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Is it safe to become separated from your passport in a foreign country?
I'm an American citizen currently on a multinational trip through Asia. I'm in Malaysia now and the country I'm most interested in visiting is China. However, China has a particularly complicated visa application process that requires me to make an…
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How unsafe is it to leave an expensive laptop at a rented apartment or a cheap hotel room? Which precautions should I take?
I'm going to Odessa, Ukraine, and may have to take my laptop with me for work reasons. I'll be staying at an inexpensive place which I rented online.
Is it a very bad idea to leave the laptop in the apartment while I go out? What are the chances of…
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Do US citizens need a reason to enter the US?
I am a US citizen and was crossing a land border into the USA the other day. The border guard not only asked me where I was going and who I was going to see, but also seemed particularly curious and asked various follow-up questions.
The same…
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Is pickpocketing still a problem in Barcelona even though people don't carry cash anymore?
If you read travel websites about Barcelona they will often talk about it being the "pickpocket capital of Europe" or at least about how pickpockets are a major concern.
However, in the last 5-10 years the amount of cash people carry has declined.…
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How much is "half" in Scotland
In a bar in Scotland, two sizes are listed for the beer - pint and half. I assume that half is half pint, however for all beers the price for "half" doubled is less then the price for a pint (say pint is 5.50, while half is 2.30). So it does not…
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Why can't you order just drinks on a French restaurant's terrace?
We're on holiday in France, where many restaurants are seen having a terrace (an outside seating area). Given many restaurants, at least all over smaller towns in Bretagne, close between like 14:00 and 17:00, you might be rejected when you ask to be…
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Massive price difference between broker and rental car company
This may be a duplicate of Why is renting a car through a broker cheaper than directly through a car rental company? but I don't think the answer addresses a really large price difference.
I rented a car last week in Germany. Prices were…
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Where was this picture taken in 1932?
This picture was taken about 1932 in central Europe - probably in Czechoslovakia, maybe in Budweis.
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How should a pedestrian walk across a busy road in the USA?
I have had multiple scary experiences crossing streets and highways with fast moving traffic in the US. My impressions are that the traffic system is not designed particularly with pedestrian safety in mind, or it is my ignorance and I would like…
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Identifying a Romanesque church in France from a 1900s photo
I'm trying to identify this building:
For completeness, this is the unrestored uncropped version:
According to metadata, the image was taken in 1900-1910 and it is captioned as "facade of a building with a Romanesque entrance" and the location is…
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Does applying for the Diversity Green Card lottery affect future tourist visits to the US, if you don't win?
I was born in Albania (but have British Citizenship). If I apply for a Green Card (through the Green Card lottery) and was unsuccessful, would I have issues later if I just wanted to travel to the US as a tourist? Could I be refused entry if they…
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Extension of stay at USA due to COVID-19 lockdown
My wife and I are Indian citizens with valid USA B2 visas. We came to visit our children on December 8, 2019. Our authorised stay ends on June 8, 2020. We have planned to return on June 3, 2020. We have valid return tickets.
Now, due to the…
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Required documents on arrival with person waiting outside, at arrival area. How can the documents be provided to the person arriving, at customs?
I'll try and make it short. My spouse will be arriving at an airport in Germany from a Non-EU country outside Europe and she will need documents, which I have in original, in order to pass, given COVID-19 restrictions. Normally she would enter on a…
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Does visiting Colombia hurts one's travel history?
I plan on visiting Colombia in March.
However, an acquaintance just told me that having Colombia in my travel history can hurt me when I apply for visas of other countries - particularly USA, Canada, and European countries.
I am not sure why they…
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How safe is it to leave my passport in my hotel room?
How sure can I be that a passport left in my hotel room is safe? On my trip, I don't need to carry it around with me every day, so would like to leave it behind.
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