Travel Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, August 27, 2015

Top new questions this week: Why are there ashtrays in the bathrooms on nonsmoking flights? Airplane bathroom: Why are there ashtrays in the bathrooms on nonsmoking flights? security aircraft smoking   asked by user3306356 44 votes answered by Nate Eldredge 57 votes Air travel with white powder in little transparent bag Instead of plain old coffee, I sometimes like to get my daily caffeine ration from other drinks, e.g. fruit juice. For this purpose I have bought some pure caffeine, which takes the form of white ... air-travel legal airport-security drugs   asked by helm 16 votes answered by Parminder Singh Chahal 25 votes Why is the Dubai airport so busy? I notice that the Dubai International Airport is the 3rd busiest airport in the world (after Atlanta and Beijing) on the Wikipedia's list of the world's busiest airports. That seems kind of strange ... air-travel airports statistics   asked by Lemuel Gulliver 12 votes answered by MikeFoxtrot 28 votes Schengen Visa Refusal: Justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable Schengen refusal formulae can be difficult to understand sometimes. Sometimes an applicant receives a refusal with: Justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not ... visas schengen visa-refusal   asked by Gayot Fow 12 votes answered by Gayot Fow 18 votes Are airlines allowed to move up the time of a flight? I was on a flight recently where my flight was schedule for 5:50PM, but when I got to the gate, the time had changed to 5:45PM and eventually 5:40PM. While it didn't make much difference for me since ... air-travel legal airlines   asked by BDD 11 votes answered by Tom 15 votes In Pennsylvania can you make a right-hand turn on a red arrow? Just came to a red arrow. My husband thought you could turn right I said no.... usa driving pennsylvania   asked by Marian Wade 11 votes answered by Michael Hampton 15 votes Where can I find a map of the whole Japan railway system? I can't seem to find a map that includes every railway in Japan (it's very very difficult, actually). Is there a map (as photo) that includes every single railway, except google map? trains public-transport japan maps japan-rail   asked by JCCM 10 votes answered by jpatokal 18 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: How to get from Nice to Monaco by public transport? What's the simplest and cheapest way to get from central Nice, France to Monaco by public transportation? public-transport france monaco nice french-riviera   asked by Jonik 22 votes answered by Jonik 25 votes How big is "too big" for an airline seat? At what point will you be required to buy two tickets? As I said in another question, I'm bringing my parents to visit me here in Sweden next year. My mother is around 280-300 pounds and 5'6" (130-135kg, 1.67m). I am concerned that she might be asked at ... air-travel airlines regulations seating british-airways   asked by victoriah 47 votes answered by Ankur Banerjee 31 votes Can you answer these? How can I find the canonical validity map/area for a UK train PlusBus ticket? In the UK, for many places, there's a rather nifty thing you can add onto your train ticket - PlusBus. For normally a few quid more than the normal train ticket, you also get unlimited bus travel ... uk trains public-transport tickets   asked by Gagravarr 3 votes I am an Indian passport holder studying on F1 visa in USA ,want to travel Dubai for ten days, how to get Visa? I am an Indian passport holder and at present studying in USA on F1 visa. In winter break I want to visit my relatives living in Dubai for ten days and than come to India. what is the procedure for ... visas uae   asked by SHWETA JAIN 2 votes Europe trip on my way back to India for permanent relocation with expired i20 and ead I have a valid F1 visa, but my i20 and opt have expired. My H1B application got selected in the lottery and I am eligible to stay in the US under capgap. Now however, for personal reasons, I need ... schengen f1-visas h1b-visas   asked by Yash Gandhi 1 vote

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