Travel Tips

Is there any way to safely check expensive electronics on a flight?

10/18/2016 12:02:23 PM I would abstain from taking it with you at all. It is a lot of trouble, and a lot of risk. Sending it with a parcel service is almost certainly the better choice. I don’t live in the USA, but I’ll just assume rates are not that much different. Sending a parcel […]

Canadian/Iranian Citizen Transiting USA aiport

3/8/2016 2:44:58 PM I presume you will be traveling on your Canadian passport. You do not need a visa. There have been recent changes to the visa waiver program affecting, among others, people who hold Iranian citizenship, but Canadians do not travel under the visa waiver program. A Canadian citizen’s visa-free travel to the United […]

Belarus-Russia border closed to foreigners

7/7/2020 3:49:08 PM Belarus-Russia border crossing should be fully legal as of 2020-07-01 As of 2020-07-01, Belarus and Russia reportedly recognise each others visas: Foreign Ministers Vladimir Makei and Sergey Lavrov signed the agreement on mutual recognition of visas between Belarus and Russia in Minsk on Friday, 19 June. Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei explained […]

Dual citizenship passports and visas

3/7/2016 9:04:22 PM I sent the question as posted here to the CBP (because noone sources their answers and it reads to me as beliefs held about passports not facts) and received the information below. Based on this, despite it is not a straight yes or no (they never do that) I believe I am […]

Is the port in Vladivostok ice-free all year round?

9/19/2016 4:07:46 PM After the ТЭЦ-2 (Thermal Power Plant – 2) was built in 1984, the port in Vladivostok (Zolotoy Rog Bay) is ice-free for almost the whole year. Before that, ice breakers helped making it ice-free. Does the direction of travel matter for jet lag, when the time difference is 12 hours? 9/19/2016 4:13:17 […]

Can a U.S. Transit Visa allow a stay of up to 29 days or can a US Tourist Visa application be done from a country other than that of your citizenship?

2/29/2016 6:38:43 PM The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is the US embassy in Taiwan in all but name (they have a “director” receives the same rank and benefits as US ambassadors in other countries; they are staffed by State Department employees; they have a website that looks the same as US embassy websites; they […]

Does the direction of travel matter for jet lag, when the time difference is 12 hours?

2/8/2022 9:15:36 PM You can do this at home. Experiment 1: Sleep and wake at your normal time, but block your windows for several hours. Use something like cardboard which thoroughly blocks light. See how you feel. You have "compressed" your day. Experiment 2: First compress your day by blocking off several hours of sunlight […]

ESTA form and first names

10/2/2018 3:46:15 AM tl;dr: Officially you should use them all, but maybe both ways are fine? I think you were wrong and should have filled the ESTA form with your 3 first names. In reality, it looks like people are reporting here and there having no problem with either way. Officially though, it looks like […]

In Taiwan, do ATMs in convenience stores (7-Eleven, FamilyMart) charge higher fees than ATMs at banks?

11/20/2020 8:01:28 AM As of 2020 November the ATMs located at MRT stations around Taipei provided by Cathay United Bank appear to now charge 4% fee of the entire transaction. So $20 to receive $500 plus any fees from the source bank (without specifying any exchange considerations). This is quite unexpected and new within the […]

Wheelchair travel in Japan

9/13/2016 10:31:30 PM 1) Japanese “barrier free” standards assume wheelchairs are under 80cm in width. So, no, your friend’s wheelchair will not fit into many elevators etc. 2) Most larger taxi companies can send a “barrier free” taxi on request, bit you’re highly unlikely to be able to hail one of the street. UK Visa […]

How fast is the mobile network (3G) in Myanmar (in February 2016)?

How fast is the mobile network (3G) in Myanmar (in February 2016)?

6/7/2016 4:53:49 PM Replying myself after getting some feedback on a facebook post, here are the testimonies: Sorry for the quick and dirty post, doing this my phone. Will edit this later. How long are lines in Tel Aviv airport Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

How long are lines in Tel Aviv airport

8/16/2022 5:42:27 AM The info above appears to be outdated or misleading. Based on the advice from the internet, I arrived 3 hours early (10:30 flight on a weekday by an ethnic German to Germany on a German passport) but was at the gate in 30 minutes. The entire process was the same as any […]

UK Visa refused once under 320(7A), (false or forged document) and I want to apply again

9/1/2016 7:46:18 PM TL;DR Getting to the UK is not in the cards for you for a good, long time. That interval (i.e., a good, long time) is measured in decades. Answer You presented a false document and were refused under Part 9 of the Immigration Rules, specifically Paragraph 320 (7A)… (7A) where false representations […]

Can I use an Oyster card outside London?

2/25/2016 9:29:01 PM If you plan to travel around london a lot it will save you some pounds, my daughter and I both bought one last time we were there for two weeks, and just save it for next time you visit. Booking domestic flights in Iran 2/25/2016 6:07:57 PM Yes, you can sometimes use […]

Is it necessary to rent a car in Lapland?

11/27/2016 10:47:32 PM Within Rovaniemi itself, the bus network seems to be quite good considering its (small — except by Finnish standards) size. The route to the Arctic Circle where Santa Claus Village is (Napapiiri) is operated roughly hourly on weekdays. Departures are a lot less frequent on weekends though, and buses stop operating in […]

Booking domestic flights in Iran

3/9/2019 8:09:05 AM Well, I found https://www.tcharter.ir/en#!all very useful, as it has an English menu and has the cheapest prices for domestic flights. Stopovers on Shinkansen services? 2/23/2016 10:07:24 AM It is near impossible to book domestic flights of Iran from abroad because they usually do not accept any foreign credit card. If you have […]

Why does Virgin Trains need two addresses?

11/16/2016 10:23:36 AM Working in software development, we do the same thing, though with a twist. Offering your users an option to enter a free form address like that allows for them to enter addresses that don’t fit the strict format otherwise required on forms. We give our users the option to select whether the […]

Stopovers on Shinkansen services?

2/24/2016 1:13:24 AM As macraf notes in his answer, all Shinkansen services north of Morioka (Hayabusa and Hayate) have only reserved seats. Between Morioka and Tokyo, you can take a slower Yamabiko train, which will have unreserved seating. If you want to exit the ticket gates at the intermediate station This is the JR definition […]

How do I get from Tbilisi to Yerevan?

How do I get from Tbilisi to Yerevan?

10/7/2016 7:14:52 PM Good thing you ask, because I searched for it before going to the Caucasus last year and couldn’t find much. Fortunately, I have the answer to your question. I did Tbilisi–Yerevan back and forth by minibus/marshrutka. Minibuses are great, I recommend them. They’re quite fast, cheap, and it’s how the locals do […]

Is it allowed in Amsterdam to give a ride on bicycle to another person

2/18/2016 10:20:45 PM Most people in the Netherlands think it is common to see two people on a single bike, and when kids are involved even three or more. The back rack has to be the sturdy kind but many or even most bikes in the city have that kind of strong rack. Dutch law […]

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