Travel Tips

Countries you may not visit after Israel – even if you don't have an Israeli stamp

7/23/2021 3:51:57 PM Wikipedia has a page titled Arab League boycott of Israel which contains a section Travel Restrictions and a handy little table and map. Unfortunately, both table and map may be outdated. This is partly because not all countries that participate in this type of boycott necessarily put all the details of their […]

Roads classification in Spain

Roads classification in Spain

12/30/2020 9:48:04 AM The letter determines the ambit of the road. The number is the identifier. Basically the main roads we have are (ESP): A / AP: Highways N: National roads Autonomic roads These are ordered from better to worst, but there are exceptions (i.e. you can find a new secondary road that has better […]

With the 19 December 2020 COVID 19 measures, can I travel between the UK and the Netherlands?

With the 19 December 2020 COVID 19 measures, can I travel between the UK and the Netherlands?

12/23/2020 12:51:05 AM NB: the situation is changing so rapidly that this answer will go out of date in a matter of weeks, if not days. For UK residents, there are two aspects to this: domestic restrictions and foreign travel bans. The British government currently restricts foreign travel for those who live in Tier 4 […]

What kind of ID does the US accept when visiting bars or drinking age events?

3/12/2014 2:20:27 AM I was interested in other people experience. I’m a bartender at a nice chain restaurant here in Vegas. Our policy is only to accept a US drivers license/ID, US military ID, or international passport. All must be in date with no hole punched through. It’s very frustrating to some patrons, especially since […]

What happens if I bring 100+ of the same item in my luggage with the intention of selling?

6/8/2021 11:08:34 AM The official way to do this, as other answers have pointed out or alluded to, is to check with customs (and probably immigration) of the country you intend to sell the items in beforehand what the legal terms are. I assume that practically all countries will legally require a declaration of the […]

Is it possible to go on a tour of the Stack Exchange headquarters?

1/28/2014 11:00:07 PM You are now welcome to virtually tour the NYC office at http://s.tk/NYCTour, courtesy of Google Maps! Can I bring my desktop computer as check-in baggage on a flight? 6/17/2013 4:12:09 PM I can add that we participate in the NYC Walkabout which runs annually. Unfortunately, the one this year already happened 3 […]

Can I travel to Vietnam for Christmas in 2020?

12/15/2020 11:46:40 PM The borders of VietNam are closed due to the COVID19 pandemic. Non-citizen returns are limited to diplomats and Foreigners of economic importance to VietNam, designated so by the government. The situation is ‘fluid’. Contact the Vietnamese Embassy in India Phone: (+91 11) 26 879 868 (vnembassy-newdelhi.mofa.gov.vn). ALWAYS REMEMBER the possession of a […]

Overstayed as a minor, Will I get my ESTA approved?

5/14/2021 4:47:55 PM I’m now 18 and I’m wondering if I still get the penalty for overstaying in the U.S for over 180 days even if I was a minor. The accumulation of unlawful presence for determining statutory inadmissibility does not include periods of overstay when one is a minor. See 8 USC 1182(a)(9)(B)(III)(I): (iii) […]

Are visitors to Iran etc still ineligible for the US Visa Waiver Program?

4/25/2021 9:36:03 AM No, the CBP website still lists the requirements on April 25, 2021. The VWP restrictions are imposed by an Act of Congress (the Immigration and Nationality Act as amended by the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015). The President cannot unilaterally revoke or amend a law passed […]

Can I bring my desktop computer as check-in baggage on a flight?

2/28/2018 3:01:38 AM I successfully did this with my desktop, on a lengthy international flight (transfers, etc). Here’s what I did, and how it worked.: Remove all the components (barebones level). The only thing I left in my tower case was the motherboard, PSU, and CPU (left in the socket, but heatsink removed). Rationale is […]

Is it okay for a ticket seller in the USA to refuse to give you your change, keep it for themselves and claim it's a tip?

8/13/2019 5:21:40 PM Given your update, I have doubts you were been taken advantage of. Sales tax in New York city ads up to about 8.875%. Sales tax is almost never included in the price of anything in the US, including tickets. The calculation of sales tax for today on that amount would be 0.08875 […]

Availability of vegetarian food in Mongolia

10/5/2020 9:34:01 AM Traditional Mongolian food is very heavy on meat, particularly mutton, which is found in virtually every dish. However, Ulan Bator is large and cosmopolitan enough a city to offer vegetarian options as well, and on the tourist trail (Gorkhi-Terelj NP etc) tour companies can cater to vegetarian diets. You would be well […]

Start cheek kissing on the left/right side

12/15/2017 6:39:48 PM In hungary we kiss each other on the left cheek which is contrary to lot of southern and western european countries. And it CAN cause a problem when your noses bump into eachother becase the other person starts with his/her right cheek. Is it possible to legally visit uninhabited islands in the […]

Is it possible to legally visit uninhabited islands in the Pacific for a couple of days/weeks like Robinson Crusoe

Is it possible to legally visit uninhabited islands in the Pacific for a couple of days/weeks like Robinson Crusoe

4/22/2014 8:18:13 PM I’m doing some South Pacific research and what you want is possible almost to the point of being ordinary. For example day trips by kayak to deserted islands in Samoa for $100-$200 per person. In most of the South Pacific, our concepts of ownership and land usage do not apply. In general, […]

What does two asterisks (**) mean in this strange USA phone number?

4/17/2021 5:29:35 AM These are special "StarStar" numbers offered by StarStar Mobile: https://www.starstarmobile.com/ So the asterisks don’t really represent anything, they’re literal representations of * key/button you find on any phone. While I’m not familiar with the details of the implementation, it appears to be a clever hack on VSCs, which are how telcos let […]

Do different language editions of Lonely Planet contain different content?

10/4/2020 6:56:33 AM Yes, they are different. The different language editions of Lonely Planet are essentially franchised, and while most books are based on English originals, they have considerable leeway to alter the content. There are also some LP guides that exist only in other languages, eg. all the province-level guides to China like this […]

Is someone else's surgery a legally permitted reason for international travel from the UK?

2/27/2021 3:55:52 PM This question would probably be a better fit for law.stackexchange.com. With that said, I’ll try to answer it from the legal perspective. Firstly, guidance is not law. Guidance is instead usually (a) a summary of what the author of the guidance considered to be the law at the time of writing, and/or […]

Can you travel on state highways through Navajo Nation land during the time of Covid restrictions?

10/12/2020 4:24:38 AM I crossed the Navajo Nation back in June. At that time, the curfew was only in effect at night. I did not try to cross during it. There was no problem driving on 98, 160 or 163. The only road block I came across was on the road leading into Monument Valley […]

Environmental impact of ferries

Environmental impact of ferries

2/17/2023 1:38:04 PM It’s worth pointing out that most figures for ferries assume you are taking a car. Most of the answers already given use such figures. However, there is also the important case to consider of foot passengers. According to Seat61, the UK’s DEFRA uses a nominal figure of 22.54 grams of CO2 per […]

What is the difference between "Gazole" and "Diesel" in France?

What is the difference between "Gazole" and "Diesel" in France?

12/21/2022 7:26:02 AM Most of the answers are correct about diesel being synonymous with gazole, but most answers are wrong about the extra and supreme gazole. The supreme gazole has more/better cleaning additives. Here is what Esso has to say: What is our Esso Synergy Supreme+ Diesel fuel made of? Our Esso Synergy Supreme+ Diesel […]

Prev posts
Next posts

Search Posts

Latest posts

Popular posts