Wikivoyage:Tourist office/Archives/2015/October

What is the country that is most distant from the closest country to him? edit

What is the country that is most distant from the closest country to him? Asked by: 201.79.55.30 14:15, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

To whom? If to you, you might be looking for w:Antipodes. Vidimian (talk) 14:17, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

To himself, if the closest country to a country A, is at a 100km distant and the closest country to country B at is 200km distance. The closest country to country B will be more distant from country B that the closest country to country A is distant from country A.201.79.55.30 14:22, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

about international student card edit

Can I get a discount to buy the tickets to museums in Sweden by using an international student card? Thanks.~ Asked by: Betty Chen

To give you a short answer: This depends on the individual museum. To give you a long answer: Please look up the corresponding city articles for the places in Sweden you intend to visit and look up the contact details of said museums. Sometimes the answer will already be apparent from the listing itself. Sometimes it will be spelled out on the website. Sometimes you will have to call them and hope someone speaks English. In general though, I guess that the international student identity card gives you student rebates if they exist. I hope this was helpful. Hobbitschuster (talk) 13:05, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Most museums in Sweden have a student discount and you'll need an international student card to prove you are one. Don't expect huge discounts however; you're often talking about 10 to 20%, so around 20SEK, in my experience. JuliasTravels (talk) 14:20, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Restaurants in Berlin centre edit

Looking for some recommendations for German (i.e. not Asian, Italian, African, ...) restaurants in Berlin/Mitte (Friedrichstraße - Unter den Linden - Spree area).

Asked by: Traveler100 (talk) 21:48, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Depends on what you are looking for in terms of price and quality. Typical local fast food is cheap and plentiful. Döner and Currywurst were both invented in Berlin (arguably) and Berlin is rightly famous for them. In case you want something more epensive, you would have to look at the corresponding listings in our coverage of Berlin. Hope this was at least somewhat helpful Hobbitschuster (talk) 22:04, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Will probably one evening go for a curywurst but was also looking for mid-range and splurge. When you look at the article though, you can see they are Japanese, American grill, French, Austrian, Asian, Vegan, Italian with just a few German under splurge in Gendarmenmarkt area. --Traveler100 (talk) 05:52, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm in no way a Berlin expert, but once in Berlin we were taken to Ständige Vertretung at the Spree bank. It was quite touristy, but very German and the food was good. Danapit (talk) 18:22, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cavite, Philippines edit

Hello! I was wondering whether General Trias, or Cavite all in all is a safe area for westerners to travel to in the Philippines? Also, is it a poor place, or relatively well off, and would a foreigner being there draw much attention to myself? Thanks! --Yonglingtonshire (talk) 10:39, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Internet in Russia edit

Hello everyone, I'm going to Russia for a month from next week and I will need internet access while on the go. Please advice whether USB internet advices are available in Russia? Are they reasonable enough or should I get a 3G/4G sim card? Asked by: Saqib (talk) 22:14, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

BUMP! Since no one answered the query yet. I did some Google searches and my impression is that there's no USB internet devices available in Russia. In which case, I will go for a 3G enable sim card but I wonder which would be perfect. I'm going to spend most of my time in Far East around in Khabarovsk Krai and some time in Krasnodar Krai. --Saqib (talk) 11:11, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you could email Alexander or Denis? Anyways, have a great journey! :) ϒpsilon (talk) 20:41, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What means USB devices? If you have one, you simply need the Russian SIM card for it. If you don't have one, why do you want to buy it? You better use your tablet or smartphone for sharing internet with your computer via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

The main obstacle is buying a SIM card without having temporary address in Russia or an official registration in the country. I don't know how it happens with foreigners, and one option is asking your hosts (if any) to buy a SIM card for you. Another option is going to any office of any mobile operators (which are many) and ask whether they can sell a SIM card to a foreigner. Finally, in some places you can buy a SIM card unofficially from a person on the street, but it is not recommended because theыу are mostly stolen SIM cards.

There are different payment schemes, and you have to choose one depending on the regions that you want to visit and on the expected amount of traffic. I personally use Megaphon (Мегафон) with their tariff Internet-24 or something like that. It gives me 200 Mb of internet per day for as low as 24 rubles ($0.35) per day, and in fact overusing above 200 Mb does not cost me anything (I have no idea why). But there are other offers too, and mobile internet in Russia is cheap in general. --Alexander (talk) 11:47, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In Vladivostok now and have got the SIM card of MTS with internet access from their franchise, upon providing copy of passport. --Saqib (talk) 05:20, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I would start with http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.com/wiki/Russian_Federation, similar to any other country in the world. If you have specific questions on in it in the future, feel free to email me at yurkennis@gmail.com. -- DenisYurkin (talk) 13:25, 19 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Fantasy Holidays edit

This may be a controversial question, but do any of the Wikivoyage regulars know of any destinations which would enable one to pursue a 'fantasy' holiday activity? ( I say controversial because Wikivoyage has to be impartial and some some fantasy actvity/destinations might be run by single vendor concerns :( )

There were at one time companies in the US, that did espionage training courses, followed by a fairly brutal simulated mission for example.

And there were also some British country hotels, which had activities that allowed people to persure more realistic 'fantasy' options, such as fly fishing, Pheasent shooting etc...

Recently, I also noted that some gift shops have "experience day" packages as a gift item, which seem to be things like racetrack days, extreme sports and so on...

Another controversial question, relates to whether there are companies that run "crossdresser" fantasy holidays? (And yes I have read the relevant Wikivoyage policy). Sfan00 IMG (talk) 20:14, 26 October 2015 (UTC) Asked by: Sfan00 IMG (talk) 20:14, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki app feedback needed edit

Hello! I've created free mobile app for travelers on android ("Travel Notes") which uses Wikipedia's content in off-line mode. How better to arrange feedback from Wikipedia members, for the future app development. Thanks in advance and sorry for possible off-topic.--Nedol (talk) 09:47, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Travel App edit

Hello! I've created free mobile app for travelers on android ("Travel Notes") which uses Wikipedia's content in off-line mode. How better to arrange feedback from Wikipedia members, for the future app development. Thanks in advance. Asked by: Nedol (talk) 09:38, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I see no-one has responded to you. I don't know where on Wikipedia you've tried to publicize your app, but if you haven't already done so, you should publicize it there. I think most Wikipedians don't read Wikivoyage. Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:11, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]