Sober travel Hi! Newly sober alcoholic here👋🏻 does anyone have recs of blogs/communities/instagrams/anything/anyone that talk about traveling while actively in recovery? A little worried about this topic and could use some tips/advice. TIA! 🫶🏻 submitted by /u/Proper_Campaign_6269

first solo-travel experience nerves Hi all! I’m currently on my first solo trip in Hilo, Hawaii. I arrived at my hostel late last night with some plans, but nothing solid. I’m doing a work-exchange here for 4 weeks. Because it’s my first solo-travel experience, I was feeling very anxious on my way here and for many days leading up to it. I showed up yesterday and everyone was very…

Croatia Recommendations We’ll have a 10 day trip to croatia next year. Flying into dubrovnik and out of split. Building an itinerary and looking for your “Can’t miss” suggestions so I can build those in! We will have young kids with us Things I have on list so far Dubrovnik – fly in and stay 2 days (not in order) Plitvice National Park – will stay near park for 2 days …

rio safety vs medellin/CDMX i’m considering going to rio for carnaval but am having a hard time gauging the safety situation just from reading about it online. tough bc different people obviously have different comfort levels can anyone compare safety in rio to medellin, cartagena, and/or CDMX?? these are the three LATAM cities i’ve spent the most time in so it would be h…

Why is a nonstop flight more expensive than a connecting flight that includes the same nonstop segment? I’m checking roundtrip flights from either DFW or IAH to SCL. The flight from DFW routes through IAH to reach SCL, and the return follows the same path. However, the direct flight from IAH to SCL – which is the same as the connecting leg from DFW – costs nearly twice as much. Why is this the case, and is there a way to book the direct flight at …

Thailand or Philippines .. or maybe both? I was thinking to do a trip for about 14 days in February for my 30th birthday. Thats all the days I have unfortunately that I can leave from work. I have never been to any of the two places , and both look amazing from the pictures and social media. Was wondering if it’s possible to do both in 14 days . This is the first time I would visit Asia…

McCormick’s Creek State Park Heading to McCormick’s Creek State Park in southern Indiana in April for a long weekend trip. This will be our first hiking trip of the year. Has anyone been there before? Interested to know best trails. submitted by /u/Boring-Dig-2265

1 month in Indonesia tips – Hi guys, I am wondering how to shape my 1 month Indonesia trip upcoming summer in July/August! I’m a bit overwhelmed with all the nice options. We’ll fly to Bali or Jakarta to start. I was thinking something about Bali > Gili islands (1 week) > Lombok > Flores (1-2 weeks) and then I’m kind of doubting what else we could fit in the other two week…

Tips for first trip to Scotland With my family we are planning to come visit Scotland for the first time by the first week of August. We have the lonely planet travel guide but we would love to have opinions on what do you recommend. We will be going with our son, who will be 4yo by that time, so we would love to do some hikes, but something short ideally. Also we love to go o…

Biodegradable and reef safe sunscreen Traveling to Riviera Maya Mexico in a few weeks and I see we need biodegradable sunscreen. I always use reef safe sunscreen when in the ocean (usually sun bum or hawaiian tropic), but I’m having a hard time finding something labeled specifically as “biodegradable”! Does anyone have any brand recommendations? Maybe one that has a spray for body? …

Upgrade to business for 12 hour flight? Boeing 777 united flight from HK -> SFO. Should I upgrade from economy to united polaris business lie flat seats for me and my partner for $800 each? Is this a good deal or is this usual? Thanks for replies so far. To clarify, I have never flown business class before so really don’t know what it’s like for lie flat seats particularly for unite…

Chinese new year street firecrackers Any cities still have the massive chaotic, loud, smoky setting off of hundreds of small red fire crackers by ordinary people? Seems like it’s all drone shows and orchestral mass spectacles now. submitted by /u/nobodynowhere53

Need help picking business class products Hello! I am trying to book a trip to Italy and was hoping to gift my family business class seats for one leg of the journey. The two options are as below, and the difference in price is >$1,000. United, on a Boeing 777-200 non stop from origin city to FCO. ITA, on a A330-200 non stop from origin city to FCO. Anyone have any experiences or insi…

How to make sure it’s safe (from PICKPOCKETS, etc.) to bring backpack when traveling (walking) in the cities in the US? Sorry for not asking it more specific and clear previously I’m a student. This is my first time traveling alone in the US, so I just want to make sure everything will go well. I will walk with my backpack (I bring laptop and other gradgets; size of personal item of spirit airline: 18 x 14 x 8 inch) around the cities in some of US regions, such …

Need help to decide pls Hi. My husband and I (we live in Europe) saved money over a few years for a bigger vacation for 2025, but we are a little bit unsure where we should go. We would like to travel to Japan, Hawaii and Costa Rica, but all three are not possible, only one. We can only go between end of April to the middle of June. We love to explore new things, we lo…

Last minute question – is loungepass.com legit? This site is selling one-time pre purchase lounge passes at a good price. Legit? https://www.loungepass.com submitted by /u/swaroop_19

Navigating 30-Day Indian e-Visa Overstay: Lessons from Our Family’s Experience My husband and I, both Indian citizens, traveled to India with our daughter, a U.S. citizen, from November 26 to December 25. Since our Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards were still being processed, we applied for 30-day Indian e-Visas to accommodate our travel dates. Our flight arrived in Bangalore on November 25 at 11:30 PM, earlier tha…

Caribbean destination for best adventure I’m 28 and haven’t left the states and would like to go on a big tropical adventure. I’d like to see the prettiest beach/water possible but I would also love to explore a rainforest. I love people and would like it to have some sort of nightlife but would also love the ability to go off and explore beaches survival style without any tourists. Op…

Edelweiss Air Seat Selection? I just booked a flight via Aeroplan/AirCanada where one leg of my flight (Rome to Zurich) is operated by Swiss and the second leg (Zurich to Seattle) is operated by Edelweiss. AirCanada let me purchase assigned seats after booking on their website but it tells me I need to book seats directly via edelweiss air if I’d like to purchase assigned se…

Romanians and travellers, what are your opinions of Bucovina in the winter without a car? The area seems to have the best beauty for nature in Romania. I like it very much but it seems that it is not easily accessible without a car and the winter is not the best time to visit. I hope I’m wrong? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. submitted by /u/DrunkenConifer