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Can I take one heavy piece of baggage instead of the two allowed pieces of baggage?
I booked a flight with American Airlines (operated by British Airways). In my receipt, it indicates that I can have two pieces of baggage, each max. 23kg. and a dimension of 158cm (width + height + length).
Personally, I don't like to carry two bags…
user65305
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Do I need tickets along with my boarding pass to board the plane
I have checked in online, I have my boarding pass and preselected seat. And I have no checked-in luggage so do I go straight to security check in.
Do I need to bring my ticket along with the boarding pass printed at home?
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What is the minimum time to consider with a connecting flight in the USA?
Given the extensive time taken for immigration formalities in the US, what is the shortest time to consider between connecting flights in the US, when coming from abroad?
Until now I have always entered the US at my destination. This is not always…
user141
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What unusual requirements are placed on baggage when flying on a very small aircraft?
Most experienced air travelers are aware that smaller, regional/commuter-type aircraft (regional jets and turboprop airliners) have undersized overhead baggage compartments that force large carryon bags to be gate checked. However, what's not so…
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Can a person be arrested/detained if a prohibited item is found in the carry-on luggage while transiting?
Recently, while returning from St Petersburg to New Delhi via Almaty in Kazakhstan, our family had a rather bizarre experience. Before querying anything, I would like to sum up the situation -
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Our family of three checks-in at St Petersberg…
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Is there an updated PDF or other downloadable version of TfL's Legible London map?
Over the past several years London has deployed a program of wayfinding maps and resources, most strikingly in the form of a forest of (stunning) enameled steel "monoliths":
These, and the other materials in the program, use a base map that's one…
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What is the difference between "Gazole" and "Diesel" in France?
I am driving a car with a Diesel engine. I always thought that "Gazole" and "Diesel" were synonymous to each other, only to drive in a gas station which mentioned both terms, as in "Gazole" and "Diesel extra".
This made me wonder if there is a…
user141
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Are there any issues with using credit cards in Germany?
On my last trip to Germany my credit cards (chip-based Visa and MasterCard) were declined more than usual. I've been there like 10 times and haven't noticed this before but on this trip train ticket machines refused to service them, small shops…
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Is it forbidden to enter the bag claim area through the arrivals gate? Why (not)?
After you land from a flight, you pick-up your luggage and then you pass through these sliding doors to the "public" area.
I noticed that those sliding doors are not designed for security, as they're open most of the time, with lots of people coming…
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Leaving Italy without paying a bus fine
My wife and I got bus fines today in Bologna. We had only recently arrived and had purchased a ticket from where we were staying which was about 6 or 7 km from the city. The hotel receptionist explained the ticketing system to us and said that if we…
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What is the cheapest available freighter voyage anywhere?
Walking past a huge international shipyard twice today got me thinking about freighter travel. We have a couple of such questions on the site, but not many.
Many people are surprised when they find out that freighter travel is often more expensive…
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What does CWOP mean on visa cancelled stamp?
I was traveling to Dubai on a tourist visa. I was stopped by Immigration and my visa was cancelled; they also wrote CWOP on the stamp.
Will this cause problems the next time I travel?
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Can I write notes in my passport?
There are many times when I'd like to jot a short note in my passport. For example, the business purpose of an entry into a country -- or for countries with automatic passport control and when I don't get a stamp, I'd like to notate my entry and…
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Carrying habushu (snake wine) from Japan to USA
Next month I am traveling from Japan to USA. One of my friends is asking me to bring habushu (snake wine) as a souvenir. Like this pic:
I want to ask a question here, is it OK to carry Habushu (snake wine) into USA?
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What exactly are "repositioning cruises"?
A day or two ago I was chatting with some other budget travellers on the beach here in Oaxaca, Mexico, and one of them told me he came by sea from Portugual to Panama for a few hundred euros on something I'd never heard before called a "Reposition…
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