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Questions tagged [vacations]
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Getting into a fully booked hotel?
Perchance where I'm travelling to has really crappy availability in terms of vacancies for when I'm going. All of the hotels near the area are fully booked for the weekend. I called the front desk for a Hilton Garden Inn and they said it's typical…
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Cheapest flight to anywhere at any given time
I'm looking to take a spontaneous trip for a long weekend. The date is flexible and the destination can be anywhere in the world. Is there a site that would allow me to search airfares within a date range, while keeping the destination parameters…
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How to book accommodation in Japan when all websites are fully booked?
Japanese people tend to all take their holidays at the same time, so some periods (Golden Week, Obon, Silver Week) are extremely busy, with zero availability for most touristic cities on all booking websites (Jalan, Goo, JTB, Booking, etc).
Even…
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What's the easiest way to find a vacation rental?
I've rented a few vacation homes and really liked it but it always takes hours and hours to find a good one. It seems like there are 100+ different sites that all list different homes (some with a lot and some with fewer nicer ones) and I keep…
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How expensive is a vacation to Japan?
Since I am planning a vacation to Japan this fall, I'd like to have a rough overview about my expenses. I'm flying from Germany (probably Frankfurt) to Tokyo. I know that the flight alone will net me about 1000 EUR, if I'm gonna take a decent one…
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Specific vacation type for a lonely hike?
I'm playing with the idea of taking a whole week off of civilization. I imagine something like a long trail, that will take about a week to clear with as little contact to other people as possible.
On the other hand I'm not familiar with survival or…
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Is there a simple procedure or what are the procedures to obtain a permit to visit Lakshadweep islands?
I wanted to know why Indian citizens need a permit to visit Lakshadweep, and an answer on Quora says:
"To protect the interests of the general public of Lakshadweep, about
95% of whom are Scheduled Tribes, the Administrator has, with…
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What are some Caribbean cruises for October?
My fiancée and I are looking for a good Caribbean cruise in October and were wondering which islands are best to see and which Cruise line to take?
It seems like a lot of the cruises don't run in this month due to Hurricane season so I'm looking for…
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What is the most affordable tropical getaway from Seattle?
I'm looking to plan a 4-5 day trip at the end of March to get away from the cold and relax. I've just moved to Seattle from the East Coast where there are a ton of options for this sort of excursion, but I'm not familiar with the West Coast. Is…
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Reefs for scuba diving or snorkelling, where there is sufficient sunlight streaming in and colourful corals?
When browsing the internet for scuba diving or snorkeling locations, all I see are pictures with a dull blue shade everywhere. Something like this:
But I've also seen images where there is:
- A sufficient amount of sunlight streaming in.
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Park City, Utah for vacation
My company is going on a trip to Park City, Utah in the beginning of July, Fourth of July and afterwards. What are the tourist type things like museums or photography ops to check out within a 30 to 45 minute radius of the area? I know we will do…
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B1/B2 visa to J-1 visa, back to B1/B2 visa
Back in 2011, I applied and got my B1/B2 visa, which is still valid until 2016, but then in 2013, I got an internship in NYC, and got the J-1 visa which was only valid for 6 months (length of my internship) plus the grace period, so I went for my…
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Ski holidays in France - January 2021 and Covid pandemic
Year ago I booked a ski trip to Les Menuires, from january 8th to 17th 2021.
It has been cancelled due to pandemic, but since the lockdown in France has ended I hope to go there - on my own.
What I'm struggling with is apparently France is opening…
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What kind of evidence is acceptable as proof of funds for a New Zealand vacation?
I'm travelling to New Zealand for one month's vacation and the New Zealand Immigration site has:
You must have at least NZ $1,000 for each month of your stay, or if
you’ve already paid for your accommodation, NZ $400 for each month of
your…
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Travel booking concerns due to drastic price and option differences
I'm an older guy who's traveled globally most of my life, but I am about to take my first real vacation ever and just realized that I have never traveled outside of the military and business settings where someone else had the cumbersome task of…
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