The original post: /r/travel by /u/Jam39813 on 2024-11-12 22:45:12.

I am Canadian 23M planning to solo travel and live in the UK or Europe next year in mid July 2025 after travelling for a few weeks with family. Which will be mostly Dublin and parts of both Republic and N Ireland, parts of Scotland close to or in Edinburgh, also York and London.

After that I am planning a Contiki trip around Europe for end of July that is about a month long, but after that I don't know what else I want to do apart from visiting heritage railways, the tattoo festival and just roaming cities. I also plan on getting a youth mobility visa that the UK offers. Budget is in the works but about 5-7g Cdn is the range depending on visas and other expenses before trip. I do have family who live in the UK (mostly in towns north of Edinburgh and some in London), but are second or third cousins and don't want to heavily rely on them. (will stay with them for a few days at most but nothing more than a week).

Looking on advice about groups and stuff to do. I enjoy historical (any era before Cold War, especially early industrial, Victorian, World Wars periods.), cultural, and nature stuff.

Major countries apart from Ireland and UK I would like to visit are: Portugal Spain Italy, Austria , Hungry, Czechia, Switzerland, Benelux region, Berlin, Germany, major cities in Poland, Scandinavia, France . Balkans are a bit iffy for me at the moment (do want do a Romanian/Moldova or a Greek trip as well as visit Istanbul at some point)

Also advice on accommodations would be great. Also any idea on finding work over there would be great also ( I am looking on job board and UK government site) I am willing do labour and kitchen work but also looking into transportation and admin/econ sectors. I have a major in Business admin and minor in economics. Also what visas I need for Europe apart from the new one they are introducing next year.

Also if their are better reddits/blogs for this, send them my way please!

Ps. All of this doesn't have to be one trip, it can be multiple and later in my life. Just want get some ideas of whats possible and whats not.

The original post: /r/travel by /u/Eredreyn on 2024-11-12 21:17:13.

The original post: /r/travel by /u/danielathene on 2024-11-12 20:54:33.

As a woman (26yo) that doesn’t speak a word of chinese, I’m scared of booking the tickets from Italy to Beijing, a night train to Hong Kong to visit also and then to come back to Milan, all by myself. This would be the first solo travel I do. I then wanted to ask here if somebody could share their travel experience (solo or not) in China and which are the warnings and things I should know before going there. Thank you!

The original post: /r/travel by /u/Happycatmother on 2024-11-12 20:14:41.

Are there videos that give the sensation one is traveling without leaving there home?

Right now, I'm chronically ill and most home bound. For now, while I work towards regaining my full health, I would like to watch in depth videos of various destinations that are not history lessons of the place or travel YouTubers that show themselves enjoying various aspects of a city or countryside in short clips and is mostly about themselves. I'm looking for fairly unchatty walk throughs of museums, city centers, national parks, hikes, etc.

I had picked up The Great Courses Tour of England but it's mostly watching the instructor talk with a few clips of photos and overhead videos. Not what I was looking for.

The original post: /r/travel by /u/Electronic-Turnip-83 on 2024-11-12 18:09:41.

I kind of feel like this at the moment about Japan and Korea, even though I know money is never wasted when you enjoyed something so much you want to do it again

How do you try to reframe your thoughts when you catch yourself thinking too hard about going somewhere twice?

The original post: /r/travel by /u/knightrees02 on 2024-11-12 17:01:06.

Which city would be better for a 3-5 day visit?

What side trips or day trips would be worth taking?

The original post: /r/travel by /u/klub_foot on 2024-11-12 15:55:31.

The original post: /r/travel by /u/mhector3 on 2024-11-12 14:51:39.

Has anyone recently gone here? Looking to go in January at the end of my trip in Belize, which is predominantly where my trip will be, but my husband doesn’t think it’s safe to cross over into Guatemala and the US travel advisory shows it’s at a 3 but that tourist places such as Tikal is ok to go to. Not sure if we should go or not? Looking to see if someone recently went and what their experience was and also can you see it all in one day, like if we left Belize drove into Guatemala did the Tikal tour and then drove back into Belize all during day light hours.

The original post: /r/travel by /u/DaniBannanni on 2024-11-12 14:39:54.

I am the most easy person you can travel. I see and I go, open to all ideas. My new friend I have invited to my country to visit and got along to Germany and Athens making it so difficult for me. She spent so much time looking into TikTok videos what is the best to do and it take hours before we even go somewhere. She is not open listening to my ideas or just go and see all on the way of one destination. She doesn’t like to walk I discovered, coffee is to cold or to hot ….. hahaha all is wrong all the time, she doesn’t do mistakes only others. She say Berlin is ugly and didn’t even go anywhere. I just left her in the hotel and told her with apology that I would like to see stuff and not keep waiting for her since we have limited time in Berlin. What do you think guys. I feel right about my decision since she is not flexible at all and is really draining. Never gonna do the same mistake inviting someone to my place I don’t really know. Anyone has same experience???

The original post: /r/travel by /u/NovusMagister on 2024-11-12 14:10:59.

The original post: /r/travel by /u/Agodders on 2024-11-12 17:40:41.

Has anyone had the flippant idea to just arrive at an airport and get unsold tickets at the desk? Does that even exist like it appears in a film?

I live close to an international airport and have a long weekend free coming up and don't know what to do with it. If this fantasy experience still exists I'd be tempted to try it out.

The original post: /r/travel by /u/mmmnerp on 2024-11-12 16:14:15.

I have been given a budget of $2k to take my best friend and me on a trip. We want to stay within the U.S. since we plan on making this trip a long weekend. I am looking for city suggestions like Arlington, Austin, or Savannah that have that small-town feel. We live in Metro Detroit, and I am open to driving or flying to our destination. We also would like to do fun events, sightseeing, and exploring the city's food and shopping. Any suggestions?

The original post: /r/travel by /u/Bratty_Little_Kitten on 2024-11-12 15:22:07.

Hey all. I want to travel to a few domestic locations in the US.

Specifically Washington state & California to name a few.

I'm just wondering if anyone has traveled solo since November 5th? Would it be safe to go solo or is there a group travel options for people my age--31?

Thanks for any recommendations you may have!

The original post: /r/travel by /u/danaeatl on 2024-11-12 14:26:32.

Hello. Me and my friends (all in our early 20s) are going on a technology-free trip next month for 5 days We have a pretty clear plan - have a single phone for emergencies, print out directions in advance, etc. but I wanted to ask if anyone has any advice beforehand just to make sure we’re not forgetting anything critical. Also is there anyone else that’s done this? How’d it go.

The original post: /r/travel by /u/Electronic-Cobbler-7 on 2024-11-12 13:13:36.

Hi - planning a trip with 6-8 American guys to Ibiza next June / July. We were intending to spend 5 days in Ibiza and 5 days in another city because some of the group are not parties and want to go to a normal city for the usual touristy activities. While Madrid or Barcelona would be the easy choice, we have already been (I would love to go back but I was outvoted). Other European cities that are easy to travel to and from without many complications to Ibiza. Maybe Morocco?

The original post: /r/travel by /u/Imatwatface on 2024-11-12 13:10:25.

I'm from Ireland. Someone put up about a foreigner finding it hard to get there adhd meds in Ireland as its a controlled substance. Now that got me thinking i have emergecy xanax that i take sparingly. Now im guessing thats a controlled substance. If I lost my xanax abroad , but I have note from doctor and prescription, would a foreign doctor give me an emergecy supply? Does anyone have experience with this? I'm planning to travel in the EU and outside the EU in the next two years.

The original post: /r/travel by /u/bjjeong on 2024-11-12 12:57:14.

Hello! My wife is in an interesting situation in which:

• She does not have a driver's license (she has lived in NYC all her life and never needed to drive)
• She does not have a valid non-driver state ID (she has no excuse for this one 😂)
  • She has a DMV appointment today to apply for one
• Her US passport expires in April 2025 (planning on expedited online renewal)
• We have domestic travel coming up in 4 days, international travel in 7 weeks

Since my wife's passport expires within 6 months of our international travel, our predicament is that we want to apply for her passport renewal as soon as possible in case there are delays. However, that means that her only valid form of ID becomes invalidated given that she does not have a valid form of state ID.

I realize that she will be given a temporary state ID after her DMV appointment, but from what I'm seeing online, it is not suitable for TSA ID requirements. I'm thinking that to be safe, we hold off on her passport renewal until we get back from our domestic travel so that her passport is valid.

However, I'm wondering if we could submit her passport renewal and still use her old passport for domestic travel? It seems that TSA accepts identification that has been expired for under 1 year, which I'm thinking applies to this case. I also know that we could technically not have either of these pieces of ID and have TSA verify her in other ways, but wanted to rule this out first.

I'll be calling TSA today to check, but if anyone has any experience or knowledge on this, any insight would be appreciated!

The original post: /r/travel by /u/yeetyeetyeetyeety on 2024-11-12 12:15:10.

I'm leaving Japan in a couple days and heading to Germany for 2 weeks and then heading back home to Canada. Is there a way I can bring cigarettes and alcohol from Japan to Canada and if so what's the best way to go about doing it? I'm not sure if stopping in Germany means I can't bring anything home or not. TIA

The original post: /r/travel by /u/That-Fee7778 on 2024-11-12 10:05:29.

When it comes to planning your trips, what part do you find most challenging? Is it narrowing down the destination, doing the research, creating an itinerary, or handling bookings? How do you usually tackle these challenges?

The original post: /r/travel by /u/Mountain_Shame1105 on 2024-11-12 00:01:14.

So, as the title says I'm going to be going to Japan later this year and have a question about admissibility. I have never been charged with a crime formally, but I have been questioned about stuff before, came clean, and was given a pass. This was only a few years ago, so I'm just wondering if I'll be stopped and denied entry.

Other info that may be needed is I'm Canadian, never been formally charged with any crime, except what I mentioned above and I missed jury duty once which resulted in a fine.

Thanks in advance!

The original post: /r/travel by /u/DeltDaddy420 on 2024-11-12 06:53:54.

Hi all! My girlfriend and I are planning a trip for June of 2025. We are in our EARLY 20’s and have a budget of $1200-1500, but would like to keep it somewhere around the $1300 mark.

Do you have any recommendations on where to go (destinations and resorts), and similarly when the best time to book would be? We would definitely prefer Caribbean.

Thanks for the help guys :)

The original post: /r/travel by /u/turbosocal on 2024-11-12 06:27:17.

Want to visit best of the Julian Alps, Lake Bled, Ljubljana, over several days in July. Where would be a good central base to stay. Experienced travelers and drive frequently all over Europe. Thank you for recommendations! Also your 3-5 day itinerary suggestions are welcome! :)

The original post: /r/travel by /u/moonfairy777 on 2024-11-12 06:20:02.

Hello,

I will be in Puerto Vallarta tomorrow but unfortunately only for around 3 hours.

My FOMO is already kicking in because of this short window.

What do I NEED to do in your opinion?

The original post: /r/travel by /u/MichaelStoian on 2024-11-12 06:12:10.

Hello, r/travel! I recently returned from an unforgettable journey through Japan. I wanted to share a few of my favorite moments along with what I learned from the country’s unique approach to life, public space, and tradition.

Kinkaku-ji: The Golden Pavilion in Kyoto

https://preview.redd.it/ngrkm3ykwe0e1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01837e8257d22ca7fc0b702938364c26a20a3f3e

Traditional Architecture in Kyoto

https://preview.redd.it/jmtgo41uwe0e1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=badfcace7309fe54fa51f981677c9c1127a354d5

Modern Tokyo and the Skytree Tower

https://preview.redd.it/p0g2vo22xe0e1.jpg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1c8aee408af5da3276ce1c8546213d140e59f66d

The original post: /r/travel by /u/mr_bapu on 2024-11-12 05:10:32.

Hi everyone,

I'm an Indian citizen currently working in the US on an H-1B visa, which has a total duration of 3 years and is valid until February 2025. I'm planning a two-week trip to Chile either at the end of this month or late December, and I've come across some information that has left me confused.

According to a document I found on the Chilean embassy's website, it states:

"Exento de visa de permanencia transitoria a nacionales de India portadores de una visa otorgada por EE.UU. (excepto la Visa C) con a lo menos 6 meses de vigencia o Green Card, a contar del 01.04.2019."

(Google Translate: "Exemption from temporary stay visa for Indian nationals holding a visa issued by the US (except Visa C) with at least 6 months of validity or a Green Card, as of 01.04.2019.")

From what I understand, it might mean that Indian Nationals with a US visa (excluding C-Type visas) don't need a Chilean tourist visa as long as their Visa has at least 6 months of validity. However, I am unsure if this "6 months of validity" applies from my date of entry into Chile or if it refers to the initial total validity of the Visa.

I have already emailed two different locations of the Chile Embassy in the US but haven't received a response yet.

Has anyone else with an Indian passport and a US H-1B Visa traveled to Chile recently? Did you need a separate tourist visa, or were you able to enter visa-free?

Thanks a lot/Muchas gracias :)