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On flights across time zones, why is the serving of meals and cabin lighting not synchronized to the time zone of the destination?

1/22/2023 6:42:34 PM Almost all airlines follow the same procedure these days on "long enough" international flights Main meal service happens as soon as is feasible after takeoff. Second light meal or snack service about 60-90 minutes before landing. Ultra long hauls used to have a mid-flight service but it that seems to have fallen […]

Public transport tickets in UK for two weeks

5/22/2019 4:15:16 PM Other answers have already pointed out the options for local travel in Edinburgh and Oxford – in short, either walking or Smartzone for Oxford and Lothian Buses‘s offerings for Edinburgh. In addition to these, if you want to travel further afield — if you’d like to do some walking in the Cotswold […]

What happens if a bag accidentally opens while being loaded on a plane?

5/24/2019 12:15:47 PM Assuming you are flying on scheduled airline service, the employees who last handled the bag should pick it up with its contents, put it in some larger container and take it somewhere where someone will attempt to make it so it will last the remainder of the segments to the stated destination […]

How much are "Nap & Gos" in Iceland?

1/5/2023 2:00:16 AM I contacted two properties, Start Hostel and Hotel Keflavik, and they quoted me €‎90-120 (95-127 USD) for May 2023. Both offered roughly a 6-hour stay from 7 am to 2 pm or so. Start Hostel indicated that Nap & Go rates were 75% of regular stays. Lost passport two weeks ago deboarding […]

Should I walk facing traffic when walking on a bike trail?

2/14/2023 12:27:48 AM The ‘rules’ evolved over centuries and were not created with the advent of the automobile. The rule is a simple one; Pedestrians keep left; vehicles keep right except to pass. the rationale is quite simple. humans do not have eyes in the back of our heads. Thus for safety we should face […]

Lost passport two weeks ago deboarding in UK

12/16/2022 12:27:19 PM The rule in most countries is to report a lost passport to the police services and your embassy in the 24 hours after the loss. You haven’t done this but should do AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Now, for Morocco, you are required to certify that police report with the embassy (Consular site […]

Do I need to declare official laptop and other electronics at UK customs?

5/15/2019 9:36:58 AM Thousands of international business travellers arrive at Heathrow every day. If they had to declare their phones, laptops, etc it would be chaos. In my experience with the red channel at Heathrow, it’s rarely manned, and they get grumpy when you do declare something (like a carnet) However once when I was […]

Why do hotels have sanitary bags?

12/12/2022 2:08:37 PM I think the biggest factor here is the biohazardous (bodily fluids, faecal matter etc.) waste factor. Infectious diseases can live in bodily fluids (especially blood) for a very long time such as Hepatitis C which can live in dried blood for "several weeks" but is usually about a week. Biohazardous waste (BW) […]

Options to travel from Moscow to Belarus and the EU on a foreign passport

7/7/2019 9:17:01 AM During the European Games 2019 you don’t need a Belarusian visa just a ticket for any event. Don’t forget to register it here. Otherwise, a Belarusian visa is required and you can only enter by air. My own experience covers the first case (visa-free scheme during the European Games). I flew to […]

I wish to travel from UK to France with a minor who is not one of my family. What documentation do I need?

11/28/2022 2:02:11 PM Depending on the age of the child they could fly "on their own". Whilst looking into the documentation needed you may find that the documents needed for a minor to fly on their own are simpler/easier to complete/obtain than the one’s necessary to fly with a non-guardian. How do non-English speakers navigate […]

How do non-English speakers navigate through JFK airport?

9/26/2022 2:11:41 PM It’s definitely a good idea to speak to the Arline, but it’s hard to say how much they can/will help. Things you can do to prepare: Write a detailed list of all the individual steps your relative has to do. This will depend on this is booked as a single ticket (good) […]

My ID is expired, can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?

4/29/2019 10:32:32 PM The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you’re travelling! If you have a passport, you don’t need anything else. Are international contactless cards / Apple Pay accepted in South Korea? 4/29/2019 10:21:04 PM To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need […]

Whom to contact for an inevitable Schengen overstay because of medical reasons?

6/28/2022 5:35:17 AM Should it be Swiss authorities or the French authorities? Article 33 of the Visa Code provides that The authority competent to extend the visa shall be that of the Member State on whose territory the third-country national is present at the moment of applying for an extension. So it is likely where […]

Does this count as denied entry?

6/27/2022 8:10:49 AM Based on our conversation in the comments, you have not been refused entry because that always entails paperwork. Here’s what the government has to say on this. https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control/at-border-control If you’re refused entry You’ll be told in writing: why you’ve been refused entry to the UK if you can appeal against the decision […]

Are international contactless cards / Apple Pay accepted in South Korea?

4/28/2019 5:06:40 AM As of 2019, there are no participating banks in Korea (for Korea issued cards) with Apple Pay. This closest source I found as a reason for no/low adoption in practice of “contactless” as it’s known in UK and European bank cards is that the Korean cards industry wants to establish its own […]

How shall I proceed if my car may contain illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia before entering Canada by car from the US?

6/28/2022 8:01:36 PM The police would MUCH rather just take the drugs. I used to work at a facility that handled controlled medications. One of my responsibilities was to take the medications of past patients to the police station so that they could have them destroyed. This is a win/win for the police and they […]

What countries in the Schengen area accept US travel document (form I-571)

12/16/2020 12:31:21 AM According to Adnan: Update: I applied to the Schengen visa through France and I received the visa today. The visa allows me entry to the Schengen states except Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Poland and Malta which apparently are the countries that do not recognize the U.S. travel document. If someone knows a better […]

Is there a dress code in 5 star hotels in London?

6/19/2022 10:08:41 PM Generally in the UK there are very few dress rules, other than at a few traditional events like Glyndebourne, Ascot, and Henley Regatta. There might still be a few hotels that ask you not to wear shorts or trainers at dinner, but I haven’t come across them (most of their guests will […]

How to Plan a Route for Long Distance Bike Trip In Europe

How to Plan a Route for Long Distance Bike Trip In Europe

9/23/2021 1:54:15 PM There will be quite a lot of road in there, so I think you’re best off using a tool that routes well on roads, and pulling it onto bike paths where you can. I’ve done quite a few (part-day) chunks of Euro-velo 6, and that includes quite a lot of road, most […]

Research for my company and travel under B1/B2 visa. Unusual case

5/6/2019 8:01:58 PM Your situation isn’t all that odd. Thousands of Companies from all over the world send their employees to the United States to conduct business daily. There is no such thing as “kind of research”. You are either conducting work (or business, and your testing would easily be classified as business), or you […]

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