Help in Helsinki? Hi everyone. I’m going to be in Helsinki soon with a 9-hour layover. Is it possible to get thru customs, get bags and go to the city for a nice dinner and get back to the airport in time for our next flight? We land at 11am. That is our son’s 35th birthday, and we’d like to try. There are five of us going. Any help is much appreciated, as well a…

“Isolated” but luxory destinations? Hi, This year i visited the Maldives and i simply loved it. We were isolated on a small island but we had every luxory services what we needed (spa, sport, restaurant, bar, etc..). What are other similar destinations you can recommend which are reachable from Europe? I does not to be a resort island but it should have this “isolated” feeling, s…

Shinjuku Gyo-en National Garden, Tokyo, Japan – a sublime city park submitted by /u/sonderewander

14 days in Singapore and Malaysia. Any advice? Hello, My partner and me are planning a 2-week trip in end of April/May to your beautiful country. I’ve done some research and have now come up with the following itinerary. We like to discover and see a lot but also want to take it slow so I hope it’s not too packed. For food we’ll always try to eat at hawker centres so we can get all the great…

3 Countries, 10 days? Czechia, Austria, Hungary Hi! My husband and I are looking into a central/Easter Europe trip and were thinking of hitting the main cities in the countries mentioned in the title. Is that at all realistic? We want to do tours/museums/castles and then a fun cultural activity in each city. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/NimbusEnigma

We need to be more supportive of each other IRL. It’s not a competition. There is no perfect way to travel. I’ve been traveling solo for a little bit and so far Im loving it and most of the people I have met have been amazing. One thing that stands out though: lots of fellow travelers seem to be really attached to their own travel philosophy/travel circumstances, to the point where they get really defensive, tribal, and sometimes very preach-y about …

Diving and snorkelling in Mexico and Central America I will be spending 3 months backpacking from Mexico City to Panama from December to February. I am an experienced diver but I am travelling with a friend who is planning to do his open water cert in Cancun. Looking for recommendations on the best diving and snorkelling spots at that time of year, what’s overrated/underrated etc, what’s worth tra…

When visiting non-first world countries, do you brush your teeth with bottled water? I’ve always done this, but this morning when I saw the girl next to me using the tap water in Vietnam to brush her teeth, I realised maybe I’m just weird. I have no idea if it makes any difference, but for what it’s worth, in my 10+ years of traveling to less developed nations, I’ve only ever gotten sick twice — once in India (I was there for …

“Places I’ve Been” Map App Occasionally I’ve seen people post personalised maps showing every country they’ve visited in an infographic format. What app exists where I can make a list of where I’ve been and make my own map like this? submitted by /u/vortigaunted02

I haven’t flew since before 9/11, have some questions I’m going to have to take a plane soon, and it’s a new experience for me, well, almost. I have already taken a plane, but the last time was in January 2001, before the tragedy of 9/11. I remember my last flight where I brought back oysters. I spent the entire flight with a crate of 4 dozen oysters on my lap and a Leatherman in my pocket. I’ve wa…

6 hour layover in Lisbon? TAP just bumped my flight and now I have a 6 hour layover in Lisbon Would it be worthwhile to leave the airport to get dinner in Lisbon? We land at 12:40pm from Casablanca and fly to Newark at 6:50pm and are American. If it will not be worth going through security and customs and all that, any advice for how to kill time in the airport enjoyab…

Is Milan really not that cool? My friend and I are meeting up in Europe and she desperately wants to go to Milan (near Christmas) because it’s the fashion center of Italy and she wants to go clubbing and stuff. I am more into historical travel and upon googling I see people say that Milan is not very pretty, not many things to do and also a very commercial city. We will be th…

The art of being present A friend of mine once showed us his awesome fotos of a trip to New Zealand and at one point he said, sometimes he just could not believe his eyes or he couldn’t really process that he was actually there. I have had this same feeling before, for example in Rome, standing in the Colosseum, the fact that I was looking at 2000 years of history didn’…

Attempting to be ‘linguistically respectful’ while travelling I am from the anglosphere, and love languages. I have trained to become fluent in French and proficient in Dutch. These are two countries I love visiting (yes, I venture outside of Europe, before people jump on me). As much as I’d like to, I can’t become competent in every language. On the other hand, I really hate the feeling of entitlement (/ …

Peru Amazon advice Hi all, Jumping on the back of a mates Peru trip Was wondering if anyone had tour recommendations. Am hoping to see anacondas in the wild Have done tours from Leticia before and was abit too tame for me. For example they say it was ensured to be for all ages a lot of old people or first time campers. So am fine with doing tours that more tenable…

France and Italy 12-day Trip Itinerary: Help! Hello! My fiancé and I will be going on our honeymoon in July 2024 and are leaning towards doing France/Italy. We are taking a 10-day trip and want to see as much as we possibly can. I realize there is so much to do in Paris and we are not even scratching the surface, but that is something we are pretty set on and want to see more in other areas…

What do you think about those Barcelona flights, enough time? I want to travel to Barcelona for 4 days, flying from Austria. Usually I time the flights so that I get the most out of the days. Like like flying in the early morning and fly back at evening. BUT all affordable flights look like this: Day 1 arrive at around 18:00 in Barcelona Day 4 departure at midday It feels like I waste 2 days, and have onl…

Should I Get AAA? (USA/Canada) Next month I plan on driving around 500 miles from the US to CA. Right now I have a roadside assistance coverage plan from my insurance but it only tows up to 20 miles and i’m not sure if it will work in Canada. Should I buy the most expensive AAA membership to get 200 free miles of towing in case my car breaks down and I need to send it home? A…

What was your most surprisingly positive travel experiences? Inspired to make this post after talking travel with a mate the other day. Mine was solo travelling in Instanbul. Everyone I met on my travels so far warned me about how dodgy taxi drivers there are, and in general I’m sure they’re not wrong. Taxi drivers are the bane of every traveler buy I digress. I roll into Istanbul in the evening off a bus…

Lost my wallet in New Orleans and idk what to do I lost my wallet in New Orleans after a wedding and my flight is tomorrow at noon. I have no idea where it is it could be in an uber, a place we had food, where the ceremony was held or on the street. I canceled my cards already but my ID is in there. I cant go back out tonight and filing a police report is out of the question as ill be gone bef…