Travel Insurance above and beyond value of ticket? Some background: I am planning to go to the Paris Olympics in 2024. One of my relatives is very likely to compete in this Olympics, so my family is making the trip. As everyone knows, the Olympics is very expensive. Flights are starting to be scheduled, so we have started thinking about them. We are likely to try to fly NYC/Boston to Paris and w…

travel to high mosquito areas—advice? Hi all, in the coming year I’m planning to travel to places with high levels of mosquitos and risk of mosquito transmitted illnesses. Specifically, planning Brazil, Thailand, Vietnam. I have a good deal of health anxiety and I’m trying to talk myself down from the cliff of contracting things like dengue, chinkuyunga, you know all that stuff. Ob…

Anybody else using travel as a method of coping? I booked a 3 week international trip to Europe obviously to have fun but am having the blues thinking of my ex from 2 years ago. Maybe because I am still lonely and single not meeting new women? Not sure. But yet her memory is looming in my hindbrain and it’s quite frustrating. Just thinking of her traveling as well and having a better time with…

Embarrassed and stressed — lost my backpack at the airport and had to miss my flight I honestly just wanted to vent because it’s been a stressful day. I arrived at the airport for my flight today and I wound up at the wrong gate. I was confused because the gate names threw me off. There was a C10, C10A, C10E….. I didn’t realize there were more than one “C10”. I also had a lot of stress on my mind due to something personal which …

What is the best thing you’ve brought home from a foreign supermarket? Completely inspired by the article in the Washington Post today, what is the best thing you’ve brought home from a regular, plain-old, normal supermarket in another country? (I may have a bottle of port wine in my luggage right now…) submitted by /u/FearlessTravels

how early should you book for lodging in Iceland in July? my job has a company-wide shutdown in July, giving us extra vacation for free, so I was trying to find good vacation destinations during this time frame (the first 1-2 weeks of July), and Iceland seemed ideal. however this past year, I realized too late that all the available lodging for the Southern coast of Iceland, where many of the big geolo…

Anyone have experience with the Canadian Working Holiday / Exchange scheme? Anyone have experience with the Canadian Working Holiday / youth exchange scheme? I’m a Canadian who is willing to go mostly anywhere in the world, but I do have friends in the Netherlands or New Zealand so those would be my top choices. My number one concern would be being able to have some form of employment that would cover the holiday. I’d b…

Any non touristy spots near Rome for a day trip? Been in Rome for a few days now and done the normal tourist spots like the Vatican and pantheon and coliseum, taking a day to relax then a day trip to amalfi and positano tomorrow. But after that I’ll have another 2 days here and I wanna try to do something that isn’t over run with tourists, like see some countryside or much smaller areas. Any r…

What’s the longest a flight of yours has been cancelled/delayed? Currently on Day 3 of just trying to get home from Dominica. Gotten no help or compensation from American Airlines at all. Had to spend like $300 for taxis and accommodation for 2 nights. They keep delaying the flight out this morning. I’m covered in bug bites and have no clothes left. The person at the desk scheduled my connections for 5 a.m. t…

What is a custom that you can’t get used to, no matter how often you visit a country? For me, it’s in Mexico where the septic system can’t handle toilet paper, so there are small trash cans next to every toilet for the.. um.. used paper. submitted by /u/Oatmeal2348

Landscapes from Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina (February – March 2023) submitted by /u/VinVenture16

Please help me, my card is being declined everywhere I’ve been traveling for 7 weeks. I already called my bank a month ago (had to wait on the phone for almost 2 hours AND my phone bill was over $100 due to the call being long distance) but I informed them I’m traveling so they made a note. I had no more issues until today. I was successfully able to pay for my hotel as I was checking out. But my …

Wife is flying to Japan but left her wallet Hey all – looking for potential ideas for how we can get her some money for her trip. She had like $300 worth of Yen for her trip but left her wallet on accident (she does have her passport). She’ll be landing in Seattle today first before going there next. Are there any possible ways to get her some cash for the trip? Or a means of payment one …

Canadian-Australian Dual Citizenship Travelling to USA Hello, I’m a Canadian residing in Australia with dual citizenship (Canadian/Australian.) Looking to visit USA. I never know which passport to travel on. As an Australian it says I need an ESTA to enter but not as a Canadian. Does it matter that I’m living in Australia? submitted by /u/wormywormer

Porto and Lisbon Hi folks – will be driving through Spain for two weeks in May next year (via Lourdes). Was thinking of visiting both Porto and Lisbon, but if we skip one, we get an extra day in Barcelona. May I ask experienced travellers should I skip one, and if so, which one?). Thanks in advance for your insights. submitted by /u/johnstindall …

My Review of Traveling to Italy From Canada- Venice-Milan-Varenna-Bellagio-Lake Como-Tiriano Reddit was a huge help in planning my Europe trip so I want to do the same. Travelled to Italy and Switzerland August 2023 me (42F) with my teen(14) for 10 days. Breaking my review down into the two countries as they were very different experiences. Arrived in Italy from Air Canada ov…

Review Switzerland trip. Bernina Express, Wengen, Zurich Review of our 5 days in Switzerland from a Canadian mom ( 42F) and teen (14l We Took the Bernina Express from Tiriano Italy to Chur Switzerland. Highly recommend this was a trip highlight, the basis for our trip to Italy and Switzerland, and the views are unparalleled. We traveled first class , I can’t say for sure if the extra cost is worth it,…

I visited several places in Croatia this summer, and I just want to say that you won’t find the most beautiful spots in articles on popular websites. Whenever I read “Top Beaches in Croatia” or “What to Visit in Croatia” articles, I always think, “Really? Are those places more beautiful than these?” submitted by /u/LauraEats

When traveling, has anyone confused you as a local? What happened, and how did you know? For example, does a local coming up to you and asking for directions mean they think you’re from there? Or coming up to you in the language and asking for the time? Etc. Ive had this experience traveling. People have also guessed im from their country on tinder and didn’t realize I was American Aside from people explicitly telling you subm…

Finally booked a trip and got an email that my flight was cancelled Stopped traveling due to COVID and finally decided to book a trip to another continent for a few weeks. Now I’ve just received an email that my flight was cancelled and it is just in a few days. I don’t know why but it stresses me extremely. In the past this wouldn’t have been a problem but I guess now I was just hoping for a smooth holiday afte…