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Exiting Vancouver airport during a flight connection with New Zealand passport

10/3/2011 6:12:37 PM YVR has a special handling system for people arriving internationally and transferring to a departing international flight. While your friend will technically be on Canadian soil and have to clear Canadian customs, the process is streamlined and such passengers are essentially cordoned off. YVR’s website has a set of questions that can […]

Can I return an Alamo rental car to an Enterprise location?

5/2/2016 5:29:59 PM In Malaga airport, in Spain, at peak times the various car rental companies (Avis, Enterprise, EuropCar and other local ones) seem to have a share deal where they all interchange cars as needed (probably cross-charging) in order to cope with times of high demand. And they aren’t even part of the same […]

Missed country on Global Entry application

4/15/2016 9:23:22 PM I made a (maybe) more serious omission on my NEXUS application, in that I’m legally a Mexican resident with a nominal second residential address there but I failed to include that address in the 5 year list. At the interview the CBP officer asked about residence in other countries (I don’t know […]

How should I go about finding the Albanian national dish, tavë kosi?

6/11/2013 11:43:23 PM ERA Restaurant, Tirana, 2 locations has excellent Tave Kosi but it’s usually sold out by early lunchtime. Also has many other traditional dishes. Is it currently possible to drive from Durrës to Berat in Albania on the SH 4? 10/2/2011 11:30:23 PM Hehe, from our conversation on meta: “You should try Tave […]

Is it currently possible to drive from Durrës to Berat in Albania on the SH 4?

9/30/2011 10:15:08 PM I used TomTom Route planner to check this out. And it confirms that SH4 is their suggested route, so I’d suspect it’s totally fine to travel on. What are the best ways to prevent and/or relieve sand fly bites? Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

Why is renting a car through a broker cheaper than directly through a car rental company?

4/4/2016 11:44:05 AM This is a matter of marketing, costs and strategies : marketing : if there were no incentive to go through this kind of broker, they wouldn’t attract any customer and they wouldn’t exist. costs : this is usually just about a website. They don’t own any car inventory, any retail store and […]

What are the best ways to prevent and/or relieve sand fly bites?

10/3/2011 8:15:52 AM Hot tip – according to a Kathmandu staff member, blue tents/sleeping bags sales are 20% of those of other colours. This due to the common theory that sand flies are attracted to blue. I can’t back it up with a scientific paper, but that’s enough convincing for me. In addition, some of […]

How to get safe through Mauritania

How to get safe through Mauritania

1/30/2020 9:03:12 PM Since I feel the 1st answer does not suit the current situation, I want to add my own recent experience. I traveled North to South from Tanger, Morocco to Dakar, Senegal on public transport in December ’19/January ’20. Following the coast and going inland to the Atar region. At no moment I […]

What is the best way to fit the sites I want to see in Rome into two days?

What is the best way to fit the sites I want to see in Rome into two days?

8/16/2012 1:53:27 PM I would add Piazza Novona and Palentine hills in Day 1. Piazza Novona Fountain of the Four Rivers, one of Rome’s most iconic fountains located in the square of the Piazza Navona. It was unveiled to the public in 1651, over 400 years ago. It is usually bustling with artists showcasing their […]

Solo driving in Iceland in late March

3/7/2016 6:28:21 PM Will this be a great risk to my small 2WD rental car? If the roads are blue/yellow should I be driving on them? 2WD is not a great risk in end of March if you stick just to ring road. Mountain roads without 4WD is pretty high risk. Some rental companies explicitly […]

Does the Interrail pass cover trains between Paris Gare du Nord and Franconville?

11/22/2011 11:22:50 AM No, Interrails works on TGV: high speed trains, reservations are required Thalys: high speed trains, reservations are required TEOZ: intercity trains, reservations are required Corail: intercity trains, reservations are recommended but not required Artesia: high speed trains, reservations are required Eurostar: high speed trains, reservations are required TER: regional train, reservations are […]

Acceptable ways to bring Fruits and Vegetables into the US

2/24/2016 4:36:54 PM My experience is all over the place. At airports, many times I have mentioned “apples and bananas” and passed without further questions. At land crossings: I remember the border in Montana, where oranges were allowed, but not their peels. The lady explicitly say she had to destroy them; my kids have been […]

What is the best company to go through for climbing Mt. Rainier?

What is the best company to go through for climbing Mt. Rainier?

9/26/2011 8:15:22 PM There are three guide companies available for climbing Rainier: Alpine Ascents International (206)378-1927 International Mountain Guides LLC (360)569-2609 Rainier Mountaineering, Inc. (360)569-2227 They are all probably pretty good. I’ve heard good things about RMI. I don’t know about prices. It’s possible to do without a guide company, if you learn and practice […]

When booking a bus transfer with Ryanair, how does one retrieve the actual bus ticket?

When booking a bus transfer with Ryanair, how does one retrieve the actual bus ticket?

9/9/2021 3:08:08 PM National Express Terms and Conditions for Ticket Sales online through Ryanair.com – https://www.ryanair.com/doc/apt/transfer/LGW.pdf Receiving your Ticket: Please note, after having made a booking in-path through Ryanair.com, you will receive a ticket via email within 24 hours Hiking along Mount Aso volcano's caldera 2/12/2016 12:26:31 AM OK, here’s the answer. Three hours after […]

Cutting pain under eyebrow on plane landing

12/23/2014 2:16:53 PM Cabin Pressurisation This issue is most probably related to the increase of cabin pressure as the altitude of the plane decreases. This inevitably causes an increase of the pressure of the air trapped inside the inner ear and sinuses, which cause the squeezing, pushing, piercing sensation you mention. Various techniques exist allowing […]

Hiking along Mount Aso volcano's caldera

5/20/2016 12:57:27 AM Most if not some of the way is possible to be trekked on a semi-beaten path. The ridge you mention actually has roads most of the way around it. If you are to go hiking, some that I recommend (although still old paved roads) would be somewhere like Sky Road / Laputa […]

About Different Types of Visas For "Business" vs "Work" In the U.S.?

10/2/2018 11:54:32 PM The Business visa is a B-1, and is easy to get. You can do work inside the U.S., but under the employment of a foreign country. The H-1 (probably H-1B) visa is the one required for a foreign citizen to work in the U.S. for a U.S. company. It requires some filings […]

Is there an up-to-date map of street art in London?

Is there an up-to-date map of street art in London?

2/15/2016 10:27:43 PM A website called “Street Art with Google Art Project” offers a great online map of graffiti around the world, including London: The only problem is that the map is not too detailed, so it would take some walking around to find the actual location of each work. Is there really a line […]

Connecting time at JFK

7/26/2012 7:21:09 AM Thought’d I’d post what happened as an answer… When we arrived at Durham/Raleight Airport (this is where the connecting flight was leaving from) we mentioned that we were flying on to South Africa from JFK at which point the attendant, after inquiring about the time of the flight out of JFK said […]

Is there really a line that separates Mongolia from China?

1/6/2016 9:12:46 PM I believe it’s common practice at some international borders to leave a stretch of land processed in such a way (e.g. bulldozed/tilled/softened up) as to make it very easy to detect illegal border crossings (i.e. crossing tracks of people or vehicles). This may be at least part of the reason for this […]

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