Back from my India trip Wanted to share my experience and write the general feedback about my experience for those of you interested in traveling to India. We did a girls trip. One of our friends was from Bangalore, India. Overall comment: I loved it. India is a big and diverse country. It almost felt like each state was a country of it’s own as they speak different l…

What Are Some Things From Your Country That Only Tourists Buy? Question in the title. Where are you from? And what are some of the items/souvenirs that only a tourist would buy? submitted by /u/Significant_Mine_330

Travel prospects after NZ visa rejection Hi y’all! I am an Indian citizen that is based in India, and despite having visited at least 20-30 countries in the past, I have had 2 consecutive visitor visa applications rejected by the good old authorities in New Zealand. In fact, if truth be told, I can’t really figure out what the reasons for the rejections are, as the rejection letters ha…

Is January a good time to visit Iceland? I’m turning 30 in January – I’ve never really cared for my birthday, I’ve always thought it was just another day. However, I didn’t enjoy much of life between 25-29 (Pandemic, mental health issues etc) and I’m taking 30 as an opportunity for a new approach. Iceland has been on my list of places to travel more many years. I love winter and though…

What would you cut from this Oceania itinerary? My wife and I are both quitting our jobs to travel for 3.5 months. Neither of us have spent time in Oceania. We love diving, hiking, exploring other cultures… and I’m surfing obsessed. We mapped out an itinerary but are trying to decide where to cut/add days. Where would you remove? Where would you add days? 3/7-3/23: French Polynesia Taha’a…

Avianca rejects credit cards TLDR I can’t pay for anything, Avianca (not my card company) rejects my credit cards because they seem “suspicious”. I had trouble buying some tickets through Avianca, I would pay and get the confirmation email, then the next day I would get an email stating there was a problem with payment and that everything was canceled. This would be after t…

Should I go to Japan next month or postpone? Salut peeps!! It turns out my Aunty has got me a free boarding pass to anywhere Air Canada flies to (she’s a flight attendant) for my birthday – next month (November). I was really thinking about going to Japan, but one of my bucket list things (to stay in a Ryokan) more and likely won’t be available, because it’s so last minute. There’s othe…

Favorite trips with animals? Just got back from an epic trip to French polynesia. One of my favorite parts was seeing the mind blowing reef and swimming with sharks and stingrays. I’m starting to realize how much I love anything to do with learning more about animals or seeing them in their natural habitat. In that spirit, what’s a favorite animal themed trip you’ve been on…

having issues buying stuff with my german creditcard hello, basically for our upcoming travels this December, I’m trying to get a couple of things beforehand. a.) tickets for two parties in Medellin and Cali. Since it’s a pretty well known dutch techno label/collective hosting those parties, I want to get presale tickets. b.) domestic flight tickets (Bogota-> Medellin and Medellin –> St. Marta) i…

Best destination for communist historical remnants? Hello, I am looking to plan a trip abroad, likely only to one country. I am very interested in Cold War history and want to go somewhere that still has lingering remnants of that history; monuments, architecture etc. I know, for example, that you can still find that stuff in Serbia and Kyrgyzstan. I am also very intrigued by the bunkers everywhe…

San Diego Zoo question I am going to San Diego for a wedding and have some time to kill before my flight. It’s just me going so no kids. It’s pretty expensive so I want to see if it would be worth it. I only have 3-4 hours before I have to go to airport. If I get there right when it opens (my plan), is 3-4 hours enough to see most of the park? submitted by /u/I…

Should I carry enough clothes for an 11-day business trip or use the laundry at the hotel? So, I recently graduated and joined a multinational company. I am flying to a European country for 11 days for work. I have never done anything like this. So my question is, should I carry enough clothes for 11 days, or do people generally use the hotel laundry services? Is the hotel laundry typically expensive? I am staying at a Radisson Blu. …

Should I travel to Taiwan or Vietnam? I’ll be in Fukuoka, Japan for 10 days in the spring. Both Taiwan and Vietnam are close enough for me to do quick trips, which one do you recommend visiting? I’m in mid mid twenties and enjoy hiking, outdoors, food, and bar/night-life. Any recommendations to cities in either Vietnam or Taiwan would also be most appreciated! submitted by /u…

Applying for Ryanair’s compensation Yesterday (24 Oct 2023) my Ryanair flight to get back home from a trip (Bologna BLQ > Palermo PMO, flight FR3926) was six hours late, and I’ve been running around in all the airport asking if I could get a refund. Turns out I couldn’t get a refund, but I could ask for a monetary compensation that should be around 250 euros since my flight was 3+…

Thoughts on China? I hope I am able to post this to enable discussion. I am a keen reader of all trips on here and Asia seems to be a very popular destination having read many reports from India, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal, Cambodia, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia etc. Though I noticed that China does not appear much, even skipped during 3 month/6 month itineraries t…

I just cancelled my trip 20 minutes before I was supposed to leave. I’m feeling so defeated and embarrassed. I had a trip to San Francisco for 5 days booked since July, and I cancelled it all this morning right before I was set to leave. I am so burned out from work, and just exhausted all around. The last couple days I haven’t been excited at all, to be honest I never really was to the level I have been for oth…

Cost saving tips for USA travel I am curious to hear any USA travel specific saving tips and related discussions as a non-US citizen. Me & my partner are planning a trip here, but we’d like to spare some money. I’ve heard about couchsurfing, housesitting, camping and possibly renting a camper van as a way to strongly decrease accomodation costs. I also know to avoid restauran…

New England to Australia – Best route for someone with a bad back who won’t do a 14 hour flight? My wife and I will need to travel to the Gold Coast of Australia in 2025 for my son’s wedding. No date set yet but likely Q1, 2025. My wife has scoliosis and has never flown more than 7 hours which she found excruciating. I have done Boston to Beijing (14.5 hours) for work but that was business class both ways. That would be one solution but a V…

Favourite travel accessories? What are your favourite items you have purchased for travel? submitted by /u/International_Bed666

Want to hike Machu Pichu but my wife keeps hearing/reading stories of people getting really sick The title pretty much says it all. We were asked by friends if we want to hike the Inca Trail next April. Absolutely! we responded. Then my wife started reading about hikers who fell ill, some of them severely, to the point of having to be airlifted out. We’re familiar with altitude sickness and the possibility of catching a bug or parasite thro…