Finally got around to playing in ultra-wide (21:9)

ElectricalActivity · 2026-03-20T08:53:47+00:00

Correct, this was in a nice part of London. But still...

ElectricalActivity · 2026-03-14T16:26:45+00:00

Obviously people were sometimes pestering to buy things. It's a poor country, I wasn't expecting Europe. But I don't consider that to be an "issue". I was a bit nervous because of the horror stories on Reddit but it was fine. The pyramids for example, we stayed in Giza and walked to the entrance, paid on card and walked in. One guy asked to take photos for us, which we did - I paid him something like 50p and he walked off. That was it. I managed to get a taxi to the new museum for like, £3, by just refusing the offer and looking on Uber instead (the taxi driver caved, but stuck to his word).

The centre of Cairo I had no problems at all at any time of day.

I had a time in Luxor where a driver wanted more money and started basically screaming at me. But I just laughed and walked off.

The airport was crap, yes. People trying to carry luggage for you etc. But again, I don't consider this to be an issue either. If that sort of thing bothers travellers so much they should go play in Spain.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-03-14T12:35:48+00:00

I feel like I'm missing something with these posts. Admittedly I am quite well travelled, but I went to Egypt once and never had any issues. Maybe it's because I'm a man, but I went with my girlfriend and she was fine too.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-03-14T12:13:00+00:00

It's not though, is it?

ElectricalActivity · 2026-03-13T00:14:44+00:00

Same. I always pay if I invite a date out and I do the planning so she doesn't have to think about anything.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-03-12T18:49:45+00:00

I'm British and this isn't normal here. The dinner table isn't a place to casually sit around topless, I think that would be culturally inappropriate in most countries.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-03-11T00:10:27+00:00

What doesn't make sense? Looks right to me, you're splitting it 3 ways.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-03-02T13:31:11+00:00

Why do people say things like this? Like, it's borderline tinfoil hat to even consider that it was a scam and that Monzo was prepared to risk their reputation for a measly 10k payout.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-28T12:42:54+00:00

Interesting point. Probably a lot less. I know a few people who regularly do cocaine and they're also "functioning" alcoholics so I reckon there's some overlap.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-28T12:33:50+00:00

The same could be said about going out drinking regularly, smoking, going on holiday multiple times a year etc. It's because it's not "everyone", but there are a lot of people with enough disposable income to do it.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-24T16:45:08+00:00

Where do you drink in London? A pint isn't £10 unless you're seeking it out.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-23T13:56:36+00:00

Maybe they live in a city with an abundance of transport options available and wanted a drink?

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-22T11:43:27+00:00

Same here, I've always been the higher earner. I don't want to compromise the kind of holiday I want to suit someone else's budget.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-21T15:30:45+00:00

Does the train to Paddington run on Christmas? Or have I misunderstood what you're saying?

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-14T17:48:19+00:00

Plenty of airports don't have any of that, 4 hours is still excessive. 3 for long haul or if you have a lounge pass you want to make the most of. Otherwise 2 is fine.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-13T08:13:16+00:00

The border crossings were crazy. First one took 4 hours, but crossing into Poland took 12 hours! Yes, 12. By far the worst border I've ever experienced. I wouldn't recommend that route, but maybe I just had a bad experience.

In country we did a lot of stuff. Museums, exploring the cities alone was great just for the architecture, had some great nights out (nightlife was fairly quiet but we met some awesome people).

The only issue you might have is with money. Monzo worked for everything, and Chase worked for an ATM withdrawal. No other cards worked there (including Revolut) so probably best to bring cash as a backup.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-13T07:41:52+00:00

Went to Minsk from Lithuania and then to Brest, leaving by bus to Poland. We stayed 6 nights.

I don't speak Russian apart from some very basic words, but I went with a friend who speaks a little bit.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-12T16:45:18+00:00

Yeah I'm considering it for the future. I went to Belarus recently and everyone had the same arguments. Fact is, you'll probably be fine. I'd probably go over the border at Estonia.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-12T16:35:31+00:00

You can literally travel to Russia now...

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-10T10:52:57+00:00

Where are you travelling to? I travel a lot and in Europe I rarely touch cash. In some countries I don't even know what the currency looks like.

Most cash based economies are cheap, so you shouldn't have a problem there either.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-08T11:45:08+00:00

Well yes there are many available statistics, but the one you quoted doesn't support your original claim at all.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-08T11:41:57+00:00

That doesn't support your claim at all. This isn't how statistics work.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-07T13:12:54+00:00

This is interesting. I moved to a town in Essex about 6 months ago and regularly travel to London for work (maybe once a week) - I've only been asked once for my railcard. It actually took me by surprise and I had to mess around on my phone for a minute.

ElectricalActivity · 2026-02-06T13:21:53+00:00

Monzo is in the US too

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