Portland, ME, USA I spent a wonderful Labor Day in Portland, ME submitted by /u/Faust_P

Airbnb hosts asked for only a five-star review upon checkout, or no review at all We recently completed an Airbnb stay over the Labor Day weekend. Without going into detail about our stay, let’s just say it was less than perfect and some of the things we disliked have obviously been present for months/years, yet no reviewer bothered to mention some of this glaring issues. So imagine my reaction to this message from our host t…

Why don’t I ever hear about Bermuda? I never hear Bermuda mentioned as a destination. It makes me wonder if it went the way of Acapulco. submitted by /u/Lucky_Passage_4277

Take Amtrak! I took a train up to NYC from NC recently. I really enjoyed the experience. I stayed in a roomette on the Silver Meteor 98, as the train left very late at night, and the overall trip was about 10 hours in length. Pros: – The roomette bed was actually pretty comfortable! – There was way less stress overall getting on a train, than getting on a pl…

Coping with Jet Lag in the early morning and no hotel access until afternoon I’m travelling from the U.S to london on a red-eye landing at 7am london time. Check in is around 2pm. I know that I can drop my luggage at the hotel but any tips on dealing with the jet lag and freshening up, given I can’t shower or nap? In Eastern time, my flight is from 7pm – 2am so I don’t anticipate getting a ton of sleep on the plane, I’m…

Taking a girls trip for a weekend in the US… so conflicted!! Hi guys! I’m a 20F, and my sister, 21F is getting married soon, so I wanted to do a small girls trip in october with our younger sister and cousins (all 16F). We want to go somewhere in the US and have been doing lots of research and sorta narrowed down our list to the following: -chicago -san diego -boston -seattle. (i heard mt rainier is insan…

Christmas tourists, what do you guys do on the 24 and 25 when things are closed? I know there are people coming around Christmas to see those awesome markets and midnight mass and stuff, but what happens when it’s actually Christmas day and you have nothing to do and no one to see? submitted by /u/akunosama1

Are there places in the world that actually want tourists? I keep seeing articles about locals being o v e r tourists, which I can totally understand. So it’s got me thinking, are there places where locals actually want tourists to come? I’ve tried googling it, but all I can find are countries whose GDP is largely compromised of tourist dollars. That’s not exactly what I’m looking for. I’ve started lea…

Hotel won’t take visa despite Booking.com saying they do Hi people, I have just arrived at a hotel in Tashkent, and according to the information given by booking.com, on the summary on reservations’ page, they take visa and mastercard. But the reception said no, because “it’s the beggining of the month” and even proposed to “give me a discount” if I pay by cash. But I don’t have cash. I booked here on…

What research do you perform to ensure you stay in a good neighborhood? Ended up staying in the Tenderloin area of SF last year, unbeknownst to its incredibly down trodden situation. My GF and I had to traverse multiple blocks covered in human fences in all directions. So how do you avoid this? How do you look up an area? How do you filter hotel search engines to ensure you end up in safe, clean areas friendly to t…

10-Day Egypt Itinerary – Seeking Feedback on Doability Hello fellow travelers! After studying about Egypt travel in this subreddit and other websites, I have curated the following plan for a 10-day trip to Egypt at the end of December. I’m seeking some feedback on the feasibility of my itinerary and would greatly appreciate any insights. We are 3 couples travelling from India. Here’s the day-by-day …

Need opinions. Do we go to London, Ireland or Scotland I want to surprise my husband with a 5 day trip for his 50th bday in early March. We have always wanted to go to Ireland or Scotland and then we threw London into the mix too. I don’t know which one to pick and I don’t want to talk to him about it because I really want to surprise him. We enjoy history, eating, shopping and drinking. Not much on…

Amalfi Coast (Sorrento, Capri, Positano, Ravello) Photos: Sorrento Capri Capri Giardini D’Agosto, Capri Ravello Positano submitted by /u/HadjiChippoSafri

Cost overview of an 11 month journey Together with my girlfriend I’ve travelled Asia and New Zealand for the past 11.5 months. We had a wonderful time and I would recommend everyone to gift themselves the time to do something like this at least once in their lives, preferably once you’ve had a taste of the grind that comes after graduating college. It will enrich your life, without…

I want to take a 2-week road trip through Canada for October, but hiking/rock climbing is not an option. Any suggestions for quaint towns to visit/stay with an emphasis on traditional Canadian cuisine and culture? I am having some trouble narrowing down our starting point. I have heard time and time again that BC is the “most beautiful” province because it has a wide variety of landscapes and offers ample nature parks. I will be taking my mom, however, who is older and cannot do hiking, rock climbing, or any of the other traditional activities associated …

Hi! I’m in a very sticky situation and I could really use some advice. This my first time traveling alone & I had three connecting flights. I landed at JFK via etihad and what I didn’t realise was my next flight was from LGA NY instead of JFK NY. I never checked out my baggage since I thought it would be transferred automatically to my next flight. So my baggage is somewhere at JFK & when I called the lost & found…

Stockholm’s Underground Art Gallery: A Journey Through the City’s Most Unique Subway Stations submitted by /u/Travel_Cabbage

what are your hotel/airbnb pet peeves? i’ll go first: light. it’s shocking, to me, how rarely i see black out curtains. worse, are the rooms with a number of appliances or electronics with bright lights always on…AC units and control pads, televisions, smoke alarms, ovens*…. *i was in an aparthotel in london that had a kitchenette across from the bed. they had made little rectang…

My hotel & hotels.com are trying to scam me submitted by /u/redsterXVI

8 Days in Ireland – Dublin, Dingle Peninsula, Kerry Peninsula, County Clare submitted by /u/Tnsatbhs