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Does an Irish visitor to Canada need a visa for a day trip to the US?
Are you going by land or by plane or boat?
If flying or going by boat you will need to apply for an ESTA as you are Irish citizens, Ireland is a visa waiver country. Certain ferry crossings count as ...
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Layover at Vienna for 6 hours - enough for some sightseeing?
I have transited through vienna around 15 times and happy to give you some tips on what to see during your 6 hour layoff.
St.Stephens Platz church (start here. Its the city centre walk around for 2h ...
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Layover at Vienna for 6 hours - enough for some sightseeing?
The City Airport Train will take you (close to) the center in just 16 minutes. It is however a lot more expensive than the regular train going the same way in just 10 or so minutes more. Each of the ...
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What's the fastest way to do a day trip from San Diego to Tijuana?
As someone who lives in the area, any time I hear of someone planning on coming down I tell them to walk across the border unless they specifically need a car.
If you're planning on being further out ...
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Changi's Free Singapore Tour - Can you leave early?
I contacted Changi Airport's twitter account with the same question, and here is their response:
Hi. If you join the free Singapore tour, you will have to adhere to
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Is a day trip US to Canada currently practical?
Yes, if you're a US citizen, persistent, and lucky.
(1) quarantine location
I followed the slightly snarky but always constructive advice from @JonathanReez and filled out the CBSA client support ...
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Long Layover (20h) in Reykjavik (Iceland), visit city?
Assuming that they layover is actually in Keflavik airport (which it almost certainly is; Reykjavik itself just has domestic flights, and a few connections to neighboring locations in the North ...
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Is it feasible to visit these location with a day trip from Copenhagen?
Yes. I work in Copenhagen and have colleagues living in (and commuting from) both Odense, Helsingør and Malmø. Odense is (by far) the furthest away, and that is only 1½ hour by train (in the worst ...
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Manchester to Sheffield and back in a single day
Is it possible to make a day trip from around 10-11am from Manchester to Sheffield and return to Manchester (hotel near the airport by 11pm or 12am?
Manchester to sheffield and back on a day by train ...
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Manchester to Sheffield and back in a single day
Traveling after 9:30, you can mostly use a super saver ticket, which is cheaper than a ticket that allows travel any time of the day, while still allowing you to use any train on that day.
There is a ...
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Layover at Vienna for 6 hours - enough for some sightseeing?
Yes. For example, only 16 minutes to central Vienna, so sightseeing in that interval is viable but what to see there seems to be a matter of opinion so off topic here.
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What's the fastest way to do a day trip from San Diego to Tijuana?
If you need a car in Tijuana and Didi/Uber don't suffice: drive back and forth. Crossing from the US to Mexico typically just take a few minutes. On the way back, try to pick a time with a minimum ...
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Can you visit Hatta as a day trip from Dubai by public transport?
You can, but you should expect to spend many hours on the bus/train. The fare is 13-15 AED (2.7-3.1 GBP) each way. The train seems to be slightly faster, but it may also involve more connections.
I'...
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Is there a day ticket I can buy for a day trip from Kolding to Billund?
As a native Dane, I would definitely consider "by-, lokal- og regionalbusser" to include that route. The geographical area matches too, and it explicitly says it is valid all day, so I'd say you're ...
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Layover at Vienna for 6 hours - enough for some sightseeing?
I would advise against Schloss Schönbrunn, it is in the West of the City, while the airport is in the east. It is quite far away from most of the other sights which are in the City.
So i would ...
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Day trip in Paris - arriving at Paris Gare du Nord and visiting city center
Rather than giving you specific advice for Paris (which would make this more of an itinerary-constructing answer), I'll suggest some general techniques for unfamiliar city navigation.
For a large ...
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Cheapest way with public transport to travel to Ponza from Rome and back in one day?
Gillian, Rome-based blogger, beach girl, ebook writer, information curator, traveler, coffee and cocktail drinker, has written the most perfect, and timely article:
I just got back from the ...
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Day trip in Paris - arriving at Paris Gare du Nord and visiting city center
Paris is for those who love to walk! But, I got pretty tired navigating through Gare Du Nord itself, so it wouldn't hurt to use Metro.
A single metro ticket costs 1.80 Euro. It would be cheaper if ...
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Day trip in Paris - arriving at Paris Gare du Nord and visiting city center
(google for precise direction)
My 2 centimes.
Walk as much as possible, use the subway for your return trip at the end of the day (when you are most tired)
Museum visiting can eat up a lot of time; ...
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Layover at Vienna for 6 hours - enough for some sightseeing?
Note: Vienna is not very efficient airport, and there can be long walks involved between areas since it is badly planned and security can take some time if you are unlucky.
As much as people here ...
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What's the fastest way to do a day trip from San Diego to Tijuana?
The San Diego light rail system has a station across the street from the CBP entry point. It's a straight shot from north and downtown.
The run is fast, it is on dedicated railroad right-of-way once ...
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Is a day trip US to Canada currently practical?
The answer is yes, with a bit of preparation from your end. Below is from personal experience of doing such a day trip.
I think I understand why a plan is required: it's to give border agents more ...
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Visiting Montserrat from St Kitts
Even Rome2Rio suggests the only way is to fly to ANU (Antigua) and then you're needing to get from there to MNI.
That's an hour flying, which immediately pretty much rules out any other transport (...
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How to get from Trieste to Rijeka in the morning, and back in the evening?
Don't know if when you asked the question the schedule was not loaded yet as @mlc suggests, but now I can find quite a good option on the filxbus site.
here Trieste -> Rijeka and here Rijeka -> ...
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Day Tours from Within Kazbegi / Stepantsminda
I found tours that can be booked by email, this company offers tours (no affiliation) from Kazbegi:
The buses depart every day from our office in Stepantsminda (Kazbegi). When you are in Kazbegi, ...
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Grand Canyon in a day
Weather etc I don't know - my experience go back to a 13th July in the eighties. I remember that the north rim is ~200 meters higher that south.
Got a room in a Flagstaff motel. First day> Near sunset ...
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Is a day trip between Barcelona and Andorra possible?
A day trip frome Barcelona to Andora is definitely a great option and it is quite popular with those who are looking to shop and enjoy Andora's nightlife or its fantastic nature.
Getting to Andora is ...
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