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How can I hike the Etna on my own and then reach the summit with a guide?

10/18/2021 5:46:49 PM I have asked the Gruppo Guide Etna Sud, which is an official guide group which is responsible for organizing excursions to Etna and supervision over the tourists. Although it took some time to explain that we really want to hike on our own, we have finally received an answer: Hello, our cabin […]

What is the meaning of the expiration date on a Delta voucher?

6/24/2017 8:30:44 PM According to Delta, for eCerts: Delta eCerts Credit Voucher must be redeemed and ticket issued by the date above. Extensions are not permitted. So, the date shown is the last date in which you can issue the ticket, not the date to end the travel. When you're not able to pay custom […]

Why does Google Flights show train stations?

Why does Google Flights show train stations?

6/23/2018 2:33:41 PM It’s because Google has decided to incorporate train trips into Google Flights for easier time & cost comparison between flying & riding a train in Europe. Google Travel’s blog announced this feature on October 2015: Google adds trains to Google Flights in Europe Every year, billions of people travel across Europe for […]

When you're not able to pay custom duty in the airport

9/11/2014 12:51:19 PM It would be handled in the country where the item is imported. That means the item has already been moved to your country by air, ship, train etc. It doesn’t happen before your flight, it happens after your flight. So if you buy a refrigerator in Dubai and fly to Belgium, the […]

How can I work out the price of a UK bus fare online?

9/5/2014 5:00:07 PM if at any point you are in Northern Ireland, Translink has all of their fares on their website, so you know in advance exactly how much a journey will cost – http://www.translink.co.uk/Fares/ Why is it considered so dangerous to travel in South Africa? 9/5/2014 2:08:07 PM An option is Busbud. They actually […]

What is my "local ID / citizenship number" as a US citizen?

6/21/2018 7:12:44 AM Do not share your SSN! Not all countries have local id numbers that are suitable for this field. In Netherlands we have BSN, which is similar to the SSN. I left this field blank when applying for a visa in 2016 and got granted the visa. The goal of the application form […]

Travel between Germany and Poland by train

6/12/2018 6:38:42 PM If you know your PESEL number the cops can verify you’re a Polish citizen by calling the Polish Embassy/Consulate in Germany. Good Luck! US citizen with warrants in the US and want to enter with a foreign passport 6/12/2018 6:44:21 PM Wow. Interesting question, and one we don’t get here very often. […]

Why is it considered so dangerous to travel in South Africa?

4/27/2020 9:01:21 PM I know this is a very late answer to the question, but would like to add to what was said so far for future readers interested. Visible crimes that are very common in South Africa are rapes, car jackings, house and business robberies often leading to murder of the victims, farm murders, […]

Can I travel by road, from Greece to Italy, with only my Greek identity card?

4/10/2017 6:01:55 AM All countries accept Greek ID cards, so you’ll be perfectly fine. Slovenia and Croatia are EU countries, and so have to accept it. Bosnia has accepted EU ID cards since September 2002, and Montenegro since June 2004 How does one respectfully greet someone in Japan? 8/31/2014 8:59:16 PM According to wikipedia, you […]

US citizen with warrants in the US and want to enter with a foreign passport

4/15/2018 2:24:21 AM See Hanky Panky’s answer. But also consider that if you are entering the US as a Japanese citizen as it seems you’re consider, that such an entry will be on a Tourist Visa and you must leave the USA within 6 months or be forevermore on-file as an Illegal Immigrant, with few […]

Wrong salutation (Ms instead of Mr) in international air ticket

4/7/2018 4:20:17 AM No problem. My wife travelled once on a ” Mr” salutation. To Kuwait on a Kuwait airways flight from Cochin airport. Row 60 on Lufthansa Airbus A380-800 4/6/2018 8:17:31 PM From personal experience, this absolutely didn’t matter for me, when some airline a while ago (can’t remember which one now, possibly Emirates […]

How does one respectfully greet someone in Japan?

10/5/2014 4:42:45 PM Japanese style would be to make eye contact bow, and then exchange a business card. This won’t be expected from a westerner. Also you might dress up a little better than you would back home. Trying local Turkish Cuisine in Istanbul 10/2/2014 8:43:14 AM From my experience the best way for a […]

Row 60 on Lufthansa Airbus A380-800

3/24/2018 8:27:44 AM Ok, I’m right now at the plane, I couldn’t change my seat and had to stay in row 60. To summarize (with respect to the questions I had initially): no leg stretching, and still need to disturb everyone to get to the aisle (but at least they don’t need to stand up […]

Trying local Turkish Cuisine in Istanbul

Trying local Turkish Cuisine in Istanbul

7/16/2016 5:52:12 PM Well I would like to add MANTI to the previous list which is served with yogurt, tomato sauce and garlic. It is kind of little meat pieces within the pastry (not exactly pastry, something like it) Secondly KARNIYARIK which is baked eggplant fulled with minced meat. It is one of my favourites. […]

Is it rude to bring our own baby food into a restaurant?

8/13/2022 5:32:33 PM When you talk about a baby, ‘eating’ nothing but milk or the mashed food pots, it is not rude in the least and the norm in restaurants all over. When the child becomes old enough to eat normal food, contact the restaurant if you are not sure the restaurant has something suitable. […]

Is it true getting a USA passport card at a different time than your passport is better/safer?

3/9/2023 3:30:12 AM Nope! In fact, it would be very difficult to manufacture passport books and cards to have related or identical numbers. The passport book numbers are all pre-printed before your personal information is printed. Each issuing agency has tens of thousands of these blank booklets, where every personal-information field is blank except the […]

Is the ferry from Hong Kong to Macau crowded during weekends?

8/25/2014 2:03:33 AM Yes, it can get crowded! Buy your tickets in advance! Or it might be an hour and a half before you get on a ferry. [Note I base this answer on our experience on one particular Sunday, but it is reasonable to suppose that the situation is similar, at least on weekends, […]

Delayed international baggage held by customs

1/11/2018 5:44:26 PM It is United’s responsibility to get your bags to you: they will deliver them to your hotel or wherever you’re staying. The reason United have given you strange advice is that there’s a disconnect between what you think is happening and what is actually happening, and they’ve not figured out what it […]

Do I "Need" a luggage lock in the US?

8/19/2014 10:20:23 PM The primary purpose of most luggage locks is not to guard against a bag being opened by unauthorized persons, but rather to ensure that the bags don’t get opened by things they brush against. They may also provide some protection against the possibility of a bag being opened by the owner of […]

Are 2008 100USD paper notes too old to be exchanged in the UK?

4/29/2020 10:53:13 AM I have Series 2006A US$100 note. When I asked at a suburban bank branch, probably on a weekend, the employee* trying to make the line move faster told me it could no longer be used. I was surprised and disappointed. At home, I did a quick web search and found the US […]

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