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Thought I was fairly immune to scams after some previous experiences but got caught in Istanbul in June. Faced with long queue to visit a palace I asked an 'official' - or someone with an official badge - how long it took to get in. An hour he said. But if you want to do a tour you can buy the...

As an older working couple, we have no debts and a high disposable income but still prefer to spend our private travel $ on 1-2 weeks extra in country rather than sitting in a plane - as much as we appreciate the comfort when we do score an upgrade. On hauls of over 4 hours we have been buying...

Yes best for me is Berlin, so many layers of history and culture in one place and all accessible, even if sometimes sad. Stoic, sophisticated, hospitable people. Worst is Karachi, dangerous (life threatening sometimes), polluted and with such sad people who seem to deserve much better than...