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Does it make sense to use a kayak or canoe in Venice?
By does it make sense I mean whether it is at all legal, safe to an acceptable degree, technically possible (and at least a bit enjoyable) to use own canoe or kayak in the water canals of Venice.
I'd love to bring my 4.5 meter (14 feet) long…
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What are some tips for a child flying alone for the first time?
I am 14 years old and will be flying on a WestJet plane from Calgary to Vancouver, Canada. How early should I arrive at the airport? What do I do once I arrive at the airport? What should I do first, second, etc? Please be specific.
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Why would a company want me to book a flight via a travel agent if it is more expensive?
I am trying to book a flight. My university usually asks that we book a flight via a travel agent, but the prices he gives me are about $50 higher than the prices I can get by online booking in the flight company's website. This happened several…
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My ID was stolen during my stay in Spain. Will Ryanair let me board the flight?
During my holidays in Alicante (Spain), my wallet was stolen together with my id. I left my passport home, because I live in another Schengen country. Will Ryanair let me enter the plane after seeing police report and/or the copy of original…
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Why are there ashtrays in the bathrooms on nonsmoking flights?
Airplane bathroom:
Why are there ashtrays in the bathrooms on nonsmoking flights?
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Schengen Visa Refusal: Justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable
Schengen refusal formulae can be difficult to understand sometimes.
Sometimes an applicant receives a refusal with:
Justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable.
often accompanied by:
Your intention to leave…
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Navigating the layers of American hotel beds: where are you actually supposed to sleep?
Silly question perhaps but I'm a bit puzzled. The bed has a mattress, mattress pad, sheet 1, sheet 2, a thin white blanket, sheet 3, duvet with a removable cover and some more decorative stuff.
In Germany you would sleep between sheet 1 and the…
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What can you do about being forced to sit next to a very large passenger?
My mum is up in arms about that fact that she sat next to a (very) obese gentleman on her flight causing sufficient discomfort for her to grab the cabin jumpseat in cruise.
The flight was a fully-booked shorthaul flight with BA from Heathrow.
Few…
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Does a US immigration officer really have the power to deny entry to the country at personal will?
Quite some comments exist that in the end it is the individual immigration officer that has the final call to let you enter the US or not and that there is no way of objecting that decision.
Given the major effects of such a decision - you have a…
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When the road is blocked by animals, what's the proper way to proceed?
When the road is blocked by animals, what's the proper way to proceed? Should I wait, honk, drive/walk near the animals to try to convince them to move away from the road, or is there some more efficient/safe way to do so?
I am in Chile and in this…
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Available help for voluntary departure from the UK
I would like to inquire as to what kind of assistance is available for voluntary repatriation to my country, Nigeria?
I’ve spent 14 years in the UK, worked-studied and even started a family here. Unfortunately due to a failed relationship and other…
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What happens if you swab positive for a drug sample at Canadian airports even if you don’t have anything on you?
I’m a mom of one and don’t use or associate with any drug stuff. I recently bought a backpack off a buy and sell and after I got it home I noticed it smelled like cigarettes. So I went through all the pockets and found a small bag of what appeared…
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Dress for First Class?
I'll be flying first class from Kansas City to Orlando this fall. This'll be my first time experiencing this, as I typically fly coach. This time around I found a good deal on FC seats and just wanted to experience it at least once.
Any suggestions…
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Refused boarding to New Zealand because I couldn't demonstrate I'm an NZ citizen. What are my options?
I bought tickets through a travel agent in New Zealand for my daughter, who is citizen of New Zealand as well as Russian, and myself.
We travelled to Russia using Russian passports but the travel agent never mentioned that she needed an endorsement…
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What's going to happen to my booked AirBerlin flight now that they've gone bankrupt?
AirBerlin have just declared that they're going bankrupt. I have tickets booked with them for a Berlin-Chicago-Munich itinerary for the end of September.
I understand the German government has provided AB with a loan so they can continue to operate…
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