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Are there ferries between Spain and Morocco that charge per car and not per passenger?
I'll soon be hitchhiking through Spain and am thinking about making a crossing to Morocco.
When I need to use ferries I try to find one that charges per car because I can try to hitch a ride with ...
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Review of (free) budget travel apps
I usually control my costs of travelling with a spreadsheet.
Recently I have started using an app and I am really enjoying it. It's much easier to do: it does currency conversion, adds the location ...
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Any other airlines that offer a non-stop Madrid-Cairo flight? [closed]
I can only find EgyptAir offering a non-stop flight from MAD-CAI.
Are there other options?
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Can I live in Berlin comfortably for one month with 1,000 euros if housing is free? [closed]
I'm traveling to Germany in December. My budget is 1,000 euros. Housing will be free, because a friend of mine will let me stay at her house at no cost. I'm planning on partying around once a week, ...
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How to pay for things in Greece?
My boyfriend and I are headed to Greece (Athens for some time and islands for some time). We plan on bringing euros that we ordered from our personal banks in the States. But I am curious what the ...
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Travel Money & Expenses In Russia [closed]
Can anyone recommend how much travel money I should be prepared to spend in Russia? I'll be spending 3 days in Moscow and 3 days in St Petersburg half board.
I will need money for lunch and ...
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How do I select a beginner destination?
I'm hopeful that I'm being specific enough to avoid being too broad/subjective. I would appreciate any pointers or edits where required to make this question work here.
I am a non-road-warrior/...
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From Asia to Lat America on the cheap [closed]
I'm looking for a way to get cheaply from Asia, SEA or India to Lat America: Mexico, Colombia, Dominicana, Cuba or Equador. Maybe Peru also.
not through the US
preferably not through Japan or Europe ...
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Getting from Khao Sok to Bang Saphan, Thailand by public transport
Travelling as a family of four, aiming to get from Khao Sok National Park to a hotel near Bang Saphan on Jan 22 2017. Have tried several options but none brings me there. Have tried to reach the hotel ...
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Daily budget for a week in Las Vegas? [closed]
I am planning a week (Wednesday to Wednesday or Tuesday to Tuesday) in Las Vegas later this year (2017) and am wondering what sort of budget I should aim for.
Assume:
All accommodation is paid for.
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Any other season apart from low, high, off and shoulder season? [closed]
I just came to know about shoulder season/shoulder period. Apparently, it is the time between low and high season so rates for hotels/hostels/sight-seeing everything would be middling. Are all the ...
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Why is it cheaper to fly to Mumbai, connecting through LHR, than it is to fly to LHR? [duplicate]
I swear I cannot understand the airlines.
Today I did a search for one traveler from ATL to BOM (Mumbai) using Kayak.
The date range was from May 18th, 2017 to May 24th, 2017.
The cheapest cost was ...
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Should I buy a return ticket if I'm staying for more than a 6 months? [closed]
I am planning to travel to USA from Europe for a 6 month internship. The problem is that the return tickets for dates above 6 months are too expensive. Almost like buying two one-way trips (EU-US &...
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Which websites allow "search by country" for a flight?
I came to know about Whichbudget, it's a website that allow search for flights by country. I mean you just enter from like "Germany" and to like "Belgium" and you get best offers from all airports ...
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How to plan flights with more than one stop with Norwegian so it isn't expensive? [duplicate]
When buying flights tickets usually buying a one-way flight is very expensive, comparing to flights that have return. In many airline websites there is not an option for planing a whole big trip with ...
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Mobile Wifi Rental in Turkey?
I was in Japan last summer and rented a pocket wifi device that provides 4G mobile internet. It made my trip much more easier. Now, I will be in Turkey on January and was wondering if there is any ...
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Is there a good resource that would help to estimate and compare travel expenses by city?
I am looking for a resource with somewhat accurate/reliable estimations of travel expenses for popular tourism destinations. I am able to find bits and pieces on wikitravel, tripadvisor, lonelyplanet ...
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How can two people travel/survive cheaply for two months between housing contracts? [closed]
I currently live in single university approved housing but plan on getting married in the middle of March. I hope to buy a married on-campus housing contract that starts very soon after I get married ...
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Cheapest way to get from Germany to India and back with flexible dates [duplicate]
I want to travel to Vandenmedu, India from Bochum, Germany.
Starting date would be around 20DEC15, return should be about 2 weeks later, i.e. 04JAN16
What bothers me:
I am flexible in both start- ...
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How to get to Resolute Bay from Toronto without going broke?
It seems that this is going to cost a fortune. Are there really no cheap flights from Toronto to Resolute Bay?
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What is the best US bank account to use for extended world travel
I will be traveling the world over the next 1.5 years: mostly Europe, but some Middle East, South America, Africa and Asia.
I am looking to switch to a US based bank that can provide me with a debit ...
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What are the best ways to travel indefinitely for a non-USA/EU citizen that has a guaranteed monthly income? [closed]
I'm a South African citizen with a job that allows me to work from any place that has a internet connection. I want to travel the world and I feel in my current situation that would be possible. I ...
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Best way to split costs during travelling
With 3 people due to go travelling this summer, we're at a bit of a loss as to how to split our funds. We're going to be sharing tents, food, fuel, etc, so in theory everyone will pay equal.
One ...
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As an Indian citizen travelling to Portugal, should I book my plane tickets or apply for my Schengen visa first?
I am an Indian citizen and want to travel to Lisbon, Portugal in June 2015. I want to go there on a tourist visa. Since the Schengen tourist visa requires exact details of accommodation, is it ...
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Is it a good idea to go to the airport and ask for the next cheap flight to anywhere?
My girlfriend and I are living in Vancouver (BC, Canada). We have the project to directly go to the airport and buy the next cheap round-trip (return) flight ticket to go to any (relatively close) ...
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Cost of eating in San Francisco [closed]
My fiance and I are planning to fly out to San Francisco in September for our honeymoon. This will be our first cross-continental trip together as a couple, so I want things to go well and for no ...
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Is there a website or resource that lists what you can do in a given geographical area for free or almost for free?
I keep hearing from people that traveling is expensive. They can't afford, and they would love to do/go whatever/wherever that they saw in TV/Internet, etc. but they can't.
Not that it's impossible to ...
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Travel (living) cost in the US for two weeks (New York and Los Angeles) [closed]
PLEASE NOTE that this question is more about finding out people's experience. I would appreciate it if someone shares his/her experience during US travel. I am open to anything.
I will be visiting US ...
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If your travel dates are flexible how should you pick your dates to get the greatest savings? [closed]
When traveling for leisure most people have flexibility in which dates they can choose off before hand and have a priority to travel in the most cost effective means possible. Either to enable them to ...
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Driving from Genoa to The Hague with an LPG car
We are a family of 4, two adults + 5 years old + 8 months old. We are traveling to The Hague, Holland from Genoa, Italy. We decided to go by car, and we are trying to calculate costs. So here it goes:
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London pass travelcard vs. Oyster card
We are 2 families, 4 adults and 4 kids (age 8, 11, 13, and 16) reaching at LHR
airport from USA.
Which will better economically save money and time to purchase, Oyster Card or London pass with ...
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Using a Travel Agent for non-Complicated Travel
I am having issues figuring out the best way to go about booking travel for my honeymoon at the end of August (right in the middle of Labour Day weekend in order to add to the degree of difficultyl). ...
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How to get an impression of the average price level of a destination?
We are constantly looking for affordable offers to travel.
Sometimes it turns out to be cheaper to just pay a little bit more for the airfare and save money on for example food or accommodation. A 3 ...
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Website to identify low season for hotels
I use online booking websites (Agoda, Booking.com, ...) to check hotels prices; But they are good when you know the time of travel.
I want to plan my vacation and it can be any time. So, I started to ...
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Can I live in Munich - Germany for a month with 500 Eur
I have to travel Munich Germany (specifically: Hansastraße) and live for a period of 3 months. I have 500 Eur/ Month stipend. So, can I live? Is it possible to manage Food (pure-veg), Accommodation ...
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It is cheaper to buy the whole trip or leg by leg?
I am wondering what is my best option. I am planning a trip to Rio and then to Hong Kong.
The thing is that my dates are flexible so if there is not a huge difference I prefer to go to Rio and stay ...
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Is Clark (Philippines) worth a visit for 4 days [closed]
I am planning different options for a 4 day trip. I got cheap flights for a place called Clark in Philippines from Singapore. But I don't know much about Clark and Philippines. I want to know what are ...
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Not so famous places to visit from Singapore under $500 [closed]
I am planning to go for a 4 day trip to some place in south-east Asia for the Chinese New Year holidays in February. But my budget is strictly around 500 SGD. So, are there any interesting places to ...
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20 hours layover Dubai [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
A day at Dubai International Airport and the city?
I will be in Dubai for a 20 hours layover in the middle of November. It will be a Tuesday (13th).
I know that I will have (...
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Is it always wise to book flights as soon as possible?
So I'm booking flights to go to Europe in September n October.
And it's a long way off, but I've already noticed in the space of a week or so, that the prices have started creeping up. Not by much, ...
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Cheaper flights on non-airline sites?
When searching through kayak.com, I've seen tickets listed through sites like Airfare.com and Vayama that are cheaper than those listed by the airline themselves (see circled prices in image below).
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What is the cheapest way to get from South America to Australia?
What is the cheapest way to get from South America to Australia?
I found several flights mostly from Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile, however the prices are quite prohibitive. Do you recommend ...
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Comparing travel costs in Europe: rail vs bus
I wanted to compare costs for travelling around in Europe by bus and rail. While I don't have a firm itinerary yet, for the purposes of this comparison let's assume that it will be close to the route ...
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Cheapest 'times' or methods to buy an Interrail Pass
I planning to travel around in Europe for about a month in August/September this year. I haven't sorted out an itinerary or a date for commencing travel yet. What I wanted to know is whether Interrail ...
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How to go about backpacking to Europe for the first time [closed]
I'm trying to plan my first backpack trip to Europe but not sure how to go about planning. My goal to backpacking Europe is to experience the culture and go sight seeing.
What are some tips/advice I ...
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Is this a realistic backpacking trip in Europe?
I'm trying to plan a backpacking trip in Europe but I'm not really sure where to start. We'll be flying from the US into most likely London. Our budget is about 2,000 USD (per person) not including ...
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How to see the Norwegian fjords [closed]
I am currently working in The Hague area of the Netherlands. This summer is too cold to spend weekends on the beach, so I've decided to spend 3-4 days seeing the Norwegian fjords instead.
I ...
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What time of the year is the cheapest to cruise in/around North America?
What times of the years are optimal for getting the best prices on cruises within North America?
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Can you go to the Maldives without assistance of a travel agency?
Organizing your travel without agents is almost always cheaper and more fun.
But does that also apply for Maldives? Can I just travel to the Maldives? Do you have some tips or experiences to report?
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