Is Travel really a Vacation? I am currently sitting at Gatwick for the last 5 hours waiting for a delayed flight due to Traffic Control glitch. No idea if my flight is leaving today or if it gets cancelled. Hotel non refundable, tours non refundable, etc. Went to London and Amsterdam so far. Both amazing cities. Jet lag is a bitch. More so than I remember. Travelling is har…

Photos from my recent trip to Edinburgh submitted by /u/fairuzmz

Traveling to Costa Rica while pregnant So a friend of mine is having her bachelorette party in Costa Rica. One of my closest friend is part of the bridal party but she is concerned regarding traveling to South America as she is trying to conceive. She is concerned regarding Zika virus . I’ve done some research and all I can find is that it’s technically not recommended to travel to S…

Card problem with booking.com Hi there! I have an upcoming hotel booking and I’ve recently gotten a booking.com system notification telling me that they’ve detected a problem with my bank card and I will need to verify it in order to avoid any cancellations. They’ve already taken the money out my account when I made the booking over a month ago, never had issues with any oth…

Western Europe What do you wish you would have known before your first trip to western Europe? (Glasgow, London, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin) submitted by /u/magicalrere

We need some advice. We were so anxious for a vacation to be planned that we appear to have made a choice that isn’t going to be a nice vacation We’re 53, and have a 17 year old daughter, coming from the Vancouver area. We haven’t had a real vacation in 12 years. We’ve been talking about retirement in Latin America for a while, hopefully happening at age 60. Because we were stuck in decision paralysis about a Mexico vacation, we went to a travel agent in the mall. The agent was very pati…

PSA: Be careful of this Booking.com scam. The website it leads to is NOT legit – it’s a phishing website that looks extremely convincing (it reflects all your personal booking details). Got this message from several bookings in Spain. submitted by /u/anticapitalist69

Sicilia – Italy (August 2023) submitted by /u/MarceloPinho

How do I book a flight with multiple stops at different classes? I have chronic knee pain. I can sit for a couple of hours, but after I’d be in 5/10 pain and my body would be exhausted. It basically takes a few hours of resting on a bed to recover. I want to book a flight from NZ to Manila, Philippines. I’ve never been outside of NZ before. I’m thinking I could book a 4 hour flight from Auckland to Melbourne…

Beautiful Prague in the evening 😍 submitted by /u/mscl-lvr

Wrong answers only: best travel tip. I’ll go first. Pack your loosely closed ouzo in you bag if you want all your clothes tied died upon arrival. submitted by /u/Kind_Mirror_8339

Dolomites – Lago di braies – Italy submitted by /u/Educational_Pair25

Japan – Tokyo to Hiroshima and back again (April 2023) submitted by /u/VinVenture16

Rome by night submitted by /u/A_tal_deg

Lost luggage for 3 months – anyone’s experienced the same? (Cathay pacific) Hi all, Early June I took a flight with Cathay Pacific. They lost one of my luggage. It has been almost 3 months now and I have received no help despite contacting them multiples time. The only time they contacted me was two weeks ago to ask me which color my luggage was despite me providing that information (even sending a picture) multiples t…

I get 1-2 weeks free travel.. help me choose where to go. Before I left my previous job in June, I was gifted a ton of travel credit by my employer. The credits are “bonus points” that can be used at Hilton Grand Vacation Resorts. 16,000 to be exact. It looks like it can get me 10-16 nights in a 1BR, maybe 5-10 in a 2BR (which we don’t need). My wife and I live in the Sierra Nevadas. We have a 1 year o…

Carry-on bag Hi all! I am very much overthinking my luggage situation. I will be bringing a checked bag, carry on, and small personal item. I’m unsure of my carry on size though. The dimensions for a carry-on luggage for Southwest is 24″ L + 16″ W + 10″ H The bag I chose for my carry on is a small roller bag at about 15.5″ L + 10″ W + 13.5″ H Will I actual…

Budapest is for sure the prettiest city I’ve ever got to travel. submitted by /u/NataschaTata

First solo trip Europe! Hey everyone! I am planning on going to Europe late October or early November. My top choice right now is Barcelona. I am 24m and want to sight see/ am looking for good nightlife and fun hostels! Is Barcelona the right choice this time of year? Any other good options? Best hostels? I am new to this whole thing so any input would be greatly appre…

Paris for 7 days vs. Barcelona and Madrid for 8 days vs. Hi, so I have a $4k budget and I have work that my accommodations and flight would be approximately the same for Paris Direct and back, paris departure and barcelona return, barcelona departure and paris return, albeit I can stay at hotels in spain vs airbnb in paris. I do not plan on spending a lot of meals, but want to see some cool architect…