagdolo which offers cloakrooms all around Delhi, you can find the nearest one and drop your luggage there. They charge around Rs 80 ($1.2) per bag. They also provide safety seal to secure your luggage. They also have service in several other major cities of India. It […]

Hamburg public transport tickets for a 3 day / 48 hour trip?

4/25/2016 1:33:53 PM If you are not going far out of the city, you only need a ticket for the tariff zone “Großbereich Hamburg” which covers the white and blue areas on the tariff zone map. This tariff zone also covers the airport and the trip between the airport and the city centre. On Friday, […]

Internet in Japan

4/2/2013 1:44:13 PM Not ‘prepaid’ per se, but Starbucks in Japan now offers free Wi-fi and an English log-in page. I’ve found many of the FON hotspots to be inaccessible even though I have a FON router at home as many are sponsored by Softbank and hence need to be accessed through a Softbank 3G […]

Where is this castle?

Where is this castle?

8/15/2013 9:17:57 AM This is Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Germany. For more information about the castle and how to visit it, here is the official website. Photo from Wikipedia Is it possible to get a Russian visa with a Dutch passport while holding the Russian nationality? Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

Is it possible to get a Russian visa with a Dutch passport while holding the Russian nationality?

2/12/2014 7:41:30 AM For what I understand ‘Russian nationality’ means Russian ethnicity here (a common confusion, национальность in Russian should be translated as ‘ethnicity’ rather than ‘nationality’), so it doesn’t really give him any preferences, unless he wants to get Russian citizenship, which is also not easy. That other answer is unrelated to him because […]

When traveling to the USA what are the consequences of having been arrested but not charged with a crime?

9/6/2014 11:21:25 AM Be very careful with the arrest questions on ESTA even if there was no conviction. They have your entire arrest history on the screen in front of them the moment they are taking your finger prints and I know from experience there is a good chance that you will be denied entry […]

How can I find the cheapest private hotel room (as opposed to a bed in a dorm) using online tools?

How can I find the cheapest private hotel room (as opposed to a bed in a dorm) using online tools?

7/16/2016 11:14:33 AM Booking.com has this functionality. Search for hotels in a given city, then sort by price: Booking.com will then offer you to exclude shared rooms: Re-enter USA from Canada with Visa Waiver Program 12/22/2014 12:14:48 AM You can use Hostelz.com to search by either dorm beds or private rooms (in fact, you have […]

Bicycle rental near Kastrup Airport, Denmark?

Bicycle rental near Kastrup Airport, Denmark?

9/5/2013 3:27:31 PM According to Googla Maps, there is a bicycle rental shop little bit far from the airport, the address is: Bikify Holmbladsgade 27 2300 København Denmark The distance is around 6km, you can take the bus that will drop you there faster, or you can walk and make it in 1hr. This is […]

Re-enter USA from Canada with Visa Waiver Program

11/23/2013 4:16:10 PM Just had a chat with a US immigration officer at a Canadian land crossing. She confirmed that you do not surrender the I-94 until you have finished visiting, providing the visits are within the 3 month period of the I-94. She also confirmed that Canadian border officials cannot remove the I-94 from […]

How am I supposed to travel with all these hard copy guidebooks?

How am I supposed to travel with all these hard copy guidebooks?

10/1/2013 2:18:52 AM I haven’t used a hardcopy guidebook for a while. For the last few trips I’ve taken, I’ve used my iPhone and Kindle 3G. Guidebooks on your Kindle (and books in general) are great – much less weight, searchable, and very easy to annotate. The battery life is great too. And if you […]

Can I board at a different train station with a tatkal ticket in India?

5/17/2018 9:41:31 PM Confirmed Tatkal Tikets can’t be canceled and no refund is permitted in Confirmed Tatkal Tkt. Therefore, general boarding rule can’t be made applicable to confirmed Tatkal Tkt. Confirmed Tatkal berth should remain vacant for the passenger holding confirmed Tatkal Tkt. It is based on the logic that railway can’t make profits twice […]

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