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Is it possible to visit a water pumping windmill and a industrial windmill at the same location

1/25/2016 9:52:10 AM Turns out there is a website that answers your questions right here: link. Here you can search per province, the site is in dutch but google translate can help you there. However judging by your name I’m guessing you are dutch yourself. In the province of Utrecht in Loenen aan de Vecht […]

What gesture to make when hitchhiking in Iran?

3/5/2016 6:03:45 PM the thumbs up gesture is extremely offensive in Iran Yes it used to be rude, maybe in the past years (to our fathers and grandads), but I’ve never seen anybody use it in Iran to show anger or disrespect, unless humorously. The important point though, is that nobody in Iran knows about […]

How can one use a child car seat that requires a top tether in an airplane?

How can one use a child car seat that requires a top tether in an airplane?

4/11/2016 11:43:31 AM In Australia and New Zealand, AS/NZS 1754 compliant child seats can generally be used without a tether on airplanes. See slide 19 in this presentation from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority, which has an example compliance sticker with this note at the end: The upper anchorage strap is not required to […]

What happens if you cannot pay for a hotel?

6/22/2014 11:21:24 PM I had this happen to me last month. Didn’t realize it, as I walked out the hotel quite early expecting no issue whatsoever (CC had a limit at least 10 times higher, card was issued and used in NW Europe, nothing unusual about the hotel either, booked online in advance…). But a […]

Tube delay on a cross-London rail transfer, who to claim compensation from?

2/2/2015 10:42:09 PM Found a case of someone else who successfully did this: They had a signal failure / fire and after a bunch of delays, missed their train at King’s Cross. Long story short, they applied at the TFL station for a ‘delays on the underground compensation form’, in which the supervisor puts your […]

How did the cabin crew know that I didn't get my preferred meal in a previous flight?

12/24/2015 3:01:15 AM Depending on the flight routing, air crews do have the ability to communicate with the airline offices during the flight. Most likely in this case, the fact that a special meal cart was improperly stocked was relayed to the operations office, either during flight or upon landing. A caring staff member who […]

Places in India where no vehicles are allowed

2/2/2015 4:55:40 PM The Taj Mahal may qualify as one such place. Due to its marbled construction, it is quite susceptible to pollution and hence it is inaccessible by pollution emitting vehicles in what I believe is approximately a 2 mile radius. The only other vehicles which are allowed in the area are human powered […]

Is there a site that shows the current GPS position of active cruise ships?

Is there a site that shows the current GPS position of active cruise ships?

3/12/2015 4:28:17 PM There’s MarineTraffic, but it lists the Queen Mary 2 as currently out-of-range of its terrestrial AIS feed. They also offer satellite-base AIS feeds, but you need a paying account for that. The free feed should be sufficient to track ships while near land. (AIS = Automatic Identification System, a VHF-based system used […]

How can non-Caucasians avoid suspicious looks when traveling in the West?

10/2/2015 8:39:27 PM Namaste! In my experience, and my opinion, behaving in a friendly and respectful AND assertive manner goes a long way. I am a what people would call a “white South African”, and have travelled in Turkey, Greece, Egypt and Indonesia, to name a few. In spite of dressing modestly (long skirts, arms […]

What is the purpose of numbers on some UK street name signs?

8/20/2015 11:50:30 PM Signs like this are an artefact of earlier postcode assignment schemes that recall when the sign was manufactured. They may or may not sync up with the current postcode, or may indicate only a portion of the current postcode. There is no effort I’m aware of to make the older signs to […]

Received a letter from Toll Roads asking for Toll Due. Is that a scam?

12/26/2015 1:11:21 AM Yes, this is legitimate. The Toll Roads was formed by the state of California to operate and maintain toll roads in Orange County. When you entered one of the roads, you would have passed under an electronic sensor which reads FasTrak transponders from those who have them, and takes license plate pictures […]

Flying to Europe with children: preparing for time change

4/23/2015 4:03:58 PM A late-ish answer with some random thoughts after a 30+ hr transit with 2 3 year-old boys (LAX – Dubai – Johannesburg). Use potty breaks to take a walk around, although my boys didn’t want to run around as much as I had feared. If the kids are asleep, try to sleep […]

Can my husband pick up the luggage in Gatwick and check it in on next flight if I stay in transit?

1/28/2015 10:06:37 AM If it helps, this once happened to me in Kazakhstan, I needed to exit through immigration to re-check my bags. However, I didn’t have a visa and couldn’t get one on arrival. My understanding is that this is fairly common, and an airport staff member I spoke to was VERY helpful, went […]

Can I take an AVR development board on a plane?

3/19/2018 1:22:28 PM In my experience, there was no problem. I came to this page before traveling. Now writing after having my own experience. Hardware will be recognised very easily during check in scan. So be ready with a proper explanation without any hesitation. As per other peoples advice I’ve labelled all my boxes and […]

Is there such a thing as a European SIM card?

8/5/2018 1:19:17 PM If you make your calls through internet, I can recommend you the German tariff “Netzclub Sponsored“. After you have used the 100 +300 free MBs, you still have throttled mobile data. That’s enough to make free phone calls through internet. In 2017 I tested it while I was in Scandinavia, and indeed […]

Anywhere in the Philippines with fee-free ATMs?

7/23/2016 8:47:27 PM I withdrawn money at Metrobank ATM on the Boracay Island with a MasterCard form an European bank (and in a few other places in Philippines too), and was never charged any more then I was withdrawing by the ATM operator. I checked in the bank account history too right now just to […]

How to travel between the islands of Cape Verde?

How to travel between the islands of Cape Verde?

2/23/2015 2:35:07 PM Boats are “only” a good option if: travelling between islands that are close to each other (circa 1h journey) boats used are modern, on-time and in a good state For instance, to travel between the island of Sao Vicente & Santo Antao, the boats are on-time, in a good state and indeed […]

From Central London to Gatwick airport on 1 January 2016

12/18/2015 10:30:09 PM In additional to the two answers, National Express still operate regular coach services from Victoria coach station. The trip takes ~1.5 hrs, cost 12 pound and schedule are as usual (~30mins). Is there any airline/alliance that offers round the world tickets for more than a year? 12/20/2015 4:09:34 PM I think the […]

Is there any airline/alliance that offers round the world tickets for more than a year?

12/18/2015 3:09:40 PM It is an IATA recommendation, and airlines tend to go with the minimum recommended in case the policy is in their favor, and opposite is true when the recommendation is against them: 3.2 PERIOD OF VALIDITY A ticket is valid for carriage for one year from the date of commencement of travel […]

Air travel with a stoma (ileostomy or colostomy)

Air travel with a stoma (ileostomy or colostomy)

2/2/2016 8:33:21 AM I was walking around Narita Airport (Tokyo) today during a transit, and saw these signs outside toilets that immediately reminded me of this question. It appeared that all the toilets in Terminal 2 ( where I was) had the facilities. Feeling curious, I also took a photo of what I presumed to […]

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