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Saw this news about a British tourist dying and his girlfriend ending up in intensive care after drinks were allegedly spiked in Bangkok. Stuff like this always hits a bit harder because it’s the kind of thing you don’t really think about until you hear a story like this. Makes...

Random thing I’ve been wondering… if you’re visiting Paris and end up needing something like antibiotics, can you just go see a doctor and pay out of pocket? Or do you need to be in the French system for that? Curious how easy (or not) this actually is as a tourist.

Looking at a Virgin Voyages cruise out of Rome and just realized the port is like 1.5–2 hours from the airport… didn’t expect that. Do they offer any kind of shuttle from the airport or is it all on you? Trying to figure out if most people just take the train, book a transfer,...

Maybe I’m overthinking it, but with everything going on lately, I can’t help but wonder why Emirates is still routing so much through Dubai. I get that it’s their main hub, but it does feel like a lot of risk concentrated in one place. Doesn’t take much to throw everything into...

Flying Zurich to Bangkok with a 1h40 connection in Istanbul, switching from Turkish Airlines to Thai Airways. Never been through IST before and hearing mixed things. Some say it’s easy, others say no chance. Not sure what to expect with security or transfers there. Is that...

Flight to Düsseldorf got cancelled this morning and we were stuck in a huge queue for hours with no response from phone or chat. Looked pretty bad at first since the next flight was full. Then randomly the cancelled flight showed back up with a new departure time later in the...

Booked MAN to Guangzhou via Hong Kong with the ferry transfer, but just got told the ferry is now pushed back to 15:00… which means sitting around for like 8 hours after landing. Now wondering if it’s possible to just enter Hong Kong after landing and take the train to Guangzhou...

Landing around 7:30am and our Airbnb check-in isn’t until much later, so we’ll have like 10 hours to kill. We want to go see the Colosseum, but dragging around two weeks of luggage sounds miserable. Host said we can’t drop bags early, so now trying to figure out if there’s an...

Flight 872 from Seoul to Seattle got cancelled due to a maintenance issue with a cargo door. Honestly expected chaos, but Alaska handled it pretty well. They put everyone on buses, got us to a hotel for the night, covered the room and breakfast, and gave clear instructions in...

We’re in Bangkok and my boyfriend is booked on LH773 to Munich tonight. He checked in about 13 hours before departure and got put on the waitlist because the flight is overbooked. At first he was number 12, now he’s 27 out of 38 which honestly feels kind of insane. Didn’t expect...

I have a 20+ hour layover at Istanbul Airport with a Turkish Airlines business class ticket. I know I can’t use the sleep pods in the business lounge since those are only available for layovers under 9 hours, which is a bit disappointing. I signed up for the Istanbul stopover...

My daughters (tween/teen) and I will land in Paris around 5:30am in late June coming from California. My husband is arriving on a different flight at 10am. Our hotel check-in isn’t until 3pm, although we asked about early check-in and haven’t heard back yet. We will at least be...

Flying Lisbon (LIS) to JFK tomorrow, boarding at 9:05am and departing at 10:00am. We’re two adults with US passports and no checked bags. I’ve heard mixed things about security and passport control at LIS, especially the exit immigration lines for US flights. Would arriving 3...

I’ve got a long layover at Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) coming up. I’ll be flying from the US and connecting onward to Lisbon. I’ve been looking into the Mercure Hotel and the YOTELAIR cabins inside the airport but can’t find a clear answer about which side of passport control...

Our flight is scheduled to land at Haneda at 10:15pm on a Friday in April. Our hotel is about a 32 minute train ride from the airport and located right near the station. The hotel has a midnight check-in cutoff, so we’re trying to figure out if this is realistically doable. We...

Planning a Rome trip May 26–30 and trying to figure out the best way to see the Trevi Fountain with the new rules. From what I understand, you now need a ticket with a timed entry to access the lower area close to the fountain, similar to how other major sites in Rome work....

Had a frustrating experience with a taxi at the official queue at Roma Termini today. My hotel was only about 4–5 blocks away but I had heavy luggage so I took a taxi. When we arrived, I tried to pay with Apple Pay and the driver told me they only accept cash. I’m pretty sure...

My two sons (18 and 17) are thinking about visiting the US, possibly Boston. We’re based in the UK and they’ve traveled around Europe before without any issues. One thing I’m unsure about is hotels. Would an 18 year old be able to check in with a 17 year old, or do hotels...

Woke up today with a really bad sore throat and a mild fever, and of course my flight home is tomorrow. It’s not serious enough for the ER, but definitely not great timing. Since I’m just visiting, I don’t have any French registration or a local phone number. I’m mainly trying...

If Paris is already her dream, I’d honestly lean toward doing a land trip based around Paris rather than a cruise. Cruises can be fun, but they’re usually better for people who want to see many places briefly rather than really experience one place. A few things to think about....

I’m flying London Heathrow → Madrid → Lima this Saturday and my connection at Madrid Barajas is only 1 hour 5 minutes, both in Terminal 4S. My arrival is 23:05, and the onward flight leaves at 00:10. It’s a BA/Iberia codeshare on the same ticket. Originally I had a 3-hour...