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What neighborhoods or sites should I visit in Montreal?

What neighborhoods or sites should I visit in Montreal?

8/22/2011 2:15:29 AM There are already plenty of good suggestions, but I’ll add my grain of salt: it kind of depends where you are from. Montreal is a nice city to visit, particularly if you are not European. The reason being that Quebec (the province) is unique in America for its European flair. Montreal being […]

I have discovered that the hotel room toilet is blocked, but too late. What should I do?

I have discovered that the hotel room toilet is blocked, but too late. What should I do?

10/7/2019 1:10:12 PM There’s one good solution: Tell the reception or house keeping, and they get a professional to fix it with a minimum of fuss, giving you a new room if needed. Anything else carries the risk of turning a slightly embarrassing situation into a major disaster. The workman confronted with a job made […]

Do children (to the age of 15) travel free with their parents on Graz public transport?

10/25/2021 4:49:19 PM tl;dr: No, you cannot just get on a train with your child and make use of this discount. The German-language version of that website contains more detailed information: Bei gemeinsamen Fahrten mit Kindern gibt es im steirischen Verbundtarif die Familienermäßigung. Zwei Vergünstigungen sind möglich: 1) Die Begleitpersonen haben bereits eine gültige Verbundfahrkarte: […]

Is there a resource to find free, open wifi hotspots?

8/7/2011 2:21:34 AM There are a lot of these. The company that I’ve found to be dependable is JiWire, which has both the Global Wi-Fi Finder and the Wi-Fi ZONE Finder. Several other services use theirs as a back-end. Some others: iPass Hotspot Finder Wi-Fi HotSpot List Wi-Fi Everywhere – FON Maps Wi-Fi Hotspot Directory […]

Is there a boat that will take tourists to Iceland from North America?

9/20/2011 8:28:34 PM There is a Princess Cruise in the fall that will take you FROM Iceland and Greenland to New York, North America. But it starts in Europe (Copenhagen). So you have at least one leg of the trip to your satisfaction. View the Grand Canyon by helicopter – is it real? 6/29/2011 1:55:01 […]

Connect flight from Berlin (Germany) to Palma (Spain) refusing us

10/13/2021 7:50:14 AM The Berlin flight to Stansted airport enters the Common Travel Area, where others on the same flight could continue on to Ireland (or remain in the UK) or, as in your case, travel on to the Schengen Area (together with any domestic UK travelers starting their journey in Stansted). Passengers from all […]

View the Grand Canyon by helicopter – is it real?

View the Grand Canyon by helicopter – is it real?

4/25/2018 5:03:33 PM About 20 years ago I sent a couple of nights in Grand Canyon Village. I flew with Papillon from Grand Canyon Airport, on the south rim of the canyon, around 70 miles NW of Flagstaff, AZ. I just showed up and booked that their desk at the airport, but I imagine you […]

Are there currently any international ferries that travel to Saint Petersburg, Russia?

5/26/2014 10:28:35 AM Yes, the situation has greatly changed since 2001 🙂 Today you can get into Saint Petersburg in many ways by ferry: By St. Peterline company ferries: by “Princess Maria” Monday, Thursday, Saturday at 19:00 from Helsinki (you’ll be at St-Petersburg at 09:30 AM next day) by “Princess Anastasia” (sorry, only link in […]

Did I overstay my F1 visa by staying in the US for 5 months after graduation?

9/11/2021 11:09:27 PM To build on the otherwise great answer, The actual question is: "Have you ever been unlawfully present (1), overstayed the amount of time granted by an immigration official (2) or otherwise violated the terms of a U.S. visa? (3)" I added the numbers. Does that help? The answers to the separate questions […]

Stuck without toilet paper while travelling – what is the best approach?

Stuck without toilet paper while travelling – what is the best approach?

4/24/2014 8:49:32 AM Less than a couple of centuries ago, people used whatever materials were to hand to wipe or scrape themselves clean (for instance, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_paper#History ). In 18th- and 19th-century London, oyster and mussel shells were commonly used. In some countries where toilet paper is in short supply, torn-up sheets of newspaper are […]

Can you go to the Maldives without assistance of a travel agency?

4/12/2013 7:14:34 PM I planned my trip to Sri Lanka without agencies. I found tickets with Condor Airlines with 1 stop in the Maldives. I have never been before at the Maldives, so I decided to stop for 5 days in Malé. So I have 5 days to explore Maldives as an independent traveler. I […]

Why does Google Maps say that driving from San Francisco to Seattle via Portland is 30 minutes faster than driving from San Francisco to Seattle?

Why does Google Maps say that driving from San Francisco to Seattle via Portland is 30 minutes faster than driving from San Francisco to Seattle?

8/18/2021 9:59:21 PM The primary difference is traffic. When you ask for the route from San Jose to Seattle, the website displays the "Leave now" option and calculates a real-time prediction based on current traffic (in this case, "the usual traffic" meaning that traffic is roughly around normal levels). You can see this because the […]

Overlanding without a Carnet de Passage?

2/5/2014 7:32:53 AM I recently (early 2013) took a Tanzanian registered vehicle through Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia with no Carnet de Passage. Results as follows: Kenya/Uganda/Tanazia are all part of an East African union so the process was very simple. Think we paid $40US to customs at each point for up to 1 month. Free […]

Shortening 10-day quarantine on arrival in Germany, by getting negative test

8/13/2021 8:58:22 AM The relevant ordinance (Coronavirus-Einreiseverordnung) explicitly mentions (see article §4, paragraph (2), fourth sentence) Die Absonderung nach Absatz 1 Satz 1 wird für die Dauer, die zur Durchführung eines Tests erforderlich ist, ausgesetzt. which means The isolation described by Paragraph 1, Sentence 1 [of Article §4] is interrupted for the time necessary to […]

Is it the norm for hotels not to provide washing service for undergarments in India?

8/3/2021 5:16:56 PM This is definitely not true. I am a frequent traveller and I usually stay at IHG group hotels (Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, etc.). They do accept underwear for laundry / dry cleaning. The rates are insane but they do accept contrary to your experience. Can Brazil residence permit holder enter Schengen area […]

Freight travel in the Caribbean – Can it be done? Is it cost-effective?

2/27/2012 2:15:03 AM If you are the adventurous type, head over to a harbor and just ask captains. Some will let you come aboard by working, others for a small fee. Don’t be surprised if conditions will be rough though, it’s not exactly a walk in the park! The problem with freight ships is they […]

What are some tricks you use to buy cheap airline tickets in Europe?

8/17/2016 3:06:03 AM If you often travel with a company that has a loyalty plan, you may be eligible for exclusive discounts including free of charge travel. You can save more points by buying tickets for other people from your account. So, if you have many friends who travel frequently, you can set up a […]

Are there any other rural tramways in the world, like the Coastal Tramway in Flanders?

Are there any other rural tramways in the world, like the Coastal Tramway in Flanders?

4/25/2023 3:10:47 PM The Valley of the Thur Tram-Train in Mulhouse, France, is a 22 km line, mostly on single tracks after leaving the city. Cab ride Florian Fèvre, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Dealing with unknowledgeable check-in staff 4/25/2023 11:46:52 AM There are a lot of these in Switzerland. BLT Line 10 is […]

Dealing with unknowledgeable check-in staff

4/3/2023 11:03:04 PM Stay polite and friendly and from a position of "you don’t want to deal with not being able to check me in any more than I don’t want to go away unchecked-in." I had a gate agent in Toronto who fundamentally misunderstood the wording of a letter permitting me to travel to […]

Can Brazil residence permit holder enter Schengen area without visa?

6/21/2021 11:19:54 AM It’s not so much the citizenship or residence that matters, but the passport that you are using for travel. If you are travelling with a Brazilian passport, then you should be allowed to enter without a visa, just like other Brazilian passport holders. If using another passport, you should check the list […]

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