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What is the purpose of this cloth in hotel?
What is the purpose of the cloth across the bed? I see it at many hotels and it does not seem to serve any purpose other than make it look nice. Any idea what it can be used for?
Ps. The purplish elephant in foreground is towel. It looks nice!
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How to book a ticket for an unborn infant?
How does one go about booking a ticket for an infant who isn't born yet ?
Planning to fly from Darwin, Australia to Dubai and bub's on the way in a month. Looking to fly in November/December and want to purchase a ticket as early as possible for…
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Will I be able to travel around India speaking only English?
I am to travel around some Indian cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and others. Will I have trouble speaking only English, or should I learn some phrases in Hindi?
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Do Russians smile at each other?
I'm planning to go to Russia. In my culture, smiling is really common even to strangers. I've heard that Russians don't smile or laugh unless it's something funny or something that makes them happy. Will it be strange or will I insult anybody in…
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Is it dangerous to go to the USA as a Russian now?
I am a Russian student and I have been dreaming about visiting California and living in LA for a while, and I decided to take this trip on my summer break. I have already accumulated enough money for a ticket and contacted various employers,…
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One foot in Belgium and the other in the Netherlands?
I come across this photo in Facebook where the borderline between Belgium and the Netherlands is drawn in the ground splitting a house in two sides one side at each country. One can literally put one foot in Belgium and the other in the Netherlands.…
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Are sweatpants frowned upon on flights?
I was planning on wearing sweatpants on my flight from East Asia to East Europe, but my parents shut me down, saying that it's not looked upon kindly and people wearing sweatpants are usually a bit of a gangster people. This seems a bit weird for…
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Longest bridge/tunnel that can be cycled over/through?
I'm cycling around Japan, and a few days ago I cycled the Shimanami Kaido, a series of bridges connecting islands between the mainland and Shikoku in the inland sea. One of the bridges there was (if I recall correctly) 6.5km long. This had a…
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What's the 2-minute timer on mobile Deutsche Bahn tickets?
A few days ago I purchased a single ticket from Cologne (Köln) to Aachen via the DB Navigator app. The ticket was valid for 6 hours after the purchase, however a timer started from 00:00 and stopped at 02:00 as seen on the image below.
What is the…
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What are the yellow stickers with the letter G and one or two arrows on some Japanese streets?
I've been traveling around Japan recently and I've come across these stickers with the letter "G" and one or two arrows in many streets in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.
Some streets have dozens of them. What do they mean?
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What exactly is the Bahnhofsmission? What do they do and who uses their services?
I was changing trains at Frankfurt Hbf and it was a a bit cold outside (close to 0°C). I asked at the information desk if there was any heated waiting area, and they told me this was only available at the Bahnhofsmission at platform 1, door 7. I…
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Strange looking region of France on Google Maps
I was idly browsing on google maps and came across this area on the Atlantic coast of France.
The terrain looks intriguing. What is it, any idea? They look like water bodies. But the shapes are not the typical natural outlines but more like a…
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Can I travel with cremated remains (father's ashes) from USA to India?
Recently our beloved father passed away in the USA. We have already performed his cremation, and now we are planning to take the cremated remains to India. We don't know anything regarding the procedure.
Can we carry cremated remains while we travel…
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What are cell phone lots at US airports for?
In every airport in the United States, I have noticed the existence of a parking lot, often among the furthest ones from the terminal, called a cell phone lot.
What is the purpose of such parking lots in relation to the use of a cell phone?
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How to search for a flight when dates and cities are flexible but non-direct flights must not pass through a particular country?
Sometimes when booking a trip you can be very flexible with many factors but any route passing through a certain country cannot be considered.
Say you're going from country A to country B either direct or not, but if not direct must not be via…
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