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Can I visit the Trinity College (Cambridge) library and see some of their rare books

4/12/2019 3:20:50 PM The Wren Library of Trinity college is open to the public from noon to 2pm each weekday throughout the year and also from 10:30am to 12:30pm on Saturdays during university “full term“. It’s closed at Christmas and Easter. Their website says, “There are six exhibition cases in which a small fraction of […]

U.K visitor visa with very old criminal conviction – do I disclose it?

U.K visitor visa with very old criminal conviction – do I disclose it?

10/22/2018 5:38:13 PM The new Home Office requirement to disclose “spent” convictions is violating both the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended by the 2012 Act) and the individuals right for private life as was held by the UK Court of Appeal (ruling in January 2013 that the mandatory and blanket disclosure of convictions […]

Why are UK visa biometrics appointments suspended at USCIS Application Support Centers?

4/16/2019 11:52:19 AM More information about this: Article in the Guardian, 16 April 2019 says the problem arose because the UK missed a payment to USCIS. Specifically, it says that a UK payment didn’t clear before its deadline. It doesn’t explain how it is possible that such a problem could happen by mistake. It says […]

How useful is Azerbaijani language in Iran?

8/13/2017 8:58:49 AM Knowledge of Azerbaijani (Turkish) or even (Istanbul) Turkish would be extremely helpful in (Azeri) Turkish speaking cities like Tabriz and Ardabil, and I seriously doubt whether they get offended to hear someone speaks in Turkish with them. In southern cities like: Isfahan and Shiraz (some of the main tourist destinations), definitely start […]

Do we have to expect a queue for the shuttle from Watford Junction to Harry Potter Studio?

3/21/2019 7:42:51 PM Summary: One should be prepared to wait for the second bus if they are visiting during school holidays, Easter being one of them. There are other options to get to the Warner Bros Studio from Watford Junction though. Why might one need the second bus – a capacity calculation According to the […]

How can I book a flight plan found on Matrix Airfare Search?

How can I book a flight plan found on Matrix Airfare Search?

5/24/2016 8:00:44 AM We just created https://bookwithmatrix.com, a site that lets you simply copy and paste the itinerary from ITA Matrix and get links to the major OTAs (online travel agents) where you can make the booking. As jpatokal mentioned, for the most complex fares you may have to talk to a travel agent, but […]

Is there any common country to visit for persons holding UK and Schengen visas?

3/19/2019 10:20:31 AM Countries in the Middle east Qatar(Sure about this) UAE Allow for a transit visa-less access (short duration; 25 hours in my case) when you have a valid Schengen or UK Visa. This might be an option worth exploring! What is the likely impact on flights of grounding an entire aircraft series? 3/18/2019 […]

What countries are on the list of approved tourist destinations for Chinese citizens?

What countries are on the list of approved tourist destinations for Chinese citizens?

8/8/2017 12:28:52 PM Based on my understanding of this page at China National Tourism Administration, there are currently 125 countries with Approved Destination Status. Google translates the page as “Outbound travel destination country where area business has been officially launched”, and the dates and countries agree with this paper from University of Hawaii (linked in […]

Is it dangerous to drive through Death Valley?

Is it dangerous to drive through Death Valley?

4/21/2013 7:05:50 PM Death Valley is one of my favorite National Parks, but I always take a few extra precautions when driving through there. Stop at the first Target or supermarket you see and buy a case (24 bottles) of water for each person. It only costs a few dollars and may save your life. […]

Where is this gorge?

Where is this gorge?

3/14/2019 5:43:07 AM This is Dades Gorge, Located about 4 hours drive from Marrakech and there is another gorge called Todgha Gorge located 50km from this one. It is a place where Cadillac also Brazil-Venezuela border status 7/28/2017 11:53:30 AM It is the Dadès Gorge. It is about six hours from Marrakech on the road […]

What is the likely impact on flights of grounding an entire aircraft series?

3/14/2019 10:39:02 AM In the short term, obviously, cancelled flights and re-routing on other flights. In the slightly longer term, it is worth knowing that there are huge numbers of retired aircraft in “graveyards”. Parked up, in desert-y places, awaiting an event precisely such as this. These range from ancient near-junk kept as spare parts, […]

Am I expected to tip wait staff in Europe?

1/30/2015 3:19:23 PM In Slovakia, service and all taxes are included in the price of meals/beverage. If you see in the menu a sandwich for 1.23 EUR and a drink for 0.69 EUR your total will be 1.92 EUR, this is what you pay the waitress. If you pay by cash she will bring you […]

Getting a UK passport renewed when you have dual nationality and a different name in your second country?

3/3/2019 7:52:54 PM According to the guidance published about changes of names on the UK government site, specifically the document "Annex A: use of names in passports", if an applicant is unable to meet the requirement of using one name for all purposes for legal reasons, an exception can be made: 6.5 There are individual […]

Brazil-Venezuela border status

8/30/2017 9:13:40 AM The main problem is the economic crisis in Venezuela, the government is not able to control the situation there and the high inflation + currency exchange regulations on Venezuela is pushing the people to cross the borders like crazy… that is the reason why the gov is constantly closing/reopening the borders…. according […]

I got refused twice for B1 Visa, is it okay to apply once again?

2/14/2019 7:50:24 PM Unlike the other answers I think you should apply again immediately however do not lie about your financial situation. You’re is a sponsored trip. It does not make sense for a third year engineering graduate to abscond in the USA. Some of the consular officers are just unsympathetic and sometimes downright unreasonable. […]

Why are bags at baggage claim almost always back side up?

7/8/2017 10:07:06 PM In places where I need to put my bag on a conveyor belt myself, there are always signs saying to do so “wheels up”. I think that’s so the bags don’t roll on the belt and the wheels are protected from bumps and drops. Then they just come out on the conveyor […]

What is the shortest commercial passenger flight (with a flight number) in the world?

What is the shortest commercial passenger flight (with a flight number) in the world?

4/6/2017 2:18:11 PM Update: From April 2017 on, this flight will no longer be served. This isn’t the sortest flight in the world, but the shortest international flight: St. Gallen-Altenrhein (ACH, Switzerland) to Friedrichshafen (FDH, Germany) Distance: 21km / 38.5 miles Duration: 8 minutes Operated by: People’s Viennaline Aircraft: Embraer170 Flight-number: PE 200-PE 203 The […]

Overstayed my visa, left few months after my 18th birthday. Can I go back to visit?

2/4/2019 4:46:31 PM The US statutory ban for overstaying, or "unlawful presence" as it is called, is codified at 8 USC 1182(a)(9)(B): (B) Aliens unlawfully present (i) In general Any alien (other than an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence) who— (I) was unlawfully present in the United States for a period of more than […]

How many cars/day pass over route F35 Kjölur in September?

11/14/2017 9:38:23 PM I checked the website Tor-Einar linked frequently throughout summer and autumn, and (from memory) found: July-mid August: 100–150 per day Late August, early September: 60–120 per day mid-late September: 30–60 per day October: 10–40 per day Early November: 1–10 per day (either the road is still open, or those are all superjeeps […]

What are these holes for on this European travel adaptor?

7/30/2019 6:26:38 PM Those circled holes will be for various plug style’s grounds, however — That is not a standard socket. That is entirely an invention of the Chinese junk sellers. It has not been approved by any competent testing laboratory, and it definitely never will. This type of socket is simply trying to adapt […]

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