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Hotel booking: Why is Agoda much cheaper than booking.com?

6/30/2021 6:21:47 PM From what I have deduced, you are not getting the same room class as other sites. You will get the least desirable room on the property. It will technically be a room in the hotel but it will be the room next to the kitchen with smells or a room that is […]

Can German embassy in Malaysia return my passport for a short travel when I'm still applying for visa?

8/2/2016 2:19:45 PM Generally, your passeport is held in the embassy for the visa process. However, such a long duration – 6 weeks – may mean that your documents need to be sent to Germany. This depends on the procedures of the embassy. In both cases, you cannot take your document back while the visa […]

Am I entitled to US Visa Waiver Program?

9/24/2015 10:09:10 PM As Mark Mayo notes, VWP eligibility is determined based on the citizenship under which you are applying, regardless of how long you have held that citizenship or what other citizenships you may hold, or may have held in the past. There are some circumstances under which you would not be eligible for […]

How can a 14 year old travel to Germany from the UK without adult supervision?

8/21/2016 5:39:58 PM Some twenty years ago, when I was under 10 years old, my parents lived in England with me but all our family was in Germany. I can remember two distinct instances of flying alone, LHR–FRA and LHR–TXL. As far as I can remember, there was nothing special except that as an unaccompanied […]

Chinese 72 hour transit visa rule: exact start time of period

11/9/2015 2:55:16 PM There is a dedicated 72 hour transit desk at Peking terminal 3C, to the left of the foreigners’ other passport desks. I handed over my passport, landing card, and a print out of my e-ticket receipt for my onward flight. I left the “Visa number” and “Visa place of issue” blank on […]

Can I get warfarin in Tajikistan (or nearby?)

7/15/2011 11:57:45 AM Final answer: Basically almost no pharmacy in Tajikistan knows of Warfarin, Coumadin or other variants. This includes the pharmacies at the CARDIOLOGY hospital in Dushanbe. However, on the grounds of said hospital is the English-speaking Prospekt Medical Center (based from London). They get requests for warfarin “on average, every 4 or so […]

Are airlines not liable for damages and losses to the contents of luggage?

9/18/2015 9:08:11 PM I don’t know how things are in Germany or the UK, but in the United States you would never be able to recover for that in a court of law in a million years because the item was made out of glass. You can’t just put glass unicorns worth millions in a […]

How long does it take for a US citizen to get their first passport?

2/18/2019 2:42:44 PM tl;dr: Official wait time is 4-6 weeks, but it’s about 2 weeks during the off-season. No official statistics exist, but you could call or email them to ask, or just ask at your post office. According to The Bureau of Consular Affairs, 4-6 weeks or 2-3 weeks if expedited. However, these time […]

I am a citizen of one of the countries listed in the US travel ban. Can I travel outside the US?

8/13/2018 7:04:28 PM The travel ban in its current form does not apply to US permanent residents (holders of green cards): source. Given the current administration, what might happen in the two weeks you’re gone is impossible to predict, but as the policies stand now you should be allowed back in. (Although it seems quite […]

A cosy café in central Paris that is open late at night?

A cosy café in central Paris that is open late at night?

9/14/2015 12:14:21 PM Arguably… there is no single place that can meet all of your requirements and you will be making trade-offs among the various candidates. Acting on the assumption that the primary requirement is that the establishment stays open until 1 or 2 AM, and secondarily that the ambiance is amenable to a romantic […]

Is it possible to travel on a Schengen visa if it contains a typo?

10/15/2016 2:27:12 PM According to the Handbook for the processing of visa applications: If an error is detected by the issuing consulate after the visa sticker has been affixed to the travel document, the visa sticker shall be invalidated by drawing a cross with indelible ink on the visa sticker and a new visa sticker […]

Planning French autoroute drive, aires

Planning French autoroute drive, aires

7/29/2016 3:39:16 PM Disclaimer: I am French, I have used autoroutes in about all parts of France 🙂 TL;DR: There’s normally no planning needed, the aires are sufficiently close together that you can start searching when you need one and get to a suitable one within 10 min/20 min assuming you’re not caught in traffic […]

Can I bring a bear spray from the US to Canada?

12/28/2016 12:19:31 AM I do not know about Amtrak, but last summer I took the Greyhound from Vancouver (Pacific Central Station, the same as Amtrak and Via Rail trains) to Banff, in the Canadian Rockies. Before boarding the bus, there are enforced security checks of all the bags. The search is not very thorough but […]

How can I travel to Germany with my dog?

6/23/2015 9:52:48 PM The most useful single reference seems to be the “Pets: Cats, Dogs and Ferrets” page of the German Missions in the United States, followed by the USDA’s page titled “Taking Your Pet to a Foreign Country“. In summary: The microchip must meet standard ISO 11784 or ISO 11785 for identification purposes. The […]

What additional costs can I expect when visiting a restaurant in the US where service is included?

7/27/2018 1:19:54 PM I dined at Per Se last night, so I guess there’s a 20% chance that you’ll be dining there as well (there are only 5 three-star’s in New York as of 2018). When the bill came, it was very clear that gratuity was already included. I even received a beautifully hand-written bill […]

Does the Yagmur Continental hotel in Dubai really exist?

9/9/2015 9:18:29 AM Well, IF we’re very generous, it might be a real hotel but I can’t find a sign of it online, so it’s either very, very new, or just changed names. However, the site you’ve been sent? Fake. Or at least, very dishonest. The photo of one of the rooms they’ve used is […]

What kind of plug adapter should I pack for India?

What kind of plug adapter should I pack for India?

10/6/2018 3:04:12 PM There are 3 types of plugs used in India: Type D, C, and M They look following: D C M You will see a lot of universal sockets The voltage in India is 230 volts 50 Hz. So you are ok from Europe, and Asia, not so much from US. More on […]

What are the differences between the 'Emirates A380 Experience' and 'iPILOT' flight simulators in Dubai?

8/11/2016 11:39:13 PM From user Burhan Khalid’s comment: The company behind iPilot is [Flightdeck Solutions] and they are very well respected and have some serious equipment. The A380 is more of a marketing thing for Emirates; whereas the FDS equipment can be used for simulation time (for procedural training). Bulk air ticket booking Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

Bulk air ticket booking

7/27/2016 6:23:29 PM If you book online with a legacy carrier (e.g. AA, DL, UA, BA), it’s not possible to have more than 9 people on a PNR. With some airlines the maximum is 7. If it’s a low cost carrier, then this may be different. If you book directly with the airline as a […]

Is it necessary to take malaria pills when travelling in South India?

Is it necessary to take malaria pills when travelling in South India?

5/14/2016 10:48:43 AM I have lived in a town the middle of South India for years. There are hundreds of foreigners living in my town. There are also thousands visiting each year. I’ve never heard of anyone taking malaria pills. Nor have I heard of even a single case of Malaria in this area. This […]

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