Questions tagged [online-resources]
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Is there any common website for Spanish intercity bus timetables?
As I wrote in an answer some time ago, there are, in my opinion, very good bus connections in Andalusia (and elsewhere in Spain). But I don't know of a single site where you could easily check the ...
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Is there a website with historical temperatures and weather data?
I am interested in hiking this fall in France and camping along the way. In order to figure what gear I need to pack to camp (particularly for the sleeping bag), I would like to know what temperatures ...
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What are the most effective rideshare sites in the US?
Recently, I have been traveling from upstate New York to NYC quite frequently and would like to find a site that is more effective than craigslist in attracting reliable rideshares for splitting gas ...
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Opaque hotel booking sites?
In this question, I first heard of opaque hotel booking sites. It sounds very interesting, but I don't know such a site. So my question is: Where should I start to look for opaque hotel booking sites?
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How to find the nearest location which has sunny forecast
Here is a scenario, I live in Seattle which is mostly cloudy or rainy these days. And I want to spend next weekend at a location, which should be close to my city but has reasonable probability of ...
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Is there a way to get an idea how full a flight I've booked is likely to be prior to arriving at the airport?
So I've booked a couple of flights with online travel agents based on best price alone.
But it would be nice to know how full the flights could be in advance. One flight is for tomorrow so I could ...
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Airbnb alternative that doesn't require ID verification
Since Airbnb needs its users to verify their ID by uploading a photo of their driver's license or passport, I'm in search for another service quite like Airbnb, but without this way of approving one's ...
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Difference between OnwardFlights.com and FlyOnward.com?
I found a thread on NomadForum.io discussing OnwardFlights.com and FlyOnward.com, both services seem legit as many people on that thread have used them.
EDIT: FlyOnward.com now stopped working - see ...
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Travel planning web sites
I am currently planning a 2 month trip through China, and I wanted to know what are the best online options to plan a trip.
First off : I am really looking for an alternative to a spreadsheet. ...
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Where in Chengdu can we see Sanxingdui artifacts, besides the museum in Guanghan?
I visited Chengdu a few years ago, and a friend who plans to visit recently asked me for advice about things to see there.
One thing that looks interesting is the Sanxingdui ancient culture and its ...
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Are there any travel websites that offer incentives for users to achieve certain tasks on their travels?
I was just talking to some people about how on my travels I contribute to OpenStreetMap and Google Maps / Mapmaker mainly to help other travellers find stuff that isn't easy to find.
I much prefer ...
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Is there a website that tells me the quickest way between two London Tube stations?
I understand that the tube map isn't geographically accurate and that there's several examples where walking is quicker than catching the tube, even in non-obvious scenarios.
Is there a website ...
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How can I see all routes flown by a given airline?
I've been trying to find a tool that could give me a list or map of all the destinations of a certain airline.
Something like this easyjet's route map, but for all airlines.
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How accurate is Google Maps for travel times?
I have this route planned in Google Maps as a rough plot for travel times to 4 locations from Tokyo Tower, it's by no means finished.
Now I am well aware that there are other factors such was road ...
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Route planner with heights (for bikes)
I use Google Maps to plan my bike routes inside Paris. However, it is missing height graphs of the routes (which is essential for biking). I would like such a site that would be capable of this. I may ...
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Help a nervous flyer plan routes that minimise flight changes and time spent in the air
I'm new here! I'm just looking for some advice and some guidance. So, I feel like it's just better if I cut to the chase.
I'm from Scotland and this year I was accepted to study abroad in the USA ...
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Is there a site where I can subscribe for cheap flights for a specific place?
I currently spend long time periods outside my hometown and many people advise me to get my ticket for my vacation a month in advance, but I don't want to keep looking each day. Is there an online ...
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How to find online touristic information, the kind we should not ask for on this site?
We regularly have to close questions by new users who ask for what to do or where to go in a popular tourist destination.
There is a lot of touristic information online, as well as in travel books, ...
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Is there a website or list somewhere of which countries need a full page of a passport to issue a visa?
I'm on a huge trip at the moment and have some big plans for after winter if I manage not to spend all my money.
But several of the countries I'm thinking of going to require me to get a visa and I'm ...
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I am looking for a hotel search engine for rural areas
I am trying to find a bucolic holiday destination, which means finding a nice hotel in a small beautiful village for spending some quiet time.
Most search engines are only finding major cities, and ...
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What is some useful software for brainstorming/planning long trips?
I'm planning on taking my partner and his family on a trip around the UK next year, and I have a ton of ideas in my head that I want to have written down in some form that makes it easy to edit and ...
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How can I discover what time of the year hotels will be cheapest for a given city, e.g. Tokyo?
I'm interested in visiting Tokyo in 2015, and am trying to figure out what time(s) of the year will likely be cheapest for hotel stays, since it is a notoriously expensive city. Short of using a hotel ...
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How do I find out which holidays will disrupt my travel and by how much?
I'm sure it has happened to many of us: You travel to a country with a different culture, and suddenly, you find yourself in front of closed restaurant/shop/museum/etc doors (or, alternatively, you ...
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Planning flights - broad connection flights search engine? [duplicate]
Is there any tool / online search engine where you can give it a list of possible departing airports, and a list of possible arriving airports, and shows you all the possible flights (connecting or ...
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Is there an online community to find travel partners (for mountains, sightseeing etc.)?
Is there an online community to find travel partners for mountain trekking or sightseeing, or anything else?
I don't want to travel to foreign mountains alone, but I don't know where to search for ...
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Where can I find a list of cities with public bicycles available in Europe?
Whenever I visit a city I find traveling by bicycle very convenient. It's very flexible and you get to see the city in a very friendly way.
I was wondering if there is a website or other resource ...
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Where can I read about the food safety ratings in restaurants in China?
At least here in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia I see posters/signs on the wall of most restaurants that seem to be issued by some government body giving a food safety rating.
Only three ratings are possible:...
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Where to find free printable road maps/atlases online?
Where can I find free printable road maps online? I sometimes go on trips which require driving from town to town - before the internet, I'd have had to buy a basic road atlas for this. Now I can ...
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Hotel search engine that sorts results by distance from a given address by public transit?
When I'm traveling to a city with good public transport, I often prefer to save money by booking a place that is well connected to the city center by bus/tram/metro instead of a hotel that's directly ...
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Websites for car relocation in Europe?
Is there a good website for car/camper relocation in Europe ?
I mean, those companies that allow you to rent a car/camper for free from point A to point B.
Let's say between Netherlands and Italy/...
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What are potential dangers of putting a copy of one's boarding pass online?
I wonder what the downsides are of putting a copy of one's boarding pass online.
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Why airline websites charge more money than discount travel websites
What is the reason that when you book a flight between 2 destinations from an airline website (aircanada.com), the prices are much more than when you book the same through a discount website like ...
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How to choose a good restaurant in Switzerland?
I am making a spontaneous day trip to Basel tomorrow, and there is the problem of choosing a nice restaurant for lunch. I don't want a famous place where you need reservations a month in advance to ...
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Asking for VAT refund on online purchases in Europe [closed]
I want to buy some goods (around 700 pounds worth - a camera, a gpu and an ssd) from Amazon UK.
As I am living in Europe right now (residence in Ireland) is it possible to ask for a VAT refund, even ...
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Flight booking. Extra information to entice quick booking?
I am forever seeing these extra of bits information when browsing for flights directly with the operator. Just how true are they? Where do these figures come from?
Example 1: 22 people currently ...
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Online hiking map for Alps
Some time ago I've found a good online map for Alpine hiking trails. It was very similar to Google Maps and had green background.
I forgot the address and can't find it in google now. It wasn't ...
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Are there any tour group comparison websites?
After having good experiences with the various websites for comparing flight prices (Expedia, Orbitz, etc), I was wondering whether there's anything similar for tours that compares times, prices, ...
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Why are there so many websites for the Korean K-ETA?
Why are there are so many websites for the Korean K-ETA?
This makes me think that it's a kind of scam or something non-related to the government. Does someone know why it works like this or can point ...
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Finding flights to Cuba with a flight search engine
Several of the main flight search tools (Kayak, matrix.itasoftware.com) and the like either won't show or tell you they can't show flights to Cuba due to legal reasons and them being American websites....
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Mitfahrzentrale-style website for Norway?
Does anyone know a Mitfahrzentrale-style website for Norway, for planned hitch-hiking? I need to travel from Kiruna (Sweden) to Tromsø (Norway) on 20 December, and the first train arrives in Narvik ...
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References for tipping etiquette in different countries? [closed]
Where can I find information about tipping etiquette in different countries? I'm hoping for a comprehensive database so I don't have to ask about the countries one by one here.
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Is there a website that lets you shop for hotels with taxes and fees included in search results?
Every time I book a hotel online, the price increases by 25% in "taxes and fees" at checkout, compared to the price featured in search results. This does not occur when booking flights (I actually ...
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App or website to calculate change in Cambodian riel and US dollars
Here in Cambodia there's a fairly unique two-currency system in use, and it often gets really confusing to work out if you're getting the correct change.
The local currency is the Cambodian riel and ...
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What online communities exist to help solo travellers meet up?
I've done a few long-termish mostly solo trips now, and you hear about communities like CouchSurfing and Warm Showers (for cyclists). However I also really enjoy staying in hostels. Oddly, there ...
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Is there a Chinese equivalent for Foursquare/Yelp?
China is notorious for banning/restricting foreign Internet companies in order to support the local market. Even if some kind of a service is not banned, there is often a local competitor with tens of ...
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Where can I find the Minimum Connections Times for a given airline/airport?
Questions about Minimum Connections Times often list a table with the MCTs for a given airline/airport. Is there a general database of such information for major airports/airlines worldwide?
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Where can I find up-to-date information about roadblocks and strikes in Peru and Bolivia?
I need to travel from Cusco, Peru to La Paz, Bolivia next month but people in both countries have a habit of blocking roads quite frequently.
Every now and then I see news articles in the regular ...
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How can I find historical flight delay data?
I was on United flight 123 out of Heathrow to Washington Dulles on March 15 2014 and I want to find out what time it actually left. It should have departed at 0735 but was delayed with engine trouble. ...
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Is there an online resource for caravan "pit stops" around Europe?
I was wondering if there is such thing as a caravan guide for Europe. Particularly Spain and France. But other countries would be very welcome.
This resource would have information about places where ...
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How can I find out if I'm wanted in Turkey?
Say that I want to travel to a foreign country, but it's possible I am wanted by the authorities there*. To find out if this is the case, I could just go, and see if I get arrested at the airport, but ...