Western US March Road-trips Good morning all. Here again for some advise on an itinerary for early March ‘24. My wife and I love to travel but I started my master’s this fall and it closes a lot of windows in terms of when we can go. This year was the first we haven’t gone anywhere internationally and I’ve been trying to find a cheaper domestic alternative to scratch the …

Slovenia —travel destination I hesitate to post this because one of the most appealing aspects of our three weeks in Slovenia was the feeling like we were the only visitors. As if we had the place to ourselves. However, if you’re looking for a quiet friendly country that happens to be scenically beautiful, this is it. Mountains, valleys, rivers, waterfalls, etc. There’s al…

Tenerife tips and tricks Serial traveller here, just enquiring about Tenerife. I’m heading to India next year but need a break from the depressing state the UK is currently in. I like my yoga, hiking and exploring with a little fun chucked in. Meeting new people, little partying and plenty of chilling out. I don’t know anything about the Canary Islands so any info would…

How do you deal with your partner wanting different things from travel? For example, they like art history and visiting art museums all day long, but you find looking at 2D images in art museums absolutely boring; or if you like walking around to see places, and they like to chill at the hotel or a cafe and relax. Do you just travel separately, or make compromise like I do your thing one day and you do my thing the …

Air China to Shenzhen (Hong Kong) Hi everyone, my husband and I have lived in Shenzhen for many years but have always flown to Hong Kong with international airlines and them crossed the border to Shenzhen as the flights are much cheaper that way. We will be flying soon to Hong Kong with the goal of going into Shenzhen with a single entry visa but found Air China flights from Ma…

Ferry from Gwadar to Muscat, Oman Hi, I am thinking of taking the ferry from Gwadar to Muscat, Oman. Sadly, I couldn’t find any informations about this except that it is being planned and is close to completion (2020). Does anyone have recent information about this? Thanks a lot:) submitted by /u/Buuuuhh

How bad is burning season in late January / early February in Northern Thailand and Laos? Hello! I hope that someone can help me – My girlfriend and I will arrive in Bangkok on 10th January and plan to travel to Northern Thailand (Chiang Mai, Pai, Chiang Rai), then go into Laos before moving on to Northern Vietnam. I have been reading about burning season and there appears to be conflicting information about how bad it gets during th…

Should I keep my passport on me? I’m going to Chile in about a month to visit some friends. I’m flying into Santiago, then I’ll be traveling solo from city to city by bus/train. My flight home is also from Santiago, so I was thinking I could leave my passport at my friend’s house and then pick it up on my last day. This way I wouldn’t risk losing it or having it stolen. Is this…

Ueno and Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan – contrasting neighbourhoods submitted by /u/sonderewander

US citizen in the UK wanting to stay for a couple of months but told immigration I would be staying for a month only, can I stay here for a couple more months without being in hot water? I know I can stay for up to 6 months but I am just a tad worried because I told immigration I was staying for a month. So is it okay? Also I have a return flight already booked for a month from now but that is no issue to change that around submitted by /u/RichiPete

Will a eurorail pass suit me? Hey All, Travelling around Europe over the Christmas period. Roughly staying at each destination 2-3 nights, and some 4 nights. Time isn’t on our side, so can’t bus everywhere unfortunately. But flights seem unpredictable? Huge swings in price… But also individual train tickets!? Its like 100 euro for a return train to Bath. Omio and these ot…

Officer denied my global entry application at interview. Hello, Officer told me I was ineligible because It hasn’t been 10 years of me holding legal status. I am a citizen and became a permanent resident in 2016. I can only be eligible in 2026. I couldn’t find anything online about his claim. Has anyone run into this? submitted by /u/mustafainaya

How do you deal with the sadness that comes from buying a ticket too early and find out later it’s overpriced? I found out recently that a ticket I booked 3 months ago is actually 50% cheaper today (same date, same flight). I then continued to check the other flights in my trip, and saw that I would have saved at least US $400 if I had booked today instead of 3 months ago. I also booked flights to and from Israel 3 months ago, if I had booked today, I wo…

How worried should I be about a 50 minute layover? (Fort Lauderdale) I’m booking a trip right now from Hartford to Costa Rica, and the best options seem to be a 50 minute layover in Fort Lauderdale or 95 minutes in Orlando. The Orlando one is an extra $35 and gets in 90 minutes later, so I’d prefer the Fort Lauderdale option, but I’m concerned that 50 minutes won’t be enough time to make my connection. For anyon…

Traveling to Guatemala? I’ve read some recent things about protests making it a bit difficult to travel and get around recently. I have been planning to go around December 26th-1st. Does anyone have any input on safety/logistics of traveling there at that time? Should I switch to somewhere else? Just want to get a good idea of everything before I fully book! submit…

Black friday – backpacking equipment Hi. I’m going to South America from february to august. Obviously I’m gonna need a lot of equipment, but not exactly sure of everything I need. And since it is black friday tomorrow, I guess now is the right time to find out what I need. So what do you think? Anything you have in mind that I surely will need when backpacking in South America. Ri…

Your hospitalisation during a holiday abroad – did you have to pay upfront? Seeing a number of people on this branch caught out because they didn’t have travel insurance inspired this post. To me this to me is insane. Even when I lived in Europe and traveled there with a passport from one of the counties with ‘best’ passport did I not go without insurance. Because you can end up paying as much as the locals do which ca…

Emirates self-check-in doesn’t weigh your carry on Correct me if i’m wrong. I flew back to my country 8 months ago and i remember self-check-in machines only weighed the “check-in baggages” and not the carry ons (7kg). Is it still the same until now? If yes, then i’d love to exceed from 7kg to at least 10 or 11 then. submitted by /u/Any-Bus6741

Hiking base in the EU for a digital nomad in spring? Hi! I am thinking about going on a 2/3 week long workation in April. I was wondering if you have any recommendations about the places you think would fit my criteria. Of course I understand that it’s hard to fulfill them all, but here they are: has to be in European Union (due to work, GDPR stuff) has to have nature and hiking opportunities (mo…

NYE outfit help with only a backpack Hello! My fiancé and I will be traveling during January 2024. We will go to Amsterdam, Morocco and Lisbon. These are all pretty different places (climate and culture). We will spend NYE in Amsterdam and then carry on to the other places. We both only pack in one backpack each that fits as a carry on. Does anyone have any advice or ideas on somet…