10 days in Ecuador! Spent 10 days in Ecuador, starting with 2 days in the capital Quito! Quito wasn’t my favorite city I’ve visited for sure, but well equipped with an extensive history if you’re willing to research. But biggest takeaways were negative unfortunately, poor air quality, insane traffic(and that means a lot coming from an LA native), and ofc the fact …
anyone ever travelled with a desktop computer as a Personal Item? hey all! i work from home but would love to be able to visit my ldr partner while also being able to work. this wouldn’t be so much of a problem if i worked with a more portable device, but my company’s given me a desktop computer to do my work on. i would be going from canada to us for just a few weeks every couple of months. it is definitely o…
Costa Rica – Nuevo Arenal We stayed at a hotel named La Mansion Arenal overlooking the Arenal Lake. It was absolutely gorgeous. They are suites that are basically little homes separated from each other. The suites are big and gorgeous. They are traditional pueblo styled and are not fancy high tech suites like in your Hiltons and Marriott’s. If you want the real Costa Ric…
Checked bags during overnight layover? Hello travel community, thanks in advance for anyone who can share helpful advice here! The situation: my wife and I are flying United from the US (SFO) to Germany (HAM) and Ireland (DUB) for New Year’s. Flying back on January 4th DUB to EWR (Newark) to LAS (Las Vegas) to SFO. The final leg is an overnight and we’ve already booked accommodations…
Bad train experience Hi Everyone, Has this happened to anyone else? We went to Strasbourg for the day from Basel and bought our tickets at the counter without any issues. On our way back, we tried using the self-help ticket machines, but we couldn’t understand them. So, we decided to purchase our tickets through Rail Europe because we were running out of time and we…
Perhaps a dumb question? Toronto to Australia flight Hey guys I have a question that may be silly. I’m looking for a one way flight from Toronto,Canada to Sydney, Australia. When I type in or look to book “toronto to sydney” I find a flight with one stop in Vancouver for 1502. But if I book separate tickets from Toronto to Los Angeles and then Los Angeles to Sydney I can do it for 823. Just wonder…
17 year old Hongkonger looking to backpack across Europe for the summer of 2025. Need advice on Europe’s safety in general. Hey there. As the title suggests, I am 17 years old looking to backpack across Europe for the upcoming summer. I understand I seem young, so let me give some context: I am currently a Year 1 student at The University of Hong Kong; I entered university at 16 years old. My mom offered me money to go somewhere for the upcoming summer, not wanting m…
Crossing the border from Chile to Argentina I plan on renting a car in Santiago and doing a road trip through both Chile and Argentina. I’ve been planning to book with Hertz and have no problem with getting a border pass but my question is do I need to buy multiple passes if I plan on going back and fourth a couple times during my trip? I’m still planning my route but I am more than likel…
10 day Brazil itinerary Booked a Brazil trip for early February – flying into Rio and leaving from San Paolo. My group is torn whether we should stay along the coast or go to Manaus and explore the rainforest in between the two – any recs ? submitted by /u/Ok-Level-8235
The Lake District and Cornwall, England The two most beautiful regions in the country, in my opinion (although there are many!) The Lake District photos were taken in late summer to early autumn in Kirkstone Pass (photos 1-2), Windermere (3) and Place Fell near Ullswater (4-6) respectively. The Lake District is in the northwest of England and is a national park. It’s pretty cool ther…
In/Out of Gibraltar in June Hi! I’m planning on being in Gibraltar late June, but just found out the bus that leads to Algeciras isn’t running after the 20th and I can’t drive, which is a problem. Is there any other way to get out of Gibraltar to Algeciras, or another city that has a bus station for services like FlixBus or BlaBlaCar? submitted by /u/Tootlypum
If I get a hotel shortly after midnight, should I book that day? I have a flight that doesn’t land untill 11:41 PM, by the time I get off the plane, get my bags and catch a uber it’ll be the next day. To clarify I will be landing at 11:41 on a Wednesday but I won’t get to the hotel until Thursday. Originally I was gonna book a 3 day stay, but should I just book it for that Thursday instead? submitted by …
LAX to Haneda – ANA for service, or United for better arrival time? Just want some thoughts/perspective on a flight from LAX to Haneda during June/July 2025. (We are booking thru ANA’s website) I could go with ANA, but that departs LAX 5:15PM Jun-25 and arrives in Haneda 9:00PM Jun-26. ($1181) There’s a codeshare ANA flight which is operated by United Airlines, departs LAX 12:00PM Jun-25 and arrives in Haneda 3:…
CDG – Flight miss – Hotel Options Hi all, my spouse and myself have Indian passport (residing in USA as permanent residents with Green Card) and our kids are US citizens. I’m looking into an Air France itinerary from Dallas, USA to Bangalore, India with a layover in Paris (CDG). Layover time is 2 hours but there seems to be a frequent delay with the first flight. If it gets dela…
Conversation with flixbus driver We booked two seats in front paying extra instead of choosing to get random without the extra fee.. We get on the bus and see first row closed off with seat belt and his bag one of of the seats and a smaller plastic bag on other seat on other side. We sat behind and the driver got on the bus asking if this is ok My mom: we booked the front seats…
Advice on rainbow mountain peru Hi I would like some advice on visiting rainbow mountain. It’s covered in snow and I’m debating whether to go on that hike or try to make it a point to revisit Peru. I also miss the Nazca lines because of the shortness of the trip I’m on so I have more reasons to revisit during the dry season.. The reason I hesitate is because rainbow mountain …
Peru – Book tours in person vs in advance/online Hi! I’ve heard that if you book tours in person when you are there in Peru (like Iquitos Amazon, Humantay Lake, Sacred Valley tours, etc) you’ll get a better deal. How does one go about booking these tours in person, if not through a hostel/hotel concierge? Would be staying at Airbnbs as we are a family of 5. Are there specific areas/locations w…
Clear kiosk can’t verify my phone number Clear Kiosk can’t verify identity I am on Canadian passport with a DC driver license real ID. The airport kiosk can’t verify neither and keeps showing the warning “your phone number doesn’t match with your ID” I doubt my passport or dl has my phone number linked and have no idea what the kiosk is trying to match… Called tech support for 5+ times…
Best Train Rides Across Europe? What are your favorite train rides across Europe? We would love recommendations that are scenic and are open to multi-day excursions. One we’d love to try is between St. Moritz and Zermatt: 7 hours of amazing views of the Alps! submitted by /u/Taka_Finance
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