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How to successfully haggle / bargain in markets
While I've done quite a bit of travel now and back myself to handle situations when it comes to border guards, sorting accommodation and / or transportation, one thing I still struggle to come to terms with is haggling in the markets, be it for…
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How to use sinks with separate hot/cold taps?
I just traveled to Ireland. I was amazed to find that water sinks (at home, restaurants and public) have separate taps for hot and cold water.
If you use only the cold water, your hands freeze. If you use only hot water, your hands burn.
How do…
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Can I eat only a crème brûlée in Paris?
I'd like to have a crème brûlée in Paris, but without having to eat a whole meal at a restaurant.
However, this seems quite hard to get:
Bakeries and patisseries do not sell crème brûlée (at least none that I could find);
Restaurants only sell them…
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My online friend is asking for money in order to visit my home country. Is this a legit request or a scam?
On Travel.SE we often see questions about a person (usually a love interest) asking for money to pay for airfare, visas, permits and other expenses. For example
Visitor requesting a cash advance to purchase airfare in-country. Legitimate or scam?
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What are these large, empty towers made of connected metal girders, bars or pipes in London?
I saw one on the Greenwich Peninsula next to the O2 and another one while leaving Paddington towards Slough.
Courtesy: urban75.org
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What is a continental breakfast and what other types of breakfasts are there?
When I look for an hotel I often see the "continental breakfast" expression when they refer to their breakfasts.
I looked up the expression on Google and found:
a light breakfast, typically consisting of coffee and bread rolls with butter and…
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What kind of things can you take from a hotel?
Hotels normally provide a big amount of sets (well, depending on the quality, but however, many!) that can help you feel more comfortable there.
So for example you can get towels, slippers, candies, pens, shampoos, shaving kits, sponges, ...
The…
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Where can I find publicly accessible paternoster elevators?
Paternosters look fun, but (as far as I know, at least in Western Europe) they have almost all been replaced by regular elevators for safety reasons.
Are there any publicly-accessible paternosters left I can ride in?
Wikipedia mentions a few, but…
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How to answer "Have you ever been refused a visa?" if I've had a refusal overturned
A few years ago, I applied for a UK visa. The visa was initially refused and I had no rights of appeal. However, the refusal letter had some glaring mistakes and I sent an email to the Embassy. The refusal was "overturned" by an ECM.
I am now making…
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Why do some hotels ask you to leave the key at the reception when you go out to come back later?
Sometimes when I check in at a hotel I am asked to drop the key at the reception before leaving the premises, even if I will stay longer.
When this happens, I normally do like they ask me, but sometimes I forget and take the key with me the whole…
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Should my first trip be to the country which issued my Schengen Visa?
In case I get a multiple-entry Schengen visa in one of the embassies in Ukraine, Kyiv, should my first trip be to the country that issued the visa?
Any there any requirements of the sort? Does this condition vary depending on the embassy that issued…
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Why would a visitor destroy their travel document?
While doing some research about freedom of movement and the history of passports, I came across an image on Wikipedia depicting a warning sign next to a toilet door at London Stansted Airport:
Close-up:
The warning sign reads:
WARNING
Passengers…
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Why do airlines offer more varieties of special-request meals than they actually provide?
I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian with an annoying tendency to forget to book vegetarian meals when I go flying. When I forget to book ahead, I always ask if they happen to have an extra veg*n meal, but quite understandably they never do: they have…
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Is crime an issue in the US countryside, especially for a cyclist?
I have a dream of one day cycling from one coast of the USA to the other.
I am aware that cycling on the road can be dangerous, but I've done a lot of it. I know how to stay safe, and I'm not concerned about that.
As a Brit, I'm used to the idea…
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No Facebook account, will I be able to visit the US?
I heard that the US immigration is asking people for their Facebook or any other social media logins, or at least are planning to do so.
I value my privacy so I don't even have a Facebook account and never will. And even if I did, I would not give…
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