Category "timezones"

How should I schedule my medication when traveling through multiple time zones?

Suppose that I have to take some medication three times a day; one in the morning, one at lunch and one during dinner. Now when I take a plane to go on vacati

Problems with certain times occuring twice (or not at all) on night of daylight saving time to standard time transition

In most of Europe, when the clocks are set from daylight saving time to standard time, at 3 AM the clocks are set back to 2 AM. Thus, a time like 2:29 happens t

Why is my outbound flight to Geneva longer than my return flight?

I am flying with EasyJet next week from Glasgow to Geneva, for my ski holiday. I noticed the flight times are unusual in that my outbound journey is much longe

Can I land in a different time zone before my take off time? [closed]

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

Traveling to tomorrow/yesterday [closed]

This question always comes to my mind and I cannot find a logical answer to it. We all know that there are some hours differ in the time if we

Flying around the world: Which direction is best? [closed]

If I want to fly around the world, should I travel west or east? I keep getting confused about the effects of shorter days or longer days and

Russian visa goes in effect at what time?

My visa comes into effect on the 8th but does that mean I will be able to cross the Russian border at 00 in the Russian territory that I want to cross, or 00 in

Is there a tourist destination where the new year starts first and at the same time the old year ends last?

We were brainstorming where to celebrate the next new year. It would be fun if it is possible to be the first in the new year to then with minor traveling enjoy

Are days in Brazil shorter than in Midwest USA? [closed]

I live in the Midwest in The US. I have been watching the World Cup in Brazil and it seems that a lot of games end at night (after it is dark)

What time is used on board a cruise ship?

Supposing you are on a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic, what time is used on board the boat? During the trip you will cross many time zones, so it is not fe

Does my age depend on the current timezone?

If I turn, say, 18 at home, and immediately travel westwards into a different time zone where it's still the previous day, will I be legally 17 or 18 there? An

China entry visa validity on "enter before" date

My departure time from Amsterdam for Guanghzhou, China will be 13:30 on the 4th. September. My visa stipulates that I must enter China before the 5th. Will th

Is it possible to skip between days without changing hours by traveling West at 330mph? [closed]

If one were to continuously fly around the world to the West along the Equator so that they moved at an average 330 mph (world diameter 7918 m

Bipolar sufferer travelling alone

Bipolar, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (G.A.D.) and travelling alone. Hello, I wonder if anyone can give me some help and advice please. I'm travelling alone to

Confusion about flight timing - Turkish airline

I am really confused with timings on ticket. I have my friend coming from USA to Pakistan, and I have to pick him from airport. I want to know when he will ar

Does the flight departure time take Daylight Savings Time into account?

I stay in Pittsburgh, the time zone is EDT (Eastern Daylight Time). I purchased a ticket of a flight that departs at 8.20 AM from here on next Thursday. When I

Online resources to deal with Time Zone differences

Background Time zones can be quite complicated and are common source of misunderstanding when having to plan a meeting when traveling (it happened to a friend

When a flights departs in the middle of the winter daylight saving time switch, what is the actual departure time? [duplicate]

If we take a look at JFK's flight schedule for this year's November 6th (which is the winter DST switch date), there are plenty of flights dep

When is a deadline of Sunday 3rd July 2016, 2400 hrs (GMT) [closed]

This isn't technically for travelling, but I would imagine travellers may have the same issue sometimes. I am doing a essay for a competition

Why is Google Search giving me different values for "Time zone [city]" versus "Time in [city]"?

If I do a Google Search for "Time zone Ulaanbaatar", I get, inter alia, Ulaanbaatar Time Zone UTC+08:00 However, if I do "Time in Ulaanbaatar", I get