I’m a U.S. citizen flying Condor from Frankfurt to Calgary on a separate ticket. I will arrive in Frankfurt at about 9:30 a.m. with a separate airline. My Condor flight departs at 12:25 p.m. I do not want to exit the security but stay at the airside (since I do not have checked bags). My main concern is whether Condor online check-in will issue a mobile/digital boarding pass to a U.S. passport holder traveling from FRA to YYC, or whether Condor normally requires an in-person passport/document check?
This matters because I will arrive in the Schengen A-gate area and need to pass Schengen exit passport control to reach the non-Schengen B gates. If no mobile boarding pass is issued, I am unsure if I am allowed to go through passport control.
Has anyone recently flown Condor from Frankfurt to Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, or another Canadian destination using a U.S. passport?
Specifically:
Did online check-in issue your mobile boarding pass?
Did the app say that a document check was required?
If no boarding pass was issued, where did you obtain it during an airside connection at FRA?
I’m especially interested in recent first-hand experiences. Big Thanks.
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Hi everyone, sorry in advance for the wall of text!
I’m 39M from Canada and growing up I never really traveled or experienced much of the party/nightlife scene. Now that I have the vacation time and the budget, I feel like I’ve missed out and want to finally push my boundaries to grow and try it at least once.
I know traveling solo is cheaper, but I don’t have the confidence for that and I’m not very social initially. I believe a group tour would take away a lot of the stress and let me hopefully enjoy something new.
A friend recommended looking into intrepid/g-adventures, and I’m looking at doing a combo South Korea/Japan trip in November. I’m also planning to arrive a few days early to get a health check in South Korea (still not 100% sure about this)
I have some questions about the different travel options for g-adventures:
Basic (18-39) vs Classic
18-39 (Basic): It’s half the price and age group is 20-37 age group, 10/10 solo so far. Since I turn 40 next year, this is my last chance to join this age bracket. I don’t really drink, but I want to experience going out and experience the night life once.
Classic: This one is twice the price and shorter, so far much older (35-70, only 2/10 solos). I’d really prefer a group of mostly new, solo people to make it easier to make friends (maybe I'm overthinking)
My Questions:
How basic are the hostels? I understand it’s bunkbeds dorms split by gender, but I’m 6'3. Can you at least lock the doors or is just open and going to be a bad experience?
I’m a vegetarian, I heard it can be difficult to get non-fish items but it should be okay with the tour guide? Any advice for finding places?
Trip Length: Is a 15-20 day trip too much for a first time? The flights from Canada are long and expensive, so I want to make sure I’m maximizing my money and time, but I'm worried I'll burn out.
Luggage Limits: I read Japan has a 160cm rule for luggage on trains. Is a standard medium-sized checked suitcase safe for this?
Alternative: Should I not do a combo trip and either do 1 country or something closer/shorter to Canada?
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!
Hello !
So, I have booked a trip to visit a friend in Paris and then another friend in Netherlands. I booked this trip during the year when I was deep in my studies and deebly needed to escape. And so I made the mistake to book for 8.5 days in Paris and 12 days in Netherlands (in Netherlands my friend group will be there that's why I booked the flights for so long initially). I have been thinking it for so long and now that the days are approaching I don't want to go for that long honestly. First of all I had a tough year, with some anxiety and I have been worrying for things I haven't had a problem with before this year. Let me note f.e. that I have done an erasmus for 6 months so it really feels odd that I worry about these 3 weeks but I do.
My problem is, I am ashamed of admiting to my friends to change the flights, sure, but ok I can do it. What I worry most about is not fighting my fears. I don't want to be limited due to non existent problems and fears. It's crazy to me that I am thinking about the airplane even though I have NEVER been afraid before, in any flight, not even close. I feel weaker than my past self and I don't know if the right call would be to fight that weakness or avoid the anxiety and just shorten my trip.
I did almost decide on cutting out 5 days by changing the flight so 8 and a half days in Paris and 7 days in Netherlands but even that feels long. I am really lost and I can't discuss this openly with my friends cause they will be in netherlands too and it feels like treason.
I do have more to say but I'll leave it at that to not make it too long.
Any opinions would help, my trip is almost here and I can't decide.
Thanks in advance!
Hi, fellow travelers. None of my friends and I can really coordinate traveling together because we all have separate lives and schedules, hence my solo traveling aspirations. I just wanted to pick anyone's brain on a good 'next place' to go solo. I am set to travel to Peru, totally solo without guides (except for two day-trip 'tours' but that hardly counts), in a few weeks and I'm super excited/nervous. Beyond this coming trip, I've not technically ever traveled solo, so I'm banking on this trip going well. I'd like to go ahead and get an idea of where my next adventure will be so I can research and start planning for something next year. It'd at least be nice to narrow it down to a country. My interests are not hyper-adventurous but also definitely not lazy (save 'lazy' for local beaches here in the States). I don't like hopping from one place to the next every two days; I prefer to absorb and appreciate local culture, nature, natural history, and everyday cuisine. Floating in my head are the following: Costa Rica (and really all of central America), Argentina, Chile, (and others in SA as well), Croatia, Greece, Iceland. To emphasize, I love birding, nature, people and their local food. Any thoughts/advice/tips for a solo American traveler? I am quiet and respectful and anxious... lol. Thanks for any guidance :)
TLDR: Any tips for my next (and at that point only my second!) solo destination for a 40m who loves nature, history, birds, and local cuisine? I did already post this in r/solotravel but figured I'd ask this group as well.
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