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Touring the Large Hadron Collider

11/17/2013 9:45:52 PM I visited the LHC on this years’ open days. It was an experience I was glad I took part in. Some people even flew in for the day just to visit CERN. Such open days are unfortunately rather rare. Underground visits are only permitted when the LHC is on hiatus. When the […]

What is the difference between customs and immigration?

10/4/2013 10:07:20 AM They are different. The reason people use the terms interchangeably is that at many border crossings (especially at airports) one set of people handle both. Customs is about the stuff you are bringing into the country. Is it allowed, should you pay duty, should it be confiscated and burned, etc. By default, […]

How can I prepare to rent an electric car in France?

2/21/2022 8:53:10 AM So as always when travelling with EVs, I would say planning is key for a successful – and less stressful – journey. There are quite a lot of charging stations throughout the whole country: According to Europcar, there are more than 30,000 charging points in France. The following websites look promising: chargemap.com […]

How can I see the Berlin Wall?

How can I see the Berlin Wall?

9/27/2013 12:26:10 PM Everybody is right in saying you absolutely must visit Checkpoint Charlie, as it is the most touristy and the best in terms of museum. If you want to see the wall intact and some peaceful park space with memorials, please consider going to the Nordbahnhof Station on the S-Bahn or the Bernauer […]

What's the difference between " Change flights on day of travel" and "Change flights at anytime " on BA website?

2/8/2022 12:13:30 PM "Change flights on day of travel" means a change requested and made on the same day as your original departure for another flight on the same day for the same route in the same cabin, provided a seat is still available (and you request it at least one hour before your scheduled […]

Is it legal to look for work in the US while on a B1/B2 (Business Visitor) visa?

10/16/2013 2:23:18 PM Just looking at the summary of the B-1 Visa from the state department and USCIS item #4 states that one of the potential reasons for B-1 Visa is: negotiate a contract So based on this you can conduct a job interview, which is a form of negotiating a contract for yourself. What […]

Are visa exempt travellers to the Schengen area allowed to stay for the full 90 day period even if their passport stamp shows a lesser period?

1/30/2022 5:42:51 PM No, that’s not the purpose of the entry stamp. There is no record of your initial conversation and no system to track or enforce the purpose or planned length of stay of visa-free visitors (visa applications, on the other hand, are documented in a database). The main things that should be checked […]

How safe are cable cars?

9/13/2013 3:59:23 PM Firstly, it depends on the ‘cable car’ meaning – I take it you mean the ones hanging above the ground, instead of the San Francisco-style ones which were named one of the most dangerous forms of transportation around. So on to the type you’re talking about. Safety regulations will surely differ in […]

Meaning of four/five digit/letter codes on passport stamps

1/28/2022 10:13:48 AM It’s a control number identifying the stamp for the purposes of detecting and deterring forgery as well as to identify the officer who placed the stamp in the document should that prove necessary. As an example, here is an excerpt from the Schengen Practical Handbook for Border Guards (PDF) (emphasis added): 4.7 […]

How do I avoid snoring when sharing a room in a hostel or lodge?

How do I avoid snoring when sharing a room in a hostel or lodge?

6/20/2022 6:59:18 PM A lot of options are mentioned here, but sometimes, there’s just more to snoring. Snoring can be just a symptom for an underlying larger problem. Sleep Apnea is a really common reason behind snoring, especially if you wake up in the morning feeling groggy and tired. Long-term effects of sleep apnea are […]

Where in the world can you see WWII U-boats or U-boat pens?

2/23/2022 10:46:55 AM Preserved U-boats [1]: 1) Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany U-2540 / Wilhelm Bauer, Type XXI scuttled near Flensburg 1945, salvaged 1957, relaunched 1960 as ‘Wilhelm Bauer’, became museum ship 1984 2) Laboe Naval Museum, near Kiel, Schlweswig-Holstein, Germany U-995, type VII-C/41 surrendered 1945 to British at Trondheim, Norway, 1952-1965 became Norwegian submarine […]

Meeting other people while traveling

1/4/2014 8:18:23 PM As long term low budget traveller Anton Krotov remarked in one of his books, interactions with people are simply different if you don’t pay them for the interaction (as you would do when going to a hotel or taking a taxi). If you mainly use hitchhiking for transport and hospitality exchange for […]

Unvaccinated athlete denied entry to Australia: will they be banned from entering Australia again if they appeal against visa cancellation?

1/6/2022 10:23:46 AM I’m asking since we have a group of athletes (surfing) from Europe (EU) to prepare in Australia for the 2022 season and have one athlete in a similar situation. That athlete should insure that they fulfill the medical exception listed at the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) site at the time the visa […]

Will bringing your own bottle of wine to a restaurant in France cause bad service?

8/19/2013 8:23:42 AM I’m French and I didn’t know about this law, nor can I find any mention of it in a casual search. This site with teaching material for the restaurant business claims the contrary: Can we make a customer pay a supplement if he wishes to bring his own bottles? Yes, it is […]

Staying for more than 90 days in the US with a British passport

1/5/2022 10:44:51 PM You can normally stay for longer than 90 days if you have a B visa. See, for example, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html: May I apply for a visa instead of using the VWP? Yes, you may apply for a visitor (B) visa, if you prefer to do so or if you are not elegible for […]

Huge difference in price between online travel agents and airline website

8/1/2013 2:49:03 AM I am 99% sure it is the fare class what makes the different. Webjet is not showing the class but definitely it is one of the cheap economy classes where the ticket is non-refundable and not flexible and maybe this kind of ticket is not adding much to FF program status, also […]

How widespread is sailing between Japanese islands in private yachts?

7/25/2013 12:56:37 AM Take this view of Tokyo Harbor. Scan around the coastline. You will notice that a vast majority of the property on the ocean is occupied by things related to: Manufacturing (Oil, Chemical, Petrochemical especially) Shipping (Warehouses, Ports, Airports, etc.) As you can tell by the coastline, a lot of land gets created […]

City name too long for USA passport application

City name too long for USA passport application

1/2/2022 3:17:54 AM From the Executive Summary Review of the I-765: Transcription: Student Related Questions (Length of name, Degree, etc.): 5. Most of our students are from India and Latin America have long names that do not fit in that space (oftentimes, even half of the name doesn’t fit there). Where should these students put […]

Landside transit London Heathrow – am I allowed to stay overnight at an airport hotel (COVID regulations)?

12/16/2021 12:06:55 AM You will probably be fine as a Heathrow Terminal 4 hotel is at your point of entry, even if it is a distance away. The guidance also says that you must: travel directly from your port of entry to another port of departure in England This is indicates that travelling and using […]

Cheap way to get around Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka – alternatives to the JR Pass?

6/8/2016 10:34:17 AM Current price in JPY is ¥29110 for a standard 7-day pass. Anyway it is cheaper than 2 individual long-distance shinkansen trips. Is there a risk with flights stopping off in Russia? 7/26/2013 1:29:51 AM 1,750 yen from Tokyo to Hakone 14,280 yen from Hakone to Kyoto 2,000 yen for a Kyoto unlimited […]

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