Scotrail-Edinburgh to London Hi all! I’ll be traveling to Scotland for the first time and staying in Edinburgh. One day during the week I’ll be taking a day trip to Kensington to go see an exhibit. I put the time down for 11:30 but I’m worried that’s not a sufficient enough time so I was wondering if any of y’all can help ease my brain or let me know if I need to make some …

Visiting Washington DC. Traveling into city and parking. Hotels in Washington DC are expensive and so is parking at the hotel (approx. $53 per day ). I was thinking of staying in Arlington, Virginia and driving into the city (20 min drive, as per Google maps). Public parking is approx $35. I would save hundreds of dollars, if I were to stay in a hotel in Arlington. Looking for comments from people who…

Looking for feedback on visiting Ecuador in the upcoming weeks I am currently in Peru and looking to continue north up through Ecuador. Has anyone recently crossed the border between Peru and Ecuador by land? I know I can easily fly from Lima to Quito but I really do not want to double back down from northern peru and fly up. I’d rather just continue in one direction. I am trying to visit every UNESCO Worl…

Guided tour or self tour in Sapa Vietnam. I am going to Sapa for 3 days and would like any advice on if I should prebook a guided tour or plan a self tour and then maybe book a tour when I get there. I wanted to Visit a hot spring, go trekking, and visit a local village. Any advice is appreciated. submitted by /u/Illustrious-Lock-172

Kruger National park, family recommendations – guided We will be in South Africa next March and specifically would like to find a tour that’s family friendly, our boys are very active and although we want to see Kruger as much as we can, we’d love to hear if there’s places that offer the drives but yet also breaks to get out or alternate days with another activity of sorts. Or am I looking for a un…

Flexible ticket nightmare BOOKING.COM I purchased a flexible ticket from Booking.com, i realized that i may have to pay extra if there was a price difference between my booked ticket and the new reservation. Long story short. I did make one change, after a VERY LONG hold time….. finally i was told someone would call me back. NADA. I had to complain for someone to take …

August in Portugal – Comporta vs. Algarve? Would love any insight & reccs on the vibes in Comporta vs. Algarve (specifically near Tavira area). Having a hard time deciding on which would be better and figuring out how different the vibes are. Comporta is tempting because it’s so much closer/easier to get to, and I figure we can still take a daytrip drive down to Algarve. But idk if we’re…

Indian citizen traveling to US I am Indian citizen who has traveled to US for 6 months- I am visiting my daughter and grandkids. I have a 10 year US visa and have been to the USA many times. My family in the US wants to take me on a family vacation to Caribbean while I am in the US. I already checked and I don’t need Caribbean visa. At time of travel my passport is valid for …

Looking for domestic / Caribbean house rental for family. I have a unique travel request for next year. Last year we went on a trip down to the Florida Keys and rented a villa which essentially was located on a resort with the amenities, such as Pickleball, paddle boarding, and drinking food service. I’m looking other rentals across the US, I got to find a property that has a house rental with four or …

Lake Bled + Ljubljana (April 2024) 4-day trip to Ljubljana & Lake Bled during my 4-month study abroad term in Prague. One of my favorite destinations by far. submitted by /u/TheTravelingBadger23

Looking for advice on a carry on backpack that fits under the seat With a lot of airlines changing their carry on policy and only allowing personal items, I am looking for a smaller backpack that’s good for 3-5 day trips, that can be stowed under the seat as a personal item. There are a lot of Teemu products available but I don’t trust them for quality. Any recommendations on a smaller, good quality t travel p…

Long Haul flying from London to Sydney I’m having to take a fairly urgent flight to Sydney from London next week and I’m trying to evaluate my options (Context, I’m a 6’5/195cm Male, will fly Fri/Sat/Sun 26th/27th/28th, return anytime between 26th Aug & 10th September, I’ve never flown with any of these airlines before and never longer than a 7 hour flight). Option 1: China Eastern -…

Planning a guys trip, Cancún or Montreal? We have 3 people (18 y/o) and are trying to decide whether to go to Cancún or montreal as we are at the legal drinking age for both countries, we live in Minnesota so both flights are about the same price ($300). We were thinking montreal as the nightlife there is supposedly really good but from what i’ve seen there’s not much to do during the d…

Mallorca areas to stay yself (26F) and my sister are going for 4 day trip in October. We want to stay in a hotel in a town and close to the beach with some life. Not interested in partying but want nice restaurants, cafes and a place with a bit of a buzz and atmosphere. We would like to do maybe a boat trip, and visit nice markets. Probably rent a car but don’t want t…

Lufthansa Aluminum Collection Trolley M, silver Does anyone have this and hows it going? I have a polycarb samsonite similar in size to this M. I looked at Rimowa and the lufthansa one and the lufthansa one looks and functions seem to be just as good, the only huge difference is the warranty of 5 years for lufthansa aluminum suitcase. I live in Germany currenty but will be moving back to USA …

Itinerary and Activities for Japan trip I’m planning a trip to Japan. It’s gonna be a “once in a lifetime” kinda trip and I don’t wanna miss out on anything; I have collected a few names of places to visit (both “mainstream” and not) but I wanna make sure I’m not missing anything major or, on the other hand, wasting money on stuff that isn’t really worth it. I’m gonna stay during Spri…

Flying from US Virginia to Turks and Caicos, can I bring my nintendo switch and ipad? Hello, I have searched google and here to try and look at whether I am able to bring my ipad (for school and work purposes) and my nintendo switch to turks and caicos and back for my vacation. I was wondering if anyone would have any insight to this, thank you ❤️ submitted by /u/eurekab1tch

Are there any travelers who have new blogs these days? Are there any travelers who have new blogs these days, is it working, do you have recurring visits, are you followed much more on social networks than on your blog? submitted by /u/silema131

WHY are airplane seats so flat, that’s the most uncomfortable part of traveling.. I’m finally home after 16 countries this summer, I was in a LOT of flights, trains, rented cars. I could drive for 12 hours.. no problem, all day in a train, no problem. But every airplane has THE most flat seat bottoms, no incline to support your thighs.. nothing. I don’t get it, it makes it literally physically painful… I don’t mind being cr…

IT Outage Megathread We have inevitably been getting a lot of similar posts about the Crowdstrike IT outages and its effects on those travelling. So we don’t have duplicate threads with the same questions and the same information scattered in many places, please focus questions here. For starters, note that many airlines are offering travel waivers, enabling you to …