How would you handle this hotel nightmare? We are traveling and staying at a new hotel in a place we visit often – this weekend is a busy weekend and nearly every hotel room for miles is busy. We check in and go to dinner. On the way back I notice a skunk on the street and we cross away from it before it gets anywhere near us. Our hotel is four blocks from where we spotted the skunk. As…

London on Christmas Day Hi all, so we’re heading to London for the first time on Christmas eve. I understand most things are pretty much closed on Christmas day so we’re expecting to have a laid back day. I did read that the Thames river lunch cruise is popular? Is that something that would be recommended? Anything else on Christmas day that would be interesting to exp…

5 weeks in the Kygryzstan’s Mountains submitted by /u/SurvivorPickles

A hotel canceled on me 5 hours after check in time, and will not refund me. I booked a hotel room on July 21, 2023. After I got off my flight, waiting on an uber to head to the hotel I get a text from the hotel saying my reservation has been canceled due to overbooking. I call the hotel to make sure, and they assure me that I will be refunded. A week goes by and I haven’t been refunded. I message their website and talk …

Worth driving from Boston to NYC for cheaper flight to Rome? Looking to fly from Boston area to Rome late next week for a last minute vacation. Boston flights direct to Rome for the 4 of us are about $10k nonstop. Flights out of NYC are $3500-4000. Is it worth driving down to fly out of JFK? submitted by /u/LotusEmira

Visiting Odessa, Ukraine to help significant other see their family for a week I know this isn’t the safest plan ever, in fact probably far from it, but it’s happening. Can anyone provide any personal insight on how it is in the city center there currently? Maybe some suggestions on staying safe when there? We are staying in an AirBnB while there in the center. I’m just worried and would really love some solice if possible…

Where to spend NYE as a solo traveler (f) I’m heading to Europe from the US for two weeks after Christmas but I’m not sure where to go! I received a travel voucher due to an over booked flight so the world is my oyster! I’m not big into crazy clubs, but I’d love to experience something amazing while ringing in the new year. Please throw some suggestions my way! 😁 submitted by /u/…

Booking.com phishing scam I’m not sure if this is already discussed (MOD please delete if it’s irrelevant). I fell victim to a scam through Booking.com. I booked a hotel in Singapore – Village Hotel and was then contacted by someone posing as a hotel employee via in-app (their official application) asking me to pay deposit to reserve the booking. Unfortunately, money was…

How to prepare for a 3 month European family vacation? My family and I are discussing our travel plans for Summer 2024, and we’ve decided that we want to spend the summer exploring all the Europe has to offer! This will be our first time being away from our home for athat long (the most we’ve done is 10 days). We don’t really have any trusted family members (or friends) who can house sit. We don’t h…

29 days in Peru & Bolivia – would love some itinerary feedback! Off to Peru & Bolivia in mid-late September with my GF as we have both suddenly found ourselves with unexpected time off work (perks of being made redundant I guess…) – we’ve rushed to put together an itinerary and I’d love to hear what you all thought of it, as we have completely thrown it together in a rush… Day 1-3 – Land in Lima, and ea…

What country should I visit in November? I have a 10 days break in November that could be extended to 13 days. I live in Saudi Arabia and the only place I’ve been to (internationally) is Georgia and I absolutely loved it. I want to go somewhere that’s 1) relatively cheap 2) for relaxation and rejuvenation and nature but also has a taste of city life (Cafes restaurants etc) what do you …

Wish I could travel the world with a smaller carbon footprint Airplane flights are so bad for climate change- I wish there were viable alternatives. I live in Oregon USA so trains are not really an option other than to go to Seattle and back. I like to travel abroad once a year which always required a flight. Also my family lives 2000 miles away from me (I didn’t move- they did!) so just for holidays and s…

4 days along the Inca Trail! This was part of my first ever solo trip, though I backpacked with a guided group. By far coolest experience of my life. submitted by /u/smeqt

Egypt Visa Restrictions for Canadians As I’m sure you’ve already heard, Egypt has placed restrictions on visa access to Canadians starting October 1st. I have a trip of a lifetime to Egypt leaving in early October. To our knowledge, the only way we can acquire a visa for this trip now is through the Egyptian Embassy in Ottawa. Since the announcement (two days ago), I have repeatedl…

19 year old looking to go 2 weeks in japan, how can i plan? I want to do a little traveling while im young and from what ive researched japan is fairly affordable! Ive also wanted to go for forever. Problem is i have massive ADHD and also im just generally disorganized lol. every attempt at planning the full 2 week trip ive made falls apart and i had to restard like 17 times now, I was considering payin…

My replacement flight after my flight was cancelled… was just cancelled… Got caught up in the UK Air Traffic nightmare on Monday when I was meant to fly back to London from Zurich. Was only able to get a replacement flight for today (Friday), and wouldn’t you know it, this flight was just cancelled too! I’ve re-booked on to the next flight, which is now taking me home on Monday morning… a full week after my origina…

Bergen, Norway – the nicest place I have ever been to. Seriously considering moving there! submitted by /u/xeno_sapien

Adding to the cheapest destinations post, what’s the cheapest FULL meal you’ve paid for? Not including kind people who’ve fed you for free and so on. Mine was a €3 meal in Albania with fish, mixed meat, rice, some type of flatbread, and sauces and a bottle of water. I think there was even something sweet on the side as a kind of dessert but I don’t remember what. I would say a full meal is something that filled you up and has prote…

15 Day Honeymoon in Mexico Hello! My fiancé and I are going to Mexico for our honeymoon in November. doing 5 days in CDMX at an Airbnb, 5 days at an Xcaret resort in Cancun, and the last 5 days are up in the air. In order to keep our flights simple, we originally planned to do the last 5 days in Tulum at a swanky Airbnb so we could see a lot of cenotes, ruins, and hopefu…

Kaş, Turkey submitted by /u/tcali11