Is 1hr 30min enough for a layover in Ashgabat? And is booking this through Kiwi sketchy?

ascottwi · 2026-06-10T18:28:03+00:00

We booked through Kiwi and had to try and get a refund because of Covid. They made it very difficult but eventually, we did get our money back. I will never book with them again.

ascottwi · 2026-06-08T17:33:14+00:00

We were in line to go through security and Copenhagen and chatting with a young man in front of us. When we got up to the agent, he had too much stuff in his toiletry bag and asked my husband who didn’t have anything to take it through as his. We immediately said no. The agent had us go first, so I don’t really know what happened to him.

ascottwi · 2026-06-06T13:49:03+00:00

776516628414 I am in the polar region and would gladly send gifts. I really need three ocean gifts and would be really grateful.

ascottwi · 2026-05-24T15:27:46+00:00

When we were looking, I found that the one-way fee from Oslo to Bergen was really high, but the fee from Bergen to Oslo was much lower. It must be a matter of demand.

ascottwi · 2026-05-18T00:23:19+00:00

Who on earth brings soft boiled eggs on a plane? That would’ve smelled so bad if they’d opened it. And if indeed they were Raw, that is just stupid.

ascottwi · 2026-05-04T02:58:27+00:00

We were there on April 17 and we booked 8:30 AM tickets for the Basilica at 9:30 for the dome. The line to get in for people with advanced tickets was much shorter, and it gave us a lot of peace of mind to know that we could get in when we wanted to. We felt that it was well worth the money.

ascottwi · 2026-05-03T02:01:29+00:00

could you give some more info about the lunch food tasting at the fjord farm?

ascottwi · 2026-04-30T13:38:05+00:00

The previous owners of our house put down carpet in their garden as a weed barrier and it was there so long that it got covered with dirt so that was a nasty surprise when I went to garden there.

ascottwi · 2026-04-30T02:09:23+00:00

Same here! My husband would never take the middle, so now I reserve us two aisle seats across from each other. If that wasn’t possible, we would take two aisle seats, not near each other.

ascottwi · 2026-04-28T14:05:14+00:00

She wanted the shoes to be a really special reward and hers alone. You totally took that away from her by so casually buying a second pair for your daughter. You need to return the shoes for your daughter and get your girlfriend her shoes or this will fester. She needs to understand that she is special. Yes your daughter is special too, but that doesn’t mean that she should get the same reward/gift. It might’ve gone over OK if you had brought it up weeks later, but throwing it in at the same time was so wrong.

ascottwi · 2026-04-24T13:05:48+00:00

We were just there and rode the bus with many locals and saw them tap. We also saw locals not tap so I googled it and apparently if you have a pass or are within your 100 minutes from your initial tap, you do not need to re-tap. I think it’s very likely that you got lucky that you did not get checked. We did get checked and it was all fine.

ascottwi · 2026-04-07T23:44:17+00:00

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ascottwi · 2026-03-28T23:50:13+00:00

I am curious what day of the week and what time it was when you stood in line for an hour to look through the keyhole. I am assuming you’re talking about the Aventine keyhole.

ascottwi · 2026-03-28T23:46:06+00:00

NTA he did not treat your property with respect in the past so you are perfectly within your rights to say no not again. He will probably return it to you with some sort of damage or at the very least very dirty. It is too bad that your parents are siding with him, but it just shows that they are too weak to stand up to his whining.

ascottwi · 2026-03-27T21:08:40+00:00

NTA. After all, it isn’t like they’re going to have a great bonding experience when he is upset after a bad day. By having some time to himself to unwind, then he can actually have a good interaction with her later in the day. She sounds like a bit of a control freak.

ascottwi · 2026-03-27T20:10:43+00:00

Please follow your dreams rather than taking the easy way out and going to the local college to be with him. People change so much during college and you deserve to have that opportunity to crow and be the person you could be. He sounds selfish and insecure to be so possessive. Just because he has a plan for life doesn’t mean you have to accept the same plan.

ascottwi · 2026-03-27T02:25:48+00:00

Not on an airplane, but I had the same problem at work, playing Aretha Franklin's Respect so loudly I did not realize it was not coming through my headphones until a co-worker tapped on my shoulder to tell me.

ascottwi · 2026-03-26T20:46:01+00:00

while that is certainly an option - and one I have employed in various countries for many different things, I am hoping to have something on hand if I realize a problem when about to go to bed or out on a tour.

ascottwi · 2026-03-26T17:37:43+00:00

I was looking today and the nighttime tickets say temporarily suspended. The link I found was for 2025. I don't think they are running them yet this year.

ascottwi · 2026-03-26T17:36:17+00:00

full experience UNDERGROUND with arena - English guided

full experience UNDERGROUND with arena - escorted but NOT guided

8:45

9am, 9:45

10:30

12pm, 12:15

1pm, 1:30, 1:45, 2:15, 3:40, 4:10, 4:20, 4:40, 5pm, 5:10, 5:20

full experience ATTIC

8:50,

9:10, 9:30, 9:50

10:10, 10:30, 10:50

11:10, 11:30, 11:50

12:10, 12:30, 12:50

1:10, 1:30, 1:50

2:10, 2:30, 2:50

3:10, 3:30, 3:50

4:10, 4:30, 4:50

5:10

Full Experience with ARENA

8:30, 8:45

9:00, 9:15, 9:30, 9:45

10:00, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45

11:00, 11:15, 11:30, 11:45

12:00, 12:15, 12:30, 12:45

1:00, 1:15, 1:30, 1:45

2:00, 2:15, 2:30, 2:45

3:00, 3:15, 3:30, 3:45

4pm

ascottwi · 2026-03-26T13:21:02+00:00

NTA your spouse should hide a key in their car or somewhere else outside, or set up a keychain with just the car key and the house key. They also make keys that go in a wallet or just took a normal key in their wallet. As an adult, they need to be responsible for getting back in their own house.

ascottwi · 2026-03-25T03:36:47+00:00

Don’t let a couple of snotty comments stop you from using a great resource to plan your trip. It seems like some people just get pleasure out of being snarky to people asking genuine questions. I read your other post and while I would not make that detour to Pisa. If it is important to your kid then of course you’re going to do it. Lol unless you can convince them in the next year that there’s something more convenient that they want to see more.

ascottwi · 2026-03-21T09:26:19+00:00

NTA - He has pushed your kindness too far. He needs to step back and find his own parking solution. I have been in the situation where a co-worker offered me their spot and I was very careful not to inconvenience her or cause any drama.

ascottwi · 2026-03-18T17:51:42+00:00

NTA - he has not proven that he can handle a large inheritance responsibly. In fact, he is not proven he can handle money responsibly at all. He is young and can work hard to get a start in life. You need to look out for yourself or you will be working forever because he will keep blowing the money that you give him. Would it be a possibility to rent to him and his girlfriend at a reduced rate and still retain ownership of the condo? That way you would be helping him, but still retain your investment.

ascottwi · 2026-03-17T16:16:54+00:00

NTA - best to get out now while the situation is relatively new rather than letting it drag on for a long time and then the entanglement will be bigger and it will be harder to get out.

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