I loved one big city and bounced hard off another that everyone said was similar. After getting this wrong twice, the useful predictors turned out to be structural, not cultural. Predicts well Whether you can live…
Three weeks, everything booked flights, all accommodation, two trains, and a couple of things I had to reserve. It felt responsible while I was doing it. Now I am reading about people who book the first few nights and…
Heard this repeatedly and have never managed to make it work. Tried a few times: changed the country on the airline's site, saw a price in another currency, converted it, and it came out either identical or slightly…
Thinking about this after reading about diversions. A domestic flight is one where passengers may reasonably be carrying no passport at all a driving licence, a national ID card, or nothing. If that aircraft has to…
Short business trip, visa valid for exactly the days I planned to be there, and I used all of them. My outbound flight was via another airport in the same area and the first leg was delayed enough that I missed the…
Some things are prepaid on my card, some will be cash, and one of the three has a card with no foreign transaction fee so he will end up paying for a lot of the meals. We are all fine about money but I have seen this go…
European cooking between roughly the fifth and fifteenth centuries produced a lot of dishes that have simply dropped out of the modern repertoire thick grain pottages, sweetened and spiced meat dishes, drinks somewhere…
Long haul arriving at 14:10 and the onward domestic flight leaves at 15:05 from the same airport but booked as a completely separate ticket with a different airline. One checked bag. The next flight after that is not…
Two adults flying from the mainland, currently three nights Oahu, three Maui, four on the Big Island, with a rental car booked on each. We want one volcano, decent snorkelling and at least a couple of days where we do…
Two adults, first time in the country, no language, and we are comfortable with spreadsheets but drowning in options for trains, regions and where to base ourselves. The quote is for an itinerary and booking…
Trip is in nine weeks and my passport expires roughly four months after the return date. I keep reading about a six month rule but also that it does not apply everywhere. Renewal is currently quoted at six to eight…
The route I need shows every departure as sold out for the date I want, three weeks out, on the booking site I have been using. It is a popular intercity route in a country where reservations are compulsory on the fast…
Nine nights total, three cities roughly two hours apart by train, first proper trip with my partner who gets tired of packing quickly. Option one is three nights in each. Option two is picking two bases and doing the…
First time leaving the country and everyone in my family has a different opinion, ranging from take nothing and use cards to carry a thousand in an envelope. Two weeks, mostly cities, plus a few days somewhere rural. I…