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Are import duties the same when travelling by plane or sending by mail?

7/1/2016 7:34:45 AM According to the customs website you pay the following: 2.5% as import duty 21% as VAT after the import duty is calculated As an example, let us say you purchased the following items: KitchenAid Appliance 600 EUR Cell phone 400 EUR Here is how the calculation will go: The cell phone, since […]

Dealing with nodding or shaking of head confusion

8/21/2014 4:03:29 PM I believe that “thumb up” and “thumb down” works in most of the world. At least with people that have an incentive to understand you as you are spending money. Can you book hotels on a prepaid credit card worldwide? 8/21/2014 2:03:55 PM Wikipedia lists only a few countries where nodding and […]

Can you book hotels on a prepaid credit card worldwide?

8/27/2014 6:46:56 AM TL;DR – Depends, on your pre-paid card, the hotel, and how you book the hotel. There are a few different charges to consider here: Pre-payment of the room at/shortly after booking Holding the room on a flexible booking Deposit at checkin Room charge, meals, drinks, extras etc at checkout With many OTAs […]

Travel in the Schengen area with only Carta d'identita and Permesso di soggiorno?

8/6/2014 11:32:40 AM Generally speaking travel documents for travelling within Schengen zone are: passport or EU/EEA national ID card. Officially none other documents are accepted, however some airlines might be more relaxed in their requirements. RyanAir is not one of these airlines, and RyanAir will not let you travel with just residency permit (I’m also […]

Can I reenter Schengen via a different country than the one for which I hold a residency card?

6/29/2016 4:45:45 PM It is perfectly possible. My friend from India entered Europe through Paris even though he was a student in Germany. As your visa is student national visa, it allows multiple entries into the Schengen area and you are perfectly fine. But it is always safe to have a ticket from Sweden to […]

Photocopies of important documents stolen

6/29/2016 6:55:20 PM I’ll raise a counterpoint to the other answers. Consider what you would achieve if you returned your passport, driving licence and EHIC card and applied for new ones. The thief would still have a copy of your old, seemingly unexpired, documents. I can’t envisage many situations where an authority that would have […]

Entering Canada – visa delays and tourist authorization

7/31/2014 4:17:24 PM From the FAQ of the Canadian Embassy in Austria: I do not have a return ticket. Can I travel to Canada with a one-way ticket? We strongly recommend that travellers who enter as tourists present a return ticket upon entry into Canada, but this is not a legal requirement. Port of Entry […]

Tourist trip to USA while girlfriend works there – what to expect at border check?

6/29/2016 10:46:34 AM Border officials are looking for evidence that you’re planning to work illegally and/or move to the US permanently. Usually boyfriends coming to visit girlfriends (or vice versa) is a huge red flag for both, and this is likely the source of the horror stories you’re hearing. However, your case is different, because […]

Can I take a bicycle on the Windsor/Detroit truck ferry?

7/31/2014 12:13:37 AM Officially the answer is no. The Truck Ferry doesn’t quote any tolls for cyclists or pedestrians. Unofficially the answer is likely to be no either, as using this ferry doesn’t appear to be a known method to cyclists on either side of the border. Your current options are: The Tunnel Bus, which […]

Can I apply for a Schengen visa at a country where I'm not a citizen? If so, under what conditions?

9/30/2018 10:22:17 AM We have come across this requirement. My partner was on an interim work visa for one years which was about to expire as well as her passport. She returned home and around the same time we were invited to a wedding. She applied locally in her country, and had about a month […]

How to buy one airplane seat and reserve adjacent ones?

7/30/2014 7:40:11 PM Airlines often have seating blocks that are specifically for elite level frequent flyers (often marked on seat maps as “preferred” or simply shown as unavailable to non-elite flyers). If flights are not full, airlines may also choose not to seat anyone next to their highest level elite flyers, even giving them the […]

Which airport in Amsterdam is AMS

6/28/2016 6:31:17 PM The two items you see in the selection list are alternate names for the same station. Try asking for the schedule for trips from Amsterdam Airport to Schiphol Airport and you’ll see what I mean. The site is unable to provide them. Alternately, compare the schedules for trips between one airport and […]

Why are flights with hotel bookings cheaper?

7/4/2014 5:08:33 AM There are many possibilities here, and there’s no definitive answer, travel pricing is complex enough just looking at flights when you start talking bundles it gets worse. First off, this isn’t impossible but it’s also not always the case, depends on where you’re going, for how long and what time of year […]

Safe route through Death Valley to Vegas?

6/28/2016 12:27:12 PM I drove through Death Valley in August some years ago (1996!) in a modern (for the time) rental car. We had no problems although we did see some other cars that had broken down. If you like desert scenery I would strongly recommend that you make the journey via Death Valley, even […]

Visa for performing arts group travelling to India to perform?

Visa for performing arts group travelling to India to perform?

9/7/2016 8:40:42 AM These are the different visa types available: Business Visa Conference Visa Diplomatic Visa Employment Visa Emergency Visa Entry Visa Journalist Visa Medical Visa Missionaries Visa Permit to re-enter within 2 months Research Visa Student Visa Tourist Visa Transit Visa Foreigner of Indian Origin For your purposes; you need a business visa; for […]

Clean/bright clothing in third world countries

3/14/2016 11:38:41 AM This is based on my experience living in Sierra Leone for close to a year, I can’t speak for anywhere else in the world but I suspect this is typical. A few differences from existing answers: Clothes here are phenomenally clean every day of the week (not just Sundays or Fridays), school […]

Highway/motorway speed limit for non EU tourist in Germany

6/27/2016 7:30:51 AM I would put it like this: There is no general speed limit on the Autobahn, meaning that when there is no specific speed limit announced via signs, you can theoretically go as fast as you want (Nowadays though, there are speed limit signs on most sections of the Autobahn). This applies to […]

Kawah Ijen (Indonesia) volcano at night

1/24/2016 7:23:30 PM You typically want to enter (yes, there is a kind of park entrance) Kawa Ijen as early as possible in order to avoid the dozens of people arriving by organized tours. I entered at 1am & it felt just fine. The best way to visit this amazing place is to do it […]

How to choose international mountain insurance, mostly for Europe?

6/24/2016 7:36:58 PM The best I can recommend to you is to become a member of the German Alpine Club (Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV) or the Austrian Alpine Club (ÖAV, all links in German). Membership costs varies depending on the “Sektion” you choose to become a member of (you can choose freely and I know many […]

Travel with a Finnish and a Pakistani Passport

11/20/2015 9:21:43 AM All problems solved. Pakistan now allows dual citizenship with Finland. http://pakistanembassy.se/2015/11/18/dual-pakistani-finnish-citizenship/ How to take money to Iran? 9/19/2016 11:30:57 AM First of all its not about Finland which does not allow to have dual nationality . If you visit Migri pages, you can clearly find that they do not have any problem […]

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