Sumbawa east to west by public buses? Hi everyone, I am currently traveling Indonesia with my girlfriend and we are on the westcoast of Sumbawa trying to head east to Laboe Djamboe to swim with the whalesharks and Lakey Peak for surfing before heading further east and to Sumba. I have found a lot of information that there are public buses in Sumbawa at least serving Bima, Sumbawa Be…

My Lima and Cusco trip insight for future tourists After my Peru trip I wanted to provide some information since I had several questions before going. Peru is beautiful!!! If you are considering it, you need to go! First of all if you are going to hike anything near Cusco, take some days to acclimate to the high altitude. We only had 24 hrs in Cusco before our 2 day Inca Trail hike to Machu Picc…

Cat is too large to fit anywhere So, I’m moving from Montreal to Vancouver this summer, and I would like to bring my cat with me! BUT I checked the requirements for sizes, and my cat is too large to fit in those sizes. And I know that I could put him in the cargo hold, but I heard so many horror stories about pets dying in there or getting lost, and I don’t wanna take that chan…

Information of my visit to Medellin, Colombia I wanted to provide some insight after visiting Colombia, since I had some questions before visiting. First of all I highly recommend it! I visited Medellin, Colombia and I would totally revisit. The people are very welcoming and they are very nice and outgoing. Before our trip we were asked several time if we were nervous visiting and we were n…

Confusion between first name & given name Now, every time i’ve booked a flight or hotel or travel insurance, I’ve always followed the form. I have 4 names, if it asks me for my first name and last name. I will input the two as such. if they ask me for my given name, then the first 3 names go into given and the 4th name in last. I’m from Australia and personally have never had trouble wi…

Where to stay in Shinjuku? Hi all! I am trying to meet up with my long distance best friend in Japan next month. They booked at Vessel Inn Takadanobaba Ekimae. I was trying to book the same hotel but it’s way too expensive now.. I found an APA Hotel that was a 10min drive away. As well as Hotel New Takada, Sotetsu Grand Fresa and Shinjuku Global Hotel. Any insights on th…

Doing the Salkantay Trek + buying Macchu Pichu tickets online? Hey everyone, I’m about to take my first solo trip to Peru and plan to do the Salkantay Trek. I’ll be booking the tour in person 2-3 days before and wanted to get my Macchu Pichu ticket in advance to get a better Circuit incase they sell out when I’m there. Would I need to buy the circuit tickets for the day I THINK I’ll be hiking up to Machu P…

Misspelled middle name? Flying international tomorrow! My husband and I are flying from the US to the UK in a little less than 24 hours. While doing the online check in process I noticed his middle name is misspelled on his ticket, 2 letters are switched. I don’t know how this happened because we triple checked names were spelled right when booking. Is this going to be an issue? What do we do? Board…

National ID Number for ESTA I am trying to apply for an ESTA but it is asking for a national ID number. I only have a German passport, I don’t have a personal ID anymore as it was expired but the embassy said it was not necessary to have one as a German passport was sufficient. I didn’t remember having to put an NIN a few years back when I applied for the ESTA to fly to th…

First time flying alone, and with a layover Hey guys! My partner and me were thinking of meeting in Prague this Christmas. For me, by far the cheapest and shortest way would be to fly there. But it would be my first time flying alone, and with a layover. I am a bit scared for the layover aspect, mainly being stuck at the airport alone. I would be flying from Romania to Poland, Warsaw airp…

Is the Isle of Skye worth visiting in November? My wife and I are planning a trip to Scotland in mid-November and trying to finalize our itinerary. We are considering spending two nights in Skye (thinking somewhere like Kinloch Lodge) and we are willing to splurge for a nice stay. However, I know that the days are significantly shorter in November and weather can be very hit-or-miss, so wond…

Sri Lanka, solo female traveler What do you think about this plan? What would you add or remove? Day 1 Sigiriya. Day 2 After breakfast visit Sigiriya rock fortress. Thereafter visit Local village to experience a local village and authentic Sri Lankan lunch 3 After breakfast, you will visit the ancient city of Polonnaruwa and participate in a monkey-watching activity with a loc…

Am I Stupid, or is Delta’s Website? I always use Expedia to find flights, then I book them through the airline directly. Prices are always the same. Expedia has round trip $772, Basic seating. When I go to Delta’s website, it tells me Basic seating is “not offered” and round trip with Main seating is $1061. The Expedia flight is for Basic economy, so can someone please explain ho…

Significant Delay Refund (Delta) As the title states I had a flight from Toronto-Atlanta-Costa Rica and my flight from Toronto had a significant mechanical delay which caused us to miss our connecting flight to Costa Rica. Delta re booked us for a flight 22 hours later and put us in a hotel in Atlanta. Due to this we only got a single day in Costa Rica and I’ve been told I am …

Early Planning for Trip to California We are planning a trip to California next summer and I am trying to get some early ideas of how to structure the trip and some ideas of what to do outside of things we have already decided on. We will have 10 full days in California, not including travel there and back home. This is a family trip with my wife and two daughters (8/6.). We would l…

Ideas wanted for US trip with 14 year old daughter I told my daughter I would take her anywhere in the continental US for her 8th grade promotion gift. She hasn’t wanted to really research or anything but has kinda said “I dunno, New York City, I guess?” I love Manhattan and can show her things I love to do there, but if there’s anyone who has done a mother daughter trip with a kid this age I w…

Compressed California Trip. SF/Monterey area/Yosemite/SF. Come squash my dreams. So I am hoping to squeeze in 10 nights with this sched for end of April. Just about ready to book Land late crash at SFO hotel. Pick up can in AM and drive to Monterey (see aquarium) and drive big sur, take an easy hike. 3 nights in that area. Drive to Yosemite area and stay 3 nights. Just drive around Yosemite and see some big trees. Then sp…

Lost laminated Alamo rental tag off key ring I’ve currently got a rental from Alamo and the laminated tag w/ barcode on the keys has fallen off somewhere. Just spent two hours backtracking to no avail. I’m trying not to stress out but am worried I’m going to be charged hundreds of dollars when I go to return it. Is this a big deal, or is it just something they can easily replace? submi…

Kyoto in the fall! Besides Kyoto in the fall, what are some bucket list seasonally contextual destination trips? submitted by /u/vitaminbeyourself

Best way from Heathrow to hotel Our November trip to London is quickly approaching and I’m looking at how best to get to our hotel from terminal 5 at LHR. I’ve looked at the Tube options and would be cool with that but my only concern is I don’t want to be a jerk on public transit with a bunch of luggage and a lack of a clue. I’ve also looked into a car service, which is of co…