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Where will my bus be at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York?

2/2/2016 5:28:48 PM Enter at 42nd and 8th. It’s the big building with the taxis and sketchy characters standing outside (or if arriving by subway, enter through the direct subway entrance). Go downstairs to gates ~60-90ish. There are signs labeling it, but I don’t recall the exact range listed. After descending the stairs to the […]

Safety considerations for a space flight

10/25/2016 1:38:54 PM You can start packing (and saving). Leonard David, Space.com’s Space Insider Columnist explains it all: Good news for all you couch potatoes out there: You don’t have to be in peak physical condition to make it to space. The vast majority of people who want to fly to suborbital space and back […]

Did not declare jewelry from Aruba

7/14/2014 3:02:56 AM This is definitely a scam. They suckered you into compromising yourself and are now blackmailing you for $3500. Most cons involve playing the subject’s greed. Given what you already know they’re doing, I would get the rings appraised locally because odds are they’re actually glass or flawed and otherwise worthless. Why take […]

If I enter the US by land, not needing ESTA, would I then need ESTA to enter by air 3 days later?

1/27/2016 3:16:47 PM [TL;DR] An existing, valid, visa waiver does not remove the requirement for ESTA. To fly in you need ESTA. The fact that you already have a visa waiver allowing you to visit for 90 days is irrelevant. Full discussion When I made this trip, maybe 3 years ago, I couldn’t find anything […]

What is the 'common practice' when crossing English Channel (la Manche) regarding missed boats and unused returns?

10/24/2016 6:21:42 PM My brother used the tunnel recently, managed to check in a few minutes late for the one direction and with a few minutes spare in the other direction. When late he was told he could no longer use the train he had booked, the next was completely booked but he was put […]

Would it be ok to eat rice using a spoon in front of Westerners?

7/19/2018 5:19:56 PM A spoon is more than OK – in fact I as a Swede prefer using that to eat rice. So no, it wouldn’t be rude or strange. Are 500 Euro notes accepted by banks in Spain? 7/19/2018 5:11:03 PM It is not rude. It will be awkward if you are in a […]

Is it legal to bring a drone to Japan?

1/19/2017 3:09:44 PM Drone hater here. I have not seen a single drone during my recent visit in Japan. However, I did see signs at the entrance of temples (especially in Kyoto) prohibiting the use of both drones and selfie sticks. I don’t think that your drone will be confiscated but you might just end […]

Are there paraglide/paramotor operators around Lake Toba?

6/3/2016 6:47:01 PM Paragliding is possible around Lake Toba , there even was a big festival in 2013, however it seems the sport has not quite picked up as you report that companies used to fly around there, @Madlozoz reports in a comment frequently going there for weekends and never having seen them and the […]

What is the deepest accessible point on earth?

1/23/2015 5:15:03 PM Deepest human accessible point in the world is the bottom of Kidd Mine in Timmins, Canada. Kidd is 9,889 ft (3.014 km) deep and the city itself is only 100m above sea level. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidd_Mine Why do I have to wait 2 hours instead of 1 for intercontinental flights? 6/4/2014 3:30:24 PM I […]

What's that weird food called that they eat in Dover Delaware?

What's that weird food called that they eat in Dover Delaware?

12/24/2019 10:07:44 AM Head cheese or better known as souse! Only thing people confuse scrapple for! Link to a wikipedia page about head cheese. Why do train companies require two hours to deliver your ticket to the machine? 10/19/2016 3:04:10 PM This tripadvisor review of the Hotel du Pont refers to a room service breakfast […]

How to travel between Las Vegas and Death Valley by public transportation?

1/13/2016 6:48:12 PM I searched Google for “las vegas to death valley bus” and found this page on about.com which says: There are no public transportation options between Las Vegas and Death Valley, but you can take the Bundu Bus, which travels through Death Valley four times a week on its way from Las Vegas […]

Why do train companies require two hours to deliver your ticket to the machine?

10/16/2016 4:43:30 PM All they are doing there is setting an expectation, there is no specific meaning, technical or otherwise, to ‘two hours’ other than perhaps an internal calculation that 99.99% of e-tickets are issues within two hours. They do this to hopefully prevent people from calling 5-10 minutes after making the booking asking where […]

Why do I have to wait 2 hours instead of 1 for intercontinental flights?

5/20/2014 5:50:02 PM The check-in time assumes that you will check luggage (and not fly with carry-on only). For long-haul super-jumbo aircraft (B747, A380, B773) more time is required to process luggage. For international flights, checked bags undergo more rigorous security screening, which takes more time. Perhaps more importantly, on international flights, airlines are required […]

Deutsche Bahn – Quer-durchs-Land-Ticket and ICE

11/27/2016 10:13:38 PM No, you cannot take an ICE and yes, there is an option to search only regional trains on Bahn.de (checkbox “Nur Nahverkehr” – in the new version, it only appears after clicking in one of the boxes of the search form – or “Local transport”). A few other tips: During the week-end, […]

“Proof of legal status” for applying for a Chinese visa in United Kingdom

1/11/2016 7:06:03 PM I have now received answers from two official sources, Edinburgh and London offices. It was impossible to get through to anyone in London on the phone but they responded to an email on the same day: Dear Johnny Baloney, Thank you for contacting Chinese Visa Application Service Centre. As an EU national, […]

Which locations are traditionally Santa's home – i.e. where can you visit Santa Claus year-round?

Which locations are traditionally Santa's home – i.e. where can you visit Santa Claus year-round?

12/18/2013 6:49:23 PM Another option: Santa Claus, Indiana – they’ve got Christmas and holiday-themed stuff year round, as well as a theme park called Holiday World. How safe is it to fly with Ryanair? 12/17/2013 9:57:59 PM There is a Santa Claus Lane in Carpinteria, CA, a little South of Santa Barbara. I don’t know […]

Is it allowed to bring snus to Saudi Arabia?

12/2/2021 12:32:24 AM According to my experience it is no problem to import snus, I use Siberia Snus myself, and it works very well! Sometimes they want me to pay VAT, sometimes not. As someone else wrote above, it differs between officials when you ask. I also buy LYFT nicotine pouches in Saudi Arabia and […]

Are 500 Euro notes accepted by banks in Spain?

Are 500 Euro notes accepted by banks in Spain?

9/28/2016 10:07:17 AM Banks: It has been mentioned that banks will accept to change 500€ notes. Don’t count on this! I have been present (I live in Spain) when people try to do just this and get refused. There seems to be some discretion here, but its impossible to fathom. The main argument used is […]

How can you identify the year of a boarding pass

6/27/2016 7:24:42 PM Responding to “Perhaps from the ticket number?” If the boarding pass has the ticket number on it, then as Doc mentions in comments, these are issued sequentially and can possibly be used to determine the rough date, however it requires a little research. Although BA boarding passes don’t have ticket numbers on […]

How safe is it to fly with Ryanair?

11/6/2015 11:28:38 AM JACDEC is an 3rd party organisation which provides aircraft index of 60 main carrier, Ryanair ranked 32th or in middle level. With comparsion of other LCC including Southwest(24th), Easyjet(22nd), Air Berlin(20th), Jetstar(25th) and Sichuan(24th), Ryanair safety is relatively low, but it is still better than several large all-services like American(29th) and Air […]

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