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Air ticket compensation for changed flight

7/25/2018 6:56:40 AM It seems like your original flight was cancelled and your re-routed flight was delayed for more than 3 hours at the arrival airport. In your case, the flight distance from Vienna to Lisbon is between 1500 and 3500 km. So, you are eligible to claim 400 euros as compensation from airlines as […]

Carry on cheese grater on domestic U.S. flight?

Carry on cheese grater on domestic U.S. flight?

1/2/2012 2:19:45 PM According to the TSA’s “Can I Bring…” web site (also available on their Mobile App) you CAN bring your Cheese Grater in either Carry-on or checked-in luggage. Search Results For: cheese grater Check or Carry-on You may transport this item in carry-on baggage or in checked baggage. For items you wish to […]

Can the ship's captain really perform your wedding when in international waters?

12/21/2011 2:19:08 PM Most cruise ships have chapels for religious services, and for weddings. As to the details, look them up, or confirm them with the cruise line beforehand. In some instances, the ships captains can perform the functions of a justice of the peace. In other case, you need a clergyman/woman. And location of […]

How widespread is credit card acceptance in Iran?

4/29/2018 2:37:42 PM you get a MahCard instead of carrying cash around. Mahcard is a travel debit card for tourists in Iran. for more information look at https://www.mahcard.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/themahcard/ Why was my residence permit card bounced against the desk at immigration? 12/24/2017 7:26:39 PM Beside the facts Gigili pointed out in their answer you […]

If I visit Los Angeles, am I better off renting a car or not?

10/23/2017 4:43:08 PM tl;dr – it depends where you’re staying, how long, and what you want to see. Public transportation in LA has improved a lot on the past 20 years, but there are still many parts of the city where it is quite poor. Generally, getting between downtown and most of the rest of […]

Why was my residence permit card bounced against the desk at immigration?

12/19/2017 2:58:09 AM UK biometric residence permits are made of polycarbonate (pdf). Bouncing the card helps to determine whether it is made of the correct material, which is stiffer and harder than many plastics. Whether the criterion is the nature of the bounce itself, or the sound it makes, or something else, I do not […]

Searching for bikeable offensive town names in Europe like "Fucking"

Searching for bikeable offensive town names in Europe like "Fucking"

9/13/2015 12:59:10 PM Well, this came up on reddit today and it was perfectly relevant. Not necessarily ‘offensive’ but if you’re trying to do a progressive roadtrip with a theme, here are the steps If you go to the comments thread on reddit there are some other similarly themed towns that people suggest in Europe. […]

How can I buy groceries during a mandatory 14 day quarantine?

7/22/2020 9:55:35 AM Maybe not the answer you expected, but likely better: You can also make a test and depending on your local state the quarantine is therefore lifted. The airports at Frankfurt (59 Euro, with quick option 139 Euro) and Munich (190 Euro) provide testing facilities. For example in Bavaria you can make the […]

Mushroom grilled sandwich in Budapest

4/9/2023 8:39:37 PM There’s a small, centrally located restaurant by the name of Úri Cipő – Kaptafa that serves a grilled cheese sandwich with mushrooms and chèvre. There are photos of it on the restaurant’s menu and Instagram channel. I don’t know how it compares to what you ate in Győr, but I can attest […]

Can my 10-year ban be lifted now that I have a baby in the UK?

12/12/2017 4:12:11 PM You do have rights as a parent and the child has the right to maintain relationships with his/her father (and there is a visa category especially for this). You applied for a Tier 2 from within the UK, when you were there as a visitor. You might have been successful had you […]

Is it possible to walk from ExCeL to London City Airport?

Is it possible to walk from ExCeL to London City Airport?

9/18/2021 11:54:58 AM Be careful about trusting the Google Maps walking route, as it wants to send you over Connaught Bridge, which doesn’t have pedestrian footpaths! If you use streetview, you can see the lack of footpaths, but also a handy bridge that Google neglects to show… Instead I’d suggest using OpenRouteService to plan the […]

Are there ways to keep long-distance land transport costs down in France when not planning in advance?

11/27/2016 8:22:20 PM Another option, not mentioned until now is covoiturage or ride-sharing. It’s becoming quite popular in France. The main operator in this space is https://www.blablacar.fr/ (I am a user/member but otherwise unconnected to them). Beginning this year, rules regarding long-distance buses have changed so it’s possible that cheaper bus-based options will appear very […]

Leaving the US with a foreign passport and entering with a US passport

12/6/2017 6:30:28 AM One point of confusion here is that leaving one country is not the same as entering the next country. We have questions on this site (for example this one) about traveling between two countries using two passports, where you want to use one passport for one country and another for the other […]

What are the rules for China's visa-free transit programs?

3/26/2018 1:24:33 AM I’m flying from Malaysia to Kazakhstan via Guangzhou and Urumqi in a couple of days. After emailing and calling China Southern, the Chinese embassy in Kuala Lumpur and the Chinese consulate in Kota Kinabalu, I still don’t have a definitive answer as to whether a visa is required or not. All of […]

Are there scheduled flight connections operated with a helicopter?

Are there scheduled flight connections operated with a helicopter?

12/15/2016 6:54:43 PM There are scheduled helicopter flights twice daily between Værøy Heliport and Bodø, Norway. Flights are operated by Lufttransport. The same company also has flights between the settlements of Svalbard. Booking a month in advance yields round trip prices of 1852 NOK (€205). There are also many settlements in Greenland where the only […]

Passengers with baby asked to move across the aisle

2/26/2020 4:37:35 AM It’s impossible to say for certain without know the plane involved, but… All commercial passenger aircraft must have at least one emergency oxygen mask for each passenger. For the most part this is a simple calculation – 3 seats on each side of the aisle means 3 oxygen masks for each group […]

Can I take my electric skateboard to Russia?

12/5/2017 10:45:03 AM I am Russian (originally from Moscow), and I can tell you it’s absolutely fine to use it. Most of the answers are right – there are actually a lot of guys riding a gyro scooter (because it’s just got extremely popular Russia and I don’t know why), hoverboards, and sometimes you can even […]

Can I through check my bags on separate bookings (international flights)?

5/28/2016 10:58:29 AM I had a recent flight on qatar jnb-doha-cdg and a seperate aer lingus ticket cdg-dub. Qatar checked bags through to dub and they arrived with me. However on the return leg aer lingus refused point blank to check the bags through. I had go through immigration at cdg pick up the bags […]

Baby has dual citizenship. I need to know if she needs two passports

12/3/2017 1:29:50 AM You’re way overthinking this. Mexican immigration doesn’t even require Mexican citizens to present a passport. As stated in Timatic, the database used by airlines: Passport Exemptions: Nationals of Mexico with a: national ID card; or certified copy of birth certificate; or consular registration; or certificate of Mexican nationality; or naturalization letter; or […]

Conflicting information: does the Hikari 535 Shinkansen exist?

1/7/2019 4:41:09 AM Short answer. Hyperdia is correct; you can take the Hikari 535 service at 20:33. Long answer. Hikari 535 is an irregularly-scheduled service: it does not have a regular schedule like “every day” or “every weekday”, but rather it runs only on specified days, presumably when high demand is anticipated. The timetable you […]

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