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Where to get Ghibli museum tickets: JTB or Lawsons?

3/30/2012 8:50:31 PM Here’s what I found out: While you can reserve tickets through Lawson’s website (if you read Japanese), you have only 2 days to print your tickets out at a Lawson’s branch in Japan before they cancel your reservation. So it’s not a great option if you want to buy tickets in advance. […]

What is the best source of information for ATM availability?

3/15/2012 12:51:14 AM Once you go outside of your home country the vast majority of ATM transactions are handled via either the Visa or MasterCard owned networks. Even where they are handled via other mechanisms, you can pretty much presume that any ATM which is going to to allow international cards to be used is […]

Asking for first class meal while having economy class ticket

8/26/2017 9:24:53 PM The answer is no, although some airlines will allow you to purchase a special economy meal. Airlines do not allow their premium class offerings to be split up. You either purchase the whole package or you get none of it. The meal is probably less than 15 USD per person at cost, […]

Israel tourist visa renewal

3/13/2012 8:23:41 PM US citizens don’t need a visa to Israel, and get admitted for up to 3 months (90 days) at a time. Once you left Israel – you can be readmitted for additional 90 days, but leaving through land crossings for several days in Jordan/Egypt might not count as “leaving” (similarly, by the […]

UK visit visa refusal for deception; should I reapply?

UK visit visa refusal for deception; should I reapply?

8/26/2017 6:22:22 AM This appears to be one of the more borderline cases of “deception” and the use of paragraph 320(7a). Applicants are to be refused under paragraph 320(7a) where false representations have been made. There should have been a deliberate intent to deceive. https://www.freemovement.org.uk/general-grounds-refusal-alleged-deception-innocent-mistakes/ Even though your last refusal was almost 10 years ago, […]

Checked baggage size limits

3/16/2012 5:56:05 PM Many airlines have a limit on size and/or weight for checked baggage. The size limit is frequently specified in terms of a maximum length+width+depth. However what this means for you if your bag is over this size is very variable. It usually means special handling i.e. they will still carry it, but […]

Does a USB to UK socket adapter exist?

Does a USB to UK socket adapter exist?

8/23/2017 7:48:25 AM USB-C Laptop If your laptop has good support for USB-C you should be able to charge it using a USB cable, without using a big laptop charger. Some laptops doesn’t support charging using USB-C, but that’s for another question. What is this music playing every morning at 7am in Tallinn? 8/21/2017 10:01:30 […]

Longest possible single-fare journey in London Fare Zone 2?

3/9/2012 2:24:08 PM The longest possible journey covered by a zone-2 only fare: Clapham Junction to Hoxton – verified via the fare finder as costing only £1.40 on 9th March 2012. Travel guide to Kaliningrad? 3/9/2012 3:30:08 PM TFL has a Fare Finder where you can figure out how much you will be charged for […]

Travel guide to Kaliningrad?

Travel guide to Kaliningrad?

7/10/2013 12:04:51 PM You can find a guide in the local tourist information center: http://www.visit-kaliningrad.ru/ And there are several books in Amazon about Kaliningrad in English: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/276-9024839-7416712?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=kaliningrad+guide Is it possible to change from an Air New Zealand flight to a BA flight in Beijing without going through customs? 5/15/2013 10:35:00 AM Although I still consult […]

What is this music playing every morning at 7am in Tallinn?

8/23/2017 4:06:13 PM This information comes from the Pikk Hermann article on Wikipedia and a trip report by a woman named Abbey. Every morning, the Estonian flag is raised on a tower of the Toompea Castle in Tallinn. The tower is called either Tall Hermann or Pikk Hermann. When the flag is raised, a portion […]

Mugging 'Etiquette'?

9/13/2017 6:40:18 AM Long story short: there is no mugging etiquette. Muggers don’t get together in clubs and agree on how to mug people. Muggers simply mug people. Their reasons are different and so are their behaviours but their end result is the same: to mug you. I think you were simply lucky to be […]

Is it possible to change from an Air New Zealand flight to a BA flight in Beijing without going through customs?

2/29/2012 9:12:43 PM He’ll be fine. Even switching airlines you can usually get the bag checked through. As for changing flights, this should be possible in transit, and even if he has to leave, assuming he’s on a NZ passport: Chinese Transit Visa(G): Visas are not required of aliens, who hold final destination tickets and […]

Is it frequent that a tomato is thrown at a tram in Berlin/Germany?

7/29/2017 4:01:05 PM Given that the people were rather laughing than being startled, it means they have likely seen or heard that they were kids (fast moving light steps, gloating sniggering) which you missed. No, it is not common at all, you are simply unlucky to experience it. Where is the longest visible line of […]

Where is the longest visible line of sight on Earth from point A to point B?

6/26/2023 2:34:58 PM There’s a list at this page. COUNTRY FROM TO KM. AZIMUTH Kyrgyzstan Dankova (5.971 m.) Hindu Tagh (6.436 m.) 538 170º Colombia P. Cristóbal Colón (5.776 m.) Alto Mora (3.264 m.) 506 206º Longest line of sight seems to be from Dankova to Hindu Tagh, 538 km in Kyrgyzstan. Here’s a HeyWhatsThat […]

Why doesn't the Serbian border police let you re-enter Serbia at Belgrade airport and then re-exit?

7/27/2017 9:17:11 PM This is just speculation, but to go through departure immigration you must have checked in for your flight. I can see they would not be set up to have you leave the departures area, then come back through with a passport and boarding pass that had already been recorded, stamped, etc. By […]

Elephant Park within a day trip from Bangkok

3/13/2012 1:20:26 AM I stayed in Hua Hin about 2 years ago, and went on a trip to see elephants right outside of town. I believe the park at this link is the correct one: http://www.thailand-huahin.com/huahin-elephants.htm Hua Hin is approximately 200km south of Bangkok. I cannot attest to the treatment of the elephants, but everything […]

What is the least frequent scheduled flight in the world?

8/12/2017 7:31:43 PM I don’t know if it’s the least frequent, but LATAM offers flights once a month between Santiago and Mount Pleasant (on the Falklands) via Punta Arenas and Rio Gallegos. The outbound flight (to the Falklands) is flight LA897 operating on the second Saturday of the month, and the return flight is flight […]

The purpose of glass goblets with coins in Italian cafes

5/20/2017 9:13:05 PM You guessed it right: the purpose of the goblet is to collect tips in an original way. You get curious, you ask about it and you hopefully leave a tip. This practice is common in other countries, especially in those where tipping is not expected (as opposed to the USA for example). […]

Expiry of Miles & More (Lufthansa/Swiss) frequent traveler loyalty program award miles?

2/27/2012 7:37:03 AM They expire after 3 years: Any mileage not redeemed within 36 months of the date of accrual (date of flight, start of hotel stay, time of car rental) will expire at the end of that quarter (e.g. miles expiring in August of any given year would expire at the end of September […]

Can a dual citizen disregard border controls?

5/18/2017 4:51:46 PM US immigration laws concerning entry without inspection concern only aliens, so they do not apply in the case you contemplate. There are, however, laws that penalize entry without customs inspection. (See US laws requiring US citizens to enter the country at designated border crossings at Law Stack Exchange.) These are 19 USC […]

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