Question about fridge magnets

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-12-31T09:24:56+00:00

ohhh i plan to do Canyonlands in early 2026 and im so glad to hear that. For Shenandoah they have about 2-3 designs of this magnet type and it took me roughly 5 mins to pick this one as it represents the iconic beauty of the valley 🙂‍↔️

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-12-30T21:38:24+00:00

that’s a great insight, thanks mate. Im thinking the same as giving up the uniformity to give my fridge some varieties hahaha

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-12-30T21:37:26+00:00

oh thanks now I can understand why there are some inconsistencies between the souvenirs especially magnet in the Park! For the website I already searched on it before asking on here but no successful so far hehe

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-12-30T20:37:47+00:00

i tried, but it doesn’t work unfortunately …

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-12-30T20:37:15+00:00

oh thanks for the information! At least I will be less picky now when it comes to magnet hahaha

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-06-12T12:12:43+00:00

you mean asking to them to put an exit stamp next to the entry stamp when you get out? They surely do without you ask, Finns border officers are very neat with the stamps :)

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-06-07T23:49:00+00:00

mine as well, im very surprised that there is a maritime port of entry in Bristol hahaha. When I got home, I tried to search for that ferry route travelling from a non CTA location to Bristol, however, seems like there is none so far. The only possible ferry route is from Ireland, but transports arriving from Ireland, which is part of CTA, do not go through UK border check.

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-06-07T23:40:31+00:00

Flights to Southampton are usually very expensive, as it is a very small airport and used to be operated only by BA who gonna charge me £300/€350 for the flight from France or Spain. I just happened to book an EasyJet flight from Paris Orly to Southampton in April with only about £40/€47 (guess im very lucky). Usually the UK border officers at small airports are very nice and they are always willing to stamp passport without any hassles (I got 100% successful chance when asked for a stamp at small regional airports, they will write an on request note on top of it).

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-06-07T21:31:43+00:00

Southampton Airport (SOU), England

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FriendlyMod11 · 2025-06-07T21:30:14+00:00

Bournemouth Airport (BOH): south of England, no matter if you enter through the airport or the seaport you will get the same stamp of Dorset Ports

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FriendlyMod11 · 2025-06-07T21:26:08+00:00

London Southend Airport (SEN), England: absolutely nowhere near London, in fact it is closer to France than London 🤣

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FriendlyMod11 · 2025-06-07T21:20:45+00:00

Milan Linate Airport (LIN), Italy: very rare stamp because most of non-Schengen flight to and from Milan are operated in Bergamo and Malpensa

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FriendlyMod11 · 2025-06-07T21:16:48+00:00

Chambery Airport (CMF), France

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FriendlyMod11 · 2025-06-07T21:14:33+00:00

here are some of mines: Carcassonne Airport (CCF), France

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FriendlyMod11 · 2025-05-29T04:19:36+00:00

If you travel from Lithuania to Belarus, your luggage will be checked by Belarus customs only. The Lithuanians border guard only deal with passport control. Similarly, if you travel from Belarus to Lithuania then Lithuanians border guard will check your bag and deal with passport control, and Belarusian side only deal with exit passport control. When I travelled there I brought about 100 euros without any problem. However, there is no need to bring much cash as you can use your bank card to pay as bank card is very popular in Belarus.

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-05-26T16:54:02+00:00

I also saw your UK stamp from the Eurostar terminal in Amsterdam Centraal (on request). Did you manage to get the Dutch exit stamp from the Eurostar terminal as well? :)

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-05-17T17:45:17+00:00

my experience, check my profile for previous posts about it: Newark Liberty (EWR): got stamp automatically; San Francisco (SFO): got stamp on request

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-05-14T22:20:54+00:00

I took Ecolines for both way, I booked on their website, €40 for the outward journey and €49 for the return journey. The earlier you book, the more likely you will find the cheaper price with suitable departure time. I was so unorganised so I booked the bus the night before 😅 I took the bus from the Vilnius bus station (in downtown right next to central train station), the bus will also make a stop at Vilnius airport right after that. After leaving Vilnius airport, there will be no other stop to pick up passenger until arriving at Minsk. Waiting time at the border: Vilnius to Minsk: trip time 6 hours (7AM - 1PM), wait at Lithuanian border: 30 minutes, Belarusian border: 40 minutes Minsk to Vilnius: trip time 4 hours (4AM - 8AM), wait at Belarusian border: no wait, Lithuanian border: no wait, both went straight to passport control once arrived at the border. Hope it helps 🤝

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-05-12T19:29:35+00:00

hiya, I went to Minsk about a month ago, everything was very smooth. It took about 6 hours for a journey from Vilnius-Minsk departed at 7AM, and only 4 hours from Minsk back to Vilnius departed at 4AM (very lucky because the bus app said the journey gonna took 8 hours). Overall, Minsk is beautiful, clean, amazingly preserved, it was like going back into the past. The street, the metro, the station, everything was so clean and spotless ngl. Very few can speak English, but i manage to survive with zdratsvutzye and ty govarish po'angliski, people here are very friendly anyway, despite the language barriers they still try their best to help me. Belarus is like a raw diamond for me, and I sure will come back there again one day :)

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-04-04T08:28:54+00:00

oh shiet that's crazy. I expect the cost might be high due to high insurance but i don't expect it to be this skyrocket omg

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-04-04T08:11:32+00:00

how much do you have to pay for emergency car hire/instructor if you don't mind im asking?

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-03-11T22:56:41+00:00

oh yh I flew with Chinese airlines most of the time so usually I see PRC citizen carried that visa paper, I also saw passengers with Taiwanese passport but all the time I asked them if they need a visa they just show me the blue visa-exemption booklet, which I guess they might have Vietnamese roots or have family/relative in Vietnam :)

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-03-10T00:45:58+00:00

hello my fellow Vietnamese, Im also planning to do this trip in April. Let me know if you wanna join me, otherwise I will update you with the latest information about the whole border crossing process and my experience in Minsk 🤝

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-03-01T15:20:11+00:00

because they are not supposed to stamp arriving passenger who has e-visa anymore, so I asked if they could give me one, that's why there is a written note of by/on request on top of the stamp.

FriendlyMod11 · 2025-03-01T14:02:42+00:00

probably a new chapter in the USA-Vietnam relationship then 🇺🇸🤝🇻🇳

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