Long layover at LHR – Plan to shower, leave the airport. Is this realistic? We are flying from DFW to Krakow but have a 10-hour layover at LHR. From what we can tell, we arrive there in Terminal 3 at 6:20 a.m. I assume we’ll go through customs and then get our luggage. There’s an AA Admiral’s Club with showers in that terminal. Our plan was to shower, then either store or check in our bags for the next flight, then take…

Another trip report from Egypt Just returned from a week in Egypt (Hurghada, Cairo, Luxor) and given how much this sub helped me prepare, I wanted to share my experience and hopefully help others plan. We spent 4 days in a resort /diving, then an overnight private tour to Cairo via private car, then took an overnight train to luxor and saw the sights with a private guide, re…

Malaria prevention while in Amazonia Hello, me and my family traveling to Brazil in December and we will be visiting Manaus for 3 days. We are planning to take some guided tours into the forest as well. I talked with a few people about malaria danger in that area and I’m a bit concerned what to do. They mentioned that drugs to prevent malaria has some serious side effects which mig…

Would you rather sit next to the sick coughing person or a crying baby? I just got off a flight where I was in an aisle seat and three people around me were coughing everywhere like crazy. The guy right in front of me, the woman on my left and the woman behind me. I was getting so irritated because none of them were covering their mouths while coughing and this flight was 3 hours long 😭 I took an EmergenC as soon as…

Should I be wary if a website shows room rates much cheaper than the hotel’s rates? I’m traveling to Taipei next month and looking for accommodation. I’ve come across a hotel I’m interested in, Priceline quotes $60 for a room but the hotel quotes $180. Something doesn’t seem right to me. submitted by /u/Lukas316

Can I Get Between Heathrow and Gatwick in 3 hours and 35 minutes? Arriving at 5:15pm at heathrow and wondering if I can make a flight from Gatiwck at 8:50pm? Flight is China to Heathrow, Gatwick to Italy. No checked bag, citizen of Canada. Willing to take an uber/cab. It will be a Wednesday if that matters. submitted by /u/pizzahippie

Going to the US twice in a month on the same ESTA – Will I run into trouble? So basically what the title says. EU citizen here. I got an ESTA last year and went on vacation to NYC and NOLA. It was my first time in the US and everything went great. Had a blast. So, as the ESTA lasts for two years, I decided to go again in September this year. I just visited NYC this time. Again, it was a blast. And now I got a new America…

Traveling to Osaka from out of Houston with a layover in Tokyo. When will I have to go through customs? I land in Tokyo at around 3:25pm and my flight to Itami takes off at 5pm. This so my first trip to japan. Do I have to go through customs once I land in Tokyo? Or do I not do that until I reach my actual destination (Osaka)? I’m unable to find any information about answering this. Also, is there anything I have to do/can do online in advance to…

Antigua Guatemala submitted by /u/gpunzosuazo

Looking into an all-expense-paid vacation for my family – recommendations? Hey everyone – We’re looking for an all-expense vacation to, I think, the Caribbean in February. We have a 3 and 1.5 year old so will need something family friendly and nice/safe. Not trying to do it cheap, we haven’t been on a vacation like this with the kids yet. We currently live in Brooklyn and would fly out of New York. Any recommendations …

Friends want a Resort, I…don’t. Some of my best friends have asked if I wanted to take a vacation and go stay at a resort in February (specifically in Cancun). I almost immediately said No. When I travel I really enjoy either 1. exploring a city – going to local shops, restaurants, and experiencing the culture of the people 2. Experiencing Nature – Hiking, camping, experiencin…

Scandinavian trip – Denmark, Norway & Sweden submitted by /u/laserspewpew_

Granada without Alhambra – yes or no? My husband and I are staying close to Malaga and were planning on visiting Granada one day, before leaving back home on Thursday. A couple of hours ago, I checked out the Alhambra’s website to book tickets online…only to see, that there is nothing left until the beginning of November. Would you recommend going to Granada anyways? It’s one hour…

Are there countries with nice weather where hotels are generally regarded as being “cheap” I’ve heard people mention things like “I stayed in a 5 star hotel in Thailand for a hundred bucks a night”. I recently went to Italy and hotel prices were insane to me – 400 Euros a night for the DoubleTree in Rome – yikes! Where are your favourite places to go with the cheapest nice hotels?? submitted by /u/TentativelyCommitted …

Berlin and Potsdam 05/2023 submitted by /u/Ordinary_plankton

Just returned from Egypt, here are my thoughts. I have just spent a week in Egypt spread over Cairo, Luxor and Hurghada (wish I had gone to Aswan instead). First of all I’d like to say the history is absolutely amazing and worth visiting for alone. The Pyramids, the temples, Kings and Queens tombs absolutely breath taking. The culture is also very interesting, I come from a very refined part …

Racism abroad This happened in Levanto Italy. We stayed for two nights to visit Cinque Terre (should’ve skipped). By far the most racist-in your face experience I’ve ever came across in my life. We went to a restaurant in the evening called La Mela. We were greeted with a dirty look and sat at a table with paralysed bugs falling all over us and our food from …

How to survive my 22 hour flight? There’s long haul and then there’s loooooong haul! I’ve got a 22 hour London to Sydney flight in a few weeks and looking for advice from long haul veterans on how to physically and mentally survive! I’ve bought some DVT socks in preparation on the physical side. On the mental side, I’m trying to figure out how to contend with the fact that every…

some Scottish coasts and castles visited Direlton Castle, Tantallon Castle and North Berwick today submitted by /u/blue-wednesday

Finding climbing partners in Tonsai/Railay as a solo traveler I’m considering going to Tonsai/Railay for a week or so to do some sport climbing. However, I’m traveling solo, so not sure how feasible it would be to find partners to climb with. Had a few questions for people that have been to the region: Are there any hostels in the area where I could easily find partners? Was your experience that were many…