Amazed there are no direct flights from New York to Rio de Janiero. How come? Perhaps I have missed them – I see a ton to Sao Paolo and understand that’s a more business-minded city, but no non-stops to Rio or Brasilia. I guess it surprises me when I think about the fact that Buenos Aires has two non-stop options with Aerolinas Argentinas and American and that city seems further away. I know very little about South Americ…

Best architecture destinations? Hi, I’m looking for advice on which architecture destination to visit next. I absolutely love baroque, gothic and islamic architecture (I haven’t visited south east or central Asia yet but I’m definitely interested in Buddhist architecture). Disclosure: I’m not a great fan of modern and brutalitst architecture. Some of the cities I’ve really lov…

Any positive experiences recently with Royal Air Maroc? We’re flying with Royal Air Maroc (just bought the flights, under the 24 hour window but I don’t think it applies in Europe/Africa). The flight is to West Africa with layover in Casablanca. We bought it before I checked the horrible reviews online: delays, luggage lost in Casablanca. I’m honestly scared with delays and then missing my connection…

Canadian Citizen Working in the U.S. on H-1B Status Applying for Nexus I want to apply for a Nexus card. I am working in the U.S. on H-1B status and have a Canada passport. As I am applying for Nexus online, I have input my Canada passport information. There is a section to also add a visa. However, I don’t have a visa, just the I-797A which indicates I am authorized to work in the U.S. on H-1B status. Do I just ap…

What are the odds I’ll lose my luggage? At the airport right now. TL; DR: At the gate, flight delayed, checked luggage, have one connecting fight, want to change my flight to leave tomorrow to have one more day in the city I’m in, can change flight for no charge, but whether my bag will get lost in the mix isn what makes the situation questionable. Can I reasonably trust that I won’t…

LAX customs times Please direct me if there’s a better sub for this question. I’m flying back from an international trip that is expected to land at 6 am at LAX, and I my next flight is scheduled to leave at 8 am. Will I have enough time to get through customs and the airport to make my flight? Or do I need to call American airlines lol submitted by /u/…

Egypt Travel Visa name help Hello everyone, im soon going away to Egypt and we have applied for everyone’s visa in the group, all got approved except my partners. It’s because she has a double barrelled last name and we can’t enter it into the website. And so it got rejected. I wanted to ask, is there another way to do this E-Visa with a hyphenated last name? Or do we hav…

Booked flight through Opodo and not sure if I have checked luggage booked. I’d appreciate some thoughts from more experienced travellers… Booked Swiss International flight through Opodo (this will be my first and last time). Paid for checked luggage, but Opodo booking doesn’t confirm this. Checked with Swiss and their booking doesn’t show luggage either. Contacted Opodo to ask them to resolve and they ignored all co…

Can tourists move around Cuba freely? I was wondering this since the cost of a flight seems affordable, but a friend said that the government restricts people from moving to parts that aren’t tourist centers. submitted by /u/creamyicecream69

I could use help with my trip to japan Hello, this is my first trip outside of Europe and I’m running into some issues as far as getting the ticket sorted goes – from the beginning I knew that the plane fee would be the gut punch and due to some issues with getting my passport I couldn’t book the flight 5 or 6 months in advance. I was thinking of booking for the beginning/middle of N…

Portugal Trip? Hello, me and my husband are looking to travel from our usual Caribbean vacations during this time of the year. We would be travelling the last week of October and wondering the weather and if Portugal would be a good trip. We are thinking about flying from Toronto to Lisbon as flights look reasonably cheap. and then spend also a few days in Por…

Medication in Egypt. We are looking at booking a holiday to Egypt. My mother in law is on Tramadol which is a banned substance in Egypt. Does anyone know if she has a prescription for this and the medication is in the packet with her name on it will she be allowed to bring it into the country ? Any help would be appreciated, we have tried contacting the airport an…

Is Booking.com full of scam bookings My wife runs a self contained annexe at our home, as a holiday let. For the last couple of years she’s been having real issues with seemingly fake / very dubious bookings coming through on BdotC. She got so fed up with it (and their non existent customer service) that she froze her account. Last week it was opened back up, following discussions …

Preparing for a Long-Haul Flight with Multiple Layovers: Need Tips! HI all :), I’m expecting to embark on a pretty intense flight journey soon, and here’s what it’s going to look like: 3-hour flight 12-hour transit 4-hour flight 4-hour transit 9-hour flight I’ve gathered some preliminary tips to make this experience more bearable: Baby Wipes: Planning to pack these for quick refreshment, especially when a sh…

I want to travel the world, but I feel like someone has trapped me here and glued me to one place. Anyone else? I always dreamed of traveling around the world, to all countries. With friends or even on my own. But there’s always a problem holding me back. Financial issues, my job, something else I also want to do during that time. It feels like i am trapped here. Anyone else with the same problem? submitted by /u/Tixae

Flight cancelled – don’t know what to do Hi, My flight home has been cancelled and I have been told I can either go on the flight 4 days before or after the original departure date. However, I need to get a flight back on the same day as I was originally meant to return. I have been trying to contact my insurance but all the lines are closed on the weekends and I have been reading the …

Would a 2-week London -> Paris -> Rome -> Athens trip be too much? Some friends and I are planning on going to Europe next year and none of us have been to Europe before. We want to see as many cities as possible but don’t want to be too rushed – would it be possible to properly the 4 cities listed, in that order, or are they too intense/far apart? Would other cities be better for a first trip to Europe? (Also,…

For people with insomnia/fatigue: how do you keep yourself awake during the afternoon slump when travelling? I love traveling and trying to explore for most of the day but I find myself incredibly tired mid afternoon. Probably a mixture of my depression and chronic poor sleep quality (insomnia). A coffee does not always do the trick. Im so envious of people who can get up at 6 am and have the energy to go exploring all day. Most of the time I have to g…

Stuck in my room in Lucerne with Covid, but at least the view is nice submitted by /u/carroturnip

Colombia check mig? I read the previous questions, but I seem to have an error (504 bad gateway) that only some people have. I’m not signed in as a frequent traveler, so unfortunately that didn’t work. I’m to Cartagena tomorrow afternoon and I CANNOT get this stupid check mig form to work. All my airline (Copa) required for check-in was for me to check the box that…