Travel Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, October 30, 2014

Top new questions this week: If a passenger damages another passenger's property (accidentally) on a flight, who is responsible? This came up after listening to a Rick Steves podcast on travel. He and I have both apparently wondered - when the passenger in front suddenly reclines their seat and nearly decapitates your laptop - ... air-travel airlines security passenger-rights   asked by Mark Mayo 22 votes answered by Henning Makholm 20 votes What's the best way to signal that I'd prefer to be served in English? I'm traveling in an area where bilingualism - specifically, English - is extremely common. As in, I'm yet to meet someone who doesn't speak pretty good English in the two months I've spent here ... language-barrier languages english-language   asked by LessPop_MoreFizz 11 votes answered by Mark Mayo 20 votes Why there is passport check at the check-in counter, immigration and even at the gate? I was wondering, why there are passports check at the check-in counter, immigration and even at the gate. For example, I was at Istanbul flying to either UK or US. There's a security check at the ... customs-and-immigration airports airport-security   asked by toy 10 votes answered by Tom 13 votes Where is this sculpture of the ten commandments from? I saw this picture of a group (which I blurred out) in front of a sculpture of the ten commandments on social media, and am wondering where it might be from. I might expect it either to be in the ... identify-this religion   asked by box dweller 9 votes answered by Mark Mayo 13 votes Why police didn't even block me once at the airport arrivals? First of all, I'm not a terrorist or a drug courier. Starting in June 2012, I began flying from Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) for personal reasons. ... air-travel airports airport-security officials drugs   asked by Aluminum 8 votes answered by MeNoTalk 30 votes How can I find out when cruise ships (of any line) visit a particular port? I am considering going to some places that I know are on the itinerary of at least one cruise ship. Having been in Venice when a cruise ship went past, and later when it disgorged passengers into the ... planning cruising   asked by Kate Gregory 8 votes answered by Karlson 5 votes Duty on electronics when arriving to Argentina A friend is traveling to Buenos Aires from the US, bringing both his personal notebook, and a new one for a relative. As I understand it, he'll have to pay 50% of the value of the new one (not sure ... customs-and-immigration electronic-items argentina import-tax   asked by Diego Mijelshon 7 votes answered by Darren 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: What's the difference between embassies and consulates? Today Mitt Romney called Benghazi the capital of Libya (it's Tripoli) and apparently mixed up consulates and embassies. I thought it'd be a handy question to have on here, for those sorting out visas ... visas terminology embassies consulates   asked by Mark Mayo 32 votes answered by Doc 19 votes Is there an easy way to calculate the total cost of tolls for a trip within the United States? Is there a convenient way to calculate the cost of tolls between two arbitrary points within the United States? I'm planning to take a trip along the Eastern seaboard and will be passing through ... usa planning driving road-trips tolls   asked by user113215 19 votes answered by Mark Mayo 7 votes Can you answer these? American overstay in Germany My American passport says that I entered Amsterdam and that I left from Germany over a month later... once I returned directly to Germany. I proceeded to stay longer then the 90 day period. But my ... visas schengen us-citizens overstaying   asked by Maria 1 vote What kind of masks are the British border control officers wearing at the Gibraltar Border? When I crossed the Spanish-Gibraltarian border, the British officer was wearing a mask that seems like a replica of the mask worn by Hannibal Lecter in the movie Silence of the Lambs. It looked weird ... customs-and-immigration borders gibraltar   asked by andra 1 vote Schengen Visa from UK for an Indian working in UK on Tier2 ICT visa I have an Indian passport and currently I am working in UK on Tier2 ICT visa. I need to go to Switzerland on a business visit. Please advise if I can get Schengen visa while in UK and do I get some ... visas schengen indian-citizens   asked by Jatinder Ahuja 1 vote

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