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Is it possible for non-residents to shoot at a range in the State of Georgia (US)?

2/11/2014 5:19:22 PM It is absolutely legal to shoot at a range as long as you either shoot their guns or bring your own legal firearm to the range provided your weapon meet range’s restrictions. For example: Sandy Spring Shooting Range will rent you a firearm, similar is available from Shooters of Columbus. Normally the […]

How can I find a one-way car rental from Alaska to Seattle (through Canada)?

1/22/2019 6:41:35 AM This is a bit of an old question, but as an industry insider, I thought it was worth answering, because the real reason that one-way rentals don’t exist between Alaska and the Lower 48 hasn’t been touched on by anyone else. My experience: I managed one of the major rental companies in […]

Why do we have to get out off the bus in a ferry?

4/25/2016 9:25:04 AM It’s specifically banned by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization. (See page 20). It appears to be in response to the loss of the Estonia in 1994. How to create a travel history 4/24/2016 9:26:54 AM The reason passengers are not allowed on the car decks on ferries is […]

What kind of plugs can I expect on transatlantic cruise ships?

1/5/2015 6:04:36 PM Very much depends on the cruise ship, and it’s often based on their country of origin. Here are some examples: in the help of P&O cruises (a British-American cruise line) : Oceana and Britannia also have US 2 pin sockets in addition to UK 3 pin sockets The standard electrical supply in […]

Transit in Moscow airport while waiting for visa to become valid?

2/11/2014 10:49:41 AM You should not have any problems at immigration. Nobody will force you to go through immigration straight away and immigration won’t care which flight you arrived with. They will not mind giving you a stamp at 1 minute past midnight. The only question is whether the airline will allow you to board […]

Can I travel to Singapore on a visa with old passport number?

4/22/2022 2:50:04 AM You should wait till you have your new passport. You can not travel without a passport. Your old visa will be verified under your old PPN. Just bring along a copy of old passport number or a copy of your passport application. Usually all they need is the number and date of […]

How to create a travel history

3/25/2016 4:39:24 PM Only way to build the travel history is by of course travelling like Micheal told you. Micheal has answered this extensively , However I wanted to give you my tips to do this as I have done the same thing in last 7 years. Travel History is NOT everything to get a […]

Is a bullet train from Tokyo to Mount Fuji feasible in a 15 hour layover?

12/21/2014 8:45:20 AM It’s possible to get there easily enough: Getting out of Narita: 1 hour Narita express to Tokyo station: 1:30 Shinkansen to Shin-fuji (Shizuoka) station: 1:30 So that’s 4 hours travel time to get there, same back including the usual airport time. Leaving 7 hours for sightseeing. One thing about Fuji – it […]

Why are you now required NOT to smile in passport photos?

3/7/2022 11:08:49 AM It’s not just smiling that is forbidden. You are also not supposed to wink, yawn, frown, squint, or use any other facial expression that would make you harder to recognize on the photo. Most of the requirement for official photos actually tell you to "keep a neutral facial expression". People are specifically […]

I've got five hours in NY, what places can I visit in that time?

1/22/2016 2:07:12 PM Will that give me enough time to visit one/any places in New York City The simple answer is no, not even close. If you have more time, there are many dupe questions such as https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/61646/19233 Which transatlantic airline has the most leg space in coach? 2/6/2014 6:36:19 AM You likely don’t have […]

Traveling by own car from USA to Panama

6/25/2018 5:58:17 PM I love long car trips. To enter Mexico you will need a car-import permission. Each country has special requirements as ownership of car, international assurance for the car, etc. If you are asked to fumigate your car at a border crossing, do not allow it. It is not necessary. I’ve travel by […]

Why does my French Schengen visa say Marsault, or Goat in English?

2/13/2016 9:43:41 AM This is simply the name of the officer. The signature on the visa matches this name. Furtheron, as @hobbs remarked, his name accidentially means “Goat Willow”, which is a certain kind of tree. In fact, Saule des Chèvres is another French name for this tree, which literally translates to “Goat Willow”. See […]

Staying in Europe (Schengen and non-Schengen) for one year

12/5/2014 6:20:13 PM You could probably do something like that without falling foul of the 90-day maximum stay rule but there are two problems, a small one and a big one: The small one: The day you go from the Netherlands to, say, Romania counts in both countries (except if you fly around midnight?). By […]

Which transatlantic airline has the most leg space in coach?

2/3/2014 4:47:35 PM This question is not that easy to answer as the leg space is very different depending on plane, airline and therefore route. Anyhow I didn’t found any leg space database/comparison on the web till now. But there is another indicator you can use which is mostly up to date – the seat […]

What citizenship/place of birth would a child born on an airplane have?

2/21/2020 5:27:33 PM The child’s place of birth will depend on the administrative practice of the authorities issuing documents. If the child acquires more than one nationality, it could have different places of birth in different documents. On the question of the child’s nationality, the other answers are wrong. The child’s nationality depends on several […]

How to find public trashcans in Japan?

12/4/2014 5:47:19 PM First, it is often said that the lack of public trashcans in Japan is an after-effect of the 1995 sarin gas attacks in the Tokyo subway: the number of public trashcans was drastically reduced, probably to prevent their use in similar attacks (see for example here). Having never been to Japan before […]

Does booking directly from an airline improve customer service in resolving problems?

2/4/2014 2:32:23 PM While it varies from airline to airline, certainly booking through the airline, or a reputable travel agent helps. As a travel coach, if the prices are the same I always send my clients through the airline, because if something goes wrong with the reservation, or in the booking process the airline is […]

Length of stay as tourist in another European country, as Schengen/EU/EEA citizen

12/1/2014 12:43:17 PM The key limit is three months. It has nothing to do with Schengen but is part of general EU law. As such, it also applies outside the Schengen area (i.e. to the UK, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia – and to Switzerland through a distinct agreement that was implemented even before the […]

How to tell if a travel site is legit?

11/7/2015 2:11:45 AM Further to my initial comment: “they had the lowest prices by far” … the biggest red flag there is for buying airline tickets online, buyers need to research a variety of sources and compare pricing. With airfares, prices are set by the airlines and as such most online booking sites will show […]

How crowded is Iceland in summer?

1/30/2014 7:07:08 PM The high season is a lot more expensive than the low season. I’ve just looked at a hire-car company that we’ve used before in Iceland (I’ve been nearly 10 times in the last 6 years with work), and the rental price goes up by about 50% a day in high season compared […]

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