Bring backs from New Zealand? Hi community! I`ll be traveling to New Zealand for the first time this October for two weeks. What are some items specific to NZ that I should bring back with me? Also, any general tips/advice. I`ll be with my friend, who is a kiwi, but any additional information would be amazing. I`ll be in the Auckland area(Auckland, Rotorua) for almost a week…

How can Booking.com legally not provide invoices? I am taking a work trip and reserved an apartment so I need an invoice for my company. Booking.com states that they do not provide invoices and are not responsible for the accommodation providing it or not. When I requested it they sent an invoice to them and they replied “we’re not a company, we can’t give invoices”. But Booking.com charged my …

Croatia with a day trip to Bosnia After 5 nights in Slovenia we made the long drive down to Split to make as our base to explore the region. On the way down we stopped by in Zadar for lunch. Split as a base was great since it allowed us to visit both Dubrovnik and Mostar which was on our bucket list and the city itself is great. Diocletians Palace lives up to the hype and the ol…

Authentic ≠ Poor Is anyone else just a bit sick of the phrase ‘authentic travel’ being used as a synonym for people cosplaying poverty? I’ve noticed so many vloggers and met plenty of people myself who talk about their ‘authentic experiences’ when really they’re just comparing themselves to those less fortunate. An example being a couple I met in Laos who told …

Slovenia might just be the most beautiful country to exist Did a 10 day trip through Slovenia and Croatia with family and spent the first 5 nights in Slovenia mainly exploring the Julian Alps and Triglav National Park. Ljubljana is a cool city but the highlights for us were definitely the mountains ! We rented a car and stayed in a small town outside Bled and used it as a base to visit Bled and surround…

Spent a month in Sri Lanka. WOW! Had the most wonderful time in Sri Lanka! I never expected it to be so beautiful; the country’s natural beauty truly took my breath away. During my month-long stay, I met so many kind and wonderful people and didn’t have a single unpleasant encounter. One memorable experience was getting lost on a motorbike in a small village. As we rode through…

Southern lights (Stewart island) Hi, I’m planning my birthday trip in June 2025. I am currently researching about southern lights and am interested in visiting Stewart island. My questions are, 1) how long do people usually stay in the island 2) what is the probability of seeing the lights in that month 3) what to bring to the trip 4) does it snow in June 5) what activities ar…

Bad allergy season in Rome? I just came back from Italy and oh boy were my allergies bad! I very rarely have issue with allergies but when I was in Rome I had sneezing, itchy throat, eyes , nose etc I took allergy medicine and it helped a bit Once I left I felt a lot better Anyone else has this issue ? I’m starting to travel more internationally but this trip to Italy h…

Wooden souvenirs to Belgium Hi, I am travelling to Belgium from India and I am carrying some 15-20 pieces of miniature wooden souvenirs for my colleagues there. Can anyone please tell me if that would be a problem putting them in my checked in baggage ? submitted by /u/Disastrous_Tart6573

Car chargers in the UK are the same as car chargers in the US, right? I know the wall outlets are different, but just want to confirm there’s not something about car chargers I’m not thinking of. I know USB plug-ins are the same (obviously) submitted by /u/eagleathlete40

Advice on private hire from JFK to Branford (CT) Hello everyone, my family will be making a trip to New york from Singapore (24 hour flight) to see my uncle on his deathbed. We will most probably be flying over in the next 2-3 days. His hospice is in Branford-New Haven and I was just wondering if anyone knows of any alternative on how to get there other than Uber? I got the price quote of abou…

Couple pics from my trip to Jeddah, Saudia Arabia submitted by /u/Tg2501

US visa / travel to Iraq I am a UK citizen who could not travel on an esta so have a 5 year travel visa granted from the US embassy. Travelling to Iraq would invalidate an esta, but would my visa still be OK? submitted by /u/SlimSloane

Best place to stay in Italy for a month? Hey everyone! I’m looking for advice from either locals or people who travelled there before. I’m planing to stay for roughly a month, most likely in September. All suggestions and advice are greatly appreciated! Some information on what I’m looking for: Most important for me is beach, so a coastal city, where’s still pretty good weather in Sep…

Transiting via Guangzhou Airport in China Hi, got a transit from London to Nanjing, via Guangzhou Airport. On the way there, I have a 3hr stopover and on the way back a 2hr 40 mins stopover. Wanted to check what the procedures are during transit in Guangzhou – do I need do clear immigration? Also, is this enough time to reach my connecting flights? Any experiences that can be shared wou…

First Time Transiting – Advice Wanted I’m looking at booking a flight from Auckland to Hobart which transfers via Melbourne airport. Because of the area I live in New Zealand, I’m only able to make it to Auckland airport for an afternoon flight which AirNZ have options for. All the options I’ve found include a 2 hour 20 minute connection time and I’m wondering, if for a first time t…

City for US stopover for solo decompression at pool/spa hotel on the cheap I’m flying between LA and the midwest this month to deal with ~family~ things. I’d like to have a decompression day where I just sleep and lounge by a nice pool, get a massage. To save money, I am looking at a stopover on budget carriers (Spirit, Frontier, etc). Las Vegas seems like a good bet–airport is next to the strip, lots of great hotels….

Amsterdam Tips / Takes after One Month Living and Working out of the Red Light District I’m an American who recently spent a month traveling, living and working remotely in the Amsterdam Red Light district, and I wanted to share a thorough compendium of tips and my personal takes on a few things. This is going to be more for people already planning on going to Amsterdam rather than people wanting to see if it’s worth going, but you…

Travelling for a month or two in Europe, need ideas I’m from Spain and I would like to know ideas for a travel in a city for a month or two this summer (not Spain, obv) while I’m working remotely, these are the requisites: In EUROPE Budget of 2.5k € to spend in the month Probably using airbnb (or substitutes) as accomodation Place with opportunities to meet people and socialize, nice place to vi…

European Baggage Dimensions My partner bought a suitcase that’s dimensions sum to 170cm. I said to him no that’s too big as his international flight, Singapore airlines, and other inter-Europe travel, Eurostar, Iberia Airlines, ITA Airways etc. that he’s using all state a maximum of 158cm. I’ve since come to learn when flying from Australia, Singapore and Emirates airlines…