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Advice for flying with a 6 month old infant?
We are going to have our first flight with our 6 month-old child.
The flight will be 12 hours long.
Is there anything we need to pay special attention to?
Anything we might overlook?
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What exactly is allemansrätten in Sweden?
My understanding is that it is a limited right for a traveler to camp out on any "unsettled" property in Sweden, public or private. Of course, there are important restrictions, such as NO right to hunt or fish for food, and maybe some limitations on…
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Do all German airports lack free wifi?
I've just been talking to another traveller who was particularly grumpy about Munich airport not having free wifi when he was there recently.
Now I seem to recall that Germany has pretty strict laws prohibiting open wifi access because the person…
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Is it safe to drink water with a strong chlorine smell?
Are there any health issues with drinking heavily chlorinated water?
During a recent trip to Australia (Queensland, NSW), virtually all tap water I found had a very strong chlorine smell and taste. I asked locals and was told it is safe to drink and…
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How can I protect my vehicle when left at a trail head for an extended period?
Previously when I went backpacking, the vehicle I left behind at the trail head was, erm, not particularly worth stealing. I'm looking at new vehicles now, and somewhere in the back of my mind is "do I really want to leave this unattended at a…
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Why do countries require validity of 6 months for passports?
Many countries require a passport to be valid for six months. Sometimes these six months are counted from the date of departure, or from the date of entrance. Even though some of these countries only legally allow you to stay for 30 days or three…
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What seasonal work can fund travel?
I'm fond of the travel strategy that involves arriving at a workplace near your destination and doing seasonal labor until you've saved enough to have fun in and around the same geographical area.
The archetypal way of doing this is to get a job at…
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How safe is it to fly with Ryanair?
Recently I've heard stories about Ryanair's reputation when it comes to safety procedures. I heard that most of the time they ignore the safety procedures required by law to operate a flight. Since they're a budget airline, they keep turnarounds…
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Why do passports expire?
Based on this question, why do passports expire? What possible function does it serve to limit their validity in time?
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What is the use of all these towels?
I stayed at hotels in different places, and each hotel provides different set of towels. But sometimes I don't know what is the purpose of each towel!
For example, attached two photos from a en-suite-bathroom in a businesses-European hotel, with 4…
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Is it permitted to look for a job while visiting the US under the Visa Waiver Program?
We already have a question on whether you can attend a job interview or look for work while in the US on a tourist visa. (Actually it's unresolved with two possibly conflicting answers and no solid reference).
And we have a more recent question…
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What kind of ID does the US accept when visiting bars or drinking age events?
For tourists visiting the states, what kind of ID do you need to carry with you to visit bars or drinking age events? I understand the passport is the main piece of ID but do they accept any other forms of ID from other countries such as a driver's…
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Are there any advantages to boarding a flight near the end of the boarding process?
Normally I have frequent flyer status when I board a flight, and I take advantage of it to make sure I'm one of the very first to board, if not the first. That allows me to:
Get comfortable, get things out of my bag without disturbing others,…
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Do I have any recourse if I booked a hotel because it claims to serve free breakfast, and then actually doesn't?
I recently stayed at "Days Inn by Wyndham Columbus Airport", which on the Booking.com booking page (archived), in the Booking.com search results (archived), and the Wyndham website (archived) mention it serving free breakfast in one way or…
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Can I use USD in Canada?
I will go to Canada for the first time from the United States. I will use credit card as much as possible but I guess I need cash for small shops and cafes anyway. To avoid exchange money back and forth and ATM fees, I plan to cash some money in USD…
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