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How manageable are <15 min connection times in Frankfurt Hbf?
I will be travelling from Lyon (France) to Dresden (Germany) and I was looking at several options. One of them is by train, but there are a fairly big number of connections, with rather short transit times.
For instance, one of them (proposed by…
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Is using Swiss Francs (CHF) cheaper than Euros (EUR) in Switzerland?
We are traveling to Switzerland (mostly Zurich and closeby) for several days later this year and, one of our friends told us to bring Swiss Francs with us as things would be generally cheaper if we pay with Francs as opposed to paying with Euros.…
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Call local emergency number using a foreign mobile number
I read about How to make an international emergency call? but not sure if I will be able to call the local emergency number (USA - 911) using a foreign (India) mobile number when I am in USA.
Though I have mentioned USA, I would also like to…
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How would Japanese people react to someone refusing to say “itadakimasu” for religious reasons?
So, it’s my understanding that in Japan it’s considered to be polite to say “itadakimasu” before eating. From what I’ve read, it seems that the meaning of this phrase derives from Buddhist and Shinto religious concepts, however, which gives rise to…
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What flight has the highest ratio of timezone difference to flight time?
Inspired by crossing four time zones in six hours today: what commercially operated scheduled flight has the largest time difference per flight time?
For example, if there's a 2-hour flight that has 4 hours time difference between the two ends, this…
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Do the speed limit reductions due to pollution also apply to electric cars in France?
From time to time, the speed limit is reduced due to pollution in France (example (mirror)). Do these reductions apply to electric cars?
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Using oyster card in buses
How are bus rides accounted for when using an Oyster card? London Underground stations have ticket barriers that scan the card on entry and exit, but using a bus the card is only scanned when boarding. How is the correct fare calculated in this…
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Unbookable column of seats on 777-200
I'm flying United, and at time of booking I can select my seat.
On one flight the aircraft is designated as a 777-200. The seat selection diagram shows a 3-4-3 seat layout, ABC-DEFG-HJK. At time of writing there are plenty of seats so I've happily…
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Why can't airline tickets be booked far into the future?
Why it is not possible to book airline tickets more than 12 months in advance? Why there is always 1 year and not 2 years or more? Is there any technical aspect behind this policy?
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Do North American banks have a key phrase that allows customers to disable all security checks for using the card internationally?
My Canadian bank has an extremely sensitive anti-fraud mechanism that treats all foreign transactions as "suspicious". I do not need those anti-fraud measures (I'm okay with taking the risk) and want to be able to use the card worldwide without ever…
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I will live on a boat while in the US. What's my "US street address" for the customs declaration form?
I will be travelling to the US as a tourist for a few days (I have an ESTA, I'm from an EU contry). When you arrive at the border, you must fill a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Declaration Form 6059B, which the flight attendants usually give…
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What is the purpose of a round-trip ticket?
I had assumed that buying round-trip plane tickets saves a lot of money, but lately I've been comparing prices and the round-trips I've seen are almost identical in price to just buying two one-way tickets separately.
If round-trip tickets are just…
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Is there a general clue on whether a flight serves meals?
My recent flight from Warsaw to Tallinn by LOT didn't serve a meal.
They only served a slice of chocolate and coffee, and I got pretty upset with it. The flight time is less than 100 minutes but my past experience on Seoul-Tokyo flight by Korean…
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How to submit required forms to customs when leaving USA?
In a situation when a passenger of a scheduled flight leaving USA has something that has to be declared (like submitting FinCEN Form 105 for monetary instruments), what is the proper procedure for submitting the declaration?
As far as I understand,…
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What's the value of the “genocide” and similar questions on the US immigration form I-94?
It's been a while since I’ve been to the United States, so I’m not sure whether it’s still being used, but I remember having to always fill out form I-94 which asked some odd questions: such as whether you've ever been involved in genocide or…
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