London to LAX with layoverin Washington,DC?
Can you please help me, I need this information.Maybe some of you know the answer.I have a flight from London to LAX with one stop in Washington DC (United Airlines from London-WA-LAX).Do I need to pick up the luggage in Washington,for security check, or I can pick the luggage in LA? I'm afraid I'll miss the flight if I'm picking it up in Washington.
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confirm with the airlines that it is checked all the way to LAX
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
I would like to travel around the world in 30 days. Tell me what you think? Share your experiences
I would like to travel around the world in 30 days. Tell me what you think? Share your experiences!?
I am sick and tired of fantasizing about traveling around the world, so I really wanna make this happen any time soon, but I don't even know where to start. As for as the legal issues such as visa and all goes, I am concerned about the method of transportation in some countries that I intend to visit. So here is the outline of my plan of travel in 30 days: (keep in mind that this Journey is mainly of seeing third world countries) 1. Start from Washington DC > France (Flight) Staying in Paris for a week in friend's place. From hereon, I will be traveling by ground transportation 'til my final destination. 2. France > Germany. Staying in Germany for 5 days in friend's place. 3. Germany > either Austria or Czech. R. > Hungary > Romania> Bulgaria > Turkey> Iran (OMG :O) 4. Iran > Turkmenistan> Uzbekistan> Kyrgyzstan > Kazakhstan> And Finally end in Mongolia. Questions: What methods of transportation in 3rd world countries? Where to stay mainly in 3rd world countries? Total expense?
Other - Destinations - 2 Answers
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If you are going to do this all in 30 days and plan to spend 12 of those days in Paris and Germany (plus travel time between a lot of these countries will wipe out another 3-4 days), you will only have about 15 days to see all of the other places. Being a very frequent world traveler, I suggest just choosing one or two of these places - you'll barely see any of one country in 15 days, much less 6 of them - ESPECIALLY if you are travelling overland (I've travelled from Istanbul to Prague via Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria and it took 5 weeks and I felt I barely got a feel for any of the places!). Plus, some of the countries you list are extremely difficult to get visas for (specifically Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Iran). If I were you, I'd assume at least 5-7 days per country, and go from there. You'll get a lot more out of it. Good luck!
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Well im a travel professional and i would say that if your going to travel around the world in that time span i would say you should travel first class for coach prices, what i do is i show people how to travel as insiders rather than outsiders, and make money on there travel as well as writing it off on your taxes, it just makes sense if your doing it any way. Also if you have not booked your trips as yet you can book them at www.leisuretravell.com or if you would like to learn how to travel make money save money and have fun, take a look at the opportunity www.ytbvideo.com you can get in contact with me at dgarth1301@gmail.com and i can show how you can cut down on a lot of your travel expenses. just a though take it as you will
I am sick and tired of fantasizing about traveling around the world, so I really wanna make this happen any time soon, but I don't even know where to start. As for as the legal issues such as visa and all goes, I am concerned about the method of transportation in some countries that I intend to visit. So here is the outline of my plan of travel in 30 days: (keep in mind that this Journey is mainly of seeing third world countries) 1. Start from Washington DC > France (Flight) Staying in Paris for a week in friend's place. From hereon, I will be traveling by ground transportation 'til my final destination. 2. France > Germany. Staying in Germany for 5 days in friend's place. 3. Germany > either Austria or Czech. R. > Hungary > Romania> Bulgaria > Turkey> Iran (OMG :O) 4. Iran > Turkmenistan> Uzbekistan> Kyrgyzstan > Kazakhstan> And Finally end in Mongolia. Questions: What methods of transportation in 3rd world countries? Where to stay mainly in 3rd world countries? Total expense?
Other - Destinations - 2 Answers
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If you are going to do this all in 30 days and plan to spend 12 of those days in Paris and Germany (plus travel time between a lot of these countries will wipe out another 3-4 days), you will only have about 15 days to see all of the other places. Being a very frequent world traveler, I suggest just choosing one or two of these places - you'll barely see any of one country in 15 days, much less 6 of them - ESPECIALLY if you are travelling overland (I've travelled from Istanbul to Prague via Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria and it took 5 weeks and I felt I barely got a feel for any of the places!). Plus, some of the countries you list are extremely difficult to get visas for (specifically Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Iran). If I were you, I'd assume at least 5-7 days per country, and go from there. You'll get a lot more out of it. Good luck!
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Well im a travel professional and i would say that if your going to travel around the world in that time span i would say you should travel first class for coach prices, what i do is i show people how to travel as insiders rather than outsiders, and make money on there travel as well as writing it off on your taxes, it just makes sense if your doing it any way. Also if you have not booked your trips as yet you can book them at www.leisuretravell.com or if you would like to learn how to travel make money save money and have fun, take a look at the opportunity www.ytbvideo.com you can get in contact with me at dgarth1301@gmail.com and i can show how you can cut down on a lot of your travel expenses. just a though take it as you will
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
How should I pack these items
How should I pack these items?
I am packing for a flight from Washington DC (DCA) to Pensacola FL (PNS) and stopping in Charlotte NC (CLT) to switch planes. I am flying economy class. This is only my second time flying in my life, and my first time flying post-9/11 and I know airlines have gotten much more strict on what you can & can't bring on the plane. First of all, I'm packing for a month long vacation and I need to bring a bunch of toiletries (ex. shampoo, hairspray). How should I pack these items? I know to pack them so they won't leak, but is there any regulation on how much I can bring? I will not be packing them in my carry-on bag, just in my regular suitcase. As for my carry-on, to avoid hassle i'm not bringing much. Just one bag, with stuff like my laptop, ipod, and a book or so. Will this be okay? It should all fit on one bookbag. Also, should I expect to have to pay any extra fees for my bags? I'm bringing one suitcase and one carry-on, packing light. They shouldn't be too heavy. Oh and by the way, I'm traveling US Airways. Thanks to anyone who can help! Oh, one other question I mean to ask, am I allowed to put a lock on my suitcase? I saw my roommate had one on hers before her vacation and thought it would be a good idea, but I wanted to make sure. Would they want to unlock it and check what's inside?
Packing & Preparation - 3 Answers
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when packing your toilet articles, for example take a pair of your underwear and roll the toilet articles inside of them, and continue to roll the toilet articles in your clothing, this way the bottles won't roll or bang into each other. I don't think that you luggage is check when it goes to cargo to be put on the plane, I know mine wasn't when I went to canada. I don't know why you can't have a lock on it. Have a nice vacation.
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You can definetely have a lock on your suitcase, it fact it's recommended. In your hand luggage just remember to not pack any liquids as most airlines now forbid this, if you take any with you you may be asked or forced to chuck these away. Pack your toiletries in plastic bags so that if they do leak they won't damamge any of your clothes, wedge shampoos and other toiletries between clothes. Most airlines allow you to bring your laptop and electrical things on your carry-on bag. You shouldn't have to pay any fees for the carry-on bahg, however if your suitcase goes over the weight they set you will have to pay to be able to take the extra weight. If you are travelling light enough to not reach this weight you should be fine. But just in case check how must the airline charges per kilo of extra weight. P.S I think they only scan your suitcase on those X-ray machines, they don't look inside your suitcase. Hope this helped =)
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If you're flying out of Dulles (IAD), they're going to be much, much stricter than other airports around the country (from my personal experience at least, and since Dulles is my home airport, I fly from there regularly). For your toiletries, put them in your checked bag. Don't bother with the things that are in a compressed container, they'll take them away. Those are things like hairspray and mousse. Better yet, if possible, just buy new products when you get to your destination. It's alot easier to do this rather than worry about them spilling. As far as I know, it doesn't matter how many you have in the bag though. You're allowed to bring two carry-ons, but one is def alot easier. Usually they make you turn on your laptop at security, so make sure you can access it easily. The rest of those things (book, ipod, etc) are fine, you won't have a problem with them. You will have to pay for your bags to be checked. Go to US airways site to find out their rates. Lastly, the lock. Different airlines have different opinions on that, so I would go look at the frequently asked questions on United's site, and if it's not there, there should be some sort of help desk number that you can call and ask. That would be the safest option. Hope that helped!
I am packing for a flight from Washington DC (DCA) to Pensacola FL (PNS) and stopping in Charlotte NC (CLT) to switch planes. I am flying economy class. This is only my second time flying in my life, and my first time flying post-9/11 and I know airlines have gotten much more strict on what you can & can't bring on the plane. First of all, I'm packing for a month long vacation and I need to bring a bunch of toiletries (ex. shampoo, hairspray). How should I pack these items? I know to pack them so they won't leak, but is there any regulation on how much I can bring? I will not be packing them in my carry-on bag, just in my regular suitcase. As for my carry-on, to avoid hassle i'm not bringing much. Just one bag, with stuff like my laptop, ipod, and a book or so. Will this be okay? It should all fit on one bookbag. Also, should I expect to have to pay any extra fees for my bags? I'm bringing one suitcase and one carry-on, packing light. They shouldn't be too heavy. Oh and by the way, I'm traveling US Airways. Thanks to anyone who can help! Oh, one other question I mean to ask, am I allowed to put a lock on my suitcase? I saw my roommate had one on hers before her vacation and thought it would be a good idea, but I wanted to make sure. Would they want to unlock it and check what's inside?
Packing & Preparation - 3 Answers
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when packing your toilet articles, for example take a pair of your underwear and roll the toilet articles inside of them, and continue to roll the toilet articles in your clothing, this way the bottles won't roll or bang into each other. I don't think that you luggage is check when it goes to cargo to be put on the plane, I know mine wasn't when I went to canada. I don't know why you can't have a lock on it. Have a nice vacation.
2 :
You can definetely have a lock on your suitcase, it fact it's recommended. In your hand luggage just remember to not pack any liquids as most airlines now forbid this, if you take any with you you may be asked or forced to chuck these away. Pack your toiletries in plastic bags so that if they do leak they won't damamge any of your clothes, wedge shampoos and other toiletries between clothes. Most airlines allow you to bring your laptop and electrical things on your carry-on bag. You shouldn't have to pay any fees for the carry-on bahg, however if your suitcase goes over the weight they set you will have to pay to be able to take the extra weight. If you are travelling light enough to not reach this weight you should be fine. But just in case check how must the airline charges per kilo of extra weight. P.S I think they only scan your suitcase on those X-ray machines, they don't look inside your suitcase. Hope this helped =)
3 :
If you're flying out of Dulles (IAD), they're going to be much, much stricter than other airports around the country (from my personal experience at least, and since Dulles is my home airport, I fly from there regularly). For your toiletries, put them in your checked bag. Don't bother with the things that are in a compressed container, they'll take them away. Those are things like hairspray and mousse. Better yet, if possible, just buy new products when you get to your destination. It's alot easier to do this rather than worry about them spilling. As far as I know, it doesn't matter how many you have in the bag though. You're allowed to bring two carry-ons, but one is def alot easier. Usually they make you turn on your laptop at security, so make sure you can access it easily. The rest of those things (book, ipod, etc) are fine, you won't have a problem with them. You will have to pay for your bags to be checked. Go to US airways site to find out their rates. Lastly, the lock. Different airlines have different opinions on that, so I would go look at the frequently asked questions on United's site, and if it's not there, there should be some sort of help desk number that you can call and ask. That would be the safest option. Hope that helped!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Europe Backpacking..Reasonable Itinerary
Europe Backpacking..Reasonable Itinerary?
I am heading to Europe for 6 weeks from 17 Aug 09 to 28 Sept 09 (6 weeks) and Im looking at the following itinerary. Fly into Madrid (3-4 days) Barcelona (3-4 days) I would like to hit morroco (either tangier or maybe make it to Fes (2-3 days) Then back to BCN and then to Paris Paris (4 days) Day trip to Normandy beach Amsterdam (3 days) Berlin (3 days) Prauge (3-4 days) Vienna (3 days) Venice (2 days) Rome (3 days) Athens (3-4 days) Total: 33 days, which leaves me about 10 days for trains and side trips. I found a flight from washington dc to madrid, then from athens to dc. for around $650. This is my first trip to europe....any suggestions would be great. thanks!
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It all depends on what type of thing you like to do, but my suggestion is that you spend more time in Rome, there is just so much to do! I think you could do the main sights in paris in 2-3 days and there is not a whole lot to do in prague other than drink - so if you are not keen on that then spend less time there. Here are some suggestions of places that I loved that you have missed out: Barcelona Munich Florence Sarajevo Istanbul and also you might get a bit sick of the big cities, maybe some chill out places such as croatia in the middle of all that would be fun, or try a little village in romania like sighisoara. have fun!!
I am heading to Europe for 6 weeks from 17 Aug 09 to 28 Sept 09 (6 weeks) and Im looking at the following itinerary. Fly into Madrid (3-4 days) Barcelona (3-4 days) I would like to hit morroco (either tangier or maybe make it to Fes (2-3 days) Then back to BCN and then to Paris Paris (4 days) Day trip to Normandy beach Amsterdam (3 days) Berlin (3 days) Prauge (3-4 days) Vienna (3 days) Venice (2 days) Rome (3 days) Athens (3-4 days) Total: 33 days, which leaves me about 10 days for trains and side trips. I found a flight from washington dc to madrid, then from athens to dc. for around $650. This is my first trip to europe....any suggestions would be great. thanks!
Other - Europe - 1 Answers
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It all depends on what type of thing you like to do, but my suggestion is that you spend more time in Rome, there is just so much to do! I think you could do the main sights in paris in 2-3 days and there is not a whole lot to do in prague other than drink - so if you are not keen on that then spend less time there. Here are some suggestions of places that I loved that you have missed out: Barcelona Munich Florence Sarajevo Istanbul and also you might get a bit sick of the big cities, maybe some chill out places such as croatia in the middle of all that would be fun, or try a little village in romania like sighisoara. have fun!!
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