Base town/village for day hikes in Dolomites Hello Chat, 6 of us are looking to basing ourselves in an Airbnb in Dolomites and do day hikes – (not hut-to-hut hiking due to varied hiking ability). Would appreciate any recommendations on best places to stay. Prefer location with – 1/ Best views of mountains 2/ Need a place convenient for cooking ourselves as some have dietary restrictions. 3…

Feedback on itinerary for 20 days in Portugal? Where to stay north of Lisbon? Gluten free recs? Spouse and I have done very little international travel. Any feedback is appreciated! Trip is planned Sept 20 – Oct 5 of this year. We love beaches and hiking, and we enjoy visiting cool rock formations including caves. We’re interested in seeing castles and other old, impressive structures, etc. I can’t eat gluten. It’s an allergy, not a prefe…

White Christmas Help. Where? My wife and kids are very keen to do a white Christmas. Any recommendations for places that generally have snow over Christmas and New Year? Wife has recommended Lapland but I am not sure how well it will work. Kids are 10 and 12. They just want snow and then activities to do. Not sure about New York this time of year, which are the best parts o…

How should I (US Citizen) report my marriage status on an Indian E-Visa application if I am in a Same-sex marriage with an Indian citizen? My husband (a male Indian citizen living in the US) and I (a male US Citizen living in the US) are visiting family in India. We have been married since our last visit to India, and I am applying for my e-visa for our upcoming trip. The e-visa form asks for my marital status and my spouse’s name. Same-sex relationships are fully legal in India, B…

2+2 Luggage question: Delsey or Briggs-Riley? Hey all, I just turned 20 and moved out, I wont be able to use my parent’s set of luggages. Currently I am using their sets of polycarbonate Samsonite cabin and checked. For reference I flew 6 return trips last year in J class with a mix of 4 and 11hr flights. I’m currently shopping for 2 cabin and 2 checked luggages, am looking at the Delsey …

Leaving airport during layover Hi! I’m going overseas for the first time to Disney World for my Honeymoon (we’re from Africa) and I’m still figuring stuff out. We are going to have an 11 hour later in Atlanta- since it’s in the same country, can we spend the day outside the airport? Thank you! submitted by /u/lowkeynuggetprncss

ESTA is still “authorization pending” after 2 weeks. Anyone else ever had this? I’m travelling to the US for a work conference (from UK) in less than 2 weeks. I applied for my ESTA over 2 weeks ago and it is still stated as “authorization pending”. The website says I should have had a response within 72 hours. I’ve applied for ESTAs in the past and they’ve never been approved instantaneously but have also never taken this l…

Where to stay in/near Amsterdam? I’m planning on getting Anne Frank Museum tickets (have it in my calendar, so fingers crossed) as an add on to a mostly British Isles trip. My plan is to take the ferry across (b/c cool ferry, not b/c it’s the most economical) and then trains/trams/buses/walk as needed. I’m looking around using AARP and there are some nice, cheap places but the…

USDA Health Certificate for Travel (Am I screwed) I have a flight on Tuesday and I just found out that the Vet that filled out my health certificate doesn’t use the VEHCS service, so I need to drive there early in the morning to pick it up, send it to the USDA Office in Albany overnight so that it can arrive on Thanksgiving, and I need to hope that they can both endorse it and send it to me the…

Vianden, Luxemburg, 2023 submitted by /u/IvaKrist

International travel to asian while pregnant? My husband and I were supposed to do at least one international trip before trying for kids(THANKS COVID!) since we mostly do domestic travel. We’re thinking about trying next year. I want to go to China. But of course it will depend on if and how far along I will be. We won’t have vacation for another year because of a new job. I’ve been to Ch…

Recommndations to spend 7 days in Vienna? Me and my girlfriend are flying to Vienna this December, mainly for the Christmas vibe/markets. We are both in the early 20’s and like food, deserts, fun stuff in general such as shopping, arcades and active activities. Also nature (snow, ice-skating, or just walking). Not so much museums. We have an entire week and would like to know on how we …

Belgrade and Montenegro Some pictures i’ve taken back this summer in Belgrade (Serbia), Podgorica and Kotor (Montenegro) submitted by /u/Just_a_spaghetti

How do I make myself less of a “target” when traveling? I am planning a trip to Mexico City with my boyfriend, and while I know that it is a world class city with good and bad (just like any other big city), I’m still worried about things like robberies and kidnappings. I came across a post on the r/MexicoCity subreddit about someone who was walking around in broad daylight when someone came up behin…

Italy vs Greece vs Slovenia, best scenic and food/wine cost effective travel destination for older crowd? Hey all, I’m looking to plan a trip with some family friends of mine, were trying to choose between Italy, Slovenia, and Greece and I was hoping to get your opinions. For some context, it would be about 2 late 20 year-olds with a their parents (70+). Given the max age, probably not looking to do anything too active though light hikes and easy na…

Help on deciding where to travel for two weeks! Hi everyone, My wife and I want to travel somewhere for a couple of weeks in end of February/ early March. We’ve narrowed down where we want to go to three potential countries but I’m curious if anyone can add anything value through your experiences to help us: We are based in Eastern Europe We’re looking for flights within the 600 euro range p…

Anyone read or know of a good book on USA travel ideas? My in-laws visited NYC last month and fell completely in love with it, they’ve claimed it the best trip they’ve ever been on. They’ve now declared they’re going to go on a trip somewhere in the USA once a year now, but got immediately overwhelmed looking online. Neither of them are suuuper tech savvy. They’re not “drive for miles to see this 1 …

personal handbag in emirates? hello everyone, i am an international student travelling from India to Toronto through Emirates soon. I am allowed to carry 23*2 + 7kg carry on with me. can i carry a tote bag along with me for my document file, medicines and personal hygiene supplies (menstrual cup) ? can anyone advice me on this? thank you. submitted by /u/Sad-Policy1…

South Island NZ road trip How we ended up in this situation is boring and unimportant. We are Americans who ended up in Christchurch unexpectedly. We have from today Wednesday (22 NOV) until Sunday (26 NOV) to drive the island and explore. We need to be back at CHC Sunday afternoon, for a flight to Wellington. We are going to rent a car. We will likely stay at Airbnbs to…

Finally visited Vietnam submitted by /u/oddlylongnipplehair