Two weeks waiting for Vietnam EVisa Hello. I was planning to go to Vietnam in January with my family. I applied for a child’s evisa over two weeks ago and have not received any emails, updates or communication and it just says “processing”. I tried emailing them and calling but, of course, there is no answer to either. Interestingly, my wife’s went through quite quickly before. Do…

2 week trip decision So i’m trying to plan a 2 week trip for me (25F) and my bf (28M) at the end of march and i came up with 3 options and not sure which to choose: option 1: Spain & Morroco (Malaga, Ronda, Gibraltar, Chefchaouen) option 2: Egypt (Cairo, Luxor, Hurghada for some chill beach activities) option 3: Mexico & Guatemala (Mexico City, Antigua, lake Atitla…

Looking for advice on narrowing down our Mexico, Belize and Guatemala itinerary Hi, we’re a 26-28-year-old couple traveling to Latin America in Dec/ Jan. We enjoy adventures, the beach, good food and exploring different cities. We have the below draft itinerary and would love some help narrowing down the number of days and destinations. We need to cut this down from 31 days to 24 days and have already accounted for travel d…

Iguasu Falls ticket time strict? This is kind of a specific question and if anyone happens to know about it that would be great. I have park passes to enter Iguasu falls (Argentinian side) that have a specific entrance time but my flight was moved to be a few hours earlier. Anyone know if they are strict about the entrance time? I emailed to try to get the time changed but no r…

Ideas for 10 year anniversary in February Hi! Starting to get travel ideas for my 10 year wedding anniversary and could use some help. Aiming for 4 or 5 nights in a destination (excluding travel time) and will be flying from NY. End of February. It’s pretty accessible for us to do Mexico and Caribbean with and without kids, so would like to do something a bit different, though not rulin…

Avoid eDreams at All Costs – My Nightmare Travel Experience I want to share my recent experience with eDreams to help others avoid the nightmare I went through. Here’s the story: I booked a hotel through eDreams for a stay in Tulum, Mexico. The first issue arose when I discovered that the hotel had no functional phone line, making it impossible to contact them directly. I reached out to eDreams support …

3 Week Norway Itinerary Hello all! Planning a road trip in Norway. We will be 4 people. My partner and I are relatively active but want to avoid very long/challenging hikes. We will be travelling with my parents who are older and mobile but definitely won’t be doing any hiking. We all don’t like travelling too quickly and switching hotels too frequently (ex. one night …

Did You Lose, Gain, or Maintain Weight While Backpacking? I’m curious about other people’s experiences with weight changes while backpacking, especially in Southeast Asia, but also in other regions. Did you lose weight, gain it, or stay the same? I’m not too worried about gaining or losing weight unless of course, Southeast Asia is gonna make me gain crazy amounts of weight (which I very much doubt). I…

Thoughts on Scotland Travel Plan? Does this sound good? Planning on going sometime in April, with my girlfriend. From America. Gonna be the first time driving in the UK, on the left side, and different terrain. Not huge hikers, but I do have enjoy some small hikes and seeing nature. I find crowds/stress tend to affect the enjoyment of where I travel a lot. I enjoy nice towns/cities with a more local…

Do you ever feel the need to downplay or hide your travel experiences to avoid making others feel jealous or uncomfortable?” *Keeping the details brief* I’ve been lucky enough to travel and experience the world at young age. Went on a big trip overseas for two months and then have traveled all over the states and overseas. Currently, I’m at 16 countries but I feel like whenever someone mentions they like to travel, I have to curb my experiences as most people haven’t…

Flying Standby to The Caribbean I’m very fortunate to have two daughters working as flight attendants. We’ve benefitted, flying Standby. It can be very challenging, many times finding expected seats suddenly gone, and finding travel to be a long, multiple stop process to complete our journey. We decided we would plan a trip in February (my birthday) to go to the Caribbean…on…

Rental car insurance in theUS for foreigners We are two europeans in our early 30s. We only recently got our driving licenses (less than a year ago). We are planning a 12 day road trip in california (San Francisco to LA) in late december. Currently looking for car rentals. But we are unsure how the insurance stuff works. Given our relative inexperience with driving and that this is our fi…

Ninja tricks for avoiding jet lag on a short trip Hi! I’m a human that needs a lot of sleep. 😅 I’m taking a short overseas trip and would appreciate any of your ninja tricks for avoiding jet lag! Thank you! 🙏😴 submitted by /u/Amazing-Engine-1894

Doha airport – long layover thoughts? Hey all, heading from Chicago to Kathmandu on Qatar Airlines in a few wks and stopping over in Doha for 10 hrs. We originally had a 1 hour layover but they canceled that flight and now it’s 10 hrs from 5pm-3am ish. We’re planning on just hanging/trying to sleep/using the PP lounge at the airport but can anyone weigh in? Would it be a decent idea…

Do you buy return flights or suck up the premium but have the flexibility. Planning a trip to Vietnam in January (from the UK), I don’t know how long I will be there or where I will end up, could even be another country, I would like the freedom to be able to go with the flow. My dilemma is that I imagine flights will be a lot more expensive when I’m buying my flight home a couple of days before it departs. How much …

2 weeks in Uganda My husband and I spent a few months traveling Africa earlier in the year, with Uganda being the 8th country that we visited. We rented an SUV and spent our time bouncing around the western part of the country. We absolutely loved it! The people were so friendly and funny. The wildlife and scenery were so diverse, really enjoyed all of the differ…

Is Scandinavia Too Depressing in Late February/March? Hey everyone! I’m planning a trip to Scandinavia (and possibly Northern Europe) at the end of February and early March, and I’m wondering what the vibe is like at that time of year. Does it feel “dead” in the cities? I’m considering places like Copenhagen, Oslo, or maybe even Stockholm. With the cold, short days, and gray weather, will the str…

Audiobooks about travel? Especially ones that inspire a sense of wonder or mindfulness during a trip? Hi all – I’ll be traveling for several weeks and want to listen to an audiobook during the flight or while on my trip? Wondering if you have any recommendations that spark a sense of wonder and make you appreciate your trip a bit more. submitted by /u/GarudaRising

Short term international plans Hey y’all, I’m preparing to do 10 weeks abroad in January celebrating getting my bachelor’s and I need to figure out my data and phone plan. This last trip I ended up buying a sim card into the airport and it worked great, but I feel alot better having one going over instead. I have tried just purchasing a plan with my regular phone plan (mint)…

Police taking photo of departing Jamaican airline passenger I recently travelled from JFK to Fort Lauderdale to Kingston, Jamaica via JetBlue. While heading to the plane in Fort Lauderdale there were 2 policemen and one said he’s going to take my photo. I asked why & his response was he didn’t need to ask me. He used his cellphone to take my photo during that brief chat, he did not ask me my name nor did…