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Hey everyone,

​I’m 19 and planning my very first major solo backpacking trip this August. I’ve decided on Pakistan for about 3 to 4 weeks.

​My basic plan is to fly into Karachi, head up through Lahore and Islamabad, and then spend the absolute bulk of my time deep in the far north (Hunza Valley and going completely off-grid into remote offshoot areas like the Shimshal Valley for high-altitude hikes).

​I’m totally fine with roughing it, basic infrastructure, long transit days, and being completely disconnected in the mountains. I also know August is going to be intensely hot down south, but it’s the only time window I have to make this trip happen.

Because this is my first time doing a proper solo trip, I want a realistic assessment from people who know the country:

-​Is jumping straight into Pakistan for a first solo trip too intense, or is it manageable if you have decent common sense and adapt quickly?

-​Is trying to link the extreme south (Karachi) all the way to the far north (Hunza/Shimshal) too punishing or chaotic for a first-timer in a 3-4 week frame?

-​How difficult is it to navigate the logistics (intercity buses, local flights, mountain jeeps, and regional SIM cards) entirely on your own out there?

Would love to hear some honest perspective or reality checks. Cheers

I’m heading to Central Europe soon—around the old Austro-Hungarian Empire. Do you have any safety tips for these places?
I heard charity scams and pickpockets are pretty
common.
BeforeI arrive, I want to be aware of other things
to watch out for.

I feel so stupid. I booked this flight through edreams thinking that it was all okay, my flight can already be seen in the airline’s booking so I know that my flight is actually real. However my issue is the prime subscription, they said that they will start charging me monthly starting this coming June 15 and I want to cancel it. I decided to add a card number of my bank that is no longer in use and tried to remove the card number of the my current bank but no matter how many times I click on delete it doesnt delete my current card. Should I just contact my bank to have this solved ?

Edit:
I just wanna know if its safe for me to go to my bank and have them block edreams from my bank account.

Will this put my flight at risk for cancellation if they find out i blocked them from charging me before my flight ?

Does anyone have experience with cheap Primark luggage for checking in on a transatlantic flight? I will be flying home to the US from Europe for the long-term and I’m thinking about buying a cheap luggage from Primark in order to carry anything additional as well as gifts. The cheapest one is a hard case for €25.

As I don’t plan on doing any significant travel for a while thereafter, I don’t mind if this doesn’t hold up on subsequent trips, but it would be good if it didn’t break on this one flight back.

Any opinions?

I don't know where else I could post this.

Hello everyone,

I have a question that has been stressing me for a while, and I hope someone with immigration or airport experience can help.

I was deported from Turkey back to my country. During the process, we were separated from regular travelers and taken through a different procedure where our passports were checked and stamped before departure.

The stamp itself does not mention deportation and looks like a normal Turkish exit stamp, similar to those used for regular travelers.

What confuses me is that the Turkish officer stamped a very specific page in my passport (page 5), even though there were many other empty pages available. When I arrived back in my country, the authorities stamped the last page of my passport.

I may be overthinking this, but I am planning to apply for a Schengen student visa and I am wondering:

• Can passport stamp placement itself carry any special meaning?
• Could immigration officers from another country recognize some hidden indication from the stamp or its location?
• Or are such things mainly stored in electronic immigration systems rather than the passport itself?

I know this may sound like a strange question, but the specific page placement has made me wonder if there is some practice or procedure I’m unaware of.

If anyone works in immigration, airport operations, or had a similar experience, I’d really appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!!

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I’m very interested in seeing these countries. I was wondering how many I might be able to reasonably fit into a week long trip.

I saw that there is a ferry from Helsinki and the other countries are connected by bus/ plane mostly. although I would prefer to travel by train.

also if you’ve been do you have any recommendations to do in the cities? which cities were nicest? also has anyone spent time outside the cities in cabins, beaches or camping? thanks

Long story short I’m a big animal lover. I went to Thailand and did not ride the elephants. Refused to ride any camels in Egypt. No Central Park horses in New York. Now, the people of Turkey have been some of the kindest, welcoming individuals and the hotel I’m staying at has a horseback riding tour. I would love to do it, but I definitely don’t want to partake in an activity that is not ethical with animal treatment. Does anyone have any experience or any knowledge as to whether this would be a safe bet? Thank you!

I know this is gonna be a weird post, but do you guys think they will make me throw away an electric pressure pan if I take it in my hand luggage through the Frankfurt airport? (I only have a connection there to another European country, but it’s my first Schengen airport coming from South America - I am an European citizen) thanks!

I go on a solo trip annually and I like to go places that have beaches, good food, excursions, and nightlife,

So far, I've been to Ischia, Crete, and Hvar.

I've been wanting to go to Albania for a while now.

I was thinking about splitting my trip up like this:

• Tirana (2 nights)
• Dhërmi / Jale (5 nights)
• Himarë (4 nights)
• Ksamil / Sarandë (5 nights)

I'm a single guy, and I like to enjoy myself and go out, but partying is not a priority.

My Albanian friends in the United States tell me that Albania isn't big into partying and that it would be better for me to go with an Albanian.

Is this a good choice?

Any suggestions or advice would be helpful.

I have taken the Eurostar between London and Paris 3 times in the last 6 weeks or so. I have been registered in to the EES Multiple times because there seems to be inconsistencies in the guidelines with some agents saying you need to register each time. My job involves European travel a lot so have been through varying levels of efficiency in different countries in the last several months.

2 weeks ago coming back from France (so after EES officially kicked in) I went straight to the e-gates and went through the EES gates with no problem (scanned my passport and walked through, took my picture, on with my day). I was through in about 30 seconds.

Today, at Gare Du Nord, the EES person directing people stopped me and told me I need to go to EES registration again and that I had to do it every time. I told her I have already registered several times and she wasn't changing her mind so ultimately I went to go register again. She said that the police have told them everyone needs to go through every time.

The sign she pointed me to is specifically marked "pre-registration" which implies only needing to do it once. I had to scan my finger prints and take a photo again. Luckily the queue wasn't very long.

Does anyone know what the actual guidance is? Do we need to go to the kiosks each time? Just seems like this whole rollout has not been handled very well.

I’m in the middle of applying for a Kenya ETA visa through etakenya.go.ke, and I’m stuck at the trip information part. My trip is from July 9th to July 14th, and I’ve filled the first 3 sections all fine (passport, selfie, contact info)

Now, in the "Trip Information - Place of Stay" part, they want me to list all places I’m staying. So, on the 9th, I stay in Nairobi, check out the 10th. Then, 10th to 13th, I stay in another place in Kilifi. So that covers three nights. The issue is, it won’t let me proceed to the next step unless I put in a place to account for the 13th to 14th. But I’m not staying anywhere overnight! On the night of the 13th, we’re flying back to Nairobi and then leaving in the early hours of the 14th (like 4am). So, technically, I’m not booking a stay for that night.

The system insists I need a final accommodation entry for that last “day,” but I’m literally just at the airport. What do I put down for that final night to move forward? Has anyone faced this? What’s the right way to handle it?

Thanks in advance! 🥲

I'll be in Singapore for 2 weeks and would like to do a short side trip to Malaysia for 4~ nights with my young family. I've been looking at possibly Penang or Langkawi. We love good food and beautiful beaches. However I heard the beaches in those cities are not the best. Any other places you can recommend a short flight away in Malaysia?

Hello,

Booked an early apartment in Budapest for the 30th may (there is the UEFA Champions League final). Got it around 135EUR, and considering 1000EUR per night is selling like pancakes, i got in very cheap.

Now, 3 days ago, the host wrote me that "I (aka me, not him) need to cancel the booking due to technical issues he cannot accomodate me". He is for sure trying to get this one cancelled, so he can post it at a much higher value.
I replied that if that's the case, he should cancel the accomodation via Booking, not force me to cancel it, and got no response back since them.

So, yesterday, considering Booking still showed the accomodation as "Confirmed", i decided to also risk and pay the 135 EUR.

Now, what should i expect when i will reach Budapest ? He will probably not answer, and I expect they won't accomodate me. I already booked a "back-up" in another town near Budapest. But, in relation to Booking, what should i do next?

• Central)Kronprinzenbrücke, Reichstag Building,brandeberg gate, memorial of murder Jews, |checkpoint Charlie,topography of terror,Potsdamer place-lunch, Sony centre, bendlerblock, tiergarten at sunset.
• for non museums I won’t spend as long.

What is the best way to book multicity flights under 1 pnr or is it just better to book each flight differently. Also if each flight are booked at different platforms what will happen in case of flight cancel, delay will be fine since there will be a few days gap.

I am looking to book flights from india to Vietnam , vietnam to thailand and thailand to india.

I am new to this stuff, sorry if it's a noob question.