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Remote Working While Travelling – Visa Requirements?

Remote Working While Travelling – Visa Requirements?

2/17/2016 12:08:19 PM The other answers may be legally correct, but A lot of people will answer some work emails while on holiday and may even VPN into the office machine. If you are in each county for a short time and there is no way from your company website etc to see that you […]

What are transit visas?

5/14/2014 7:38:53 PM The purpose of a transit visa is… to transit through a country on the way to another destination. In some cases, a transit visa is simply a regular visa with a different name based on the purpose of the journey. When there is a distinction between a transit visa and a regular […]

Is there any good place to visit between Paddington Station and Grosvenor Square, for a 5-year-old boy?

Is there any good place to visit between Paddington Station and Grosvenor Square, for a 5-year-old boy?

2/6/2016 5:39:53 PM This was what we did in the end on Tuesday: We left our hotel at about 8am, took a tube from Paddington station, got off at Bond Street. It was an experience taking a tube in the rush hour. There was a toy store just out of Bond Street station exit, but […]

Can anyone identify this beach?

1/6/2016 12:51:54 PM It reminded me of the classic Halong Bay shots. Google image search included “Neil Island” in the search box. Replacing that with “Halong” gave several appropriate hits including this 1440 x 900 version correctly identifying it as Railay beach – as Tom has already advised. Also here at 1440 x 810 Where […]

Can you collect UK train tickets from machines, with a non-chip card?

2/18/2014 4:26:24 PM Annoyingly, my new credit card got lost in the post, so I’m currently using an American Express emergency temporary credit card, which has the magnetic strip but no chip, while awaiting a “proper” replacement one. I’ve therefore had cause to try this one out a few times. Short answer – it works […]

Where are these unusual rock formations rising from the water?

Where are these unusual rock formations rising from the water?

1/3/2016 6:10:37 PM These look a lot like the Tri Brata sea stacks in Kamchatka: Picture from Wikimedia Commons, originally uploaded by Gistereziz to the Russian Wikipedia and released into the public domain. The photo in the question is clearly taken from a somewhat different angle. But the shapes of the stacks match very closely, […]

Driving from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore for someone who is not a Malaysian or Singaporean citizen

2/17/2014 11:52:24 PM First of all, unless you really need your car in Singapore, there’s no need to drive, or even go via Johor Bahru: there are lots of cheap flights, buses and even a train from KL direct to Singapore. See Wikivoyage for the full scoop. But assuming you insist, and you’re driving a […]

Are shops and museums open on Sunday in Belgium?

3/27/2014 8:33:03 PM For Flanders you can more or less compare it the Netherlands. There are some small differences though. Bakeries. Where in the Netherlands you will not be able to find a bakery on a Sunday, in Belgium they are all open on Sunday. some DIY shops are usually also open on Sunday in […]

Raft trip down a river

Raft trip down a river

9/18/2015 6:33:00 PM The mighty 1800km (1130 mile) Mackenzie river is one that might suit your purposes. It’s not for the faint of heart- a sat phone and survival training would be advisable, and proper research is essential. Most Canadians never get an opportunity to visit the far North- Inuit culture etc. The river empties […]

Are petrol prices in a USA state the same in every Petrol Station?

2/7/2014 8:01:23 PM As others have stated, the easy answer is absolutely not. A very handy resource that is user-maintained/updated (similar to wikipedia) is the GasBuddy app: Apple Android Chennai to Pune – bus or train? 2/7/2014 5:26:14 PM There is no fix price for gasoline at pump stations in United States. You can sell […]

Why is the Dubai airport so busy?

Why is the Dubai airport so busy?

8/24/2015 11:13:10 AM Almost everyone addressed the fact that Dubai is a hub for Emirates (and Qantas for their Asia operations) and a large portion of this traffic is transit passengers. Dubai itself is a large and vibrant metropolis, and that drives a lot of traffic to the area; it holds a lot of the […]

Chennai to Pune – bus or train?

3/14/2019 12:14:45 PM It depends on your Convenience. It’s almost 1200 km. Cash doesn’t matter you can choose flight travel you can find of lot of online air booking sites yatra,goibibo,makemytrip etc. If you want to travel by train you can find it easily on irctc. Or you can find good bus transports at online […]

What “National Identification Number” to enter in an ESTA application, for a German?

What “National Identification Number” to enter in an ESTA application, for a German?

10/12/2016 3:41:40 AM According to the US Visa Service this number refers to the ID number on the German Personalausweis: Die “National ID Number” bzw. nationale Identitätsnummer ist für deutsche Staatsangehörige ein Pflichtfeld. Die “National ID Number” bezieht sich auf die Personalausweisnummer (= Nummer des vom Land ausgestellten Identitätsdokuments). Diese Nummer ist in der rechten […]

UK student visitor visa refused, even though I am financed by a government scholarship

8/24/2015 1:22:52 PM I reapplied on last Monday, paid for a priority service and finally received my visa today. I got very valuable advice from people on this website and I really appreciate it. They checked my cover letter and helped me to polish it. Here it is: To: The Entry Clearance Officer Reference: Current […]

The lost colony of Roanoke site

1/30/2014 4:53:18 AM The site of the original settlement on Roanoke Island has never been definitively located, and there is disagreement among archeologists as to where it lies. It is very possible that the site is underwater, as estimates of shoreline erosion on the north side of the island range up to a quarter mile, […]

Owl Cafe in Tokyo where English is spoken?

7/17/2015 10:41:42 AM There is a review here of Fukuro no Mise, which mentions an English set of instructions and an English speaker who works on Fridays. The review is from January 2015, so it’s likely to be the same still. The shop’s page (in Japanese) is here Frequent Traveller to the UK Does Not […]

Frequent Traveller to the UK Does Not Want to Fill Out Landing Cards, Be Interviewed

7/15/2015 7:16:15 PM I suppose this question could be put more succinctly as Does the United Kingdom have a known traveller programme, like ANZ SmartGate or the North American NEXUS/Global Entry? Indeed, they do: the Registered Traveller service. Frequent visitors and some visa holders who are adult nationals of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and […]

How much to tip for a free meal in Mexico?

6/25/2018 5:13:46 PM In strict Mexican law terms, tip is optional. Far from law terms in ordinary day people generally leaves 10% tip of check balance in any restaurant if you are happy with the service. In luxury places, maybe you could leave 15 even 20%. Do I need to have money when entering a […]

Is it possible to avoid being sniffed by dogs at Heathrow airport and possibly other airports?

7/18/2015 8:18:51 AM I know that different Muslims interpret the rules around dogs slightly differently, and I am not a scholar of Islam, but there is one piece of pragmatic advice I can contribute here. I understand that many Muslims believe that if a dog touches your clothes, it is forbidden to pray in those […]

Do I need to have money when entering a country as a tourist?

11/14/2015 7:40:12 PM I dont think they ask you to show money when you enter a country. They will probably ask where would you be staying and how long your stay would be like. They are in general make a judgement call and if you pass it, you are in. Simple as that. Answer the […]

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