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Is there a way to avoid extra scrutiny in India – Dubai flights?

3/26/2015 12:43:16 PM Yes – stop doing what you’re doing. But I presume that’s not in your options 😉 Sometimes it just happens that your normal activity fits within the bounds of ‘unusual or suspicious activity’ – it happens to be similar to activity that is often indicative of people trying to over stay, work […]

Refuse to answer questions at border control

1/2/2020 6:54:46 PM Just ask them if they have any reason to believe your passport is not genuine, and, whatever answer they give, be it in the affirmative or not, politely tell them that you refuse to be interviewed in a public space (which passport control area is), and request that, if they have any […]

Thailand visa exemption: any rule limiting number of entries per year?

1/25/2019 9:44:40 AM I experienced this for the first time in BKK, officer said you can’t have more than 6 VE’s in 12 months. Even when it was obvious from my passport that I’ve never stayed longer than two weeks and I’ve spent at least a month in the US and other countries in between […]

When does high-speed rail between Seville and Granada begin?

11/19/2019 9:16:44 PM According to the Railway Gazette, it opened 2019-06-25. Transportation from St Pancras to Isle of Wight 5/31/2016 12:41:54 PM Last news says it should be ready for passengers in the first half of 2017 (last paragraph): http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/malaga/2016/05/03/ave-granada-afronta-fase-final/846839.html. The last comment you got is right, one half is Granada-Antequera and the other Antequera-Sevilla… […]

What do Amadeus GDS itinerary header codes mean?

5/31/2015 2:43:52 PM HZ/SU means the last person to touch this PNR was agent HZ, who has a _SU_pervisor role. 0007HZ is the full signing for the agent, who works at BOMVS1234. TC-PER means that all availability requests done while having this PNR open will be biased as per the policy established by the agency […]

Transportation from St Pancras to Isle of Wight

3/31/2016 3:09:06 AM If you’re strictly seeking to minimise the number of changes at the expense of flexibility, and the ferry options from Portsmouth detailed elsewhere sound most suitable, then you can do it without using the tube at all – St Pancras to East Croydon (or Gatwick Airport), and then from there on to […]

I was fingerprinted in Düsseldorf on exit. Am I under scrutiny?

1/19/2017 9:21:36 PM There are a few possible reasons why they took your fingerprints randomly 1) To verify that you’re the same person as your visa 2) To check you haven’t violated the 90/180 rule 3) They suspect you might be a threat to a member state 4) They might suspect you of “visa shopping” […]

What is meant by "personal impact and articulation skills" in the context of border entry?

5/26/2017 8:12:00 AM Personal impact and articulation refer to a person’s physical appearance and behaviour when they present themselves to the immigration officer, and the way they answer questions. As noted by phoog’s response, immigration officers have a very short amount of time to determine whether a person complies with the immigration rules, and whether […]

Are there public bath etiquette to be aware of in Japan for foreign women?

3/21/2015 7:59:43 PM The vast majority of public baths are separated by gender, so although mixed baths still exist, you’re unlikely to find one by chance. No swimsuit (or anything else) is normally allowed, as the Japanese consider that it would spoil the water (not even your hair may touch the water, in particular). Again, […]

Who is officially responsible for rebooking a missed connection?

12/24/2016 1:31:23 AM As is always the case for questions like this, there are a lot of different answers, and most of them are wrong – at least officially. The rules for what happens in situations like this are created by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and agreed to by all IATA member airlines […]

Priceline bidding: how does it work?

6/1/2016 10:33:09 AM I found a a link with useful experiences of doing this: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/online-travel-booking-bidding-agencies/1170662-bidding-air-tickets-priceline.html I won’t summarise since the links is 5 years old. However, it did encourage me to try a few experiments myself. I have a US gift card with a few dollars on it so could use that to make some […]

Crossing roads in Berlin

3/20/2015 8:51:24 AM Ok, JoErNanO explained the legal part, now as German I am able to explain the unofficial part. It has nothing to do with a fine. You are disobeying openly a rule while others are present. The amount of consistency is variable, people from Northrhine-Westphalia are more prudent to ignore lights than those […]

Please advise on US-locations similar to WestWorld, Magnificent Seven landscape

Please advise on US-locations similar to WestWorld, Magnificent Seven landscape

12/9/2016 3:25:32 PM Let me recommend a destination in another state – California! Consider California’s Death Valley, part of the Mojave Desert: (image credit: Wikipedia) Most of Death Valley is part of Death Valley National Park. Death Valley and the area surrounding it is a well-known habitat for the greater roadrunner, the inspiration behind the […]

Are there any bungee jumping sites in Myanmar?

Are there any bungee jumping sites in Myanmar?

9/4/2016 2:20:24 AM As Έρικ Κωνσταντόπουλος, I doubt that Irrawaddy or Central region have bungee-jumping capabilities, but not based on an undated article that mentions “it may just be a matter of time”. In my case I doubt anywhere in Myanmar yet offers bungee jumping on a regular basis. From the same site as that […]

Does the UK know whether I am currently there or not?

11/22/2016 12:46:43 PM I had a tough time with this. Lets say you need to provide evidence of residence for the past five years (which is what I had to do). You have to have no more than 450 days absence in the 5 years, and no more than 90 days in the final year […]

When driving in Belgium, what equipment is mandatory to have in a car registered in another country?

3/18/2015 10:49:18 PM They are not mandatory for foreign cars. My parents live in Belgium and I live just across the border in the Netherlands. I visit my parents almost daily, by car, so I had reason to check this myself. I checked the Belgian traffic code: This indicates clearly that the extinguisher and the […]

Is there a way to avoid the so called "resort fee"?

3/17/2015 3:45:46 AM No. When you’re booking, the resort fee is always disclosed somewhere in the small print, and a class action lawsuit a while back concluded that this is enough. You’d only have a case if you can plausibly claim that you were not made aware of this at any time in the booking […]

Are backpack nets an effective deterrent when going to rougher parts of the world?

10/11/2016 3:20:40 AM My friend has one of these and the steel mesh is quite heavy which far outweighs any benefit you will get security-wise, who wants to drag around extra weight. I have never used any bag locks while traveling, they are for the most part a pointless security blanket that will not stop […]

How to politely ask people from East Asia to give way?

1/3/2017 3:57:51 PM When you do not know the local language, it may be more effective to act as a deaf-mute without the ability to hear and utter any sound. Therefore in order to get somewhere, you need to use your body. This has a few advantages: you purposely move your body to the location […]

Can a foreigner still cross the land border from Colombia to Venezuela in March 2016?

3/31/2016 4:32:25 AM Apparently, it’s complicated. The safest border crossing is Puerto Carreño to Puerto Ayacucho by boat. Before you go in Colombia, do these: DIAN (Colombian customs department) to make sure all your car papers are in order. Venezuelan consulate to get a form with all the current requisites for crossing your vehicle (find […]

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