Trips covering exceptionally vast distances.
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Do US long distance buses enforce their luggage rules?
I bought a Megabus ticket. On the ticket, it says:
You may bring 1 (one) standard sized suitcase (weighing no more than 50 pounds) per reservation and 1 carry on-piece which is capable of being ...
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Which meals are served on long flights and in what order?
I'm flying AMS - LAX (with KLM) next month and return a month later. I was wondering which meals would be served and in what order?
Is there any logic behind it or does it depend on the choice of the ...
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Longest distance ordinary road sign?
Outside Narvik, Norway (at Gratangseidet north of Bjerkvik, at the border between Nordland and Troms) is a road sign indicating the distance to Kirkenes along the E6 as 1042 km:
Kirkenes 1042 km
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Is collecting miles for Cathay Pacific worth it for semi-frequent long-haul flights?
I'll be flying two return trips a year, with a possible extra trip in the rare case of unforeseeable occurrences.
This will be for at least 4 years.
The flights are Heathrow - Hong Kong, 5990 ...
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Are flights more dangerous than bus rides?
It is usually known, that during long-haul flights some measurements must be taken to avoid veins clots. Eg.: stand up and walk once a while or take a antithrombotic shot before flight.
Yet I never ...
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Taking my bike on overland transport
I am planning on going on a long distance cycle tour, but for some sections, I will put my bike on public transport. Does anyone have any general advice for putting bikes on public transport in Europe ...
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How does one get to Lake Vivi, at the geographical center in Russia?
In 2008 I went to Novosibirsk, Russia, for a solar eclipse. We were told at the time that The Chapel of Nikolai the Miracle Maker in town marks the geographical center of Russia.
I also went back in ...
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Can you expect the flight attendants to tell the passenger in front of you to put his seat up in normal position?
My last (Swiss) long-haul flight was overnight and a lot of passengers tried to sleep. Nevertheless, the flight crews served dinner at the start of the flight and breakfast shortly before landing. ...
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What kind of trousers or shorts are suitable for long-distance summer walking / hitchhiking?
Normally I'm exclusively a jeans/denim man no matter the weather: Comfortable, cheap, reasonably durable, can wear with anything, acceptable in conservative destinations, can get away with periods of ...
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Most cost effective way to travel with two cats from NY to CA
I've looked into pet transport companies, car rentals and bringing the cat carriers onto a flight as extra carry on luggage.
All of those options will cost well over $1000, the flight option being ...
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1answer
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What do airlines do if the flight is canceled due to bad weather?
What do airlines typically do if a long-haul flight is canceled due to bad weather? I'm interested if they prefer to change your ticket to other date or just return the money. How can you protect ...
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Fastest route around the world on regularly scheduled transportation?
After a heated internal discussion about whether it was possible to go around the world within a day (24 hours), I thought I'd ask this question.
Using regularly scheduled flights, it is possible to ...
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What truly cross-continental train trips still exist?
I've done much of the trans-Siberian, and it's a great experience.
I'm wondering what other trans-continental train trips still exist. This would have to span the width (or length) of a continent. ...
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What is the LONGEST Tour operated by travel companies?
I remember 6 years ago, discovering "The Great South American Journey" operated by Gap adventures (now G Adventures), a 5 month trip around the continent (although essentially a bunch of their smaller ...
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What is the LONGEST passenger flight (with a flight number) in the world?
For example, JQ151 from Sydney to Christchurch is around 3 hours. NZ1 however, is about another 7 to Hong Kong.
Will need a regular flight number to verify.
Definition is longest in terms of flight ...
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How to prepare for very long train journeys?
A friend of mine is going to take a very long train journey the next week. The journey takes 44 hours according to the train schedule and takes place in Europe. He has to change trains two times. Once ...
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What options do I have for scenic long-distance train journeys in North America that last for 2 nights or more?
I'm looking to take a trip (or two, or three), in North America via train. I want to take a sleeper train and have some time during the day to see interesting things out the window, I don't just want ...
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How do you prepare for long haul flights?
I'm always feeling a bit unwell during and after long haul flights. I lose my appetite, can't sleep in the plane, food has no taste no matter what. However, I'm pretty sure it's not the flying itself, ...
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Long term travel without being wealthy - how is it possible?
Some people are practically most of the time traveling, from country to country, for a very long periods and sometimes even years.
How could one be able to travel for a long period of time, over ...
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1answer
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Is it normal for Swedish long-distance bus/coach drivers not to count for missing passengers after rest stops?
Back in 2001 or 2002 I was travelling by coach in Sweden because it was cheaper than the train.
There was a break for lunch and I believe it was 15 minutes. I didn't have a watch and didn't spot a ...
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Trick to breaking down air routes
For example, last year I was looking at Bogota, Colombia to LON. This was quite pricey, but it turned out if I bought separate tickets - Bogota to Orlando, Florida, and then an Air Berlin flight to ...
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Can a person fly to the Moon as a tourist?
I don't want to really fly there, it would take too long and probably would be prohibitively expensive for me.
But nevertheless I am really wondering if it is already possible, and if so, how ...
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Do infants need their own seats on long flights?
What is the best way to approach a long (8+ hours) flight with a young child (1-2 years old)?
It seems I am not required to purchase a seat for a child under two years of age which would save some ...
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How can I avoid or minimize jet lag?
From my personal anecdotal experience, I've found it worse when travelling east around the globe. I also tend to stay awake most if not all of the flight, so sleeping time doesn't tend to matter as ...
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Shoes for long flight
Does anyone have recommendations for great shoes for a long flight? I usually wear running shoes, but my feet often get very uncomfortable after a few hours.
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Avoiding air travel sickness without Dramamine/Dimenhydrinate or other drugs
My wife is very prone to motion sickness, especially on air flights. In the past we've handled this with Dramamine (Dimenhydrinate), which helped quite a bit.
Unfortunately, my wife's reaction to ...
