Solo Travel: United States in December for two weeks Hi Guys I really need your input to plan my two week vacation during the first two weeks of december. I am a resident physician and have a vacation after almost 13 months. I am a single guy living in Connecticut. I would like any recommendations – I mostly want to relax and maybe party a bit. Here is my itinerary so far – I am planning to go to …

Winter weekend – Seattle or Santa Fe Looking at booking a long weekend last week of January to use up last vacation days. I like: exploring cities, food, art, history. Nature related stuff is fine but I don’t do heavy hiking, don’t plan on renting a car ( I’m from Texas and not risking winter driving on a rental). I want cold. Rain doesn’t bother me while traveling. Not sure if ei…

Ryanair checked baggage’s size Hello, I have a question: I booked a flight with Ryanair, with 20 kg included and I only have a big baggage xxl that can contains 35 kg and I want to know if I use this baggage without surpassing 20 kg is it possible that Ryanair will accept it or do they care also about the baggage dimensions ? submitted by /u/sameya11

Lost baggage, different airlines So I have a situation in which I flew Dublin-Lisbon-Boston on TAP Portugal on 10/24, and my checked piece didn’t arrive in Boston. I filed a claim with the agent at that time. I then flew home from Boston to St. Louis on Delta. TAP Portugal doesn’t operate in St. Louis. I was told I have the option to either collect the bag at STL airport, or ha…

Transit Visa Needed for Short Layover in Dhaka? Hey everyone, I’m an Indian citizen flying back to India from China with a layover in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I’ll be on separate PNRs for each leg of the journey, meaning I’ll need to collect my checked luggage and recheck it for the next flight. My layover in Dhaka is about 3 hours, and I don’t plan to leave the airport. Has anyone had a similar ex…

Arusha, Tanzania, without air con in December… too hot? I’m staying at the Banana Farm Eco Hostel, really looking forward to it, but wondering if it will be roasting at night without air con? Obviously I’ve googled it but good to hear from anyone who’s stayed in the area at that time. It will be mid December. submitted by /u/Ill-Quantity-9909

Seoul Itinerary ITINERARY CHECK I’m planning to go to Seoul this winter, choosing between 2nd week of Dec or 1st week of January. I’m from a tropical country and this is my 1st time so I am not sure if I can tolerate the cold but would really want to experience winter and snow(hopefully). You think I can survive the cold given this itinerary? lol Thank you! Da…

If you could choose a retirement city among the cities you have visited, which one would you choose? Of all the cities I’ve visited, I find myself preferring smaller cities as places to retire because the pace of life there is slower, the people are friendly, there’s no noisy traffic, no fancy office buildings, but everything seems calm and warm. What about you? If you had to pick one retirement city you visited, where would it be and why? I’d …

Is it possible to hold Chinese and Taiwanese visas at the same time? Hello, I’m Ukrainian passport holder. I’ve already applied for Taiwanese single entry visa recently. However, later, I’ll apply for Chinese (mainland) multiply visa separately. Will Taiwanese sticker visa in my passport impact Chinese (mainland) multiply visa application? Is it big red flag having Taiwanese visa while applying for Chinese? s…

Trip made significantly worse by sponsored influencer Like the title says. I was travelling to Vietnam earlier this year with a travel group. We were a bunch of 10-ish people who were mostly all solo travellers. There was this lady influencer who’d been sponsored/hosted by the company, and to say she was a nightmare would be put it lightly. She’d hold up the other travellers by randomly shooting of…

Using cancellation travel insurance for family emergency My mom and sister purchased travel insurance through Travelex for an all inclusive for my uncle’s destination wedding. Unfortunately my grandma had a massive MI and is in the ICU. They will not be traveling next week for obvious reasons. They did not pay for a Cancel for Any Reason plan. Does anyone know what kind of paperwork they might need to…

777-300ER Seats (Row 61/62) Looking for thoughts on Rows 61/62. Wife and I have a long flight next year (UK to New Zealand) with our two young children (2 & 7). I like the look of these seats mainly because we can both sit next to one child (not possible in the 3-3-3 config), plus we would not be surrounded people should my 2 year old decide to be difficult. I know the toi…

Packing for Weather I live in a tropical climate so I don’t experience any seasons. In June, I went to London expecting 21°C but was greeted with 16°C. So I was permanently wrapped up in my shawl + tshirt jeans. It got cold at night in the single digits and the shawl doesn’t do much then. I’m going to Osaka this December. Google says to expect 12°C. Would tshirt a…

Travel insurance when using points I am doing a big trip with my family of 5 in April. I am paying for the entire hotel with points transferred to Marriott (no additional booking fee) and the flights with points transferred to airline partners (some additional booking fees). I plan to pay the airline booking fees with my chase sapphire reserve, which I believe will activate the t…

How to get a train ticket from Bangkok to Chiang Mai? (Nov 2024) Hi, I’ll be arriving in Bangkok on November 8th and will need a train ticket to Chiang Mai on November 9th. I’ve had trouble booking a ticket through 12go and dticket. Will I be able to purchase a ticket at the train station on the 8th? Thank you! submitted by /u/forhad666

Open-jaw ticket (US-Asia-US) or not I am planning a trip to Asia (several countries) from a mid-Atlantic state in the US, in either spring or fall of 2025 to avoid the summer crowds. I would fly from the US to Manila, travel the Philippines for 2-3 weeks, then fly on to Korea, then Japan and finally Taiwan. I have worked in all those countries when I was younger (as an engineer fo…

How to Shorten France Road Trip Itinerary My fiance and I are having our honeymoon in June. We have around 3 weeks to visit France. There are so many places I want to visit that I am having a hard time narrowing down where to go. I am primarily interested in learning about culture & language, architecture, walking around, coffee shops, the countryside, wineries, and quaint towns. My fia…

Traveling with Wizz Air So I’m traveling with Wizz air for the first time and my ticket (regular) includes one free carry-on bag in 40x30x20 dimensions and 10 kg, am I allowed to get another personal bag like a small bag which you carry around the city or I should pay extra for that ( can I place it in my free carry on emptied or if it fits can I just carry it without …

Like Naples For people who have traveled to Naples, Italy and loved it for its “gritty” nature and the fact its lived in by everyday Italians, what other cities around the world (not US) would you recommend? So many cities I’ve visited are tourist Disneylands that feel more like theme parks than places people live—places where culture can be experienced and…

Ways to “Honour” Someone in Japan? Bit of an odd one but are there any nice ways I could “honour” a deceased family member while on my trip to Japan? Basically my grandma passed away last year and left me some money – some of which I used to help me fund most of this trip. I’ve wanted to visit Japan for longer than I can remember and am very grateful to her for enabling me to aff…