niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
I'm in Texas, USA and I'm traveling to a different city where I'm going to be driving a friend's car for a few days. I hold a valid drivers license but no car insurance of my own.

Am I required to have insurance? My friend has his.
If yes, which companies offer one?

I looked at Geico and Nationwide but they don't seem to offer temporary insurance.

Thanks.

Output: Do I need a temporary car insurance and how to get one?
I am a European citizen, working on an international assignment in Iran currently. I am travelling in a few days to the USA. I have a 10-year multiple-entry USA visa, which I got since I was in Iran for business.

Now I have residency, even if temporary. No need to hide that at immigration but I'm worried I might be denied boarding should I complete APIS with residency address in Iran. Should I choose my home country as residency and inform the immigration officer about Iran? Or no need to worry?

Output: I am a European citizen with temporary residency in Iran travelling to USA
Recently, I was cruising on the Danube river from Bratislava to Vienna and we were encountering these small green rocket-shaped objects floating in the water roughly after each kilometer. They were not staying still but also sailing in the same direction as our boat but slower.

What are these UFOs (Unidentified Floating Objects)?



Output: What are these small green rocket-shaped objects floating in the Danube?
My passport is swiss and I am living at Vancouver (with a student Visa valid until 2018) and I have a valid ESTA (until July 2016). Around July 15, I'll be crossing the border (between Vancouver and Seattle) to hitchhike in the USA along the west coast for about 2 weeks or 1 month.

At the moment I'll pass the border, I won't be able to indicate where I'll spend my first night. I won't be able to accurately say how much time I'll spend in the USA. Is it an issue?

Output: Entering USA as a tourist without any plan
My girlfriend is flying from to Missouri later this month to visit her family. Her sister, in Missouri, wants her to bring her game consoles so they can play games together. She will also be visiting for a month.

How can I safely pack these items with her? She'll be bring two consoles, a couple of games for each, a laptop, tablet, books and clothes. So far, my idea was to pack everything that can't be damaged into a checked bag, bring the consoles in the overhead bag, and her tablet/books in her carry-on. Is this a good strategy to prevent the most probably damage? What sort of accommodations should I make for going through security? I won't be going with her, so I can't go through security with her, or tell her how to get to her gate. The other option we've found is to have it shipped over there, but that involves paying to ship it over, and paying to ship it back.

Output: Packing sensitive electronics for flight
What would be the best (and fastest) way to get from Bagdogra to Kurseong?

I'm flying to Bagdogra and land there at 1 PM and will make a booking for a toy train from Kurseong to Darjeeling that departs from Kurseong at 3 PM. If there's no flight delay, I think I should be able to get there in time but am interested in what would be the fastest way to do it.

Output: How to get from Bagdogra to Kurseong
I'm 15 days into a 30-day trip all across Greece (Athens, northern mainland, islands). Everything has been great except the long wait each time we are ready to pay our bill when we're out to eat or for drinks. In America, cleared plates or a credit card/cash sitting on the table is an indication that we are ready to leave. Here it seems they are in no rush at all. We've even waited 20 minutes (they weren't busy). They print the tickets and bring them out immediately but take much longer to take payment. Multiple times we've had to walk to them - which feels a bit rude.

My question
How do I more clearly indicate that I am ready to pay and leave?
or
Am I just being an impatient American not attuned to the Mediterranean pace of life?

Output: How do I convey that I'm ready to pay my tab in Greece?
I am from the US, and will be traveling to Basel, Switzerland for about a week. While there, I need to get from the airport to the hotel, the hotel to a certain location every day and back, and then back to the airport.

As I am unfamiliar with the road system and driving regulations in Basel, would driving there be unsafe? Is using public transportation a better recommendation?

Output: Would renting a car in Basel, Switzerland be safe for a foreigner?
Background

I've recently entered a relationship with a person from Canada. Part of that commitment involves visiting frequently throughout the year; this commonly involves me driving to pick her up, as opposed to flying to save cost, so she can stay with me in the US. She's planning on coming up to visit again for the entirety of the Summer (four to five months).

Extra information in case it has any impact:  


She is 20 years old.
She is a third-year university student and is committed to her program for another two years.
She has visited the US three times already this year. Twice to visit me (~five weeks in total); once to visit her friend (five days).
We've both lived in our respective countries all our lives.
I've only stayed in Canada with her for a few days at a time.

My Knowledge
Feel free to edit this information if any of it is misleading/incorrect.

The 180-day limitation mentioned in these threads [ 1 ][ 2 ] are for people who visit in one consecutive stay; not for totaling 180 days in the year.
She will be considered a resident alien of the US if she crosses the 183-day mathematical formula, as noted on this AmericanLaw website:


  A foreign national will meet the Substantial Presence Test if he or she is present in the United States for 31 days in the current year and the sum of the following:  
  
  
sum of the days present in the United States in the current year,  
one-third of the number of days present in the first preceding year,  
one sixth of the days present in the second preceding year equals or exceeds 183 days.

  
  If a Canadian meets the Substantial Presence Test but is ineligible to meet the Closer Connection Exception (i.e. since he or she is present in the United States for more than 183 days in the current year), he or she will be considered to be a resident alien of the United States. Resident aliens are taxed on worldwide income in the same manner as United States citizens.


Question

Are there any common limitations, mainly regarding stay durations or frequencies, that could make further visits throughout the year difficult or impossible?


Also, I fully understand that a visitation could be rejected for many reasons and that there's no guarantees regardless of how long of stay. I'm simply trying to avoid breaking any rules or missing any legal obligations that can come up from this international relationship. This is all foreign to me— pun was most certainly intended.

Output: What visitation limitations can come from a Canadian visiting the US for too long in the year?
We are looking into the following flight plan:

Air Asia QZ431 LOP-DPS arriving at 12:30
Jetstar 3K242 DPS-SIN departing at 14:25


This would give us roughly two hours between flights.

According to my research, both Air Asia and Jetstar use the international terminal at Denpasar (which is a bit surprising because the Air Asia flight is clearly a domestic connection).




Given that we are travelling with hand luggage only (so no need to claim bags) and check-in online, is this connection possible? Do we need to go through customs and immigration or check-in at the counter; or is our connection treated as transit and we only need to change gates? Denpasar to Singapore is listed as a Straight to Gate flight for Jetstar.

I know it's tight either way but if we don't need to exit and re-enter the only gamble should be that our first flight isn't delayed which we're willing to take. Is there anything else we're missing?

Does anyone have recent experience with such short transits in DPS?

Output: How to connect between Indonesian Air Asia and Jetstar at Denpasar (Bali) airport?
I'm going to be visiting Bangkok for one week, and would like to have a contingency plan in case the hotel WiFi is unusable.

What are my options for a data only SIM card for one week?

Output: 3G/4G Internet access in Bangkok
Me and My Mother currently reside in the USA, California

My Mom came to the USA with B1/B2 visa and she is from Iran and it is not included in the countries of VWP and I am permanent resident of California, we are flying to Texas and I have seen this:


  Required for transit flights through United States Electronic travel
  authorization In order to comply with instructions for the US
  Government, we inform you that all passengers regardless of
  nationality who are travelling to or transiting through the United
  States of America will need to obtain an electronic preauthorization
  from the 12 January 2009 onwards. * Bellow you can find the access
  link to complete the corresponding application.
  https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov


I got the tickets online. I don't know what ESTA is. Do we need to do it?
It is talking about people under the Visa Waiver Program: I do not even know if we are under this visa or not?

Output: Flying from California to Texas: do I need ESTA?
I'm planning a business trip to Boston, Massachusetts, during which I'll have a day or two free to play railfan and tour its public transport system.

From my research at the MBTA website, it looks like there are two main ways to pay for transit rides there: either a contactless plastic card called CharlieCard or magnetic-strip paper tickets called CharlieTicket. Both operate on a stored-value principle, but the fares are lower with CharlieCard than with CharlieTicket.

Since I only have a few days, my instinct is that the paper CharlieTicket will be cheaper for me -- but on the other hand, during that time, I'm going to ride a lot more than the typical local, or even the typical tourist. So there's a possibility that the CharlieCard will break even for me.

However, I can't for the life of me find anywhere on the MBTA website where it says what the price of a CharlieCard is. Without knowing that in advance it is hard to figure out where the break-even point is.

Does anyone here happen to know?

(The card price may be disguised as a minimum non-refundable balance or something similar, like some other contractless transit payment card systems do, but I can't find anything about that either).



Bonus question: If I determine the card is advantageous for me, is there somewhere at Logan airport I can buy one at around 7pm on a Sunday? The MBTA's list of points-of-sale requires me to select a particular neighborhood of Boston from a textual list before it will show me anything, and I don't know which of them contains the airport.

Output: What does a CharlieCard cost?
As the UK is technically still a member of the EU, I just wanted to be sure of this before booking travel arrangements. 

The idea is to arrive in the UK and stay there for 2-4 weeks, and then afterwards relocate to and stay in mainland Europe for another 80-90 days. Is this possible? Or would I be effectively limited to 70 days in the EU after staying for example 20 days in the UK?

Output: If I arrive in the UK, and then head to mainland Europe, does my Schengen visa 90 day limit start when I arrived in the UK, or mainland Europe?
I'm currently enrolled at Victoria (by TAP). Even though I collected new miles over the holidays, my old miles will expire. 

What other Star Alliance programme would extend the expiry date of all my miles without extra charges? 

Note that this is the case with FlyingBlue (by KLM): my miles would expire in February, but with the new miles I collected over the holidays, all my miles have a new expiry date. Thanks.

EDIT: This list shows a number of airlines that allow free resetting of expiry date, although it doesn't split the airlines by alliance.

Output: Star Alliance programme with free expiry date extension
I'm in Chile for another two weeks, but I lost my tourist card (PDI). This shouldn't be much of a problem because I can get a new one at the international police office.

However, tomorrow I have a domestic flight (Santiago to Punta Arenas) and I'm not sure if I need it for that. If so, I might run into a very tight schedule.

Do I need the tourist card for domestic flights or only when I leave the country?

Output: Do I need my Tourist Card in Chile for domestic flights?
I recently flew on Singapore Airlines from Sydney to Singapore, and my boarding pass had SSCI printed on it.  What does this mean? Is it in some way related to the dreaded SSSS (selected for extra security screening) at US airports?

Output: What does "SSCI" on my boarding pass mean?
I share my passport with my daughters. It means that they always have to travel with me. It is  an EU passport, so we can access many countries without visa requirements.

But in case visa is required, do I need just 1 visa for all, or do I need a separate visa sheet for each. 

Output: Do you need seperate visa for your children if they are registered in your passport
In a while I will be traveling to Norway for a hiking trip. In between getting from the Oslo Gardermoen airport to Finse, I'll have to get gas cans with a that are UNEF 7/16" threaded, which means they look like this: 



Any tips on where to get these? preferably at shops near the airport.

I already found Oslo sportslager, who sell these for sure: http://www.oslosportslager.no/produkt/beaver-power-gas-450-gassboks-25070.aspx

But in case they're out of it, it would be nice to have a backup plan :)

Output: Locating outdoor / hiking shops which sell gas cans in Oslo?
I applied UK visit from Dubai and My visa to visit Uk for one week has been refused and the reason given as below. Please advise what are the chances if i re apply and how to satisfy them. What is intervention of application reviewer on below highlighted. I am Pakistan national.Can someone please tell what should we do about it and what should i submit to overcome this rejection again?

  I have refused your application for business visit visa because i am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of paragraph(S) V4.2-4.10 of Appendix V.
  
  You state that you are married with child, have been employed as supervisor since feb 2012 and earn a total monthly income of £1750. you further state that you spend £750 each month on living costs, give £100 to family members and have £2000 available for your one week visit. Although i note the £800 of savings and investments you have declared, i do not find it credible that you would spend the equivalent of your monthly salary on a visit to the uk, now. i am therefore not satisfied that the purpose and period of trip is as claimed.
  
  In support of your personal financial circumstances, you have submitted a bank statement with the balance of £3100. i am therefore not satisfied that bank statement is an accurate reflection of your personal financial circumstances, which leads me to further doubt that purpose and period of your visit is as claimed.V4.2(a) and (c) of appendix V.
  
  In light of all the above, i am not satisfied as to your intentions in wishing to travel to the UK now.i am not satisfied that you genuinely intend a short visit only to the UK and that you will leave the UK at the end of the visit.


Output: Refusal of UK visit Visa
Many credit cards offer free travel insurance when you purchase tickets using your credit card, and this will last for 40 days starting from the commencement of your trip.

But what if I purchase further flights and extend my holiday?  e.g. I purchase a flight on the 39th day. Does this extend my travel insurance coverage or start a new insurance policy?

What if I purchase flights on day 41? Does this start a new Insurance policy as if it were a new trip?

Output: Credit Card travel insurance length
An airline company I've been keeping track of recently held a sale. Before the sale, the airfare prices were very cheap on weekends, and very expensive on weekdays (Sat, Sun, long haul flights are at $700 -- Mon-Fri are at $1,300!). During this long sale, their cost is $900 to $1,000. Maybe, because the cheapest flights have been booked at the sale's commencement and all that's left are the not-so-cheap but not-so-expensive fares...

Should I buy now or wait a few days after the sale?

Output: Buy airfares now or after the sale?
We have the report of a Ghanaian-American dual citizen, recently naturalized, presenting their new USA passport at the UK border answering "yes" to the question "have you ever had any problems with immigration anywhere" and getting in some trouble (although no refusal).

We have the CBP answering in essence, the two passports of a dual citizen are completely independent.

Is it the person or is it the nationality? Is the question "have you ever had any problems with immigration anywhere" to be understood on its face value, where "you" is the biological person or is it "you as a citizen of the country your passport you are presenting to us" and they do not give this tirade every time because for the overwhelming majority of passengers the two are the same? Is your new passport a clean slate? Or do you carry the problems resulting from the heightened scrutiny of your other citizenship forever? Is it possible for a border guard to swipe my Canadian passport and be aware of the history of my Hungarian passport? How entwined are my two inner citizens :) ?

Let's restrict the question to those who have at least one citizenship in the Five Eyes countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States) and one of the Five Eyes borders.

Output: Can the border guard match up the passports of a dual citizen?
I am travelling to Australia in 2 weeks. I wanted to know if the Discover card is accepted at some places in Australia or not. Discover card is offering a $0 transaction fee, which is why I am asking?

Output: Discover Credit card in Australia
I will soon be attending a conference and staying at a hotel where my employer has negotiated a special rate.  This is a large group booking and I will not be eligible for points or stay credit.

However, I happen to be a Gold member at the hotel chain in question (Marriott), which usually entitles me to handy perks like lounge access and free breakfast.  Am I still entitled to these if the stay earns no points?

Output: Elite perks at hotel when staying at a rate that doesn't earn points
It looks likely that a group of us will be in Mumbai for a few days in June. We're wondering if there's a really nice cinema (not just a chain) where we can go to watch a Bollywood screening with the local audience experience (cheering etc?)

Output: Seeing a Bollywood movie in Mumbai?
I have a newborn in Cambodia and finally got to the point where I have a Lithuanian passport with Cambodian exit visa stamped in, valid for 7 days. I will need to leave the country with the baby and then come back and get him an E class visa upon entry, which then can be extended forever. I spoke about this yesterday at the immigration department and they seemed to be ok with the plan below. However from my personal experience I know that things at the border don't always run so smooth...

This one is tricky, as normally no one does visa runs in Cambodia since you can get indefinitely extendable E class visas. Still it is worth asking (and I have a slight Asian border-crossing phobia). I am planning to cross the Vietnamese border with the baby, while his mom will wait at the border to save on Vietnamese visa. Also, her Cambodian visa is 3 month single-entry. Then I get Vietnamese visas for me and the baby and then head ASAP back (baby is 3.5 months old and he has boob addiction. I have a bottle of formula, but he doesn't like it much. Also he hasn't been away from mom more than 10 feet ever). When doing visa runs is it wise to stay for some time in Vietnam, or can I cross immediately back and no one is going to blink an eye?

How long do I need to stay in Vietnam when doing a visa run from Cambodia for a baby to be on the safe side?

Output: How long do I need to stay in Vietnam when doing a visa run from Cambodia for a baby?
While traveling in the EU, with both a Visa and Mastercard issued in another country within the EU, does it have disadvantages if both the cards are debit cards?

Would one need a credit card for the sole purpose a debit card is not accepted but a credit card would be?

If ordering products online from a EU country, are there possibilities of credit cards being accepted and debit cards not?

Output: When traveling in the EU, are there significant differences between paying with credit or debit cards?
My cousin applied for a visitor's visa, to visit me as well as his extended family in the UK.

He had visited for 2 weeks after being granted 6 months last year. However we had decided that he should perhaps apply for a 2-year visa this time.
However he was refused based on these reasons:




How do we rectify these points stated and can he reapply straight away?

Visa got refused again


Output: Visitor visa refused!
The official UK document says: 


  You can bring in other goods worth up to £390 (or up to £270 if you arrive by private plane or boat).
  
  If a single item's worth more than your allowance you pay any duty or tax on its full value, not just the value above the allowance.


The question: 

Is the tax-free allowance applicable per an individual item or per total cost of all items combined in a baggage?

If you need a more detailed example, here it is. 

I am relocating to the UK and going to take my desktop computer with me. I want to disassemble it and put small parts into my backpack and big parts into a suitcase that will be put into aeroplane's luggage. All these parts will be with me upon my arrival to the UK.

As for the computer. I bought all its components separately in my country and put them all together and used the computer for around a year. Almost all the parts in the desktop were cheaper than the tax-free allowance except the Video Card.

What will I be charged for? For the sum of all the components prices or only for the video card? 

Output: Is the tax-free allowance applicable per item or per total cost of all items combined in a baggage
I'm planning to go to Germany next year. A direct flight from my home country (Dominican Republic) would be about USD $1400. I have B1/B2 US visa and I was wondering if it'd be possible for me to purchase a round-trip flight from DR to Miami and then a second round-trip flight from Miami to Frankfurt. That'd save me up to $500 dollars, which is a considerable amount. I'd like to know if there'd be any issues with me entering the U.S twice in such a short period of time (around 10 days).

Output: Traveling to USA to get a cheaper flight
What happens if you book tickets through an airline or travel agent, but on the travel date miss a connecting flight (either because the first flight was delayed, or because immigration/security took too long at the connecting airport)? Will you be put on the next flight for free? Are you expected to pay for a new ticket or a change fee? I'm specifically wondering about Continental/United, but also curious about airlines in general.

Output: What happens if you miss a connecting flight?
Considering the current situation with ISIS in Iraq, is it safe for U.S. citizens to travel to Erbil and other major cities (Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah) in the Kurdish provinces in Iraq? Are there any U.S.-based travel agencies that could help arrange a tour of the region?

Output: Is it safe to travel to Iraqi Kurdistan?
We are going to spend 2 days in London in mid-December and we wonder if we should buy the London Pass which is £46.00 per day per adult. It is not the first time we have used this kind of pass and have always been satisfied with it in the past. However, this one seems pretty expensive to me. Would I save much money by paying the £184.00 for the two days in London?

Output: Is the London Pass worth the price?
Watching the recent return of Scott Kelly, Mikhail Korniyenko and Sergey Volkov from the International Space Station in a Soyuz capsule got me to wondering about visas and passports.

Do the astronauts and cosmonauts need to keep their passports with them?

Do they need special visas and would they receive entry and exit stamps for arriving from space, or would they get a single entry stamp in the days before launch and a single exit on returning home after landing?

Output: Entry requirements for arrival from space
I have never been to Istanbul but I am planning to go there with the kids. A friend of mine showed me yesterday a video of him buying ice cream from a traditional ice cream shop in Istanbul. He insists that it's a must for the man to do the usual tricks/troll with you before handing you your order.

I don't like that but I don't want to sound rude especially in front of my children. Is it a must from their culture point of view? can I avoid that? 

The Wikipedia page for Dondurma doesn't mention anything about it.


The video is here

Output: Is it rude to tell the ice cream man in Istanbul not to mess with me?
I just reserved a room at the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Berchtesgaden, Germany. I went through the booking website and provided all of my info, but they never asked for payment information. I didn't initially receive a confirmation, so I emailed the hotel to ask if the booking had been successful or if I needed to try again. After that, I did receive an email confirmation with all of the correct information.

It seems odd that I could reserve this room without providing a credit card, especially since their cancellation policy says they will charge for one night after a certain date. Should I be worried about the validity of this reservation, or is this practice fairly normal in Germany?

Output: Booked hotel, but never asked for payment information
I have a dream about a long bicycle trip in Spain from Malaga to Barcelona. It is about 1000 km. Is it safe? I mean, does Spain have enough bicycle roads to drive or would I drive on common roads with cars? Google Maps doesn't show any bicycle roads.

Output: Is it safe to travel by bike between cities in Spain?
I have recently traveled to Lisbon and almost each day while being there I have received the same message thorough a cell-broadcast channel on my mobile phone:


  21 Lisboa


I have asked my host, but she did not know what this message meant. I am thinking it might be related some weather warnings, but the worst thing I have endured was a light rain.

Question: What does "21 Lisboa" cell broadcast message mean?

Output: What does "21 Lisboa" cell broadcast message mean?
I hold a US Business visa (Indian citizen). I am travelling to the US from India and taking a layover in Italy for two days. So my travel plan is as follows:


New Delhi to Rome
Will stay in Rome for one day
Flying from Rome to Venice
Staying one more day in Venice
Flying from Venice to US (Seattle)


I can't apply for a Schengen visa due to shortage of time. I searched a little bit on "Italy Transit Visa" and got to know that there are three types of categories:


Transit Visa-A: or Airport Transit Visa: If your connecting flight to your destination is in the next couple of hours (not more than 12 hours / Not sure) from the same Airport. You might need to apply for such a visa (Some countries' citizens are obliged to stay in the airport area without having an Airport transit visa). 
Transit Visa-B: Destined for the travellers planning to travel through different Schengen countries by car or travel through different Schengen airports to a non-Schengen country for as a final destination. Under the transit visa one is allowed to reside in a Schengen area for a maximum of 5 days.


Reference: Information about Schengen Visa

I also read that If you have a valid US visa then you don't need to take an Airport Transit Visa (Same if your citizenship comes into the following cities). Is it also valid for the B-Category as well? 

My travel plans won't take more than 5 days. Am I applicable for Transit Visa-B. If yes, then can I apply for this visa on arrival in Italy?

Output: Procedure to take layover in Italy, as non-EU citizen with US visa?
What happens if I leave Moldova through Transinstria? I guess I won't get a Moldavan exit stamp, would that be a problem if I visit Moldova again? Wouldn't it look like I overstayed in the country illegally?

Output: Can I leave Moldova through Transnistria?
I am going to have a transatlantic flight (Canada-Italy-Turkey) and would like to bring uncooked bacon with me (standard packaged bacon from a supermarket). I will be carrying it in my luggage that I check in.

Would it go bad during the travel (between the time I check in and get my luggage) or would there be any other issue with it? Especially at Italy where I make a connection.

Output: Would uncooked bacon go bad in a transatlantic flight?
I am a US Permanent Resident(Green Card). I booked a ticket from China to USA. The flight is operated by Air Canada. It will have connecting flight wait time 11 hours 20 minutes in Vancouver.
My question is that since the connecting flight wait time is so long, can I take a tour in Vancouver, I don't want to sit inside the airport, Is that possible?

Output: Connecting flight wait time 11 hours 20 minutes - is it possible to exit to see Vancouver?
The dimensions permitted for Ryanair's small hand luggage are 35x20x20. An Eastpak backpack is about 45x38x11. Will it be allowed on board?
Please refer your personal experiences on this subject.

EDIT: What if I carry it nearly empty and folded into 2 parts, so that it'll fit? (I really need to take a backpack with me, but there's no room in my other luggage, that's why I'm asking these questions)

Output: Eastpak backpack as small luggage with Ryanair?
I'm doing a house swap with another family, and as part of the logistics, at a certain point I have to leave my car for them, and they will pick it up a few days later. This happens to be in Newark, NJ, but the problem is pretty general.

We can't meet in advance to exchange keys, and I don't have a third party who could hold the key. 

Can anyone suggest a way to accomplish this?

Output: How can I leave a car for someone if we can't meet in person?
I recently applied for a short-term student visa, mentioning the departure and return dates as 13/05/18 and 10/08/18 (=90 days) respectively. After my visa got approved, the validity dates mentioned were 11/05/18 and 08/08/18 (=90 days) but since I have already booked my return flight on 10/08/18 and if I return back from France on 10//08/18 I'll be violating the visa policy. 

What will be the best thing which I can do in this scenario? 

If I go with this visa and violate the visa policy by exceeding the visa's validity by 2 days what consequences can I possibly face, considering the face that it wasn't actually my fault but a sheer mistake committed by people in embassy?

Output: Can I stay in France more than the validity range of my Schengen visa given I'm not exceeding my duration limit?
I am travelling to various destinations in Southeast Asia. What is the best way to go about getting cell + data service? Is there a telecom that offers cheap roaming throughout a broad region, or will I need to get a SIM card in each country I travel to (most of my destinations will be a few days at a time, the most being a week, so this would be a bit inefficient)?

Output: Cellphone service in Southeast Asia?
Context: I am looking into settling down in Berlin and I would like to know what to expect from summer time in term of public activity/cultural events.

What I've observed: I've noticed each city has its own pace during summer time, some cities becoming more active (more people in the city, more cultural/social/outdoor activities), some others becoming more quiet (less people in the city, businesses opened limited hours) or not being impacted at all.

Question: Is Berlin experiencing a decrease in public activity during summer time (July and August)?

I am especially interested by the following aspects:

Are the streets noticeably less crowded during summer time?
Is the city known to experience an increase in social/cultural activity during July and August? (example: outdoor cinemas, streets/parks festivals, music festivals, fireworks, ...)
Is there times during summer when public places (especially coffee places, libraries and co-working spaces) are expected to be open only during limited hours (or to be closed)?


Output: Is Berlin experiencing a decrease in public activity during summer time (July and August)?