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Does an Irish VISA WARNING count as "refused entry at the border of any country other than the UK?"

8/14/2019 9:29:56 PM they stamped my passport with permission to remain That’s not a refusal. A refusal is when they make you sit in the office until the next boat comes, escort you to the boat, and make you go back to the UK. Merely getting called into the office and being made to sit […]

How can a visa refusal affect my future travel plans?

8/10/2015 3:57:03 PM To answer part of the question, and limiting my comments to one specific area, Schengen countries do place stamps in your passport during the application process so that a refusal would be visible to anybody who cares. Furthermore, they share information about visas and visa applications through a database so there would […]

From Italy to Austria during winter, by car

From Italy to Austria during winter, by car

12/25/2014 7:27:04 PM An important note about the Swiss Vignette: It is not legal to slightly stick the vignette to a car, remove it, and use it on another car. That said, unless you want to make a gift to the rental car company, make sure that they provide a car with Vignette, or that […]

Vienna To Graz By Rail

7/18/2019 8:01:21 AM It is very much possible. As others have mentioned you can check/book tickets here: öbb tickets There is a direct train from Vienna main train station to Graz every hour, starting from 05:58 in the morning till 20:58 in the evening. If you start from the Airport you need to switch trains […]

Can I register more than one ID document for a flight ticket?

11/14/2014 4:03:09 AM No, but you don’t need to, since as a rule, any passport data you enter when booking a flight is irrelevant. When applicable, your passport, visa etc will be checked again on check-in, and the airline will quite happily update what they’ve got on file if you give them a different (valid) […]

Traffic law UK, pedestrians

12/29/2022 4:09:47 PM Quoting from https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-highway-code-8-changes-you-need-to-know-from-29-january-2022: "The updated code clarifies that: when people are crossing or waiting to cross at a junction, other traffic should give way if people have started crossing and traffic wants to turn into the road, the people crossing have priority and the traffic should give way people driving, riding a […]

Free wifi situation in Italy

10/9/2017 7:54:08 AM Unfortunately, a national wifi project is going to start and it has some difficult to work decently. The first italian reviews say that the connection is poor and the coverage strictly limited to some city. I really suggest to rent a pocket wifi by a local provider: in the last year many […]

Where's this lookout in Nova Scotia?

Where's this lookout in Nova Scotia?

5/23/2019 9:37:43 AM Someone has apparently walked up the trail wearing a 360° camera, and submitted the resulting footage to Google Street View. Here is the end of the trail – the outlook is the same as the one you’ve posted. You can use the Street View pegman map to see where the trail goes. […]

Early arrival in Australia, early hotel check in not available

5/10/2019 7:06:18 PM Since you’ve gone AirBnB, this is a bit of a problem. Hotel Generally, the hotel’s issue is that the room is not ready for you. Talk to the hotel and ask them what your options are. Certainly they will cheerfully store your luggage, and may even put it in your room for […]

What do the passport stamps for Guernsey and Jersey look like?

What do the passport stamps for Guernsey and Jersey look like?

6/26/2022 2:27:35 PM Below is the entry stamp of Alderney (Bailiwick of Guernsey) – a UK stamp but with crowns rather than stars to designate officer ranks. Passports of EU/EFTA states, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and the US are not stamped; however, the officer had no problem giving me the stamp […]

Road numbers' colors/shapes in Google Maps

Road numbers' colors/shapes in Google Maps

11/10/2014 4:35:55 AM I would like to expand on hippie’s excellent answer with respect to Saudi Arabia. The highways symbols with the country map outline are national highways, which is a recent development as Saudi Arabia continues to build out its road infrastructure. In Saudi, the older signs simply had the name of the major […]

Which American City is this?

11/2/2014 12:32:03 PM The city is Salem in Massachusetts. The building that looks like a greek temple is maybe Registry of Deeds and Probate Court located at 36 Federal street. Duty on electronics when arriving to Argentina 11/1/2014 7:32:49 PM There is an answer in the site that Mark linked in the comments. It is […]

Arriving in Atlanta after US Preclearance in Dublin. Will I go through TSA security in Atlanta to transfer to a connecting flight?

4/24/2019 2:27:05 AM Pre-cleared flights usually gate at domestic terminals and deplane direct to the terminal as any other domestic flight. For all practical purposes pre-cleared flights are considered domestic flights from a ground operations perspective. It is theoretically possible but quite unlikely that immigration officers might be waiting for one specific passenger at deplaning, […]

Duty on electronics when arriving to Argentina

2/12/2019 6:35:50 PM As of Sept. 2018, you are exempted for two personal items: one laptop/tablet and a cell phone. Sources: Resolución General 4315, La Nacion Anecdotally, you can get away with more if you make sure to take everything out of its packaging, take off price tags, spread your devices across bags and clothing, […]

Accurate hiking maps of Austria

1/23/2021 6:35:59 PM With the exception of the excellent BEV maps and their mediocre web-interface, all the previous answers are maps based on OpenStreetMap. Therefore, they are unlikely to differ in accuracy/level of detail. In my opinion OpenTopoMap is the best OSM-based map, as it has a clean interface without distractions and includes elevation-information. Lost […]

Is it possible to ask for a hotel room without minibar/extra services?

4/15/2019 12:15:08 PM I always used the mini bar refrigerator in order to keep my own beers and perishable items. Even in hotels where removing a can or bottle from its notch is automatically billed. I always asked at the reception, always got a positive answer while making sure they arrange that with the service […]

Visiting my employer in the US (I work remotely from my home country)

2/12/2019 10:50:32 AM As stated in other answers, it’s important to say that you’re visiting for meetings and not to carry out any actual work. From personal experience, as a contractor who travels frequently to the US to meet with clients, I was once given a very tough grilling by a US immigration officer who […]

Lost baggage, airline doesn't do anything

10/27/2014 2:31:00 PM According to their site: Lost Baggage Passengers whose baggage is missing at reclaim must, on the same day and before leaving the arrival hall, have a Property Irregularity Report (PIR) prepared by applying to Station Lost and Found Offices with their Travel ticket, Baggage tag, Identity document (identity card, passport). The Property […]

Fake work permit and deportation

10/23/2014 7:03:05 AM An important point that must be said. A visa is not a right to enter a country – a visa is merely a document that allows you to reach the point of entry. The final decision is still in the hands of the immigration officer. This is true universally, not just in […]

As someone with dual nationality, can I exit my home country (New Zealand) on the passport of another country?

10/15/2014 11:31:16 AM Another dual-citizen Kiwi here. Our government actually has pages on this, and whilst it’s fine for you to travel on either passport, it’s best to enter NZ when you return on your NZ passport – otherwise you’re not technically a resident, and would have to have a visa and so on. The […]

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