On arrival Visa at Heathrow Hi, I am travelling from US to Nepal but have a 18 hour layover at Heathrow airport in London. Do you think I can get an on arrival visa? I would like to visit the city and meet some old friends. Has anyone experienced it before? My flight is this weekend, so no time for visa application. Thanks for any feedback. Ps: I am a US permanent residen…

Which one should I pick: Nice France vs Split Croatia? Planning to do a one month stay in either of these two cities but I’m having trouble deciding Rough timeframe is spring time , which city has better weather during spring season ? If you have been to both or either one of these two places, how was your experience there? Which city would you recommend? submitted by /u/workdncsheets

What’s a good itinerary for 3 months in Asia (including SK and Japan) I would love to hear some insights. Doesn’t have to be in detail, just what other countries would you recommended during that time period that includes South Korea and Japan? Thanks! submitted by /u/cheesegraterlab1a

Destinations where you can do things you can’t do anywhere else? My (25M) primary goal of travel is to experience things that I can’t experience anywhere else. Some examples of my favorite trips were Amsterdam (walking through the red light district, buying legal shrooms) and the bull running at the festival of San Fermin in Pamplona. I’m not a degenerate, I just enjoy the novelty. I’m not into any of that st…

Us cities for a day Let’s say you book a flight and arrive in your city in the am. And leave back home after dinner. Possibly 12 hours in the town/city. Where are you going? submitted by /u/IllustriousRegular85

Reentry mexico-US with an international passport I am in San Diego and want to visit Tijuana, however I was told that people with an international passport might have to spend hours in a line to re-enter the US. Is this true? submitted by /u/Harnebeschinis

Semana Santa in Spain- Recs? (xpost from r/solofemaletravellers) Hi all, I’m planning on traveling to Spain for ten days in April which will coincide with Semana Santa. I want to stay in Madrid for 4-5 days and venture out to Toledo and elsewhere for day trips. I wanted to end my trip in Seville/Cordoba/Grenada but I think it’ll be extremely crowded. Does anyone have any re…

Hoxton Hotel flexy-time Hoxton hotels offer the ability to pick your own check in and check out time – even checking in just after midnight and checking out up until midnight. Has anyone actually used this in practice? Would they actually let me check in at 12:05am (ie 14 hours earlier than the actual check in time)? More info: https://thehoxton.com/faqs/ submitted…

If necessary to use a third-party for foreign hotel booking, which is best? Or to be avoided? Yes, I know directly booking with the hotel is preferable, whenever possible. I do this, even when the price is alightly higher because it is advantageous, in my experience. However, I’m looking at hotels in Bangkok on Google Travel, and many of them don’t have direct links. If I search for direct hotel links, I fear diversionary scams — cloned…

Safari itinerary check help Hey 👋 I’m planning a once-in-a-lifetime safari adventure and would love your feedback on this itinerary. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated! Itinerary Day 1 (Feb 07, 2025) • Transfer: Nairobi to Wilson Airport. • Flight: Departs Wilson Airport at 7:30 AM, arrives at 8:05 AM at Amboseli. • Activities: Game drive. • Accommodat…

Advice needed on flight situation Hello everyone, Weirdest thing happened yesterday during my flight OS415 (Austrian Airlines) from Vienna to Paris CDG Airport on 21 November. 30 mins before landing to Paris, pilot announced that we have turn back to Vienna due to snowy conditions in CDG airport and we were diverted back to Vienna. Austrian airlines proposed an alternative fligh…

Hà Giang Loop vs. Sumatra Jungle Hey everyone, as I am nearing the end of my exams, I will be traveling around in SEA for a bit. Plan is to do either 3-4 days of Vietnam (Hà Giang Loop) and then Japan, or spend 2-3 days in the Sumatra Jungle and then Japan. For both, I would have the chance to join up with at least one friend, or do it alone. Is there anyone that has done both …

Best viewpoint in Barcelona Hey guys me and my mate are planning on travelling to Barcelona . Just wanted to ask you guys what is the best viewpoint in the city . Some of the one them that I’ve researched are the following , but we can’t obviously do them all : Basílica de Santa del Mar Port Cable Car ride Castell de Torre Baró Torre Urquinaona Carmel bunkers Any other th…

Hong Kong or Manila in January Hey guys! I just came back from ho chi minh city (i realllly enjoyed the city ..) and i got another chance of traveling in january. I’m currently living in south korea and january is kinda busy season for them so with the price of flights, i narrowed down my options to two .. one is HK and one is Manila of Philippines. Idk what i really wanna do…

Are there any 3rd party websites where you can transfer miles for giftcards? With Delta removing the marketplace a few years back and AA not having anyplace where I can shop or get anything with my miles, I am curious if there are any third-party websites where I can transfer miles to for a gift card or anything like that. To me it seems dumb you cant do that with AA or Delta. submitted by /u/CaptinKirk …

Car rent (Paris-Normandie) Hello! In May I’m going by train from Brussels to Paris. As soon as I arrive I want to rent a car and go straight to Normandy (Giverny and then Rouen to sleep and continue the journey the next day). It will be 4 days in Normandy and on the fifth day we will return to Paris where we will spend the rest of the trip. I thought about renting the c…

One full day in Bogota – Montserrat and something else, or only the salt cathedral? I have one full day in Bogota tomorrow and am really struggling between going to the top of Montserrat and doing something else later in the day like the botanical gardens or the gold museum, or doing a full day tour of the salt cathedral. Any opinions? submitted by /u/LookAtThisRhino

Any ideas for a USA warm beachfront hotel near a major airport with a shuttle? I live in Minnesota and looking for a quick and easy vacation. Ideally to a major airport that has direct flights and isn’t too expensive to get to, hop on a shuttle to my beachfront hotel. In a warm part of the country either southern florida/texas. I’m under 25 and just don’t wanna deal with renting cars at all. I thought this was an easy req…

Entry Mexico 2024 F’M’M Digital version I’m planning to enter Mexico by air in Mexico City from the EU. I’ve seen that you get a QR code (after you arrive in Mexico). Then search for the form (F’M’M’d form) with the information on your passport (and then recieve a PDF document to print). Will I have to input data myself or is all auto generated when the FMMd is created? Do I need to c…

Connecting flight confusion So, I’m taking my first solo journey to the US from Ireland in a few days and I’m a little confused on what in the name of god I have to do for a connection and was wondering if anyone could tell me a bit about their own experience in the same place! So I’m flying from Dublin to Atlanta and have another short domestic flight a couple of hours l…