I have a life-long goal of seeing at least 50 countries before I die. I'm behind but I figure I would see most of them over the next 20 years as I get closer t
The Main Tower is my favorite attraction in Frankfurt am Main not only because of the wonderful public viewing platform, but also because of the amazing speed o
I wonder what's the most complicated tariff system for public transport on the world? Which city has this [inglorious] record? I'm trying to
Are there any mosques in Liechtenstein? I like to visit a local mosque in every city I visit. Any Idea?
Theoretically, it should be possible to land before taking off (if you go on a fast enough airplane between two cities close to a time-zone bo
Outside Narvik, Norway (at Gratangseidet north of Bjerkvik, at the border between Nordland and Troms) is a road sign indicating the distance to Kirkenes along t
I listen to the Australian educator Dr Karl's podcast where in a recent one he stated the longest take off run was by a C-130 (Hercules) plane
How fast does the world's currently fastest passenger plane fly (cruise speed)? Do any passenger planes fly faster than the speed of sound?
I'm trying to find an underwater hotel that is not too far away from Germany. What's is the nearest one?
I know it is forbidden to enter to Muslim's mosques/shrines without proper Islamic cover or having your shoes during walking through temples/tombs/shrines in In
I travel by air a lot, and at virtually every airport I've ever been too, including where you disembark by stairs, as opposed to by jet bridge, the left-hand-do
I know this question might seem a bit weird, but this is really difficult to find an answer to me. Rome is well known to be one of the city in the world which
Yesterday, I was on a Swiss train that was 10 minutes late. I thought perhaps it was the end of the world ... The Swiss railways have a reputation for being ve
It seems that it is common that the baggage allowance on flights to Brazil is more generous (both in number of pieces and weight) than to other countries. In fa
While in Japan I was amazed by the hi-tech toilets I saw everywhere (even in rural areas) and I even felt a bit inferior because Italians' toilet don't offer an
I recently visited the Vulcão dos Capelinhos, which is an extension of Faial Island in the Azores that erupted from the sea bed only 50 years ago. Vis
I have seen on a number of occasions in Australia of people brushing their teeth in a public toilet, whether it is in a library or office buil
Tomato juice seems to be a favorite drink for many travelers to have on board an airplane. I've seen this on almost every flight I've been on, but I have never
To be clear this is not a question on doing anything illegal. The question is about realms of control, and when you're "visiting" the territory of a country.
I come across this photo in Facebook where the borderline between Belgium and the Netherlands is drawn in the ground splitting a house in two sides one side at