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Open water swimming in the Saarland?

Open water swimming in the Saarland?

6/7/2015 4:50:00 PM The Bostalsee and the Losheimer See are indeed nice spots. But you may also consider a trip across the border to Remerschen. There are lakes where swimming is legal and safe. From Saarbrücken it is a 45 minutes drive. More or less the same as if you drive to the Bostalsee or […]

How to politely indicate that you only speak English and would like to continue in it?

9/25/2021 11:03:44 AM English? Most people you interact with will recognize the question immediately and either nod, often with a ‘yes’ to confirm, or shake their head for no. If they shake their head, you can then frown and look down. This is a fairly universal indication that you are now ‘stuck’ for communicating and […]

Is a train reservation required or optional on ICE in the Netherlands and Germany?

6/14/2015 9:02:12 AM I can answer “What risk is there on the ICE to not getting a seat reservation?” for the Dutch part, as I take this train every work day, without reservation. There is an electronic display above each pair of seats that says on which stretch the seat is reserved, e.g. if it […]

How can I determine if I need an International Driving Permit?

6/5/2015 4:58:23 PM As a general rule, an IDP is required whenever the language and/or alphabet on your license is not easily understood by the law enforcement officers of the country you are visiting. All of the countries that accept IDPs have laws on the books requiring IDPs. Some require all to have, some require […]

Why do American gas stations' bathrooms apparently use these huge keys?

9/18/2021 6:25:50 PM One of the reasons they have a big "thing" attached to the key is so you don’t lose it. With something as big as a small cat, it would be hard to lose. Another reason is to prevent theft of the key. You can’t shove a key attached to some big "thing" […]

German national visa (Type D), but entry through another Schengen country?

6/5/2015 2:18:03 PM As you know, regular German type D visas are not restricted to Germany but also allow the holder to visit another Schengen country for up to 90 days in any 180-day period (some visas or other documents restricted to a single country do however exist, e.g. for asylum seekers). It’s not required […]

Overstaying and documents

6/22/2021 4:30:07 AM If you are born to Philippine parents, you have Philippine citizenship, so there should be no problem with your current status in the Philippines. If you have a US birth certificate, you should be ok for the US to. Contact the US embassy and apply for a passport. It’s going to take […]

Time from the plane to the train at Schiphol airport?

5/21/2016 9:50:48 AM I have flown many times to Schiphol and using a Dutch passport I get out of the place in 30 to 45 minutes. The time you spend extra waiting at passport control is time you wait less for your luggage. Most of the time the line for ‘all passports’ is rather short […]

Can I make repeated 90-day trips to a single Schengen country?

4/15/2021 8:44:10 AM As Harper – Reinstate Monica stated, most countries, and the countries of the Schengen Area are no exception, don’t want you to use tourist/visitor visas to effectively live in a country through repeated visits. The rule of thumb usually applied is that you shouldn’t be in the country (or area, in the […]

Is there a resource that lists online travel search engines by the trustworthiness of their listed final prices?

6/28/2015 8:17:11 AM Usually right now there is no such website, Some website seems to show various rate and compare option however not as much useful for people.I think better option will be you opt manually searching few most reputed website for this as they will be much beneficial as compared to the comparing ones. […]

What happens if one needs to perform a COVID-19 test within x hours of a flight to Cambodia and the flight is late?

3/7/2021 1:22:28 PM The rules for various countries are subtly different. Some require a test within x hours of departure, others within x hours of (scheduled) arrival, with or without provisions for unforeseen events. If the rules do not allow for exceptions, carriers would presumably have to deny boarding. As an example, the Netherlands requires […]

Can I use credit cards without a chip and pin in Sweden?

6/3/2015 7:09:26 PM Lacking a chip is not an issue. Almost all card readers are outfitted with both chip and magnetic strip readers. The only time I’ve seen a card reader without a magnetic stripe reader was in a food truck. Not having a PIN is never an issue when there’s a sales clerk around. […]

Connecting flights – How does ticket and boarding work?

3/2/2021 3:52:50 PM Typically, nobody wants to see your ticket (but bring a print-out just in case). At the check-in counter, they ask for your name and passport, and with that find your flight and ticket. You might also be able to get your boarding passes online, and print them or store them on your […]

Older US dollars not accepted everywhere?

6/1/2015 11:41:21 PM I know it is relatively common in parts of Africa due to how common counterfeit bills made of the older series are, especially central and eastern Africa, as well as SE Asia. We fell afoul of it in Kenya with bills printed before 2007 (I knew beforehand but hadn’t checked my currency […]

Identify location (and painter) of old painting

Identify location (and painter) of old painting

12/31/2020 10:49:02 AM The church tower on the third picture looks like Sankt Michaelis (Michel) in Hamburg. The tower was rebuilt into it’s current form after it burned down in 1906 so this dates the painting as being done later than 1906. Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hamburg-Michaeliskirche-Hafen.jpg From the comments (thanks @emil): The building left of the Michel […]

What are the transport options from Tashkent, Uzbekistan into Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan?

5/31/2015 3:53:13 AM I’ve been to all those places except for Shymkent last summer (2014). But I did not follow your suggested route and walked and hitched a lot but also used some public transport options. Even though there are some bigger buses on some of the more popular routes, you will mostly rely on […]

What is the AXA Schengen Insurance office phone number?

6/6/2019 9:14:42 AM In case this helps anyone in the future, you can access your documents from the AXA Schengen website at any time. For “name of beneficiary” put your last name, and for “policy number” put the order reference (it begins with SCHE….) in the email that you got when you paid. If you […]

It is forbidden to climb Gangkhar Puensum, but what's really stopping anyone?

12/26/2020 8:33:11 PM In addition to the good answer you already have it’s worth noting than climbing of all kinds had a very strong sense of ethics. This covers sporting integrity, environmental impact and cultural sensitivity, plus safety of course. 6000m+ mountaineering is also a pretty niche pursuit with a small community and you’d be […]

Transport bread maker on Turkish Airlines

8/27/2019 2:05:55 PM For the sake of completeness… I packed the bread maker into the checked in luggage, wrapping it in some clothes and wrapping a tea towel around the tin inside it to prevent the tin from moving/banging against the walls inside. Worked great and got there with no problems. Are there any caverns […]

Is there a way to rescue orphaned and expiring Qantas Frequent Flyer miles?

1/12/2023 4:22:12 AM Yes! All you need to do is earn a single point in an 18 month period to have them not expire. I track ways on my site to earn points without flying, and easy ways to earn Qantas Points should help. At the very simplest, the Qantas Wellbeing app tracks your steps, […]

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