Cash only Traveling I live in Ethiopia and do a fair bit of traveling for business and some for family & friends. My ethiopian bank cards don’t work in any other country so I’m traveling with cash. While a lot of places try to simplify payments with card swipes and qr codes, I’ve been noticing the transition to strictly cashless payments over the past couple of yea…

Going to Japan, best tattoo coverups? I’ll be traveling to Japan next month and I have 2 tattoos, one small on my upper back and a palm sized piece on front chest. I’m seeing really bad reviews for all the ‘skin patch’ type coverups available on Amazon. Does anyone have a specific brand or item they can recommend, if I’m better off just using athletic tape, or just waiting once I’m …

Spent my 3-week summer in Japan 📍Tokyo Ningyocho (1) Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa (2,3,4) Kagurazaka, Shinjuku (5) Koenji (6) Arisugawa No Miya Park (7-8) 📍Yokohama (9-10) Completely different summer experience from what I’m used to (I’m from a tropical country). I loved how long I stayed there, explored and interacted by myself mostly too! But definitely not going back in this se…

Anyone else frustrated with places trying to appeal to tourist palates rather than serving good local food? Part of why I love traveling is trying new cuisine. I’ve noticed now a few times that some countries, usually ones with high tourist visitors, will edit local food to appeal to tourist stereotyped palates. For instance, in Italy getting an authentic carbonara at some places is harder than it should be since they try to replicate the cream versio…

solo road trip from NYC to LA, safe? 27F, Indian, want to do a road trip from New york to LA, i’m looking at renting a car in new york with a drop off in LA, the route would have 6 stops, span over 20 days and with a budget of $10k. I intend to stay at every stop for 3-4 days, roam around a bit! Either in April/May. However, whoever i speak to, advises against a road trip at this t…

Most unique things you’ve done while traveling? I’m curious about the most unique things you have done while traveling, the kinds of things you can’t do, or do some version of, just anywhere. I’m trying to plan a trip for next year, but I’m kind of stumped. I haven’t traveled much, but every trip I have been on has felt like I was doing the same kinds of things I do at home, just elsewhere (e…

Should I carry my luggage around Stockholm for 3-4 hours? Hi, I’m about to go to Stockholm for the first time. I (20M) will be travelling alone, flying in at 1pm but I can’t get into my airbnb until 5pm. I’m going to have a carry-on and a backpack for these couple of hours and my “what do I do with this” isn’t about safety, its about what can I do while bringing my luggage. I also am the least patient …

New Zealand – Exploring the South Island Hi everyone! I (29F) will be travelling solo from the states to New Zealand in November for 12 days. I’ll be spending the first three days in Auckland, and the next two days in Wellington. After that, I’ll catch my flight to the South Island where I plan to stay for the remainder of the trip until I return to Auckland for my flight home. I want…

Anyone done a WHV in NZ? What was your experience? As the title says! I’m wondering what your experience was like to move out there, finding work and housing. Did you get to keep any money or does rent and food swallow it up? What was your experience like in general?, submitted by /u/miggins1610

Twice I’ve done a mad airport dash to make an international connection – terrible experiences, but I do love telling the stories I’m very lucky in that in my life I’ve had the privilege of travelling to many places, mostly with my family but lately increasingly on my own. I’ve never had a single issue travelling with my family but twice now, on huge, long-haul international trips I’ve found myself being the crazy person sprinting through an international airport to make a…

Planning a Trip Around the World I have plans to take a trip around the world in 2024. I’ve never planned a trip with this open-ended of an itinerary before, so I’m wondering if anyone who has traveled in this style can offer some travel tips for screwing up less frequently. I’ll be traveling westward to minimize jet lag. I have US citizenship and I’m aiming for 100-120 days ab…

Bharat , uttarakhand Deep inside in state uttarakhand ( Bharat ) you will find this amazing trek . The trek is of around 18 km and takes around 10-12 hours . submitted by /u/uddi999

First time flying! Hi so as the title states I will be taking my first plane ride In January from O’Hare airport. What should I take into consideration when choosing a suitcase? Can I take more than one travel size toothpaste? What about regular sized deodorant? Can I use my laptop and AirPods on the plane? Anything else that I should know? Thank you submitted…

Any good physical travel maps to buy Anyone know anywhere to buy maps fit for traveling with, would be great for a place with multiple parts of the world. But for now specifically of the Levant and surrounding countries. All I’m seeing are these wall mounted maps or impractical tomes. submitted by /u/_BreadBoy

I live in Alabama and never been out west- does my itinerary make sense? (Vegas + California) Bear in mind that I mean itinerary in a broad sense- I mainly only targeted the main places I want to go, and want all your input before I really flesh it out. Open to all the suggestions, but yes I’ve looked at all the vegas and SD/SB subreddit FAQs for suggestions! Thursday: Fly to vegas. Spent afternoon/night exploring Fremont?Friday- full d…

What airlines have you flown internationally? Best and worst ones? I’ve flown LOT Polish, Ukrainian, Turkish, American, Air France, Alaskan, LATAM, Aeroflot, Air Canada, TAP Portugal, Royal Air Maroc. Best experience was Turkish, all around comfortable and better food. Worst was definitely Aeroflot. Just ugh. submitted by /u/saxxappeal

Weekend Getaway…alone There is a comedian I really want to see. He’s doing a live show about a 1 hours flight from me. I’ve begged both of my children to come with me but they are teenagers with big plans. Would it be weird to spend two days away, alone, seeing a comedian, hanging out, then coming home? Mind you, I’m going through a divorce, so I already feel like a…

Misplaced US Visa My US visa is in my old passport which was accidentally brought to a different country. I am flying back into the US in three days and I realized I don’t have my old passport with my visa as it was brought to a different country. What should I do? Would sending my passport to the destination and collecting it there be an option? submitted by…

Is it legal for Easy Jet not to offer an hotel after a cancellation? First things first, do not travel with EasyJet, second time ever in 4 years, another cancellation. My mum just got her flight postponed to the next day, causing her to miss her next flight (which was sadly booked separately). The thing is, this time around, they didn’t book us a hotel, citing a conference, and told us we could maybe get a refund…

Thailand in November I booked a trip to Koh Samui in November, looking for a relaxing beach trip, with a weekend in Bangkok leading up to it. I managed to only check about rainy season in Bangkok, not Koh Samui. Apparently it rains a ton in Koh Samui in November? Is it worth changing my plans to head north instead? I went to Chiang Mai in 2019 and had a wonderful ti…