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A: What (if any) regularly scheduled airline flights pass over Antarctica?

First of all the earth is Flat, so of course you only were allowed to go to 70 degrees south. The reason why that plane crashed in 2003 was because they hit the wall, contrary to the idea that somehow a flight that cruises at 30,000 feet would somehow lower to 12,000 feet and crash into a mountai...

so cool! we got a flat-earther! :-P

Mark Mayo

6:03 AM

@JoErNanO nice work. Sadly I'm late to getting back from hospital so looks like I've missed out :/

I'm in sooo much pain. But turns out I was right in my suspicions, two hernias, not just one. But now I can barely move at all, all my stomach muscles are cut :/

@Dirty-flow notice what day it is? March 5......

Dirty-flow

6:26 AM

@MarkMayo I almost forgot it!

hippietrail

6:38 AM

yo

Dirty-flow

7:16 AM

remember, remember, the fifth of.... March

JoErNanO

8:24 AM

@MarkMayo get some rest, and figure out a way to stay in the competition. :)

Mark Mayo

8:50 AM

can't, I've missed the deadlines, no?

Relaxed

10:50 AM

Is flat-earth a thing or is this just a joke?

Wondering about India-and-customs question. Are things particularly expensive there? Indian citizens particularly bent on cheating? Or is this just a side-effect of the sheer number of people in India?

Mark Mayo

11:06 AM

The Flat Earth Society

Dirty-flow

11:16 AM

@Relaxed there are imported iphones in ebay india for sale for ~760 Euro, but I have no idea what they normally cost

JoErNanO

@MarkMayo No I think the February is still on.

The March maybe. But without you we are lost, since you are the organiser. :)

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A: February Answerathon - last man standing competition!

March 4th - OPEN - 5 contestants remain Remember to check the current time in UTC to make sure your entry is valid. Name -------- Link to Answer in new question ------- Reviewed by Mark Mayo - Vince - Why do airlines (typically?) require customers to phone for special meals, and not provid...

Yup this ione is still open.

@Relaxed Kinda both. Things are same price as Europe there (statistics based on me looking for a DSLR while I was in India two years ago).

But things in the US are somewhat cheaper.

Gayot Fow

12:13 PM

@MarkMayo Chew gum. For several hours a day.

hippietrail

1:11 PM

yo

JoErNanO

@ VessilliZaytsev Are you here?

yo

vessilli

hi

JoErNanO

hi man!

Welcome! You should come here more often (read: every day!). :)

vessilli

thank you, how are you?

JoErNanO

Buying train tickets online in Italy doesn't cost more than buying them in person.

vessilli

1:17 PM

thats great

you live in Italy?

JoErNanO

You can also buy e-tickets which don't require any printouts, just a smartphone will do. Or even the PNR written on the back of your hand.

I am Italian yes, and I am good, thanks. :)

However you can't buy regional tickets online.

Because most of these don't have assigned seats.

vessilli

Thats great, I am planning to fly to Milan tomorrow, this is my first italy tour

JoErNanO

This statement is both true and untrue at the same time, as it depends on the train and on the region. :)

vessilli

I do not think about seats

it is fine if I do not have a specfic seat

JoErNanO

Yes well on regional trains you won't have an assigned seat. Hence you can't book tickets online. Doesn't make much sense, I know.

vessilli

1:20 PM

I am just interested to know, I will reach at Milan early morning, so far I know, there is not much to do in Milan, rather I should go to Verona

JoErNanO

Verona is inter-regional train. You might even find a high-speed train to take you there. :)

vessilli

That is my plan, just have a look on the city centre, then move for Verona, and stying the night there.

JoErNanO

www.trenitalia.com

vessilli

ya, i have already seen that

JoErNanO

Ok go to Cadorna and walk to the Duomo, then. Forget Centrale.

vessilli

1:21 PM

train fare is 12 euro

it is fine.

JoErNanO

google.fr/maps/dir/Milano+Cadorna,+Italy/Duomo,+Milan,+Italy/…

Do this, you'll love it. :)

vessilli

ohh.

thats nice,

so it is enough half day right?

JoErNanO

yes

vessilli

from which station central trains leave?

i mean regional

JoErNanO

More than enough. From Milano Centrale.

At which point you take the C line (yellow) from Duomo to Centrale and you're done.

vessilli

1:25 PM

that is awesome!!!

JoErNanO

On a different note, how was the Parisian hostel?

Any good?

Dirty-flow

you're talking about traveling in this chatroom... what a shame! :D

hostel in paris?

:)

it was aweful

1:27 PM

Yes, didn't you ask for a hostel last time?

vessilli

I stayed at friends hostel

JoErNanO

Tell me how awful.

vessilli

There were bed smell, the room were so narrow,

and the hostel stuff did not help a lot

JoErNanO

@Dirty-flow You should join us. :P

vessilli

There were no common space for the residents

Dirty-flow

1:28 PM

I'm not ready to travel now - no vodka around ;)

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JoErNanO

That's the thing about Paris: they know tourists will always come, so they don't make any effort with accomodation and services. Check hostelworld, all hostels score 80% or less.

vessilli

actually I had a fight with a guy.

JoErNanO

Really?

vessilli

he came late at night, was drunk, i did not tell anything, but next morning when i got up ealr, he started shoutinh

the hostel authority did not tell anything

there were no drinking water, kitchen was dirty.

your only hope is to pass the night, nothing else. it was cheap, that was the best thing.

JoErNanO

Yup. But it kinda ruins your experience, though.

Dirty-flow

1:33 PM

seems like it was a good decision to sleep in my car last time i visited paris

JoErNanO

That's why airbnb hosts are making a fortune in Paris.

vessilli

ya, average rating of youth hostel in Paris is low.

best choice, AirBnB.

JoErNanO

memegenerator.net/instance/59895955

vessilli

good one :D

@JoErNanO, do you know something about lago di garda?

JoErNanO

So far my less-worse (I can't say "best" yet) experience in Paris was at Canal's Inn, you cand read my review here: hostelworld.com/profile/8604629/reviews

I know something, yes. :)

What would you like to know?

vessilli

1:37 PM

I am planning to go there from Verona

Does it worth to spend a day?

JoErNanO

You decide: google.fr/… :)

If you have a day to spare I would go to Venezia.

Because the lake is nice an all but without a boat or a car it's kinda hard to see more than the city/village where the train/bus leaves you.

See here for how to get to Venezia: rome2rio.com/s/Verona/Venice (or ask a question and make me reputation-rich :D)

vessilli

ohh. I ill be staying at venice 2 night

JoErNanO

Ok good.

Then go to the Lake if you have the time to do both.

Also Ferrara has a nice old city centre. But I could go on forever.

And don't miss rome.

vessilli

this time I am not coming to rome, it is too far. but next time sure

so my plan is to: day1: half day milan, rest of the day verona, 2 nd day: lake and around verona, 3 rd day: padova, and move to venice, 4 th day venice, 5 th day first half venice then flight from venice

is it good? hostel in verona are little bit expensive

JoErNanO

Sounds good. And you can't really avoid paying a lot for accommodation in tourist cities. :)

Try couchsurfing.

vessilli

1:46 PM

ha..ha..ha. I am, but still i try to minimise.

what about rideshare?

JoErNanO

I've never used it in Italy, but it's slowly becoming more and more popular. And I have friends who have used it. So why not?

Truth is, I'm usually the driver, and I like to travel alone. :)

vessilli

ha..ha..ha, i can see some nice offer at bla-bla car

do you think, they are safe?

JoErNanO

That's a very subjective question: is the train safe?

Consider this: people use it, you might never be alone with the driver, so you can rely on group dynamics for safety.

I have friends who use blablacar in France on a regular basis, so much that they swear on it now.

So the answer is: it depends.

vessilli

that is very nice. I will try rideshare at least one, these days

Dirty-flow

I have used blablacar in Germany many times - as driver and as passanger and have never made a bad experience

JoErNanO

1:53 PM

Do that and then come back to give us feedback.

Dirty-flow

but the italian drivers are somehow... different, so I don't know

JoErNanO

Different? :P

vessilli

i will let you to know for sure.

Dirty-flow

they interpret the rules different

I don't know if this also apply for North Italy

but it was stressful to drive in Rome and Neaples

JoErNanO

@Dirty-flow As your name suggests, just go with the (dirty) flow. :D

Dirty-flow

2:01 PM

´haha

JoErNanO

2:53 PM

@vessilli beware that Uber in italy is very particular.

Relaxed

4:54 PM

the muslim population in Europe and especially in France is highly dangerous ... much much dangerous than the afro american population in the USA ... something you will never know if you're not a (white) French man , we all know that. I am not propagating racist cliches, I just don't like to be a victim. — Karl Zorn 28 mins ago

I am not sure what smiley I could use to express my consternation…

I flagged it all (the answer and the comment) as “offensive”…

Ah, there is news on the other question too, it's not only Kazakhstan, it's the whole Caucasus and Central Asia

I am beginning to wonder if the guy truly believes all this or is simply a troll

Gayot Fow

@Relaxed he is definitely unhappy about something

He just insulted me

Relaxed

Also, France is dangerous because of its muslim population, the CIS is dangerous because of schanghai'ed farm workers but… Ukraine is the place to be right now!

Warm and safe and fuzzy

Gayot Fow

In Ukraine the children are playing let's find the church... It was around here somewhere

Relaxed

I think we just better ignore him now

Gayot Fow

Sometimes TSO is whack city

His activity trail. He's got an axe to grind about something.

Relaxed

5:09 PM

His first question was not completely crazy or delusive like his last comments but it was already a little off

Gayot Fow

A true case of nominative determinism! Zorn means angry in German :)

MeNoTalk

9:00 PM

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Q: Korea: Visa required to go to the city while in transit in Seoul for a Philippine citizen?

Hi I'm traveling to Uzbekistan and have 12 hours layover in Seoul via Korean Airlines. Do I need a visa to go out of the airport for sightseeing? I'm a Philippine passport holder.

RoflcoptrException

11:18 PM

Finally made it to Canada! Immigration was a nightmare :)

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