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How to spend a night in an unknown city without a hotel? Is there a guide or resource online?

4/21/2017 5:47:23 AM By strange coincedence, I just (re)watched Murder, She Wrote season 2 episode 21. It opens as Jessica (a 61 year old woman) is turned away at a New Orleans hotel — due to a mix-up her reservations start the following night. Thanks to Mardi Gras, there are no rooms anywhere in the […]

Sleeping options when under 18 and travelling solo

6/8/2017 2:41:46 PM While this doesn’t answer your specific question since you’re obviously trying to save money, an easy solution to your problem is to look for hotels with fully automatic check-in. Here’s an example of a random hotel in Norway that has such a system: Eight months after we wrote about a keyless test, […]

Traveling with medical equipment in checked baggage

6/5/2017 10:25:10 PM Because of rating I can not just comment. But I have flown internationally and took my CPAP as carry on many times with out informing anyone or checking with airline and I have not had problems yet. I have never been asked by security what it is either when it goes through […]

Is there a "local" version of the Piccadilly service?

9/7/2018 11:20:35 AM This appears to have been the result of line closures on the District line at that time: Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 June, no service between South Kensington / Edgware Road and Wimbledon / Kensington (Olympia) / Ealing Broadway / Richmond. … During the day on Saturday and Sunday, some Piccadilly line […]

Compensation in the EU after technical problem after take off

5/17/2018 1:08:20 PM Under EU Flight Compensation Regulation 261, you are entitled to compensation if your flight is delayed by more than a certain amount of time. In 2009, the European Court of Justice ruled that this delay applies to the “loss of time” experienced by the passenger; in other words, it’s calculated as a […]

Overstayed my US visa for over 10 years, never got deported, can I return as a tourist?

11/30/2021 4:56:53 AM From the information you have provided, you most likely have no ban. But not having a ban does not mean you will be able to get an ESTA/visa, or be allowed to enter the US. The ban that is relevant here is the INA 212(a)(9)(B) ban where if you accrue 180 days […]

Can I travel to Malta without a visa?

5/15/2018 11:05:39 AM Whether visas are required of holders of refugee travel documents is one of the corner cases that the Schengen rules have not harmonized between member states. Most but not all Schengen states are parties to the multilateral European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees. These states grant visa-free entry to […]

How to prevent the hotel from giving me a new towel on each day?

6/25/2017 11:09:03 AM Why not doing the obvious? Tell the reception, they are where they are and they are paid exactly to listen to your needs and try to reasonably satisfy them. Easier then ever, just tell’em when you check-in; I do so all times, and never had any problem nor anybody charged me additional […]

Why do airlines not have you put your bag underneath your own seat?

Why do airlines not have you put your bag underneath your own seat?

3/30/2017 11:19:31 AM In the event of a crash anything on the floor will slide forward. Having a bar at the front edge of your seat prevents bags from coming to rest against the seat in front and allows a clear space to evacuate your row. How likely is it to get asked about your […]

Will Wi-Fi passwords in Russia be in Cyrillic? How do I type them on a Latin keyboard?

10/9/2015 8:53:23 AM I am Russian and I never met a WiFi password in Cyrillic. What's the difference between embassies and consulates? 10/9/2015 8:18:45 AM I’ve been living in Russia for 3 years, lived in various hostels and hotels, but I never saw a Wi-Fi with a cyrillic password anywhere. I’m not even sure that […]

How likely is it to get asked about your job in detail by Immigration?

3/6/2017 5:26:13 PM Is this kind of things common in passing through the immigration? About five years ago I was visiting the US to attend a conference on plasma physics. After stating this, I got a series of gradually more detailed questions until eventually, to my astonishment, the CBP agent asked me, “How do I […]

Refund airline ticket to different credit card

5/15/2018 11:04:03 PM I believe this may be to do with the rules governing the issue and use of credit cards (eg Visa or MasterCard Scheme Rules), and the T&C between the merchant (the airline) and their acquiring bank (the financial institution that processes credit card payments on behalf of the merchant). Taking an example […]

What rights to photography exist at UK airports?

10/29/2022 9:04:10 AM Streetlife or lifestyle images in a public area are perfectly acceptable. It only becomes an issue if you have taken the picture in a way that shows up only that person or highlights them, and they can be specifically seen. Finding public shower in Europe 7/26/2019 10:09:39 PM I was stopped by […]

Why are Damri bus stations elevated?

Why are Damri bus stations elevated?

1/4/2017 8:23:49 AM The platform and high-entry door provide what is called ‘Platform Level Boarding’. Platform level boarding refers to a transport system (normally relevant to buses) where the doors are at the same level as the platform the passenger is entering the bus from. The main advantage of such a system is that people […]

How do I figure out which platform a SEPTA regional rail arrives at for a particular station?

5/7/2018 6:58:39 PM This is Kevin from SEPTA Customer Service. We are sorry to hear of your experience. Please know that it can be difficult to accurately predict the correct track number for every single train. TrainView at SEPTA.org (http://trainview.septa.org/ ) does list the track numbers for Jefferson, Suburban and 30th Street stations for trains […]

Finding public shower in Europe

12/3/2017 10:12:23 AM In Paris and a few other cities, you have public bains-douches (baths and showers), intended for people living in apartments/rooms without a bathroom and homeless people. You tend to find them in small streets in low(er)-income neighbourhoods, you can find a map for Paris (where they’re now free) here. I am in […]

Why was my colleague refused a US B1 visa?

1/2/2017 9:40:26 PM To put it bluntly, whoever told your colleague not to go visa-free was a bloody idiot, and sadly your colleague got to pay for it. Us Swedes can enter visa-free for the very same purposes that are covered by B visas, full stop! I just spoke to the CBP supervisor at JFK […]

I am in Brazil without an entry stamp. What do I do?

6/9/2017 1:56:45 AM Both the borders with Argentina and Paraguay are very easy to pass without getting entry/exit stamp, as you have realized – almost everyone passing is either a tourist visiting the waterfalls for a day or citizens of Mercosur which don’t need passports to cross. It’s not a big issue and the simplest […]

What can you do to preserve a second-leg ticket if you notice that you are not going to be able to fly the first leg?

5/2/2018 4:59:19 PM It’s easy enough: if you can’t take the first leg (or any leg but the last), you need to contact airline and ask them change the reservation. They will charge you for it, and you may find that it’s cheaper to just let the ticket lapse and buy a new ticket. It’s […]

What's the difference between embassies and consulates?

1/17/2016 3:03:38 AM The embassy is the official “link” between one country and another. It’s the “bridge” between our State Department, and their Foreign Office or equivalent. Unless you’re a State Department official, the Ambassador, at least a (first, second or third) “secretary,” or part of their support staff, you don’t really belong there. The […]

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