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How does UK quarantine work for visits specifically to see family?

9/15/2020 10:21:24 AM The UK government has a very extensive web page explaining how to self-isolate when arriving in the UK from abroad. With some caveats, your plan is doable, but perhaps not recommendable. First of all, you are allowed to self-isolate staying with friends or family and as you already pointed out, you are […]

UK Station served by greatest number of TOCs?

12/24/2021 4:51:29 PM Assuming we are counting only national rail TOCs and that we use the normal rail planner definitions of what is and isn’t the same station, I conclude that 7 is indeed the max and it’s a tie between Doncaster, Liverpool Lime Street, Crewe and Edinburgh. I reach this from looking at http://projectmapping.co.uk/Resources/TOCs%20v52%20December%202019.pdf, […]

In Germany with expired Schengen visa. Cannot return home due to coronavirus

4/6/2020 12:06:04 PM Hi everyone and thanks a lot for all your help The problem got solved. My friend sent an email at 7:35 (the opening time was 7:30) and attached all the needed documents. He also mentioned that he contacted the border police and they have said that he can’t leave without a visa. […]

Is there anywhere you can go to the 180th meridian on foot?

Is there anywhere you can go to the 180th meridian on foot?

11/18/2021 8:01:19 AM In Chukotka, far eastern Russia, there is a monument where the 180° meridian and the Arctic Circle meet, though getting there is apparently something of a trek; as the linked website states: If the weather is fine, you can reach the meridian by car after about a 60-km ride along the Egvekinot […]

Does a visa ban apply to a minor? If so, for how long?

8/30/2020 1:51:43 AM Normally, a subsequent application will almost certainly be refused under Section V 3.7, and the applicant will be banned for ten years. This is correct if you allow that an application by a minor is not "normal." Look at V 3.7: V 3.7 An application…will be refused if: (a) the applicant previously […]

Can a tourist shoot a gun in the USA?

5/14/2019 3:16:42 PM This is federally illegal, unless your country is part of the Visa Waiver Program or you have a U.S. hunting license. 18 USC § 922(g)(5)(B) states: (g) It shall be unlawful for any person— (5) who, being an alien— (B) except as provided in subsection (y)(2), has been admitted to the United States […]

Massive price difference between broker and rental car company

10/27/2021 11:11:30 PM In addition to Tor’s explanation, this kind of differential can arise from market differentiation. Travelers who shop through one of these brokers are likely to be particularly value-minded, and getting their business means selling for a lower price (which is still better than idle inventory). Travelers who go directly to a specific […]

Irish travel document

3/3/2020 8:02:30 AM Visa-free access to the Schengen area by refugees is not harmonised across all Schengen states, and each state still has different requirements. Of those you mentioned, you can travel visa-free to France, Italy and the Netherlands visa-free for 90 days out of every 180 days. You must travel with both your refugee […]

Do I need to disembark when crossing a Japan Rail pass zone boundary?

8/19/2020 9:38:44 PM You may travel without disembarking and pay for only the uncovered section (at least with JR West) You do not need to disembark. You must buy extra tickets for only the section not covered by the pass. You must exit the destination station via the manned gate and show your rail pass […]

Where was this picture taken in 1932?

Where was this picture taken in 1932?

1/8/2023 2:26:17 AM As comparison with the original photo of the question: (source: tagesspiegel.de) Schloß Charlottenburg (Berlin) after the bombing during the night of the 22/23rd of November 1943 The dark colors of the building was caused by coal dust, since in that area coal was the main form of heating until the late 1970’s. […]

How should the ESTA question "Have you ever been issued a passport or ID for travel by any other country?" be understood?

2/14/2020 12:58:41 PM A passport issued in Australia is not necessarily issued by Australia. The key part of the question is “by any other country.” Another passport issued by the same country doesn’t count, regardless of when or where it was issued. If you and your husband have both held only French nationality then all […]

Can you legally refuse to pay resort fees in Hawaii?

5/2/2021 3:07:50 PM Having worked at the front desk of a hotel in Hawaii myself, I know that unless negotiated when paying for the room you will be obligated to pay for the resort fee. The only ramification a hotel can do is to not give you your key and you can take your business […]

Can the "COVID-19 card" be pulled for a last-minute service reduction (EC261)?

1/24/2021 8:40:51 PM So as I suspected, the reduced service on the PRN-DUS route was by no means caused by extraordinary circumstances, but was a profitability-based business decision due to the pandemic (not confirmed, but obvious to me) I got the standard compensation (EUR 400) with the help of the Kosovan civil aviation department, and […]

Hiking in Scotland under 21 without a car

8/6/2020 6:25:03 AM 20 years ago I happily hitchhike from Edinburgh to the west coast (Fort William, Glen Coe, Skye, Ullapool, Glen Affric) and north coast (Orkney). Nowadays I’d probably take a bus to Inverness (15-25 GBP) and try to hitchhike from there. If you like nature, there are also bothies to stay. Camasunary on […]

How to submit a correction to Timatic?

6/22/2020 5:31:26 PM There is a contact page on the Timatic web 2 website: Do you experience any technical problem, have any invoicing questions, content related issues or need more information about your subscription status? Please contact our Customer Service via www.iata.org/cs On the IATA website, it looks like you need to use the Customer […]

Should I not use double things in a double room if I have booked it as a single guest?

1/1/2018 7:11:47 PM You posed this as an ethical question, and while you’ve gotten really good answers about circumstance, no one’s addressed the ethical aspects of the question, so I will here. You ask if it is ethical to use the consumable items provided. My answer would be yes, it is – you should use […]

Why do Transit Systems in the US Rarely Accept Direct Credit/Debit Card Payments

2/7/2020 9:25:17 AM There is demand for the service (obviously). Merchant fees are actually kind of an issue. Speed is the big factor. Having people do it while the bus is enroute is unsafe. It’s about dwell time, mostly You know that a credit card transaction anywhere else can take a little bit of time. […]

What does it mean for a traveler to be "from a country" for the purposes of travel to Spain?

6/22/2020 3:34:08 PM Normally origin means departure. In practice, it means the government is 1) allowing airlines to operate flights from the listed countries, 2) allowing passenger ships to enter their harbours 2) reopen its land border with France and Portugal. First, remember that Schengen travels, under normal rules, are domestic at all effect, so […]

Identifying a Romanesque church in France from a 1900s photo

Identifying a Romanesque church in France from a 1900s photo

7/12/2020 9:01:06 PM This is the Église Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Brissac, Herault, Occitanie (Google StreetView). The front has changed, the two rectangular windows seem to be bricked up; their former location is clearly visible on the modern images (different colour of the bricks). Source: Wikimedia Commons / EmDee, CC BY-SA Detail of the portal: Source: Denis […]

Small oil stains on the bio-data page of my UK passport. Is this "damaged"?

Small oil stains on the bio-data page of my UK passport. Is this "damaged"?

2/3/2020 8:57:51 AM Your passport is not damaged. These are not oil marks or any other form of damage, they are an element of the passport design itself. The same pattern can be seen in the example passport data page below (taken from p.5 of this Passport Office document, published when this passport design was […]

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