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If I have to put up with bed bugs can I prevent bites or stop the itch?

If I have to put up with bed bugs can I prevent bites or stop the itch?

1/24/2018 9:51:38 PM I must’ve asked this question before having more bedbug experiences because now I have found a very simple answer. At least for me, the itch always goes away when I take a shower. I just use whatever regular soap or shower gel I happen to have and that’s always worked. Of course […]

Can I ask for free upgrade at checkin or at gate?

4/23/2022 7:25:17 PM When I was 16 and flew alone from Vancouver to London, the check-in agent lady told me she was going to give me the seat next to mine, so I could keep my stuff there, and no stranger would sit next to me. While it obviously wasn’t an upgrade, it was a […]

Turkey e-Visa official website to avoid phishing

8/9/2022 10:04:23 AM I just learnt my lesson the hard way after my credit card got charged USD 151 for a visa that charges way lesser. This was on a site called https://turkeyvisa.com.tr. I do not see any text indicating they aren’t affiliated. The site did not show the amount being charged and my credit […]

Eating cat meat as a tourist in Switzerland

11/26/2014 11:17:34 PM It’s not legal to sell cat meat in Switzerland, neither raw nor cooked. The Swiss Regulation of the Confederate Department of Interior on food of animal origin, article 2 has a list of animals of which the meat can be sold or distributed as food. It is therefore unlikely that you will […]

Which country is this license plate from?

Which country is this license plate from?

4/2/2022 9:29:20 PM It is supposed to be a French plate from Corsica but it is definitely not compliant: French plates must be black on a white reflective background, with the sides blue, with on one side the EU flag (twelve yellow stars in a circle) with a white F identifying France, and only on […]

What's the longest scheduled public bus ride in the world?

1/15/2018 5:02:01 AM Why are you excluding the oz-bus? While the London – Sydney route breaks your conditions, what about London – Kathmandu? Regularly scheduled, one vehicle. 47 days. (Note that I have taken two such trips, both with budget operators {necessity–most of them had rules that excluded us.} On schedule?! No way!) And they’re […]

Why does Waze give a time estimate for this road trip two hours lower than Google Maps?

Why does Waze give a time estimate for this road trip two hours lower than Google Maps?

5/1/2023 5:55:23 PM I have just noticed that Waze now has an option to personalize ETA based on past drives: This may explain the difference with Google Maps. It’s quite accurate at predicting my ETA in the US. Where did the Hungarian PM travel to & take this picture? 8/31/2021 10:43:59 PM An additional possible […]

Would the same name, different person 'trick' actually work with international travel?

1/20/2015 8:36:02 PM It appears that yes, it would work. Or at least it worked in this particular scenario. Jordan Axani and Elizabeth Gallagher return from round the world trip His call was answered and another Elizabeth Gallagher agreed to go on the "once-in-a-lifetime" trip, meeting him for the first time in the departure lounge […]

Entered EU on EU passport, marked as leaving EU when entering Gibraltar on Canadian passport. Will this cause problems?

3/9/2022 5:02:51 PM None of this matters. You’re a Polish citizen, you have a right to be in Spain more-or-less indefinitely (with some small caveats but nothing that matters in this scenario). Using your Canadian passport doesn’t change that basic fact and, in the highly unlikely event that someone anywhere in the EU ever questions […]

Where did the Hungarian PM travel to & take this picture?

Where did the Hungarian PM travel to & take this picture?

8/29/2021 12:51:02 PM The pic was taken at Villa Rufinella (AKA Villa Tuscolana), Frascati, Italy. The steps leading upwards are also visible on Google Streetview (at the right): Since another pic from the same date at the Hungarian PM’s facebook page was taken in Rome (in front of Santa Maria sopra Minerva), this pic must […]

In an international airport, is there specific set of laws for the international area?

11/10/2015 9:22:48 AM The accepted answer provides many useful details but fails to make a very basic point: The laws of the country you are in do apply fully. Except in some very specific cases (e.g. there is a treaty between France, Switzerland and possibly Germany regarding Basel airport), an airport is entirely and unambiguously […]

Are MasterCard and Visa accepted by Amsterdam taxis?

7/24/2021 5:38:49 PM It’s a statistical sample of one, but on January 1st 2020, I paid for a taxi from Schiphol to the Amsterdam Marriott with a Visa, and again the next day in the other direction. Apropos of nothing, the first taxi was a Tesla. Why are there separate check-ins for flights to Israel? […]

Time to clear border controls when arriving via ferry to Hull

3/2/2022 11:20:30 AM It does depend on whether you are first off or one of the last, but both as foot passenger and as cyclist, so between cars, I have experienced between a few minutes and at most 30 minutes. If you are the last passenger car of a full ferry and there are a […]

Why are there separate check-ins for flights to Israel?

7/20/2021 10:01:03 AM Tell apart Jews/Israeli from Arabs Because they don’t like to meet each other This was the exact answer by a security scrutiny operator at MXP when I last traveled. Last year I was switching from BGY to MXP Terminal 1 and I noticed that there was a separate security lane for "US […]

Is there a way to find out if I need a transit visa for a layover in the UK?

Is there a way to find out if I need a transit visa for a layover in the UK?

3/30/2017 7:13:11 PM Please visit UK gov website: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/527411/UK_Visa_requirements_3_June_2016.pdf Transit visa requirements are dependent on your nationality how long your stay is are you transferring the airport Please refer to above link for some information. Do you have to take the second leg of a domestic flight? 9/26/2018 6:15:38 PM Why yes there is. This […]

If I don't declare a not-yet-used engagement ring at airport security, am I smuggling jewelry?

9/30/2016 1:59:27 PM If I buy a ring in the US, put it in my bag and do not declare the ring I am smuggling jewelry? How is that different from buying the ring, wearing it round my neck on a chain (or on my own finger for that matter) and not declaring it? Am […]

Applying for an ESTA but then not using it: problem?

2/14/2022 10:25:22 AM It is common not to use ESTA. In fact it is not mandatory to give travel dates or destination address. Note: ESTA is not an authorization to entry in US, it is just a screening process: it simplify travel from countries which have few unauthorized immigrants, but also providing information to such […]

Heathrow Terminal 2 Satellite

7/1/2021 2:26:13 AM The walk to Terminal 2B from the main Terminal 2 departure area is approximately 10 minutes (including 2 fairly tall elevators/escalators), and other than if your flight is departing from that terminal there is really no reason to make that walk – it’s smaller than the main terminal, and although there are […]

What's the typical microclimate in the aircraft passenger cabin?

7/23/2018 6:26:53 AM I think temperature depends upon the type of aircraft and seat position. During BA June 2018 flight on an Airbus 320 from Munich to London, we had the old style twist vents above the seats that allowed for cooling during the warm flight. That same day on a BA Boeing 787 from […]

Do you have to take the second leg of a domestic flight?

6/22/2014 9:35:18 PM This has just happened to my daughter. Her initial destination was RT Denver/Milan, but she really needed to be in London on Sunday, so she did not take her last leg of the trip (Paris/Milan). Instead, through the same online discount airfare company, she purchased a Paris to London ticket that got […]

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