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Daughter flying alone from Athens Greece to Newark to Chicago - Need info/advice

My Daughter will be flying alone from Athens, Greece to Chicago with a layover in Newark. What exactly will she have to do during her layover in Newark? Speci

How much Spanish do I need to know for travelling within Spain?

I plan on travelling by foot on the Camino Francés alone. I will have access to the internet/google translate via my smartphone. I am also a native fren

Driving to Canada and back to the US

Do USA Green Card holders need a Visa to return back to the USA from Canada?

Can I claim my luggage if I am forced to stop after only the first leg of my journey

I booked a ticket from Toronto to Rome with Air Canada. The flight has one stop, in Frankfurt. For personal reasons I need to get off in Frankfurt (it was not a

What are the differences between the 'Emirates A380 Experience' and 'iPILOT' flight simulators in Dubai?

The Dubai Mall offers two different flight simulator companies: the Emirates A380 Experience and iPILOT. Both offer non-motion flight simulators, one with the

3-month trip to California - Do I give my bank my Social Security Number? [closed]

While I am here, I opened an account to a popular Bank of the United States, where some money are being deposited now and then. When I opened

Required funds for American traveling to UK to visit fiancée [duplicate]

I am looking to travel to the UK (Britain) to visit my fiancée. I have the passport and I am getting the funds for the visa and the tri

Is there a cultural belief in Brazil or Spain that frowns upon brushing one's teeth / spitting in the kitchen sink?

I was recently told by my Brazilian roommate not to brush my teeth in the sink (I wasn't, I just spit in it) because of cultural reasons. Is there a cultural no

Is it possible to purposefully miss a flight to force a short-check?

Let's say you're transiting through London with checked bags. The airline refuses to short-check your luggage. You then proceed to miss the second flight, forci

Will U.S Embassy give a B1/B2 visa to a dual citizen even one of his nationality is USA?

Just assuming someone has dual citizenship of USA and country A, and he will travel between these two countries. Just like other dual citizens, he prefers to ex

Is it possible to travel to Co To island, Vietnam without a special permit now?

I am planning to visit Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Sapa, Da Nang, and Hội An in Vietnam in the next week. I heard that Co To Island (near Ha Long Bay) is really

Four weeks in Italy, France, Switzerland, Ireland — 3 UK SIM best?

I am interpreting Three UK's About Feel At Home and Pay As You Go pages as: I buy a 20 GBP Three SIM from eBay UK and then, in September, I can use 12GB in th

Layover in Addis Ababa: need to collect checked luggage?

I'm going to travel from Mumbai to Durban on Ethopian airlines. It is my first time traveling alone. My layover in Addis Ababa is only 40 minutes. Do I need

Two parents travelling on different itineraries, with different child-parent combinations on each leg

We are trying to figure out how to manage a trip between USA and Europe where my husband and I will do different parts with different combinations of children (

How to purchase Japan train tickets online and also Japan scenic itinerary?

I will be travelling to Japan next month for 10 days and I need to ask 2 questions here: 1 Is there any official Japanese website to buy train ticket online?

How busy is the E50/D1 motorway in Czech Republic?

According to Google maps there is road work on E50 from Prague to Brno. We are going to drive that route next week, how bad is it? Would it be better to take a

UK Visa Refusal twice [closed]

I have been refused UK Visa twice, in 2015 and 2016, I am about reapplying for another one again. I want to get all the document that they sai

Are biometrics shared between GCC? [closed]

Are only the biometrics of people who are blacklisted or convicted in any GCC country shared or are all biometrics of each and everyone who vi

Renewing Passport with imminent travel

My USA Passport expires in April 2017 and I would like to renew but can't send my current passport due to imminent travel. Is it possible to keep you old passpo

50 Minute Layover In Casablanca Airport

I've got a flight from Marrakech to Madrid, with a 50 minute layover in Casablanca. Also, I'll need to go from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 in Casablanca. Is this e

Crossing a border several times to increase duty free allowance

I'm not planning on doing this myself (I'm not in a geographical position to either), but I just thought about the idea, and I wonder what type of rules are in

Greece Schengen Visa for Seaman [closed]

I joined a Belgian flag vessel docked in Greece, had a 2 week Schengen visa single entry, now that said visa is expired long time now do I nee

Can I bring a bear spray from the US to Canada?

While hiking in the US, I bought a bear spray. However, I never used it. Now I'm taking an Amtrak train from the US to Canada and I'd like to take the bear spra

I've entered the Schengen area as a tourist. Do I need to re-enter the Schengen in order to activate my working holiday visa? [closed]

I am from New Zealand and hold a new Zealand passport. I have a working holiday visa for Germany starting on the 16-10-16 ending 15-10-17. I

RFID-blocking passport pouches

I often see passport pouches for sale, which supposedly prevent your passport RFID from being read. In what scenario that might happen? Should travelers be conc

UAE now banning VPN access - fines of up to $545,000? Any workarounds?

According to a few news articles, the UAE is passing a new law with heavy penalties for using a VPN. Another report says: Travelers also come under this la

Documenting money taking out of UK

I will be soon traveling to Pakistan from UK. I would like to take £8000 with me, based on rules anything below 10,000 euros doesn't need to be declared.

EHIC while interrupting studies? [closed]

I'm a German citizen and a student in the UK. I'm currently interrupting my studies for half a year and I'm planning to live in Germany for th

Planning French autoroute drive, aires

I'm planning to drive from Caen to south of Poitiers. Just wanted to figure out where convenient rest areas (aires) with cafe or restaurant facilities are on th

Is it possible to travel on a Schengen visa if it contains a typo?

I had applied for Schengen visa of my wife and received it today. But there is a typo in her name. Her middle name has been spelt wrongly. Vinay has been writte