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Is it possible to manage without cash, but with credit cards only when visiting San Francisco?

9/27/2013 9:50:25 PM As a correction to HappyBuddha’s answer, the San Francisco Bay Area has many toll bridges, and they do not accept credit cards at the toll booth. The main alternative to cash on the toll bridges is FasTrak, an electronic tolling system. You buy a transponder (grocery stores often sell them) and link […]

Work as freelancer while tourist in US

9/24/2013 12:28:59 PM Looks like a duplicate of Can you search for a job when using a tourist visa (B-2) in the US To summarise the accepted answer there: NO. The visa requirements quite clearly state you’re not allowed to perform labour, they don’t specify that that labour has to be performed for a US […]

What's the difference between a direct and a non-stop flight?

8/24/2012 4:57:33 PM A non-stop flight has no “other” stops, besides the point of destination. A direct flight is sometimes known as a “continuing flight.” That is, it will leave point A, stop at point B, and continue to point C. In a direct flight to point C, there is no danger of being left […]

What is the youngest age a minor is allowed to travel alone internationally?

6/13/2014 11:15:30 PM No, there is no international standard, these policies are entirely up to the airline. As rough guidelines: For “unaccompanied minors”, meaning traveling alone but with support from airline staff (usually a paid service), most airlines draw the line at 5 or 6 years. However, many impose additional restrictions if there are connecting […]

Is it safe to drink the water from the fountains found all over the older parts of Rome?

Is it safe to drink the water from the fountains found all over the older parts of Rome?

12/10/2019 4:43:21 PM Assuming that decorative fountains with statues and a large water basins are also meant by the word “fountain”, these are not a potable source – in history, the water must have been taken from a high-level placed water source, which would give power to the fountain, and that source might be a […]

How many 6,000 meter peaks are there in Asia? In the world?

9/16/2013 7:21:54 AM Wolfram Alpha gives: 19 peaks above 8000m 95 peaks between 7000m and 8000m. One of its sources, Peakware finds: 20 peaks above 8000m. 99 peaks between 7000 and 8000m, 151 peaks between 6000m and 7000m, For Asia only, it finds 94 peaks between 6000m and 7000m, the peaks above 7000m are all […]

Accidentally travelling with a large amount of cash – can I quickly transfer it to a debit card?

8/27/2014 8:58:22 AM You can order pre-paid visa or credit card (mastercard), top-up and use it as a normal credit card. Pre-paid master cards are easy to get, even on-line without usual ID procedures. Even some airlines (e.g. Ryanair) offer you some cards. Choose the right one and it can cost only 1.5% fee for […]

How to book this complex multi carrier roundtrip flight I found on ITA?

9/13/2021 11:45:25 AM The easiest way to do is — and has been for a few years now — is the bookwithmatrix service, independent of ITA Matrix/Google. You just "select all" the text on the last page of ITA Matrix and copy-paste the whole thing into this site, it’ll do the rest. Simplifying the process, […]

Bringing laptop with US keyboard layout back into the UK

6/10/2014 2:39:31 PM The original invoice or receipt showing that you or your company purchased it in the UK would be best. This way you can prove the laptop is personal belongings you originally owned in the UK and thus exempt from duty and Import VAT. Trains in Vietnam Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

Can you get married while traveling?

6/12/2016 5:54:48 PM It has so far not been pointed out that at least in some countries you can not get married (or give notice of a marriage) if you do not have a certain special “marriage visa.” This depends on the regulations of the country where you would want to marry (and you and […]

Status of David Gareja – rocky monastery on the top of the mountain

8/20/2017 9:12:21 PM Short version: The David Gareja site straddles the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan. There was an episode in 2012 where the Azerbaijan authorities stopped tourists crossing to their side. The temporary resolution to that episode is still holding. Your images demonstrate that you crossed the border, evidently without issue. The caves in […]

Trains in Vietnam

5/6/2016 8:37:16 AM In answer to the pre-booking bit of the question (and specifically ticket delivery) – DSVN now offer e-tickets, which can be printed out, and probably even shown on a mobile screen, although I didn’t risk the latter. With that in mind, it’s probably best to prebook tickets if you can, it guarantees […]

Can I voluntarily exit from the US after a 20 year overstay, or could I be detained at the airport?

9/28/2019 3:48:36 PM There are 2 aspects: Will CBP allow you to exit the country? Will the airline allow you to board? The US doesn’t formally have exit controls, so no agency is systematically checking exit documents. Even if a CBP officer did spot-check you, they’d go “My job is to get you to leave. […]

What happens if you arrive in Malaysia with a one-way ticket but are asked for proof of onward travel?

11/23/2011 5:31:43 PM When proof of onward travel is required, it is always the job of an airline to check whether your documentation is in place. If not, and if you have to be deported, I believe in this situation the airline has to bear the cost of flying you back; this is standard practice […]

Oyster charges for multiple routes between two places

11/30/2019 4:56:54 PM As I understand Oyster cards, you swipe them on the station you enter, and the station you leave This is normally the case for train/tube/DLR travel on oyster. Buses and trams have other arrangements. Also oyster cards are based on NFC, not magstripes so it’s more of a tap than a swipe. […]

Leaving Schengen region to reset 90 days

10/16/2013 5:43:37 PM This explained reasonably well in the Wikipedia article. You can stay in the Schengen area for up to 90 days in a 180-day period either with a short-stay visa or with a visa waiver depending on your nationality. Beyond that, you need a long-stay visa. There’s a twist: 180-day periods are counted […]

Is it legal to drink your own alcohol onboard a plane over international waters?

6/11/2014 1:24:21 AM It depends primarily on the airline policy. The only airline I believe is Royal Brunei Airlines which allows consumption of personal alcohol on-board because it does not serve any on the aircraft. Any airline which serves alcohol on-board typically does not allow consumption of personal alcohol. I suspect the reason for this […]

Where is this half buried Armenian church or monastery?

11/11/2011 8:20:24 PM If you go to http://images.google.com, then click on the camera icon in the right of the search box, you can enter the url of an image or upload one to search with it. Using this you can usually find the answer in 2 seconds. It gives this page, and tells you that […]

Is it legal for officials to hold my foreign driver's license as a guarantee for a traffic fine?

6/1/2014 8:34:58 PM Just to add to the examples of it’s happening, there’s one case that aired on TV: The TV show, The Amazing Race had the teams in IIRC New Zeland and one was driving the speed limit in mph when the signs were in kph. That was far enough over the limit that […]

How do I create all-inclusive travel packages for a wedding?

7/7/2014 4:10:50 AM As a tour operator, my first advice is to skip the international airfare component, as the moment you tell everyone you have a deal on Delta, Uncle Joe will say he wants United for points and cousin Ellie will say she wants LAN to use her credit card points. Plus if they […]

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