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Are there any hostels in Iran?

5/8/2015 11:15:53 AM Homestay is more common in Iran. Stayed in one in Mashhad, rather by accident, than by choice 🙂 It was not too bad. Don’t expect too much. It had hot water, toilet and fan. Location was central, and Valid is able to help you with the visa if you’d like. We later […]

What is the world's largest publicly accessible air-conditioned space?

2/5/2020 2:28:02 PM What about the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC). https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/vab.html The VAB covers 3.25 hectares (8 acres). It is 160 meters (525 ft 10 in) tall, 218 meters (716 ft 6 in) long and 158 meters (518 ft) wide. It encloses 3,664,883 cubic meters (129,428,000 cubic feet) of space. […]

Fly into Edinburgh or Glasgow?

11/13/2016 9:55:51 PM Edinburgh airport is to the west of the city. Glasgow Airport is also to the west of the city. There are direct, regular, buses from Edinburgh airport to Glasgow Buchanan bus station; they take about 1 hour, depending on traffic. Buchanan is the main bus station in Glasgow; it has links to […]

Is it prohibited to lie down (and fall asleep) on a commercial flight?

12/19/2015 2:04:34 PM As a cabin crew member, we actually have no instructions against it as long as the seatbelt signs are turned off. The passengers seating policy is clear, seated while take off and landing, seat in upright position and seatbelt is fastened. During flights, the recommendations are to keep the seatbelt fastened to […]

Around the world trip, is there a way to simplify the visa gathering?

4/30/2015 1:55:18 PM The keys to solving visa problems on such long trips are (a) planning/research and (b) getting visas on the road, as you travel. Getting visas to “all the countries in the world” in one shot and then embarking on a trip is just not realistic. First, take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Belgian_citizens Note […]

Is it safe to travel abroad with only a prepaid Mastercard?

Is it safe to travel abroad with only a prepaid Mastercard?

2/2/2020 6:03:01 AM As other answers have pointed out, a second means of payment is necessary since some places only accept one of the major cards and not the other. If you’re using pre-paid cards it’s not difficult to purchase a popular competitor’s card too, only inconvenient to tie up the funds, but being caught […]

Podgorica, Montenegro to Tirana, Albania by public transport

5/21/2014 10:59:17 AM My limited experience of Albania is also very dated (15 years) but may be better than nothing. Then, south of Tirana might as well have been the moon, as far as facilities and terrain were concerned. Private ownership of cars had only been allowed since 1991, at which time there were a […]

Where is the smallest park by area?

Where is the smallest park by area?

1/28/2020 12:45:24 PM While not the smallest park in the world, the smallest park in the UK is Prince’s Park in Burntwood, Staffordshire. Photo © Geoff Pick via Wikipedia Commons, CC-BY-SA Google Street View link It was built in 1863 to commemorate the marriage of the future king Edward VII, and in 2013 was the […]

Is it legal for a US citizen to travel to Cuba?

4/28/2015 3:22:51 AM Strictly speaking travelling to Cuba isn’t illegal. The US doesn’t have exit controls, so it’s citizens are allowed to travel wherever in the world they want. What the US does have is a very strict embargo with Cuba. Effectively this means in order to travel to Cuba a US citizen or resident […]

Where in Kusatsu, Japan are this bridge, runnel and lily pads?

10/27/2019 10:31:59 PM This appears to be the Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden. A very similar photo to yours can be seen here. It is apparently located at 1091 Oroshimo-cho, Kusatsu City, Shiga. (Note that your Google Maps link is not pointing to the city of Kusatsu in Shiga Prefecture, but to a different and much […]

Why are seats at the rear of a plane sometimes unavailable even though many other seats are available in the plane?

Why are seats at the rear of a plane sometimes unavailable even though many other seats are available in the plane?

10/4/2019 5:06:51 PM To add to the other answers, rear seats tend to fill up first because in a crash… Source : How to survive a plane crash (Telegraph) For whatever truth there is in those findings, it matters only that the general public have internalized this idea as a truth so people tend to […]

Can I buy a VIA Rail bike box without travelling by VIA Rail?

5/11/2018 5:22:00 PM I just phoned VIA rail and apparently any manned station has boxes or will provide a bag for your bike if they are out of boxes. Running in Da Nang, Vietnam 4/30/2015 7:24:34 PM VIA Rail no longer sells bike boxes. The baggage staff at Toronto Union Station has confirmed to me […]

First aid scissors confiscated by Dubai airport security

First aid scissors confiscated by Dubai airport security

10/5/2019 7:28:40 PM The fact that you were allowed to keep your scissors in NZ doesn’t really mean anything, I bet plenty of people get to keep their scissors in Dubai too. You were just unlucky to meet the wrong security guy. And yes, the airport staff can essentially confiscate any item they consider dangerous, […]

Is it possible to insist on having your ID checked at the police station, not in the street in Austria?

6/4/2017 12:26:18 AM Yes, for every problem with the police, you can insist to do it at the station. (except some pretty much impossible situations where any delay brings harm to people etc., but at the same time checking your ID is more important than helping them … this won’t happen to you) But I […]

How to be tactful when declining CouchSurfing requests for relatively long stays?

5/14/2014 10:40:40 AM To me the ‘simplest’ solution would be to welcome them to the city, and say you’re happy to host, but that you’re busy and can really only take people for a couple of days. Ask them which days suit them the best. It’s up to them whether or not that works. They […]

Transiting through Switzerland by coach with lots of cash

10/1/2019 11:51:59 PM How about taking a bus / train route that doesn’t go through Switzerland? If you stay on the EU ground all the time you should experience no border checks whatsoever ⇒ problem sorted. Even if it’s a couple EUR dearer it’s probably worth it comparing to the difficulties with crossing the Swiss […]

Running in Da Nang, Vietnam

5/6/2016 8:44:20 AM Heat and humidity aside, the promenade alongside China Beach in Da Nang is probably one of the easiest places to run in Vietnam. Motorbikes tend to be kept off it, something that can’t even be said for the parks in Hanoi! Even when it peters out in parts at the north end […]

How can I buy an economy ticket one-way from Tahiti to Easter Island?

How can I buy an economy ticket one-way from Tahiti to Easter Island?

5/6/2014 7:37:30 PM The reason why you’re seeing exorbitant rates on one-way tickets is because most one-way ticket buyers are businessmen who are price-insensitive. The reasonable approach (employed by many businessmen as well) is to buy a return ticket and throwaway the other leg. This is called throwaway ticketing. A return flight in September on […]

Should I tip on the Amtrak train?

12/30/2020 7:45:06 PM To give an update on this trip I addressed in the question- I rode in coach-class on this particular train round-trip from Columbia SC to Washington DC. I did not have to tip anyone riding in coach. You do not tip unless you specifically request or receive services. I brought my own […]

What happens if you don't pay the Panamá exit tax?

4/21/2015 10:30:30 AM The $40 Airport Departure Tax is already included in most air tickets. Years ago, each traveler paid the tax to a designated tax collector at the airport and got a stamp or ticket signifying they had paid the tax. This was actually pretty common at airports all over the world, but now […]

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