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Why are Americans and Asians in such a rush when traveling in Europe?

6/21/2015 5:31:43 PM You seem to be ignoring price, and refuting evidence of the price in your comments throughout here. While there may be $500 one-way tickets from NYC, NYC is on the tip of the US closest to Europe. There’s no way you can reasonably assume all Americans would use NYC as their gateway […]

Places to see wildlife near Melbourne

Places to see wildlife near Melbourne

10/14/2018 10:32:57 PM You have been to Healsville, but have you been to the Moonlit Sanctury? While this has the standard ‘roos and Koala’s they also offer nighttime walks around their enclosures when the animals are active and you can see Nocturnal birds are active, tiny feathertail gliders dart around, giant yellow-bellied gliders gracefully move […]

Shoes for long flight

7/10/2011 6:05:21 PM I’m a fan of just taking off my shoes if I’m not wearing sandals. Khojand to Dushanbe – cost vs danger? 7/10/2011 3:04:25 PM I don’t have room in my carryon for a set of shoes that are just for the airplane, so whatever I wear on the plane needs to also […]

"Complimentary" flight after my final destination

6/20/2015 6:31:49 AM You will need to collect your baggage when you arrive in Newark for customs purposes anyway, so you may end your journey there. Where is this castle? I know it's somewhere in Ireland, but where? 6/20/2015 3:12:49 PM It sounds like your travel agent is using hidden city ticketing. It is true […]

Where is this castle? I know it's somewhere in Ireland, but where?

6/19/2015 12:13:25 PM It is the Rock of Cashel. The Wikipedia article says, The rock originated in the Devil’s Bit, a mountain 20 miles (30 km) north of Cashel, when St. Patrick banished Satan from a cave, resulting in the Rock’s landing in Cashel. Cashel is reputed to be the site of the conversion of […]

Khojand to Dushanbe – cost vs danger?

Khojand to Dushanbe – cost vs danger?

12/14/2013 3:06:02 PM I have taken this route about 20 times. The current price for a taxi from Khujand to Dushanbe is from 120 to 150 Somoni (24 to 30 USD). The ride should take about 5 to 6 hours. Safety is more dependent on how cautious the driver is than the type of vehicle. […]

Where to go in Thailand in September?

9/6/2011 7:44:58 AM I was in Bangkok this morning. It raining very pleasantly for about an hour the previous evening. Of course, several days earlier, I got caught in a downpour that was like standing in the shower; that also lasted about an hour. My point: unless you are going to be doing something that […]

Balmoral: The Right to Roam and the Royal Family

6/24/2015 4:15:26 PM The Balmoral Estate is vast. On this map of Scottish estates it’s the area in the centre of the image bounded by purple lines, extended south from Easter Balmoral and Braemar, over Lochnagar and Loch Muick, almost to Glen Clova. For most this area, the usual right to roam laws apply, even […]

Are there ferry companies that visit the Norwegian fjords?

10/31/2012 1:27:15 PM Oslo is not really a good starting point for visiting the fjords. I assume you are thinking about the deeper fjords? Some alternatives: Hire a car in the northern parts of Norway (Nordland) and follow Kystriksveien. This will take you along the coast crossing several fjords. Fly to Bergen and take one […]

Is lack of toilet paper a common occurrence in Japan?

6/30/2015 11:30:10 AM I have just come back from a month in Japan, travelling through Tokyo, Takayama, Kanazawa, Osaka and Kyoto, mainly in tourist sites. There was toilet paper in every western style toilet except one at the Heian shrine in Kyoto which had a vending machine selling toilet paper right outside. Can I bring […]

Direct bus from Johannesburg Airport to Mbabane

1/5/2012 10:21:02 PM From Wikitravel’s Swaziland article: Most public transport bus services arrive in Mbabane or Manzini. Smaller bus lines, or minibuses generally provide service to Johannesburg, Durban or Cape Town in South Africa as well as Maputo in Mozambique. Larger buses usually travel within the country and some stop at border crossings, where passengers […]

What time do the city buses start running in Istanbul?

What time do the city buses start running in Istanbul?

5/14/2012 4:09:06 AM When you buy your bus ticket in Turkey, always check if they provide transport to the bus station! The larger companies have networks of minibuses which ferry passengers from their ticket offices to either the bus station or staging points which will meet the bus on its way out of town. Unless […]

Can I bring a shoebox PC in my carry-on bag?

5/28/2015 10:00:00 AM I frequently fly all over Europe with shoe-box PC’s or various measuring devices in carry on luggage. The measuring equipment is very expensive: € 250.000 is pretty normal for a single device. You don’t want to let it out of your sight or risk a baggage-handler to throw a suitcase around. And […]

Getting a Chinese tourist visa with an expired UK criminal conviction

2/5/2014 10:36:29 PM I’m not going to advise anybody to start lying on their visa applications… but it’s worth remembering that, unless you’re on the Interpol watch list or something, the Chinese Embassy is not going to have access to UK criminal records. What are the rules/regulations for public transit passengers in St. Louis, Missouri? […]

How correct is my intuition that tap water is safer in the mountains than in cities?

How correct is my intuition that tap water is safer in the mountains than in cities?

5/25/2015 9:18:46 PM Here in Colorado just about all the rivers, even little creeks, have giardia spores in them. Giardia is really a tough thing to kill. Just boiling the water won’t do it. There are some very tiny filters that can, but you have to be very gentle with them or the filter breaks. […]

What are the rules/regulations for public transit passengers in St. Louis, Missouri?

6/30/2011 6:47:05 AM I am the Online Media Specialist for STL Metro, and I can see your point that rules and regulations may not have a cohesive home on the website. Are there specific questions I can answer for you? Basic riding rules including must have valid fare, no eating or drinking, no loud music, […]

Intra-EU flight cancelled <48 hours from departure, should you be able to ask for rebooking onto a different airline?

5/12/2015 1:08:21 PM What the regulation says is that your friend is entitled to “re-routing, under comparable transport conditions, to their final destination at the earliest opportunity”. Europa.eu and the Commission’s Passenger Rights website include similar language (“transport to your final destination using comparable alternative means” and “re-routing to your final destination under similar conditions”). […]

Is it possible to visit Russia and never register my visa if I frequently change cities?

12/28/2018 8:00:44 AM If you are staying at a hotel then ask them to do it. If they do it, great! if not probably no big deal. I’ve been stopped by the police in spb and just told them I was a tourist, they didn’t bother me after that. I witnessed local youth being stopped […]

Physical (demanding) activities in Berlin

Physical (demanding) activities in Berlin

5/8/2015 10:23:47 PM Bubble football! It’s not unique to Berlin, but it seems to be popular in Berlin and it fits the bill: it’s physically demanding, absurdly fun (also, absurdly absurd), different, and probably suits someone called “soccerman” :-). Image search explains the idea better than I could: (also, there are lots of great videos, […]

Is dengue fever still on the rise in Mexico or is it subsiding?

1/31/2014 8:07:58 PM It seems that it is. http://www.noticiasnet.mx/portal/oaxaca/176328-confirman-al-dia-7-casos-dengue-hemorragico Here’s a news report of quite a few confirmed cases and an increase of 35% over that 5 week period in Oct 2013 (in Oaxaca) However, Oaxaca doesn’t seem to be the leader. Yucatan, Veracruz, and Quintana Roo all had more cases of Dengue than Oaxaca. […]

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