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Tolerated amount of weight exceeding upper limit for hold luggage

9/17/2016 10:37:25 AM These days I’m generally under – well under – but it all adds up. The general rule of thumb is that if you want to try to get away with really overweight baggage, check in early. The later it gets, the more the weight restrictions apply. This being said, I’ve gotten away […]

Intra-Schengen flights without passports: EU citizen and non-citizen spouse with 5-year residency

8/14/2017 12:34:42 PM Having explored all the possibilities on offer in this frustrating situation, let me provide my ultimate conclusion for a bit of perspective & advice from someone who’s been there: You are not going. Accept the situation and move on. You’ve lost some money for sure. But there’s nothing you can do about […]

Can I use a FIFA FAN ID to enter and leave Russia for tourism purposes?

7/2/2017 1:09:29 AM This is not a good idea. Visas and visa waivers are issues for specific purposes, and visa-free entry with the FIFA Fan ID is to allow you to watch football matches and do a little tourism, not to study. When you try to re-enter Russia using the Fan ID, the immigration officer […]

What are the differences between terminals and gates?

6/25/2017 12:35:17 PM Gates are the location in an airport that allow you to both: Wait for your flight, and enter/exit the aircraft. Terminals are a collection of gates. When arriving at the airport, your wife will need to locate her Terminal first, and then the gate; this is very important. The terminals in some […]

Identify a plaque in Prague Vyšehrad cemetery

9/12/2016 1:54:04 PM Action K is the name for the project of illegal elimination of monasteries and male catholic monastic orders that took place in the communist Czechoslovakia in April 1950. It was preceded by the staged trial of Machalka et al. involving order superiors, intended to provide ideological justification for the general public. 219 […]

TSA Security for oversized items?

9/8/2017 2:12:54 PM From time to time, passengers have to take unusually large items as carry on. For example because they have some fragile item or because they were delayed and had to carry on luggage they’d intended to check. You can be fairly sure that the airline wouldn’t allow you to try to take […]

Is it possible for a foreigner to buy and register a car in Hungary?

11/13/2016 11:42:52 PM tl;dr: If you want to do it long-term, it’s impossible without Hungarian residency. If you want to do it short-term, special "Z-plates" are available for up to 30 days. Read on for the legal details. For short-term registration. An export plate (called a Z plate because it starts with a Z) is […]

How to pay for a single ticket to the driver of the public bus in Lübeck/Travemünde, Germany?

6/14/2017 10:49:46 AM Validity in trains first: Yes, local buses and trains in Schleswig-Holstein (where Lübeck is) have a common ticket and fare system (http://www.nah.sh/fahren/fahrkarten-und-tarife/sh-tarif/). There are some exceptions (certain buses in Flensburg, certain buses on islands, certain ferries), but it shouldn’t be a problem for you. Nonetheless, I recommend not using the train you […]

Publicly-accessible electric sockets in Munich to charge dead devices?

Publicly-accessible electric sockets in Munich to charge dead devices?

6/12/2017 1:25:51 PM Short answer: libraries Here you can find the list of all libraries in Munich and its surroundings. To elaborate more on chirlu and Willeke‘s comments, every district in Munich has a library/libraries, every library has a lot of free for use sockets and you don’t need a subscription or user card to […]

Japan cheapest way to travel? Is carpool/ride share common in Japan?

2/23/2023 9:17:08 AM Carpooling is recently raising in Japan The biggest carpooling app is currently Notteco. It is only in japanese but you can find for instance Tokyo-Osaka rides for less than 5,000 yens which is almost 3x cheaper than the train. I’m currently working on a carpool app specialized for foreigners in Japan. Please […]

Ticket Refund Rights with British Airways After Terror Alert Raised at Destination

6/4/2017 4:50:25 PM In general airlines are not obliged to give a refund if you cancel voluntarily, whatever the reason. It is true that some airlines do offer refunds voluntarily under circumstances like this. British Airways is unlikely to do this because it would imply that they believed traveling to Britain was dangerous, something they […]

Is this sign in a Mongolian airport saying you can dispose of toilet paper in the bin?

9/6/2016 9:48:00 AM No; this sign means you have to use bin for disposing of toilet paper. I used Google translator to translate the text on signs: 2nd sign means “Don’t forget to flush”. 3rd sign means “Use trash bin for toilet paper and napkins”. It’s strange that an international airport does not double text […]

What are the requirements for the Marriage Certificate when travelling to UK with an Article 10 Residence Card?

11/22/2017 9:05:36 PM I just wanted to come back to this months later and say how it went for anyone who might have stumbled on this looking for info. They didn’t actually ask to see our marriage certificate at all. They looked at the passport and residence card (as Coke said) and issued a visa […]

How to avoid re-stinking my freshly washed laundry when I only have one laundry bag?

How to avoid re-stinking my freshly washed laundry when I only have one laundry bag?

9/5/2016 8:14:11 PM Not speaking from experience, but you could take a towel and wrap the clean clothes in it until you can clean or organize a new bag. That’s probably what I would do. Besides, every traveller should have a nice big towel with him/her. 🙂 Where to hide your money in high-risk areas? […]

Are you able to visit the ship breaking yards in Bangladesh?

6/2/2017 3:13:40 PM According to considerable media coverage of the ship breaking industry, including the yards near Chittagong, Bangladesh, it is unlikely that you’d be granted access. Peter Gwin’s National Geographic The Ship-Breakers 2014 report: I had been warned that it would be difficult to get into Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards. “It used to be a […]

Where to hide your money in high-risk areas?

8/26/2016 8:32:03 PM In my opinion, trying to get out of an armed robbery for less than $100 US equivalent or so is a lot of risk of harm for an utterly negligible amount of money in the greater scheme of things. So plan for a minimum amount in your pocket after all expenses for […]

Visa vignette/stamp unglued in passport. Staple or glue it back?

Visa vignette/stamp unglued in passport. Staple or glue it back?

5/30/2017 10:42:57 PM Ideally play it safe and have it re-issued. Strongly advise against stapling it back. Gluing it back would probably be acceptable/not noticeable in most cases, however stapling it could potentially damage some of the security features and marking on the visa, not to mention, raise the suspicion of tampering. If gluing, moving […]

From Geneva airport to Lausanne station

11/27/2016 9:59:15 PM To answer the easy question first: the Genève-Aéroport train station is attached to the airport. It is an extremely short walk, even if carrying luggage. In fact, walking is your only option. Swiss train stations have ticket vending machines, and the main stations (including Genève-Aéroport) will have a staffed ticket counter as […]

Price difference on Matrix ITA and Google Flights

Price difference on Matrix ITA and Google Flights

5/22/2017 5:27:17 PM ITA Matrix uses cached results, which often are slightly more out-of-date, while Google Flights actually checks with the airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) once you get to the final page with the full itinerary and the links to book. When I try to search the same itinerary using ITA Matrix now, […]

US visa granted before VWP. Will I need a US visa now?

5/19/2017 1:42:14 PM I was originally born in Hungary and have recently obtained Canadian citizenship. Hungary “recently” (2008) became visa free and I personally know a lot of people (including my brother and mother) who travelled with just an ESTA who had a visa previously — which everyone needed before. Dual Citizen: CA+USA Travelling to […]

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