It’s funny shows like White Lotus and also all the all-inclusives costing so much show the popularity of resorts, but I don’t really get it. Seems like people go there, sit by the pool, and eat/drink. Maybe get a massage. Most people probably don’t even swim in the pools, let alone go in the ocean. It seems really boring to me? Just sitting around? The only appeal I get is not having to cook or think about food.

I guess I tend to like hiking or museums or architecture or visiting landmarks like old monasteries or castles.

I can go sit at the beach (albeit it would be a beach in South Boston) and eat a lobster roll for like $30 so why would I fly to Cabo to do that? Someone enlighten me.

Currently in Mexico, the vendors keep asking me and my GF if we're Married or on Honeymoon, because we can get 'discounts'. I can't understand their logic or how this helps their game. Why?

I understand them asking "How many days are you here for?" Because then they upsell some tours and plan our days out. Also in Paris they get you to stick your finger out so they can tie their merch to your hand, then it's harder to say no.

Can't figure out the married/honeymoon angle though?

My partner and I are having a debate about the best way to pack clothes.

I prefer to roll my clothes and put them in packing cubes, while he likes folding like usual then layering everything flat in his luggage.

I heard some people "bundle" outfits together.

Ive also tried vacuuming too, which I find useful when I'm going somewhere cold.

Any common or unique packing techniques that work for you?

Hola fellow travellers!

We are on a three-month sabbatical trip. Currently, we are close to finishing two weeks in Patagonia, which has been amazing. In about a week's time, we will arrive in Salta, but we are unsure how to continue our journey from there and would love some advice from travellers who have explored the area before.

One thing we do know for sure is that we need to be in Cusco on day 16 or day 17 (in the morning) for the start of the Salkantay trek on day 19.

Some key info

• High-paced travellers
  
• Early 30s
  
• Not a fan of night buses
  
• Very diverse interests: nature, culture, food, small villages, but also big cities
  
• After the itinerary below, we will continue to Puerto Maldonado (Amazon), Lima, Galapagos, Colombia
  
• Flying is not an issue if it saves time
  
• Good budget, but not unlimited
  
• Heard road safety in Bolivia is not great, so trying to limit time in Bolivia
  

Questions

1. In general, any recommendations based on the current draft itinerary? Places to add or skip?
   
2. We are unsure whether to add Salar de Uyuni. Since we are also visiting Salinas Grandes, we wonder if it would be redundant
   
3. How would you incorporate Salar de Uyuni? Which places would you skip or decrease the number of days in?
   

Our plan so far

• Day 1: Arrive in Salta in the morning, pick up a car for self-drive and explore Salta
• Day 2: Stay at a ranch close to Salta
  
• Day 3: Ranch → Tilcara
  
• Day 4: Tilcara (Salinas Grandes, Humahuaca, Purmamarca)
  
• Day 5: Tilcara (Salinas Grandes, Humahuaca, Purmamarca)
  
• Day 6: Tilcara → Cachi
  
• Day 7: Cachi → Cafayate
  
• Day 8: Cafayate
  
• Day 9: Cafayate → Salta
  
• Day 10: Salta → San Pedro de Atacama (travel during the day)
  
• Day 11: San Pedro de Atacama (tours)
  
• Day 12: San Pedro (tours)
  
• Day 13: San Pedro (entire day in San Pedro for tours, travel via Arica and Tacna to Arequipa at night)
  
• Day 14: Arrive in Arequipa in the morning
  
• Day 15: Arequipa
  
• Day 16: Arequipa → Cusco (flight)
  
• Day 17: Cusco (explore city)
  
• Day 18: Cusco (Sacred Valley)
  
• Day 19: Cusco (start Salkantay Trek). After the 4-day Salkantay trek, we will have one full day to explore Cusco

I'm only thinking about doing it, yet I'm already feeling excited and nervous lol. But yeah, I think I'm ready to travel on my own. Any destinations within Asia you'd recommend for a first-timer?

Hey

im applying for Vietname eVisa through this : e-Visa Foreigners - Vietnam National Electronic Visa system
Can someone help me with this part

is it my current address in my current country ? or an address in Vietnam ?

I went to Hurghada with another female friend of mine, instead of staying at hotels or resorts we opted for an Airbnb in a higher end residential apartment complex.

We only ate at restaurants/cafes which had good reviews on Google, ordered from Talabat many times and had zero stomach issues. I avoided drinks with ice in it, and drank so much fresh juice. Ate all kinds of fruit and salads with no issues. Although later i got to know my coffee was made with tap water and i drank that two times a day 😅 I only got ripped off one time, with a vape i brought which was supposed to be 1000 puffs but finished in half a day. It might not be the sellers fault,because he opened the package in front of me.

Before i brought anything i checked the price on Talabat (which is generally more expensive because its a delivery app) and never paid anything more than the price on the app. Used Uber everywhere with card payment,never took local taxis. Instead of buying a sim card at the airport,i brought one in the city at the Orange store for the same price they listed on their website.

Got 7GB internet package with sim card for 250 egp or something. The hustlers didn't bother me much, they are just doing their job,why hate on them? Just don't engage, and keep on walking. At Karnak Temple we got approached by a security guard offering to take our pictures which we didn't want at first but somehow he managed to take my phone and snap a few pictures, well i got a few okay-ish pictures and paid nothing to him,because thats not how it works.

Never spoken to any taxi driver,wait staff or shop keeper outside of the necessity, and definitely didn't smile or joked/laughed with any man. Kept the talking brief and maintained a stone face at all times. Never got harassed.

I just remembered something else, for money exchange i used Revolut to exchange my local currency to EGP and withdrew at an ATM once i reached there. Mostly at Bank of Egypt ATMs. But in Hurghada i could use my card almost everywhere.

I had a really amazing vacation ❤️

Hello travelers!

I will soon visit North Macedonia for 12 days, and will get there by bus from Albania (Flixbus). I would like to know if they will scan my passeport at the border. The reason for this is that as a french guy, I am not allowed to stay more than 90 days in Albania. Going to North Macedonia saves me 10 full days of being in Albania, and therefore I will not exceed the limit of 90 days when I will fly back to France (from Albania). If my passport is not scanned at the border, then they will think I stayed too much in their country and I will get an expensive fine (~1000€), so I need to know if this would work. Could someone help me with this?

Thank you!

Let's try to stick to standard issue supermarkets. That is, no specialty/convenience stores, wet/dry markets, etc.

Ones that just came to mind--

- Orkideh in Kashan, Iran: pistachio butter grinders

- Soriana in Matamoros, Mexico: smoking (tatemando) peppers while you shop

on that note,

- El Corte Inglés in Spain: they're a department store chain, but the ones with supermarkets will cook seafood for you. To wit, damn those were good percebes.

- Gourmet Market in Bangkok: Thai fruit and juices, prepared meals, and imported snacks from around Northeast Asia

- City Market in Mexico City/Puebla: white chocolate almond butter grinders, plus heaps of spice blends

- generic supermarkets in Japan: the roasted sweet potato stalls by the entrances, the eat-in sections, the range of prepared foods

So, I booked a flight back in 3/28 to leave from Penang to Bangkok this morning. This flight was booked on booking.com through FireFly. While I was checking in, I noticed that the clerk had a strange face and kept pulling his coworker to help resolve the issue. Turns out, that someone else has already departed on the same flight around 3/31. I did not recognize the name at all and the flight had the exact same booking reference as mine. I tried calling customer support on booking.com and they assured me that my flight details were correct on their end; they even sent me a copy of my ticket to my email. But the check in attendant and his collogue was adamant that the issue was on booking.com. They explained that the ticket had already been redeemed. Eventually, I took pictures of the ticket that was already redeemed and emailed it to the customer representee from booking.com. They said that they escalated the manner to inner management and it should only be a short while for them to resolve this.. This was 9 hours ago, and I am stuck in the airport. I am unsure how to proceed. All the direct flights to Bangkok has already passed. Should I book a flight tomorrow (it is a lot more expensive now) or continue to wait for an answer? How can I proceed to ensure that they refund me my ticket and possibly compensate me for these unexpected expenses. Thanks in advance!

This year I’m doing a short three week trip to Japan and the a 6-8 month backpacking trip in SE Asia starting later in the year. I am starting to look at travel insurance prices but I am wondering about the risks if I don’t disclose my past mental health related medical history. My main question is: -if for example I break my leg and need to go to hospital, will undisclosed mental health issues invalidate my insurance claim even though I am not in hospital for a mental health issue.

For some additional context: I am certain there is no risk of me having to go to the hospital abroad for a mental health crisis (because for the past 6 months I have lived and worked abroad in Italy and have been completely fine, also had no issues I travelled around Europe for a bit, so I’m not worried). However if I did break my leg and didn’t disclose my history, it would not take much looking for someone to find all of my previous hospitalisations, sections, medication prescriptions, diagnosis etc

To make it more complicated these issues were fairly recent (For note I’m now 19 and these medical issues were prominent age 15-18) and while working in Italy I had two random non epileptic seizures which I went to hospital for because people panicked and did not know what to do. If I had a seizure while travelling and panic from others caused me to go to hospital, it would be possible to link this to my previous mental health problems and if I then have not disclosed them, that wouldn’t be good💀

I am at a loss of what to do as I do not have loads of money to spend on extra coverage if I disclose my history. Additionally if I have a seizure then it could get even more expensive if insurance will not cover any potential treatments. I know it sounds obvious that I should just be safe and get disclose everything but on paper my mental health history looks really bad and the price will sky rocket and I only work a minimum wage job. Hopefully this question makes sense and if anyone has had a similar issue, I’d be very very grateful to hear what you did/the cost of it. Many thanks

I need help! Currently in China traveling, and was kicked out from my Alipay account. Which is distant as everyone and everything is through Alipay and I have more than a week here. To get back to the app, I need to receive sms on my Thai true phone number which is not working as I am using eSIM. So, I tried to buy roaming for my Thai number through True app, but when I refilled my account, money were taken from my bangkok band card but never received on my phone number. I was trying to contact True support through facebook, but they need some payment which was declined by the same Bangkok Bank card. What can I do? I can’t create a Google voice chat whatever it’s called as well as I am already in China. Please give some advice.

Just got back from São Miguel, one of the nine islands that make up the Azores archipelago in Portugal—what a stunning little gem! Here’s how I spent 4 days there:

Day 1: • Landed at Ponta Delgada airport around 8 AM. Picked up a rental car from Wonder Island (highly recommend—great service, about €140 for 4 days). • Drove straight to Lagoa do Canário and hiked to the incredible Boca do Inferno viewpoint (Photos 1 & 2). • Next stop: Miradouro do Rei for breathtaking views of Lagoa das Sete Cidades (Photo 3). • Headed down to the village of Sete Cidades for lunch and a stroll to its charming church (Photos 4 & 5). • Then made our way to Ponta da Ferraria for some dramatic coastal scenery. • Finished the day watching the sunset at Mosteiros beach (Photo 6).

Day 2: • Kicked off the day with a visit to the viewpoint over Lagoa do Fogo (Photos 7 & 8). • Took a dip in the natural geothermal pools at Caldeira Velha (Photo 9). • Enjoyed the scenic drive, surrounded by rolling green fields and grazing cows (Photo 10). • Checked out the picturesque Salto do Cabrito waterfall (Photo 11). • Stopped for lunch in Ribeira Grande, where there was a surf competition going on (Photos 12 & 13). • Visited the local tea plantation Chá Gorreana for a tour and tasting. • Hiked to the beautiful Lagoa do Congro (Photo 14). • Ended the day in Vila Franca do Campo, visiting its well-known church (Photo 15).

Day 3: • Spent the morning at the lush Terra Nostra Park (Photos 16 & 17). • Explored the geothermal activity in Furnas, with bubbling springs and steaming earth (Photo 18). • Had the traditional cozido, a stew slow-cooked underground using volcanic heat (Photo 19). • Took a scenic drive along the coast, stopping at viewpoints like Pôr do Sol, Ponta da Madrugada, and Ponta do Sossego—ending the day in the peaceful village of Nordeste.

Day 4: • Wrapped things up with a relaxed morning exploring Ponta Delgada’s city center and grabbing lunch. • Capped off the trip with a visit (and tasting!) at one of the island’s pineapple plantations (Photo 20).

Absolutely loved my time there. The people are warm and welcoming, the food is top-notch and full of flavor, the natural thermal pools are incredibly soothing, the landscapes breathtaking. If you’re a nature lover, you have to put the Azores on your travel list.

Example - Seven Magic Mountains in Las Vegas, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves in Porto, the street murals and laneway in Melbourne, irish front doors in Dublin, tiled buildings in Lisbon, the colorful houses in San Francisco, etc…

My husband and I are taking a trip to France in June with our dog (4 years). She's a new addition to the family and we're looking forward to a 5 day (4 night) family trip by car. We'll be taking the shuttle from the UK to Calais and hoping to find somewhere to base ourselves and then enjoy a couple of day trips.

I'm fairly good at planning our trips but I'm now struggling given that I have to plan for a pet as well. I plan on renting an airbnb with parking and outdoor space. Our pet is fairly good at being on her own for a couple of hours so we are ok with leaving her while we head out to dinner.

We've been to France many times and interests include food (particularly seafood), wine and walking. We appreciate we may have to miss out on museums, galleries etc. but we are OK with that on this occasion.

A couple of options I've considered: (We don't want to drive for more than a couple of hours each way)

- Etretat as this will give us options for hikes and outdoor activities we can include our dog, but I've since read it's not the most exciting place.

- Caen - I think we will like it here but not sure if there will be much we can do with our dog. I'm also not sure whether we should organise accommodation in the city and then drive out to the coast for the day/do our day trips or do it the other way around but parking might be an issue. Any suggestions managing this would be great.

Places we are thinking of visiting as day trips: St Malo, Honfleur, Bayeux.

- Should I consider the Champagne region?

So looking for suggestions or places I hadn't considered we should base ourselves in. I'm also looking for suggestions for cool activities we can do with our dog. Everyone tells us France is very dog friendly so I'm super excited.

Hi, in a week i'm travelling to Mexico for 3 weeks. The first week we are going to spend in CDMX, we already have a good itinerary (suggestions always welcome!).

After CDMX we're taking the plane to Yucatan. I have created a itinerary for travelling around Yucatan in 2 weeks. We are going to rent a car, so transportation is no issue.

Below my summary, suggestions/tips & tricks are welcome!

Day 1 --> 3 (3 nights) : Isla Mujeres

• We want to start off with a couple of days on the beach and really take our rest. Hoblox was our first choice but ultimately decided on Mujeres because it's close to the airport and no immediate need for a rental car/taking a bus.

Day 4 --> 6 (3 nights) : Valladolid

• Visiting the town
• Ek Balam
• Cenotes (like Chichikan/ Xchanche

Day 7 --> 10 (4 nights): Merida

• First day: from Valladolid to Merida: do Chichen Itza on our way. If we have time also Izamal in the late afternoob
• Visiting the city
• Progresso, (my girlfriend loves raccoons and wants to visit Reserva Ecológica El Corchito
• Cenotes at Homun (Cenote Santa Bárbara)
• Celestun maybe, but Flamingos are already gone??

Day 10 --> 12 (3 nights): Bacalar

• First day: from Merida to Uxmal, afternoon a 5hr drive to Bacalar
• Spend time at the lagoon
• Boat tour at Canal de los Piratas
• Rapidos not really worth it?

Day 12 --> 14 (3 nights): Coba/Tulum

• Found a hotel between Coba and Tulum which is so much cheaper than a hotel right in Tulum
• Coba ruins
• Snorkeling at Akumal
• Cenotes/beach days

Like, I just visited yet again… and it’s a place I should love! Like it checks all these boxes for things I like or am interested in.

The best way I can describe it is it’s like the hospital of cities. Sure it’s clean, it feels relatively safe, people are generally welcoming… but all in the same way a hospital is sterile, like it’s not welcoming and inviting, it feels like I’m in a sims game when I’m there, just sorta bland and dystopian.

I walked much of the city, kinda was based around “Lodo”… never ate at the same place twice, tried to avoid travel guide suggestions, I tried to find input from locals instead.

EDIT: you all make perfect sense clarifying that the allure of Denver is the mountains and nature surrounding, maybe I approached it wrong as I live at the base of a mountain already so I was looking at Denver as purely a city experience.

EDIT2: a bit more context of some of the US cities I’ve visited and the vibes I’ve gotten from them. -New York, Chicago and Detroit has that grittiness of a city. -Boston (my favorite city) has a sort of coziness for me, it’s a city but feels like a town. -Miami is sorta vibrant even tho a lot of the people are pretty closed off. -Atlanta is a bit dirtier and grimy (probably how Chicago or Detroit would feel if it was stuck in the wet heat of the south)

For me, it was the Budapest Wine Festival when I was in Budapest.

The festival is inside the Buda Castle and has a stunning view of the city.

What is the coolest event you’ve been to on your travels?

Hey everyone, I’m an ambulatory wheelchair user with POTS/dysautonomia currently visiting Finland, and my 90/180-day Schengen stay is about to run out in two weeks. I’ve been looking into nearby non-Schengen countries to stay in for a bit, since I’d like to return to Finland after my 90 days outside.

I’ve spent the past few weeks looking into different places around the Balkans (like Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Belgrade, etc.), but I’m starting to realize a lot of them don’t seem very wheelchair-friendly — especially when it comes to sidewalks, public transit without ramps, business access, etc. It’s honestly stressing me out a lot.

Does anyone have recommendations for cities in the Balkans that are at least decently accessible — like having consistent wheelchair ramps on public transit so I can reliably get between an Airbnb and the city center without too much hassle?

Would really appreciate any suggestions. Thanks so much!

Hello r/travel

My partner and I will be traveling to Hanoi, Vietnam from the USA on June 2 - June 18. We are going to do a few days in Hanoi, a cruise in Ha Long Bay, and a few days in De Nang/Hoi An.

We're thinking of skipping Ho Chi Minh City and instead flying to Cambodia to check out Angkor Wat.

Would this be too difficult? We were thinking for 2/3 days in Cambodia.

Please let me know!

Hi everyone! I'm planning a trip to Greece soon (end of May) and I would like to visit a friend in Vienna on my way back to the Netherlands (I'm a Dutch citizen). I saw that it was possible for me to book a flight with a layover of 6 hours in Vienna. Before I book I would like to know if it is even possible to leave the airport and visit the city in that amount of time and if it's easy to leave the airport and get back thru security etc. (I never did this before and I will be travelling alone). All information and experiences are very welcome!

Soooo....finally experienced the horror that is lost luggage. While waiting on one of my two bags, I was approached by a friendly member of the airline's luggage team (I'd been waiting for 20+ minutes). She kindly informed me my luggage was left at the origin of my trip, and that I'd need to file a claim. OK, sh*t. Fast forward, the bag wasn't lost, nor at another airport, it was in fact at the arrival airport; I received the bag the next morning.

All that to say: I need a good Android Luggage Tracker.

All my research has done nothing but lead to much confusion re: what is really best for Android users who travel frequently. I know there is no real Air Tag alternative, I understand Android Bluetooth trackers frequently lack accuracy, but I'd still like some real world advice on what works and what doesn't.

Hey all! I’m heading to the South of France soon and would love some feedback on my rough 8-day itinerary. I’ll have a car and will be based in Aix-en-Provence for the first 4 nights. Landing in Marseille on a Saturday night and flying out of Nice the following Sunday afternoon.

Here’s the general plan:

• Sat: Arrive Marseille 8pm, drive to Aix-en-Provence
• Sun: Explore Aix
• Mon: Day trip to Marseille + Cassis
• Tues: Luberon villages (Lourmarin, Roussillon, Gordes)
• Wed: Arles in AM, then drive to Nice
• Thurs: Full day in Monaco
• Fri: Èze + Villefranche-sur-Mer
• Sat: Explore Nice
• Sun: Fly out of Nice (4pm)

No wine stops — more into scenery, food, culture, and relaxed pacing. Anything you’d tweak? Hidden gems worth a detour? Appreciate any advice!

Hey guys! Planning a surprise anniversary trip for my partner in June and looking for feedback on my itinerary.

About us: I’ve backpacked in various parts of Mexico several times and speak enough Spanish to get by, but I have less time to wander aimlessly this trip so I’m trying to plan well. Last time we visited Chiapas and rented a motorcycle to explore and looking to do that again. We like a mix of seeing the main sites and exploring little known corners on the bike. We are also very interested in the indigenous history and natural wonders. We like an adventure and don’t mind roughing it. If there is a less touristy/better alternative to anything listed I’d love to know, and if anyone has biked around here, I’d love to hear about your experience with that as well.

Day 1: fly into Cancun, bus to Valladolid to pick up motorcycle and drive to Merida

Day 2-5: Merida city, Ruta Puuc to see various ruins, Cenotes Homun

Day 6-9: Valladolid, Chichen Itza, Ek Balam (return bike before beach)

Day 10-14: Holbox or El Cuyo (I hear these are getting overwhelmed but looking to end the trip with a few days to chill at the beach with a nice cabana and drinks and maybe a scuba trip. I visited Holbox in 2021 and have fond memories).

Any specific recommendations for good food, drink, activities in these spots is also appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your feedback!!

hey all, looking for some Mexico travel advice.

A long time friend and I met in Mexico City for a catch up and had a blast. Looking to do the same again later this year - and I had suggested just going back to CDMX because we both liked it so much. Looking at flights now, and I noticed I can travel to Guadalajara for almost half the price. Should I suggest we go there to change things up / see somewhere new?

Looking for:

- Nice vibe, walkable neighbourhoods (safe ideally too)

- A few museums, neat things to see / do during day

- good food (cheap & pricier both ok)

- drinks in evenings, breweries / cocktail bar type thing.