63 to old for solo travel Hi guys, I have retired early, fit and I’ve got such itchy feet. Feel like possibily selling up and travelling as I’ve come to realise that we are all on a hamster wheel of sorts. submitted by /u/Emergency_Contest475

Tips to clear USA Visa B2 interview! Hello All, I’ve got my interview for USA Visa B2 category coming up very soon. I am from India. I’ve heard a lot about visa applications getting rejected, I tried not to be negative but if you all can help me what actually they ask, what documents should I bring and what answers should I give it’ll be appreciated. submitted by /u/imsanket…

USA enter without accomodation on the first day Hi, We – as EU citizen – are going to travel to USA soon and on the first day of our arrival we would not have accomodation reservation. Is this an issue to enter to USA (with ESTA program)? As airline emplyee, we are not sure if we will have seat available on plane, so want to give a shot one/two day sooner (to have bigger chance) to travel – o…

Airline (arajet) asking for passport info using a Microsoft form, is this a scam? I just booked a flight with Arajet. I know it’s a budget airline but it’s a short flight with no layovers and I don’t really mind uncomfortable seats. Now I’m a bit concerned because they asked me to fill out a Microsoft form with my passport information. It feels a bit sketchy to me, especially since I already gave them all my passport info wh…

Airplane etiquette I just got off a plane where I upgraded to row 2 so I could exit easily. Some people in a higher zone boarded before the lower zones and put their carry on bags at the front. Maybe they thought that would be faster? About 12 of us had to disrupt the line of people trying to depart the plane in order to get our bags that were now in rows 6-9. Why…

Joshua Tree and Surrounding Area Itinerary Ideas I am trying to plan a trip to Joshua Tree and some surrounding NPs for my partners birthday. I am thinking of going end of March or early April. We are from Boston so not familiar with that area at all. My plan so far is to fly into LA and first go to the zoo and explore Santa Monica before renting a car and driving out to Joshua Tree. Also, loo…

China Airlines Refund Anyone help me regarding this matter. We booked a ticket from CHINA AIRLINES (Taiwan-MNL) but we need to cancel it (within 24hrs) and booked another ticket as we are not aware that we need to input the middle name in the same text box on where the first name must be. And base on the previous ticket we are eligible for 4,500twd (see the attachmen…

A question regarding travelling under the age of 18 Next year I want to visit my gf who is going on holiday to Ireland, I’m just beside it in the UK. The problem is that I’ll only be 17 next year and she wont have a place for me to stay, would I be able to travel there to meet her and then travel the next flight back in the same day? Because I won’t be able to stay in a hotel alone if I’m under 1…

Free withdrawals in Panama Hi, I’m going to visit Panama and I read that “cash withdrawals from ATMs are limited to US$250 (max twice daily), and such a transaction is usually charged a fee of US$5.50, regardless of the additional fee of your bank”. Do you know any ATMs with commission-free witdrawal or with lower than “standard” $5.50? Maybe some at least allow you to wi…

One-day trip from Montpellier end of November (Carcassonne + Sete or Avignon/Arles/Nimes) Hello, I will spend few days in Montpellier between November and December and I will have one day for a trip. I am considering basically two options: Going to Carcassone for like 6-8 hours and doing a shorter stop in Sete. Going another direction towards Avignon/Arles/Nimes in any combination – one city itself, two of the cities combined, accor…

Vietnam Evisa keeps getting rejected Hey guys My Vietnam evisa keeps getting keeps getting rejected because of the reason ““you’re required to complete all the blanks in the application”. I have double checked many times, I have completed every single field except for the dependents field, as I am not travelling with any dependents. I am starting to freak out because I’m flying o…

Road trip across the usa So it’s been a dream of mine to do this but thinking about I’ve come across some issues. First of all I was thinking to got from Texas to Montana but here are my concerns . How would I get a car ?(since I am from Europe I’d have to go there by plane and probably rent) Who is gonna even agree to give me a car for such a long time and such a big t…

First Time Female Solo Traveler (27) I finish school next August & I’m planning to utilize the months of September – December for travel (maybe even longer) but definitely those 3 months. I already see myself making the beginner traveler’s mistake by trying to do too much at once, but it’s so hard when there’s so much I want to see! If I could please get some advice on finding the …

Continue in India or skip and go to Sri Lanka I made a post a few days ago about having a rough time in India with my girlfriend. Well things have escalated since. We got the train from Delhi to Agra 1AC and for most of the journey people kept trying to open up our compartment door. One of the lads next door to our compartment kept standing at the door looking in till we properly dragged t…

Traveling from Luang Prubang (Laos) to Kuming (China) and onwards to Lao Cai/Sapa (Vietnam) by train Hello, I am interested in doing this train journey solo in December/January from Laos into China and then onwards into northern Vietnam all by train. Has anyone done it before? I have not yet travelled to China before, but I am very interested in doing so. I have an Armenian passport (visa-free) and an American passport (also visa free now for s…

Kuwait layover confusion. Separate PNR and airlines. (BOM -> KWI | KWI- SAW) Hi All, I booked my flight from Mumbai, India to Istanbul, Turkey. I have a 3 hour layover and 2 different PNR and airlines in this trip. We checked with airline personnel, embassy personnel and have not been able to come to a conclusive answer on whether we need a Transit VISA or not. The official document from Kuwait mentions that there’s no …

International Flight with Mismatched name on Ticket and Passport? Hi guys – I booked a trip for my mom to go back to China and noticed a major f-up. Her flight ticket shows her Chinese name, but her passport has her English Name (same middle and last name, but different first name). The flight is in 18hours, and what makes it worse is that I booked it for her through Chase Travel Portal for American Airlines (…

Traveling by air with a PVC pipe I have a friend who is traveling by air (within the USA) and is carrying a 12″ PVC pipe with her. She can either carry it in her carry-on or put it in her checked bag. How much scrutiny will TSA give her? The PVC is painted blue and will be carrying posters inside it while traveling; she has a use for it as a tripod extender. submitted by …

Tubing in Laos Hi Guys, I was reminiscing about my time travelling across South East Asia in 2009. I remember spending a few days in Laos, doing tubing and people would write on their arms or bodies how many days they’d done tubing. Most people had done 3 days or some 7, a couple had done 50 where they’d been working locally but I remember meeting one guy who …

Recommendations on what to do for our OC/LA trip? Hello! We are in our mid-20s travelling to California from Toronto for a week in November. We will be arriving at LAX airport on the Saturday (9th) morning and picking up a car rental for the duration of the trip. So far, we have planned on staying at Laguna Beach for most of the trip as we are looking for a more chill, relaxed vacation with sce…