So, I plan on leaving the country for the first time

[Hellbilly]

Get Well Soon.

Whatever you say, newbie

 

[TNHarley]

Yeah. And I’m the Pope

Naw I really am Jewish, and have some asian in me.
Im not a practicing jew, as i dont believe in that silly shit. But my great great great grandmother was a full jew. She was just a whore and screwed a goyim. But it still counts.

 

[Anomalism]

I plan on flying to Portugal later this year.
Anybody want to share some advice for traveling abroad?
What about airlines? The cheapest is with american airlines.
I have flown american and southwest domestically and didnt have any problems. But those were much shorter trips.

Every airport in the world is designed for English speakers. Your journey will be easy and seamless.

Have fun.

 

[Bitterhook]

Whatever you say, newbie

Yeah, I am just a rookie and winging it

 

[JohnDB]

Last thing....
You will have to run through known tourist locations.

Check with your cell phone company to see if you need a chip for your phone. Or buy a disposable while there.

AND

Put credit cards in a RFID proof pouch. Just because American credit card terminals have issues reading your touch less payment card by no means means that crooks won't skim your touch less chip in your cards by just walking in your vicinity.

And a photocopy of your passport can be stashed somewhere (luggage or elsewhere) in case of pickpockets.
It can save you miles of frustration if you get in an already frustrating situation.

One last thing....

Depending on your finances.
How long the flight is....on the way home upgrade your seat to first or ultra class seats (unfold into a bed).

Usually at the end of a vacation you are tired from the non-stop trying to shove in as much as possible into your itinerary. And you are tired of people shoved in next to you....as in public transportation and everywhere you seem to find yourself.

Those extra sized seats for the LONG ride home....priceless. (if available) get three fingers of booze, earplugs, eye covers and then snooze for 11 hours. (Flights to the US from Europe face headwinds and usually get delayed by 20 minutes....after ALL your patience has been exhausted)

Then it will take a few days to get over the jet lag. Going it's easier than coming back.
(At least for me....but I cannot sleep on airplanes....ever....so I just saved the money and watched movies and waited for my bed and my pillow)

 

[Bitterhook]

Last thing....
You will have to run through known tourist locations.

Check with your cell phone company to see if you need a chip for your phone. Or buy a disposable while there.

AND

Put credit cards in a RFID proof pouch. Just because American credit card terminals have issues reading your touch less payment card by no means means that crooks won't skim your touch less chip in your cards by just walking in your vicinity.

And a photocopy of your passport can be stashed somewhere (luggage or elsewhere) in case of pickpockets.
It can save you miles of frustration if you get in an already frustrating situation.

One last thing....

Depending on your finances.
How long the flight is....on the way home upgrade your seat to first or ultra class seats (unfold into a bed).

Usually at the end of a vacation you are tired from the non-stop trying to shove in as much as possible into your itinerary. And you are tired of people shoved in next to you....as in public transportation and everywhere you seem to find yourself.

Those extra sized seats for the LONG ride home....priceless. (if available) get three fingers of booze, earplugs, eye covers and then snooze for 11 hours. (Flights to the US from Europe face headwinds and usually get delayed by 20 minutes....after ALL your patience has been exhausted)

Then it will take a few days to get over the jet lag. Going it's easier than coming back.
(At least for me....but I cannot sleep on airplanes....ever....so I just saved the money and watched movies and waited for my bed and my pillow)

And if any of that mess concerning your flight aggravates you, rest assured it beats taking the same trip flying "Space A" on a Galaxy Transport, facing the rear of the plane in a shitty seat hardly bolted to the floor, no windows, and not even a decent pisser.

 

[TNHarley]

Last thing....
You will have to run through known tourist locations.

Check with your cell phone company to see if you need a chip for your phone. Or buy a disposable while there.

AND

Put credit cards in a RFID proof pouch. Just because American credit card terminals have issues reading your touch less payment card by no means means that crooks won't skim your touch less chip in your cards by just walking in your vicinity.

And a photocopy of your passport can be stashed somewhere (luggage or elsewhere) in case of pickpockets.
It can save you miles of frustration if you get in an already frustrating situation.

One last thing....

Depending on your finances.
How long the flight is....on the way home upgrade your seat to first or ultra class seats (unfold into a bed).

Usually at the end of a vacation you are tired from the non-stop trying to shove in as much as possible into your itinerary. And you are tired of people shoved in next to you....as in public transportation and everywhere you seem to find yourself.

Those extra sized seats for the LONG ride home....priceless. (if available) get three fingers of booze, earplugs, eye covers and then snooze for 11 hours. (Flights to the US from Europe face headwinds and usually get delayed by 20 minutes....after ALL your patience has been exhausted)

Then it will take a few days to get over the jet lag. Going it's easier than coming back.
(At least for me....but I cannot sleep on airplanes....ever....so I just saved the money and watched movies and waited for my bed and my pillow)

I dont think i could sleep on a plane either. lol

 

[TNHarley]

I never had any issues with flights, except for my second one. We were going to Raleigh NC, and we flew into some thick clouds. I had a window seat and couldnt see shit, and started freaking out. Are we going up, down, left, right, DOWN? Ahhhhhh... then ten seconds later, we flew out of the clouds and i was fine.

 

[task0778]

I am meeting someone from there.

Have a nice trip.

 

[JohnDB]

Gregorian chants!

Sign me up!

 

[luiza]

I plan on flying to Portugal later this year.
Anybody want to share some advice for traveling abroad?
What about airlines? The cheapest is with american airlines.
I have flown american and southwest domestically and didnt have any problems. But those were much shorter trips.

Check your long range weather outlook .
At the moment it is under water and by the end of this week could have partly disappeared .

Now , the Rain in Spain falls mainly on Portugal .

 

[TNHarley]

Check your long range weather outlook .
At the moment it is under water and by the end of this week could have partly disappeared .

Now , the Rain in Spain falls mainly on Portugal .

Yes, they are getting hammered!
But I wont be going for a while.

 

[luiza]

Yes, they are getting hammered!
But I wont be going for a while.

Spain is being run by a bunch of lunatics presently -- similar to Dumbocrats in the US and is also heading full tilt toward Bankruptcy .

Could they be drowning Portugal to give them a safe bolt hole ?