Is it weird staying at a hostel nearing middle age? The title is self-explanatory ☺️ I stayed at plenty of hostels in my youth and, as I became older able to afford better accommodation, I would choose hotels over B&B or hostels. Now I got a chance for a quick trip abroad, by myself, and was contemplating the idea of hostels since I always had a great time and met wonderful people on my solo trav…

Any suggestions for getting somebody to help 13 year old son (US passport) through customs in Copenhagen? Hi. Our teenage son is flying to Copenhagen by himself from Boston. He’s being picked up by friends at the airport. I’m just wondering if there’s somebody you can hire that will meet him at the gate and then walk him through customs / passport control. thx! submitted by /u/Personal-Sample-8169

Your Favorite U.S. Destinations! Hi there! I am going to take 2 or so weeks off to travel and I am overanalyzing EVERY option! So many cities seem so incredible and worth visiting, so I was hoping this community could help share some great spots for me to visit. Here’s What I’m Looking For: *U.S. only – I can’t get my passport updated in time! I appreciate nature, admire its …

Iceland Ring Road Trip I’ll be renting a camper van and exploring Iceland for two weeks in August. I know custom agents are sometimes strict about having an address for your stay in the country. Has anyone ran into problems with this? Obviously I’ll just be camping at campgrounds so won’t be able to give an address. submitted by /u/ActiveButterfly22

How many full days in Budapest + Viena + Munich Hello. I have a trip planned for August, where some destinations are already confirmed and paid for. However, I still have 3 open destinations, which are currently as follows: 3 full days in Budapest, 1 full day in Vienna, and 2 full days in Munich. I will travel from Budapest to Vienna and Munich by train. After Munich, I will go to Milan from …

Bhutan + Sri Lanka, Taiwan, or? Hi everyone. My wife and I are working on a two week babymoon for November. Currently we are set for a week long trip to Bhutan, and we want to spend another week somewhere in Asia (this will be our first time to the continent). We are mostly slower paced travelers, who likes culture, nature/wildlife, interacting with locals, and I also practice…

Visiting Paris the week olympics start Bonjour everyone, I was thinking of visiting Paris on 23rd July for a few nights with my young son to see a few attractions. The Olympics start the same week. Do you think public transport, the tourist attractions and in general, will be overwhelmed with people due to the Olympics? It’s our first holiday in a long time so it will be better if …

Carrying ceramics in my hand luggage Hi everyone Buying a few ceramic pieces in Lisbon. I’m flying on Turkish airlines to India via Istanbul. Will there be any issues with me carrying ceramics in my hand luggage? I don’t want to put it in my checked in submitted by /u/Icy_Substance5194

Ventimiglia, Italy Some photos from Ventimiglia, Italy. I hope this helps someone who might be interested. It was touristy, but not overwhelmingly so. Most of the tourists were Italians and French. It had a very nice old town, churches, city wall with gates, a promenade along the beach. A few museums and a nice green area with two rivers running through it. One ri…

Recent n=1 Booking.com vs Direct I have been using Booking.com for a long time. I’m a “Genius Level 3” which, I don’t know if that’s common or what, but I imagine it must be just based on volume. For a recent 4 night trip I decided to do all my bookings direct with the hotels since we are always hearing about how Booking is sucking them dry by taking their cut and if you book …

Came back from Marrakesh and genuinely don’t understand all the hate. Just spent a long weekend in Marrakesh and couldn’t help but fall in love with the city! This was my first trip out of Europe and after reading so many horror stories here, I mentally prepared for dirty and smelly streets, full of pushy salesmen, scammers and animal abuse. Instead, I found a beautiful surprise. These are my impressions on the ci…

What was your biggest “near-miss” while travelling? With Manchester Airport being in chaos due to a power cut the day I get back from a flight and me being grateful I didn’t fly from Manchester (which was my second choice of airport), it reminded me of back in 2019 when I was in Ayia Napa and Thomas Cook (the travel agent) folded and thousands of holidaymakers were trapped on holiday. Thank goodn…

ESTA New Zealand student to USA question Hi, I (F 20) am traveling to the USA next month under a ESTA, during student holidays. I could see nowhere before getting the ESTA approved about restrictions if your a student but one website (I after I booked) says New Zealand students cannot travel under a ESTA, is this correct? I am currently in Collage and next month is a few week break I’m…

EU passport, US visa: crossing landborder from Canada to US with rental car? I’m thinking about flying to Toronto whenever I manage to get a cheap flight and crossing over to the US in a rental car for something related to a hobby, halfway between Buffalo and Syracuse. Total ride about 3.5hrs from Toronto Airport. How difficult is it to cross the land border in a rental car from Canada? Are there any things I need to ke…

One week in south of Italy. (Matera, Alberobello, Ostuni, Monopoli, Polignano a Mare, Lecce) submitted by /u/liridonra

Rental car companies refusing to accept credit card and forcing insurance We’ve had this happen twice, once in Italy and once in Ireland. Basically when the rental company goes to run the credit card they say it’s a debit card not a credit card and we must purchase full insurance to take the car. The first time we argued them out of it but the second didn’t really have much choice and ended up paying €500. What’s actu…

Montenegro trip April 2024 🇲🇪 Bay of Montenegro – Njiegos Mausoleum – Sveti Stefan – Pavlova Strana viewpoint – Kotor Fortress – Our Lady of the Rocks – Kotor – Centinje – Lovcen National Park – Perast – Perast Viewpoint – Kotor Fortress – Ostrog Monastery – Tara River Canyon Bridge – Tara River Canyon – Durmitor National Park – Tivat – Porto Montenegro – Superyachts at Port…

Chania, Crete – Greece. June 2024 submitted by /u/mslot10

Figueres, day trip from Barcelona submitted by /u/Sea_Energy358

How’s Madeira in November? Hello! I’ve (28F, solo) always wanted to visit Madeira and there are quite affordable plane tickets for November. Also I’d like to avoid tourists to keep my sanity & to be able to relax. Has anyone been there during that time of the year? I read the temp’s around 20C – how’s the ocean, the weather, hikes,etc Thanks in advance! submitted by …