Booked my first solo holiday and all my family is telling me is the dangers Instead of being excited for me they’re just making me feel like sh*t about it…. Telling me about stories in the news (about girls abroad getting raped and sold and killed etc) and do this and don’t do that. I get that they’re concerned and want the best for me and just trying to help but it’s really frustrating. Telling me it was a bad idea to …

Portugal to Paris or Just Portugal? TLDR: should my wife and I spend our whole week long vacation in Portugal or split that time between Lisbon and Paris (or maybe Prague)? My wife and I originally planned to visit Portugal (we’ve never been) for a week, spending a few days in Lisbon and a few in Faro. Then we found the cheap flights out of Lisbon to Paris and Prague. We’ve been t…

Vietnam for two weeks Traveled from Da Nang to Hanoi, sadly was unable to go more southern. submitted by /u/Bak476

Be real with me…should I reconsider Colombia? I’m going to Colombia soon, everything is booked and paid for. But my family is freaking the fuck out and don’t want me to go. They’re frequently calling me with all their worries and it’s starting to get to me. Im a young American woman and I’m traveling with a few people from Colombia (though they aren’t from the places we are going) so we’re …

Traveling to the USA – Pack 1 Passport or 2? I am an Australian/UK dual passport holder. I’m going to be travelling to the USA from Australia (so I will be leaving on my Aus passport) But, as part of getting a visa for the USA I have told them I have a dual citizenship with the UK. Will the (famously unpredictable) Customs Agents want to see both passports or will I be safe traveling wit…

Morocco used to be a dream destination, is it THAT bad? For years, Morocco has been near the top of my list of places I wanted to visit. I’ve never been anywhere in the Muslim world and Morocco seemed like a great place to start given its history, architecture, proximity to my home, and tourism infrastructure. However, I’ve ran across a lot of content on this sub and elsewhere that has made me seriou…

Would you stay at Budget Hotel Chains when traveling? When I was younger I would always stay at the budget hotel chains when traveling to save money. I thought every middle class person I knew stayed at these places. Hotels like Marriott, Hilton, Westin and Doubletree were for the rich and business travelers. I stayed at places like Red Roof Inn, Days Inn, Econo Lodge, Sleep Inn and Rodeway Inn. No…

is it common for airports to have a passport check desk just for citizens? i thought thats the norm and now came back to my home country (where im a citizen) after being away for a while and was baffled by a long line for passport control, since 5 flights landed at the same time, but in 3 of them the majority were foreigners. we asked if there was no separate desk for citizens, since usually checking our passports take…

Domestic USA travel just as expensive as international? My family (2 adults, 1 kid) spent $1200 earlier this year for a 4-day, 3 night vacation in a town 5 hours away driving. It was a semi-touristy small town with amazing outdoor activities. We visited during the shoulder season when price and crowd was still low. We ate out 3 times and brought our own breakfast and lunch. As I’m pricing out a 8-10 …

Flight attendants… do you know the story the whole time? For example, today I sat on the plane after we boarded for 4 hours before taking off due to “paperwork” around a scratch on the side of our plane. We had the opportunity to get off since they reopened the door, but they said we would be good to go in 30 minutes so I didn’t want to risk shooting myself in the foot. 4 hours later, we take off, I m…

Montreal architecture submitted by /u/acknb89

One ticket, two airlines, and a tight connection.. what happens? Technically tickets for 2 people, booked on one itenerary through Expedia – my partner and I are flying from outside the Schengen Zone (US) to Vienna with a stopover in Frankfurt. Our first leg is through Singapore air and our second is Lufthansa.. The layover is only 50 mins and I’m afraid with customs etc it’s almost certain that we’ll miss th…

Driving across Mexico as a female Last year I drove from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico back home to Canada. Before embarking only journey everyone back home and around me in Mexico warned that driving across the country by myself as a female wouldn’t be the smartest decision of my life and is extremely dangerous. But if I’m being completely honest I’m here to say that I felt e…

The Atacama Desert in Chile is out of this world submitted by /u/Swarmin_Swedes

Etiquette: It’s pretty rude to get someone’s carry on bag in the overhead bin and put into another place so you can have space for your carry ons.. And without informing and getting their agreement to boot. My seat in the plane was 15F, and after putting my backpack in the overhead bin for that seat, I took a nap. After deplaning, I proceed to take my bag and I got a mini heart attack since I cannot find my bag (all my important things are there) and on the overhead bin, I found all big lug…

7 Days in Mauritius! submitted by /u/Shaymin7127

Sex wrong on daughters passport. Can she travel?! I just noticed that the sex on my daughters passport. It was M and she is female (biologically and identities as such). She is 11. We travel to Japan in late September. Everything else is correct, just that 1 letter is wrong. Will there be an issue? Google says it might be an issue, might not 😑 submitted by /u/Ecletic-me

Italy – is it a better idea to fly in and out of Rome? I’d obviously like to go. Would it be the best idea to fly into Rome. See Rome for a day or two, go to the other cities I want to see. And then come back to Rome for departure? I know the trains there are good so seems possible right? Edit: shoulda mentioned flying from the NY region Edit 2: On my must: Florence and Rome, I was also thinking Sie…

Anyone feel like a different person when on holiday? Just got back from a lovely 3 weeks in turkey with my family and it’s just hit me for some reason that my personality shifts massively when at home or on holiday. I was outgoing, more confident and aren’t as self conscious when i was there. I look in the mirror now and it’s just sad, i don’t like who i am when im back home ig. The thought of the…

British Airways canceled flight TLDR; How easy can I claim back £1000 in expenses with BA for cancellation with next flight being 2 days times I’ve just had a flight canceled with BA and the next flight they can get me on is in 2 days time! I’m in ibiza and the prices here for rooms are outrageous at the chepeast of time let alone August and booking on the same day. Nothing a…