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How do I provide restaurant with box to return my coat?

1/1/2020 4:15:13 AM The key is to minimize the amount of “kitbuilding” the restaurant needs to do, because it may be asking a lot for them to receive a box, print out a label, coordinate a pickup, etc. The DIY (slow) option USPS has a variety of Priority Mail boxes which ship at a flat […]

Can you visit the Lille Citadelle?

10/20/2012 2:14:09 PM Following the information that @BrendanMcK found, I headed to the Lille Tourist Office this afternoon to ask them. (As an aside, the tourist office is worth a visit in its own right, as it’s in an amazing old building!) According to the tourist office, they do run tours of the Citadelle, but […]

Travelling within the US as a foreign citizen without a passport

10/19/2012 1:25:33 PM The US has a number of circumstances where “government issued ID” is demanded and an “out of state” drivers license isn’t good enough, escalating immediately to passport. This includes things like checking into a hotel, picking up your badge at a conference and (I am not making this up) buying medication for […]

What is within the towers of Tower Bridge?

11/13/2019 2:02:58 PM In part the towers contain stairs and (more recently) elevators to access the upper-level walkways. The base of each tower contains counterweights and hydraulics used for opening the roadway, which is still done reasonably often to allow ships to pass. The upper-level walkways were closed to the public in 1910 but re-opened […]

A "Pike Place Market" in Boston?

8/30/2016 5:42:05 PM The Boston Public Market opened in July, 2015. It bills itself as an “indoor, year round marketplace for locally sourced groceries and specialty agricultural products, where residents and visitors can find fresh, seasonal food from Massachusetts and New England.” On their What is a Public Market? page, Pike Place and Philadelphia’s Reading […]

Why can't I book this multi-city fare on American Airlines?

10/21/2019 11:38:38 PM You are being hit by one of the great joys of the airline industry known as ‘Married Segment’. Most airlines price flights based on the origin and destination of the travel, not based on the individual flights. ie, in this case they are charging you as if you were flying from YVR […]

Where can I get an up-to-date list of destinations by overnight coach from London

10/11/2012 6:49:16 PM I found that searching for -2 on http://sale.euroticket.pl/start.php?profile=itsoft_redirect_pl_html&cnt=ttable&fid=751937&html=1&offFid=51544 finds night coaches from London, but it’s quite hard to read and I don’t know how up-to-date it is. Anything better? London Heathrow airport – do I need a transit visa? Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

What is the "Applicable country" field on the Icelandair check-in form?

10/7/2019 1:21:42 PM After chatting with Icelandair representative, applicable country in this field means that to which country you have the visa to, in this case is USA, therefore I should put USA. Is it possible to do a low carb diet for a month in Sicily? Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

Is it possible to do a low carb diet for a month in Sicily?

10/4/2019 9:28:24 AM Sicilian here. Consider it basically a non-issue. In Catania and Palermo there are even a few “Keto-Inspired” restaurants where you can require which caloric intake you’re going for, but for the most part I can’t think of any restaurant/tavern/pub that isn’t serving beef/meat with salad. Actually, I think the opposite is way […]

Is it impolite to ask for an in-flight catalogue with no intention of buying?

9/22/2019 11:43:50 AM No because the main transaction is your payment for the flight Everything else is incidental or supports it. The comparison you may be thinking of is ‘person walks into a bar, looks at drinks menu, buys none, hangs out for an hour and then leaves. Bartender sees them leaving and thinks ‘how […]

London Heathrow airport – do I need a transit visa?

2/1/2014 11:04:56 PM I don’t think there are many scenarios in which you can get a visa on arrival in the UK. Either you need a visa and you need to apply in advance, or you qualify for some exemption/concession and you are just exempted from the visa requirement without needing to pay a fee […]

How can I make my boots less of a nuisance in the airport?

9/17/2016 7:15:25 AM If you sign up for TSA Precheck or Global Entry, you don’t have to remove your shoes unless they set off the metal detector. So as long as you don’t have steel toed boots, you should be ok. Can a student visa to Australia be changed to a working holiday visa after […]

Can I sleep overnight at Stansted Airport?

9/3/2019 3:19:01 PM Yes. I’ve done it several times, the most recent being July 2019. It depends when you arrive to if you can go through security though. The airport is ‘shut’ for a few hours in the middle of the night. Basically, you can arrive anytime and stay in the arrivals/departures area before going […]

Can a student visa to Australia be changed to a working holiday visa after the course without having to leave the country?

9/25/2012 10:13:49 AM Does your friend know they can work while here on a student visa? Once their course has started they can work to 40 hrs a fortnight or maybe more, depending on their visa subclass. (See Permission to Work Arrangement for Student Visa Holders) However, if they want to stay on after their […]

Can an American visitor in Canada get critical medications sent from home?

7/15/2019 3:07:06 PM It seems to be legal to send medication to visitors in Canada, under the circumstances you specified, but I’m currently unsure which company will actually do so. If all else fails, I suggest contacting the US embassy in Canada for specific recommendations. Visitors to Canada: Visitors to Canada may bring into Canada, […]

Subterfuge by budget airline? Missed flight – was charged for transfer

11/28/2017 12:49:16 AM While they shouldn’t have lied like that you legitimately missed your flight anyway. Airlines always require you to be at the gate some number of minutes before the flight, usually at least 10. Departure time is when they plan to actually move the aircraft. They have to get everyone seated and all […]

Warning about needing "authorization" when booking ticket

6/5/2019 11:55:11 PM The route from Cancun to Istanbul is a new route for Turkish Airlines (I was recently on a Turkish flight where the crew was talking about it excitedly, as a nice new place for them to go) and service is set to start in August. New international airline routes typically require the […]

Can a pregnant woman travel on a cruise ship without restriction?

9/20/2012 10:17:03 AM As with airlines, cruise lines each have their own regulations. It appears to be fairly common that pregnancies later than 24 weeks (=6 months, i.e. 3rd trimester) are disallowed, or at least discouraged. This is earlier than for travelling by plane. allthingscruise.com has an extensive list of regulations, though it may be […]

Cheap travel to Toronto from California

Cheap travel to Toronto from California

5/2/2018 6:16:33 PM As has been extensively reported elsewhere, Canadian taxes and fees are considerably higher for air travel than American taxes and fees. On the one hand, the U.S. subsidizes its airports (for example, supplying TSA agents and FAA air traffic controllers) allowing them to charge lower rents and passenger facility charges than their […]

Is American Express widely accepted in France?

5/31/2019 12:09:09 PM I’m French and I have both. There are no problems using Visa anywhere. Because of transaction fees, some shops may not accept American Express cards. In big cities you won’t have any problem with your American Express card but in a small village I am not so sure. Contactless payment is becoming […]

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