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Where can I ride a pump trolley?

Where can I ride a pump trolley?

3/12/2014 12:15:24 PM In the US there is also rides available in Steamtown USA in Scranton, PA If you really feel like it you can try the Folsom HandCar Derby in Folsom, CA. Not as old hand car as you have listed by still could be fun. 🙂 How to deal with inaccurate luggage weighing […]

Bringing extra alcohol back to the US: what will it cost?

1/21/2015 12:46:13 AM As I originally pointed out the quantity was with-in reasonable personal use, but still theoretically subject to tax. I did declare the small overage but customs agents weren’t interested in it and waved me through. Here are the rates for excise tax and for duty that I’d have had to have payed, […]

What should someone from the US know when driving in Italy?

What should someone from the US know when driving in Italy?

1/25/2018 12:53:39 PM Road rules are basically the same. Only differences that I found are: In multi lane roads, you can’t overtake on the right. You must stay on the right lane and overtake only from left hand side. (this law is not respected by everyone but it could be enforced by the police) Traffic […]

When is the peak travel time during Chinese New Year?

12/16/2014 3:20:21 AM 1st of January is should still be out of scope and fine to travel. The peak time is during the week of Chinese new year, in 2015 this will be 19th to 25th of February. However, as Wikipedia confirms, the period of high traffic is not only restricted to those dates but […]

How to deal with inaccurate luggage weighing scales at an airport?

6/28/2018 9:54:35 AM One obvious solution is to take luggage with a comfortable margin under the (theoretical) maximum. If you know that “23 kg” really means “about 20”, there is no need to agonize about scale accuracy or to weight everything three times and you can travel without worry. Incidentally, luggage allowance does vary quite […]

Visiting the housing projects in New York City?

12/10/2014 5:21:56 PM The Queensbridge Projects are located in Long Island City, and this means you can communicate directly with the cognizant community board for travel advice and other matters arising in that area. The board is called, “Community Board 1”, and their contact details are Queens Community Board 1 45-02 Ditmars Boulevard LL Suite […]

Alternative to public hot water bath in Japan for a tattooed person

Alternative to public hot water bath in Japan for a tattooed person

11/12/2016 11:41:06 AM Now I don’t speak any Japanese but this Japan site with tips on Onsen bathing (in German) includes a link to a site with a directory of tattoo-friendly spas/baths/onsen. Since it is in Japanese only and I know next to nothing about that I can’t judge for its content, but it does […]

How should I ask for a "pint" in countries that use metric?

How should I ask for a "pint" in countries that use metric?

2/2/2020 5:03:30 AM Most of the answers seem to concern Western countries. In South Korea, beer is measured in cubic centimeters. So when ordering a pint, you would ask for 500cc. In Western-style pubs, however, the default size seems to be a pint, so you probably don’t need to specify. Can a hotel cancel a […]

Can visas be stamped in an old passport, provided that I have a new one?

10/7/2015 11:38:35 PM No, they will not stamp an expired passport. It’s OK for previously granted visas to exceed the validity of a passport, but no country will stamp in a visa that starts after the passport expired. For example, Indonesia’s tourist visa requirements state: Passport still valid at least 6 months from the date […]

How long does it take to obtain a US visa for a British citizen?

12/7/2014 9:27:56 PM Good news. As a British citizen, assuming you’re visiting for under 90 days, you don’t need a visa. You can apply through the Visa Waiver Program under the ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization). From the US Embassy in London: British citizens: please note that from 12 January 2009 all nationals and […]

Carrying medicines internationally for a friend

1/23/2014 3:04:40 PM All prescribed medicines in the UK cost a flat £7.85, thanks to us having nationalised health. For many people (children, elderly, etc) they are free. It’s very unlikely that they would be cheaper abroad. Some over the counter medicines may be cheaper than £7.85 (for instance Paracetamol) but only the ones you […]

Can you do a phone call or telconf through Skype or Google Plus when traveling on the ICE in Germany?

12/6/2014 2:02:36 PM The other answers so far have been mostly from a social aspect, I want to add an engineer’s aspect as well: most mobile phone technologies have a “speed limit” at which they can reliably work. I am not referring to data transfer speed, but to relative speed between the handset and the […]

In which places in China can travellers not stay at just any random local hotel?

7/22/2018 4:40:13 PM There has never really been codified law on whether hotels can take foreigners, in China. The law requires hotels to report foreigners to the local police authority, period, but local governments might have their own rules (which are almost always not made public, this being China). Some hotels simply do not want […]

Do the governments of United Kingdom and USA share immigration data?

10/18/2015 3:35:00 PM Yes, they share information. The controlling reference for this is a treaty between the US and UK which was drafted in 2013 and entered into force last year (2014) which says in part… CONSIDERING that the effective administration and enforcement of the immigration and nationality laws of the United States of America […]

Would China to Taiwan and back again count as another entry into China?

4/14/2014 1:18:19 PM Unfortunately in this case common sense trumps political pride: entering Taiwan is considered leaving China, and you’ll thus need a multiple-entry visa to get back to the mainland. (Incidentally, the same applies to Hong Kong and Macau.) I’m having trouble finding an authoritative source, but this random Chinese visa agent (apparently banned […]

Do I need a transit visa for a technical stop in Australia?

1/21/2019 12:54:45 AM “You would need a visa if: (1) you need to change planes, and in order to do so you need to collect your luggage and check-in again”.This implies that we do not need transit visa if the plane stops just one hour for fuelling and no passenger disembark or embark. Can one […]

Can a hotel cancel a confirmed reservation?

3/3/2019 6:28:14 PM Just report it to booking! Sometimes hotels make mistakes, sometimes the company they’re working with. I’m sure booking will offer you a good solution. I’ve had good experience with them. Either you get a coupon/reduced price somewhere else, or they’ll pay the difference at a similar hotel. A good solution is in […]

Do I need a passport travelling within Schengen through Kyiv?

3/25/2017 1:23:53 AM Old post, but will answer anyway: the outbound trip (HEL-KBP-LCA) is not doable with a Finnish ID Card, whereas the return trip (LCA-KBP-HEL) is Why? The answer is that Finnish border guards won’t allow Finnish citizens to board a plane to a country located outside both the EU and Schengen (in this […]

Is it possible to travel to Israel if it's not recognised by your passport's country?

1/21/2015 7:30:22 AM I have a Malaysian friend who did it. So yes it is possible. And he did not have any issues with the Malaysian authorities afterwards. I guess they couldn’t know about his holiday trip. He took a flight to Jordan (a neighbor country) and from there drove to Israel with a car […]

Can one take wooden toys to Australia?

12/4/2014 8:46:52 PM Yes you can, but they must be declared upon entry. Once declared one of a few things will happen: They may be asked where they obtained them from, and if they’re not travelling from a high risk country and you bought them from a reputable source, i.e. a toy store, they might […]

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