To my fellow black people who traveled to Japan… What was your experience like? Planning a trip next year and a bit nervous. Planning to visit museums, lots of food spots, Disneyland. Thank you submitted by /u/Mental-Music-44

What happens with not declared money at the airport? Hi guys, I was binge watching a show called ”Nothing to declare” and there was a case that a lady tried to get into the UK with 20k pounds (not declared) and they took it from her. I was wondering, what happens with those money later? Because if they take something like cigarettes, they will just throw it out but I don’t think they do the same…

Is there anywhere in western Europe that doesn’t completely shut down the week between Christmas and New Years? Are my fears exaggerated? I get that week off of work, which is great for me to travel. It also turns out most europeans also get that week off of work, which is not great for me to travel. I’ve heard most grocery stores, restaurants, museums etc. are shut down for most of that week. Maybe opening for a couple of days on the 27th or 28th, but still mostly shut down. Has …

Will travelling to Iran as a tourist screw me over in travelling elsewhere around the world? Canadian considering travel to Iran as a tourist – so much to see in that beautiful (but banned) country. Just wondering whether travelling there will jeopardise travel as a tourist to other countries (US, Europe, Aus, NZ) in the future. Would love to travel to Iran (for the history and the culture) despite everything that has gone on but don’t …

Stolen seat story with a happy ending My wife and I just returned from a trip and on our last leg I saw what looked like a blatant seat “thief” not only get away with it, but seemingly make friends with the “victim”. We’re sitting in 4C and 4D on a LAX to LAS Delta flight and I notice a solo traveler (maybe in his late 20s) sits across from me in 4A. Mush later in the boarding (like…

Scam at RER station, Paris – Travelling to Disneyland Paris by RER train One of the easiest ways to travel to Disneyland Paris is by RER A to Marne-la-Vallée station which requires separate ticket to travel. A single one way ticket costs €5. Here is what happened. Last week, we were at National station and queuing to buy the tickets from the machine with a bunch of other foreign tourists. Some took a while to naviga…

Google Flights price guarantee…good experience! This sub is littered with people posting bad experiences with OTAs so I thought I would share a positive one. For months I have been tracking prices for a flight at the end of October. Prices have been stable, but today they dropped 20%. I was going to book with the airline but it is a simple domestic US non-stop and the flight I wanted had Goog…

Recommendations- where to stop between Florence and Munich? I am planning a trip with a lot of family members for next year. We have a credit for a villa in Tuscany because we put a deposit on it for our 2020 wedding. Since that obviously got cancelled, the owners were nice enough to let us use our deposit for a later time, so we are going to be using it in the fall next year. First, we are going to spen…

I had the worst flying experience I have ever had with Norse Atlantic Airways. I will tell my story here since I am still speechless. I know this is my fault partially for going for a budget airline – But this was just unnacceptable. I flew Rome – JFK. I’ll start with the first bad thing. Note that if this was the only issue, I wouldn’t have been writing this. I would let this slide if it was only just this. Check in with this airline is in-person only an and opens 4 hours bef…

How bad is the bed bug thing in Paris really I was just planning a trip with my girlfriend to Paris next month. Now this bed bug thing is all over the news but not really sure how bad it really is? Any advice from the locals, is there really a high risk? submitted by /u/timma_2111

I spent an autumn day in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada submitted by /u/FearlessTravels

Destinations that weren’t worth it? Obviously this is very subjective and depends on so many variables whether or not you enjoyed your trip, but where have you been that made you say, “I honestly wouldn’t recommend this to most people.” It seems like everyone recommends everywhere they have every gone to everyone. But let’s be honest. We only have so much time and money to travel….

What are the best and worst snacks to bring on a plane? Just saw a post about someone bringing hard boiled eggs on a flight. Comments included other smelly foods that shouldn’t be brought on flights such as tuna, Taco Bell, clam chowder, or anything else that stinks. Where do you draw the line on what’s acceptable? Is beef jerky too smelly or ok? What are some of your favorite snacks to bring? I hav…

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) was one of the worst travel experiences of my life We had an international connecting flight, landing with Lufthansa at Frankfurt Airport in Germany, and we had about 2 hours until the departure of our flight on United heading home to the USA. (note: flights board about 20 minutes prior to departure so we actually had only about 1.5hr until boarding of our next flight) After having a similar co…

What are the things that unseasoned travelers do that blow your mind? I’m a flight attendant and I see it all. My #1 pet peeve that I WILL nag the whole cabin about is not wearing head phones while watching something (edit- when they have the volume up) It also blew my mind when my dad said he never considers bringing a snack from home when he travels. I now bring him a sandwich when I pick him up from the airpor…

Worst experience ever – Egypt At the end of my 14 days travel in Egypt (one week sight seeing and one week liveaboard at the red sea), and i can’t even wait until i go back to complain. i’ve read tons of posts here and got prepared for the trap, scam, unsolicited service, ridiculous high price for travelers, i’m still too naive. Here’s something make me really tired of trave…

Changi Airport Layover of 6 hours I have a 5-hour layover at Changi Airport on the 5th which is a Wednesday (landing at 7:40, next flight at 13:55) and I am trying to figure out how to spend those 6 hours and I have a budget of 100 S$. Here are the things I have thought of, but I need more details on it: Walk around the Jewel: I read that I have to cross immigration in order to…

Do you bite your tongue when someone your with is an awful tourist? Like complaining about accommodations, or saying they don’t like the food, or just being generally disrespectful. Should you call them out or just ignore it and make a mental note to never travel with them again submitted by /u/Beneficial_Way355

Booking.com scam Received an email from a booked hotel requesting for a credit card verification. It came from the hotel through booking.com, so it seems the hotel’s account has been hacked. No spelling errors and the message was quite convincing. I received an email a couple of hours after the scam message with the attached screenshot. submitted by /u/My…

Have you ever booked an activity, got to the place and just thought ‘no’ That’s me right now. Paid 25€ for admission into a tower, looked at the height that I’d have to climb, and just decided that I was too ambitious and changed plans. What about you guys? submitted by /u/iamlostpleasehelp_