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Attend a lecture in computer science while travelling in the UK
I'm planning a trip to the UK in May. I will stay in London, Edinburgh and Dundee. It would be very interesting for me to attend a lecture in computer science there. Am I allowed to do this as I am ...
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How much does it add to a North America / Australia journey to go "the wrong way"?
North American flights to Australia generally involve getting to the west coast (LAX or YVR) and then crossing the Pacific. I believe Air Canada used to have a tech stop in Hawaii and still may. I am ...
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How can I map stations for a driving trip?
I have a convention/vacation scheduled soon and I do have a company gas card. Since it is a company sponsored trip I wanted to map out gas stations for the 16 hour drive. I was curious to know is ...
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Budget for traveling in Eastern Europe? [closed]
We are planning to backpack through Eastern Europe for a month on an Interrail pass and I am trying to put together a budget estimate. Our travel path is not planned yet, but will be something like ...
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Are there any tool/sites I can use to plan my route?
I am planning to ride to Moscow next year from Calcutta, India.
I am not able to figure out which route I should take. I heard that you have to go via Myanmar, China, Mongolia and finally Russia.
Is ...
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Is the Pilanesberg safari park worth to be a primary travel goal?
A couple of months ago my husband was in South Africa and some of his colleagues spoke to him about the Pilanesberg safari park (close to Sun City) as probably the best option in national parks ...
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How to get to Auschwitz-Birkenau from Wroclaw?
I would like to know how to get to Auschwitz from Wrocław without going first to Kraków by public transport? The idea is to get up early in Wrocław, visit Auschwitz and go to Kraków to sleep.
One ...
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Can I easily travel in Italy by bus/train without any prior reservation?
I am planning a trip to Italy this coming January. My plan is to land by plane in Roma and then go to France by train/bus stopping in some Northern Italian cities on the way, enjoying the architecture,...
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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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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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What to do before traveling to Europe as an American? [closed]
I wish to know as an American citizen who only knows English, what do I need to do before traveling to Europe so that I can get the maximum out of my experience. I have a month before going overseas ...
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Can I buy and tow an RV trailer pop-up with USA license plates with a car with Mexican license plates in the USA?
I have planned to make a road trip to USA. I travel in a car with license plates and Mexican license but I would like to buy a pop-up trailer and be able to use it since I would be visiting several ...
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Family travel in Thailand - is it safe, can we improvise?
We are planning a group trip to Thailand for three weeks in July/August. We are two families with 3 12 year old daughters and 1 7 year old boy.
We are doing a lot of research in terms of what to ...
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Hoover Dam Parking
Planning to drive to the Hoover Dam tomorrow and would not be surprised if it were busy base on high rental car activity. Google indicates it is open at 9AM and I would like a parking spot. Can I ...
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What considerations should I make for traveling in Israel on the Sabbath?
I am planning to travel around Israel (from Oct 19 to Nov 5th), and I am wondering what effect the Sabbath will have on transport, restaurants and the sights. Should I be planning to not do anything ...
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Measures to avoid locations with bad air quality and inversion for asthmatics?
Bergen, Norway, is an example of a city surrounded by mountains where the air quality can get very bad, terrible for asthmatics. This phenomenon is called inversion. Before the symptoms begin, the ...
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Is checkmytrip.com overloaded? Is there an alternative?
I like to check my flight itenary on checkmytrip.com. The main reason is that while airline's webpages and check-in systems often don't provide some information out-of-the-box (for instance the ...
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How can I find tall buildings with a publicly accessible view at an upper floor?
Many travelers enjoy great views from high vantage points such as a hill nearby a city (e.g. Mount Monserrate in Bogota, Colombia), or the (less popular than the Space Needle, but taller) Columbia ...
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Looking for a good online itinerary organizer / travel planner [closed]
I am looking for a good itinerary organizer. I want it to be able to store and organize all the following aspects:
Travel details (flying, driving)
Accommodation details
Activities
Available online
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How can a person living in the tropics be better prepared to travel to snowy areas?
I live in a hot and humid part of India, and plan to vacation for a week at one of the hill-stations close to the Himalayas, to experience snow for the first time. This might involve a bit of light ...
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Is it normal for a guided tour of Mongolia to cost a couple of hundred dollars per day?
I understand that guided tours offer a lot that unguided tours don't. I don't have to worry about choosing destinations, activities, booking accommodation, the language barrier, and the like. And that ...
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Bus service between small towns in Spain
I'm planning to rent a car for a road trip in Spain for this coming August, but I could also consider just going from town to town using bus, if available.
Is it possible to get from any city to any ...
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Rome2Rio alternative for the Balkans/Eastern Europe?
So I've quickly come to find out that Rome2Rio is terrible when it comes to Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
Here's some examples:
When trying to go from Levoča (Slovakia) to Lviv (Ukraine), R2R ...
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Why are some routes unable to be booked on DB's website?
I'm trying to book a transfer from Dijon to Basel, but there's no option to book it. I've noticed this on other routes as well. I thought TGV trains must be reserved online. So why is this?
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Minimum available passport blank page requirements
For a British Citizen travelling on business to one country for up to 30 days what are the maximum numbers of consecutive and not-necessarily-consecutive minimum blank pages required in a passport ...
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How to plan routes that aren't covered by Google Maps? [closed]
For the next summer I'm planning to drive to some countries that aren't covered by the route planning tool of Google Maps. What other possibilities do I have to calculate the route approximately in ...
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Inviting an unemployed friend to visit the USA on a tourist visa
I am a PhD student currently in the US on an F1-Visa. I want to invite a friend, who is currently not employed. He also does not have sufficient funds, so I am willing to cover all the expenses ...
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What is the weather usually like in November in Palawan, Philippines?
I'm planning on visiting Palawan, in the Philippines in the next few days.
I am just a little concerned about the weather, it seems like the wet season isn't over yet. Even if it's officially supposed ...
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Is it possible to drive from Southeast Asia to Europe? [closed]
My band and I are wanting to buy a vehicle in Vietnam, pack it with our music gear, and drive to Europe.
Can anyone give me economically efficient information on 1) the safest route to take, and 2) ...
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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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Traveling across the United Kingdom by car [closed]
Me and my friends had an idea of going to the UK by car and travel across the country to see as much as possible. I would like ask if someone can share his opinion of where to go and where to don't go....
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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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Which "travel vaccinations" are available for free with the NHS in the UK?
NHS GP surgeries and clinics provide vaccinations for travel for free, but for only certain kinds of diseases.
Is there a comprehensive list of which "travel vaccinations" will be covered by the NHS (...
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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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Is there any travel management software / webportal available?
All my sportive trips such as biking or hiking, I enter in an online portal called www.hikr.org. This portal allows to enter tour description, mark waypoints, and share the tour with others. ...
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Route/Travel planning tool like Rome2Rio with options for Bus/Train/Flight for China trip
I'm planning for I and my significant other's trip to China (25-30 days). I found this tool called Rome2Rio which is very helpful but I'd love to know if there's any other similar tool to make a ...
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Website or application for travel recommendations?
When looking for new destinations to travel to, I'm usually reading blogs in the Internet, browse through Travel SE or rely on recommendations of friends. But is there a more active way of finding a ...
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Is it safe to visit Istanbul? [closed]
I'm from Portugal and I'm planning my summer trip at the moment. Going to Istanbul is one of the options I have.
I have some fears about it though since recent problems we hear about in the news. But ...
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Paris on a Tuesday - are the Louvre and the Pompidou Centre the only "big" attractions that are closed?
One that's caught me out before is that the Louvre is closed on Tuesdays. It looks like the Centre Pompidou is also closed Tuesdays (French - Tuesday=Mardi).
However, the Paris Modern Art Museum (...
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How can I find out all the stores in a particular street before going there?
If I am going to shopping destination, I would love to be able to browse through all the stores on the street before going there so I know what my options are. I am most interested in the fashionable ...
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Half day in Berlin - after non-classical tourist spots
I will have half a day to spend in Berlin, on a Saturday afternoon. What do you recommend I should go and see/taste? I am not aiming for classical "tourist" spots, as we have a guided city tour before,...
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Can I search for European train connections avoiding certain stations?
With flight search engines, it is possible to search for routes excluding particular airports. Is there an equivalent way to search train routse excluding particular stations/cities? For example, ...
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Which is the lowest budget for a trip to Indonesian Papua?
I have a flight to Kuala Lumpur for 30 days.
My wife and I want to visit the Indonesian part of Papua and we are low-cost travellers (i.e. we sleep in the cheapest places of any country, we eat as ...
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Should I pre-book/prepay for activities before landing in Bali?
I am looking into several packages Tours like Sunrise Treking in Mt. Badur and Rafting in River.
Should I pre book them via website or should I book them day before the event or on the spot?
Which ...
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Can I use external movie source on Ethopian Airlines 787?
I just booked a flight on Ethiopian Airlines and I saw that the plane is a Boeing 787-8. (Dreamliner??)
I'm traveling with a child and I was wondering if it's possible to plug an external USB with my ...
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How can I estimate the duration of a long bicycle trip?
Next summer, I'm planning to do a very long bicycle trip. I'm not yet sure where it will take place, but I have 2-3 favorites. 1) from Stockholm to the North Cape 2) from Switzerland to Istanbul 3) ...
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'One laptop per child'- like organisations?
One laptop per child (OLPC) is an organisation which brings laptops and technology to poor regions of this world and educates the people to use those tools.
As a computer scientist and passionate ...
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Round trip flight for me with wife sharing return flight only
I'm planning to go back to my country next year (probably by Feb) and come back again to the US. I want to bring my wife with me back to the US. So for me it's round trip but for her it's single trip. ...
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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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Is researching dating tips for a specific country worthwhile, useless or counterproductive?
I'm planning on visiting Japan for two weeks. While dating isn't the purpose of my trip, I hope to socialize a bit with people my age, including some après-ski, and wouldn't mind if it resulted in ...
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