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Where in Europe can I purchase a car without residency?
I am not a resident anywhere and plan to travel for the foreseeable future, mostly in Europe. My country has good visa-free access to most of Europe, so it is conceivable I could remain without any residency for quite some time.
I enjoy driving, and…
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How can AT&T charge me to use WiFi while I'm abroad?
Knowing that AT&T is a global network, I was curious about what it would look like to use my phone internationally if they're my carrier. I came across their Passport Packages information, which states that if I want to use WiFi in another country…
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Mount Everest climb cost and total time
I am from Bangladesh. How can I climb Mount Everest, for a reasonable price?
How much does it cost to climb Mount Everest? And how much time does this campaign usually take?
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Booking travel tickets for visa without paying?
I am in the process of filling the forms for my wife and daughter (Chinese) to travel with me (British) to the UK for a short holiday. On the government advice located at…
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How to effectively organize documents when traveling?
Each time when I travel, there is a chunk of printed papers and other documents which I have to take with me.
Some of them are documents which I have to access often: ticket, passport, visa etc. Those I keep in easy-to-access bag or pocket. And…
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Why can't I travel onwards if my bag wasn't going to make the flight?
I was flying KLM from the UK to the USA with a short layover in Amsterdam.
Because of delays in the UK, I almost missed my flight. The flight attendant told me my bag wasn't going to make it, but if I walk fast, my gate is just two over.
When I got…
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Is there a website to find points to get tap water at airports?
We now have two questions about drinking water taps/fountains in airports, but they are very specific, one to one the terminal of a single airport, the other as wide to cover both airports in a smallish city.
This, and some banter about it on the…
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How can one visit the Door To Hell?
I have stumbled across this photo while surfing the net:
Turkmenistan's Door To Hell in Wikipedia does not say much about the how to visit it, it only says that there were 50,000 visitors in the past five years.
My question: How can I visit it? are…
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Why does the car rental company ask me for my flight information?
Today I received an email from the company where I rented a car asking me for my flight information.
Why do they need it? I'm being a little paranoid but I think that they will charge me more (hidden tax or fee) if I give them the information.
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Why does collecting a UK train ticket require you to insert a card?
If you book a UK train ticket online, for most routes, you're given a 8 character code. You then head to a UK railway station, go to the ticket machine, tell it you want to collect a ticket, give it a bank/credit card, then enter the reference, then…
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What are safe uses of non-potable water?
While traveling, you come across many different levels of water safety. In some countries you can drink the tap water, and in others you should avoid it at all costs.
Where do you draw the line when you know the water isn't safe to drink?
Brushing…
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Is "lol.travel" a real travel/flight booking site?
Browsing flights on http://Skyscanner.net, I was referred to a site I've never seen before, http://lol.travel to make the payment.
I'd normally trust that Skyscanner would only refer to real, legitimate sites, but something about lol.travel just…
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Why do hostels require you to 'rent' bedding?
Why do increasingly amount of hostels ask you to pay to make your bed comfortable. I mean, you can buy a dorm bed for a night and then get there just to realise they charge for pillows, blankets, towels, everything that a hostel should really (in a…
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What to do with your valuables on a low-cost holiday while swimming/diving in Central America?
I am planning to go to central America (Costa Rica + Panama) for a rather budget holiday, and I am wondering what people usually do with their documents, money, cameras, etc. when staying in a budget hotel (without a safe in the room) and wish to go…
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Where in Russia can I pay to shoot an AK-47?
I'm planning a trip to Russia in October (primarily Moscow and St Petersburg) and recently I read this question and liked the idea of being able to use military equipment, specially AK-47, as this rifle was created in Russia.
I did some research and…
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