We are staying at a resort in Basye this summer and want to know the easiest way to take a couple of day trips into DC.  I'm thinking that we would drive most of the way in, then use a park and ride and take the metro to the National Mall.  I'm assuming that traffic and parking in DC would be difficult.
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I plan to drive to Washington, DC, but my understanding is that the Metro is far better than driving for actually getting around downtown DC.  First of all, is that assumption correct?  Assuming the Metro is indeed the way I should ultimately get to my downtown destination, how close should I drive before finding a Metro station?  Should I stop at the first one on the outskirts in Maryland, or should I keep going into the city a bit?  I'm primarily concerned with avoiding traffic if possible as well as generally shortening my travel time.  The travel will be occurring during a weekend (4th of July weekend) in case that is relevant.  My destination in DC is off the Navy Yard station of the Metro Green Line.  Follow-up: I might have found a last-minute hotel deal downtown.  Can I park overnight at the Metro stations that are being suggested?
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My wife, two kids and I will be traveling in Ireland and the UK Nov. 1st through 21st. We're flying into and out of Dublin. Our plan is to do a clockwise tour: Fly into Dublin -> Belfast -> Scotland -> England/London -> Back to Dublin to fly home.  We've been planning to rent a car when we land in Dublin (doing just things outside Dublin at the start of the trip) and have a car all the way until London, then turn in the car and take a train/ferry to get back to Dublin before flying home.  However, reading through the car rental section of Rick Steve's 2012 Ireland book is causing us to question if this is the right plan.  He says (p. 480):     If your trip covers both Ireland and Great Britain, you're better off   with two separate car rentals, rather than paying for your car to ride   the ferry between the two islands. On an all-Ireland trip, you can   drive your rental car from the Republic of Ireland into Northern   Ireland, but be aware of drop-off charges ($75-150) if you return it   in the North.   So it seems like he recommends against doing one car rental for both islands, but he also recommends against renting in the Republic of Ireland and returning it in Northern Ireland (our other option for our current itinerary).  So we're not sure which is best here.  A few questions about this:   If we do one car rental all the way from Dublin to London, will there be a similar $75-$150 fee? Is there an easy place to return a car on the Northern Ireland side of one of the Northern Ireland -> Scotland ferries, and an easy place on the Scotland side to rent a car?  We'd like to minimize the number of buses/whatever we need to take between car rentals since we'll be lugging around car seats for both of our children (on top of carrying them and our luggage). Will one way be significantly cheaper than the other?  Besides the basic cost of taking the car on the ferry and the drop-off charges, our credit card will cover insurance in Scotland/England but not in Ireland, so we could potentially get a better rental rate by renting a second vehicle once we're on Great Britain. Although, I know you often get a better rate when keeping a car rental for longer, so that may negate any benefit from the credit card covering the insurance.
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My son will be flying into Copenhagen in July arriving at 7:15am.  He will need to travel by train to Kalmar. He must go through border control. I am wondering: how much time he will need to get through border control at the Copenhagen airport and then onto the train?
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As far as I can tell from the , there are three main kinds approvals for non-Canadians making a short trip:  (for visa-waiver nationals coming by air), Visitor Visas and Business Visas  For someone who isn't from a visa-waiver country (eg an Indian citizen living in India), who wants to attend a Conference (in this case a few day event on a specific open source project), what kind of visa do you need?  Some bits of the  talks about Visitor Visas or Business Visas, other parts talk about Tourist Visas and Business Visas, which is proving confusing (at least for me and my Indian friend...). The  does mention conferences as being something you can do on a business visa, but also they look harder to get. The  that you confusingly turn up on after clicking many of the Visitor Visa links doesn't seem to say anything about what you can and can't do on a tourist visa. The  links to a Visitor Visa application form, again leading me to be confused.  (A quick google with likely keywords only found me information on what Canadians going to the USA for conferences should / shouldn't say to US immigration about their trip...)  So, hopefully simple question - Someone from a visa country (eg India) travelling to Canada to attend a conference, but who isn't doing it as a work trip (they're paying personally), what kind of visa do they need to apply for? Visitor? Tourist? Business? Other?
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I read many contradictions as to whether one can use a Oyster card from Gatwick Airport to central London.  What is the most time-efficient way to go from Gatwick to "Old Billingsgate" (Monument tube station is nearby)? Public transportation is preferred over taxi.
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My fiancée and I are looking for a good Caribbean cruise in October and were wondering which islands are best to see and which Cruise line to take?  It seems like a lot of the cruises don't run in this month due to Hurricane season so I'm looking for other good options.  EDIT We'll be travelling in 2012.
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I am Haitian, and traveling with a Haitian passport. I have to go to London with a work permit (tier 2 visa) on the 29th of July but I have 2 hour transit in Dublin.  Do I need a transit visa? Can I get it at the airport?  I also have a valid US visa.
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I'm currently 16 and have been invited to attend a National Youth Conference for National Security in Washington DC this upcoming fall. I just moved in with my mom and this trip isn't exactly ideal for us financially. My mom said I was more than welcome to go on the trip as long as I came up with the money. I could make the money over the summer but the enrollment deadline is June 24. I've made a Go Fund Me page but I don't think that will help in time. I'm not sure how old I must be to take out a loan or anything about the process. Any help/advice is appreciated in this situation
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I need to travel from Charles de Gaulle airport to Montparnasse to catch a TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse or "high-speed train"). What is the best and fastest method to do that? Train?  I only have an hour and 30 minutes between arrival at CDG and the pre-booked TGV departure from Montparnasse (I didn't do the booking myself). I am concerned that may not be enough time.
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I'm traveling to Rome from Delhi, India, via Kuwait. What are the options available to spend the transit time (approximately 6 hours) in the airport? I also have a 5-year-old kid with me. Are there some affordable sleeping places? And the entire transit time is at night.
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I will be flying from Boston to Tokyo with a 5.5 hour morning layover in Chicago. I'm thinking of going out to the city for some late breakfast and/or sightseeing. I've never left an airport during a layover before, so I have some questions.  I'll land in Chicago at 8am, and take off at 1:30pm.   I imagine I'll leave the airport by 9, and should be back by 11:30. Is this reasonable? What's the best way to deal with luggage? I assume that I'll have to claim the luggage from the domestic flight, then re-check it for the international flight. Can I leave the airport after re-checking it? If not, are there any luggage storage options, other than  (lol)? How much is a taxi to downtown Chicago? As an alternative to downtown, is there anything (food/sights) you can you recommend that's closer to the airport?
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To make this question less localized: "If one is in New York City, is it possible to tour the Stack Exchange Headquarters?"      Original Question (7/14/2012):  I live in Los Angeles (Orange County actually) and this is my first time in New York City!  My girlfriend and I are staying in a friends apartment on the upper east side of Manhattan; we have 7 day unlimited subway passes and are doing all the touristy stuff.  I thought it would be fun one afternoon to come say hi to the people that run my favorite network of sites.  My girlfriend knows Stack Overflow as "that site I am always on" and when I mentioned the idea to her she also thought it would be fun to visit the SE HQ.    So, can my girlfriend and I come tour the Stack Exchange office(s) sometime in the next few days while we are here in NYC? (We are here until Wednesday (7/18) morning, so Monday or Tuesday would be perfect [assuming the offices are closed on weekends])
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When arriving at JFK (or any US airport) on an international flight that didn't have pre-clearance, I know that you have to clear immigration, collect your bags, clear customs, re-drop bags, change terminals by AirTrain if needed, and then go through security, no matter what terminals are involved.   I also know that when you fly into JFK on a domestic or pre-cleared flight, and your onward flight is from that same terminal, you just step off your domestic flight into the departures area and walk to your onward gate, without needing to do security again.  At some other big US airports I've been to before (eg DFW), there is an airside transfer train that lets you move between terminals, so you can go from gate to gate without needing to exit + re-clear security. However, at JFK the only transfer train I'm aware of is AirTrain, which is landside.  Is it possible to move between terminals at JFK from within the airside / departures area? Or is the only option when changing between domestic flights at different terminals to exit, take the air-train, then queue up and re-clear security?
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Is it now possible for a Kuwait resident (engineer) along with family to get a transit visa to travel by road through Saudi Arabia to Bahrain? If so, which agency helps to process the transit visa in Kuwait?  Please advise how to get a by-road transit visa through Saudi Arabia.  (note: I have a multiple entry visa to Saudi Arabia, however I have to get the transit visa for my family with that.)
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My wife would like to visit Vatican City. We are from Canada. My wife has mobility issues and I was wondering if it is at all possible to stay at the Vatican, either at Vatican City itself or in one of the  places in Rome?   I know we can find places in Rome to stay, but I would like to know if we can stay at the Vatican as a pilgrim?
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Reading  got me thinking about permitted citizenship.  Are citizens of other districts allowed to permanently move to, or become citizens of the Capitol?   My gut says, "No." The citizens of the other districts are being punished, so it makes little sense to allow them a true, legal escape from their punishments. Even victors are only given new homes in their own districts, keeping them there.
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I'm planning to visiting LA soon and will need to use public transit to/from the airport. The place I'm staying is on the Antelope Valley Metrolink line, so it looks like the best way to get to the airport will be via Los Angeles Union Station. It looks like I have two options:     Cost: $7.00 Travel time: 30-50 minutes Span: 24 hour service Frequency: every 30 minutes during the day, every hour 1-5AM   (looks like silver + green line is the best since it'd require the least transfers)  Cost: $3.95 Travel time: about 60 minutes Span: service from 4AM to midnight Frequency: every 15 minutes (weekday off peak)    I'll just have a carry-on, so transfers shouldn't be too much trouble. I have an early morning flight, so I can't allow too much buffer time. I do want the option that'll get me there quickly and easily, but reliability is an issue as well.  Will my FlyAway get snarled in traffic on my way to the airport? Am I better off taking metro instead then? It'd save me a bit of money and depending on the schedules could be faster (assuming 50 minutes ride on FlyAway plus 30 minute wait vs 60 minute on metro + 15 minutes wait).  Could anyone comment from experience whether morning FlyAways are too much of a gamble with traffic when trying to catch a morning flight?