Skavsta, Sweden

Our flight to Stockholm Skavsta Airport on Ryan Air was a bit complicated. We had a scheduled departure from Bergamo (BGY) airport at 20:50. Unlike other airlines, Ryan Air charges extra for printing airline tickets and additional bags. Each bag is weighed, and additional costs are added for anything over 15 kg. Inna and I spent some time packing and repacking to get our weight close to 15kg (to avoid overweight penalties). Typically, Ryan Air...

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Venice, Italy

We arrived at Venice's San Lucia train station (on the island) from Bologna at around 1:10 p.m. Once there, we purchased a 3-day Waterbus ticket for each of us (at $40/ticket) to enable us to use public transportation in Venice, Murano, and Burano. I did not realize it then, but a machine sold those tickets next to the agent, and I could have purchased the exact tickets there (without waiting in the long line). Note - American Credit cards don’t...

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