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An acronym for 'Secondary Security Screening Selection' or 'Secondary Security Screening Selectee' which is an airport security measure in the United States and Canada which selects passengers for additional inspection. Though there is no published criteria how passengers are selected for SSSS, Wiki page lists few probable ones.
14. The bio-date page of a passport is the page with your biographical data (name, date of birth, passport number, expiration date, etc...). Most passports will also show your picture on this page, along with the machine readable zone at the bottom. Examples:
As per the latest edit to the quoted Wiki page: The sign has a pejorative meaning in parts of West Africa, Iran, and Greece according to Roger E. Axtell's book Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World. In practice, most Greeks nowadays recognize the positive connotation of the sign due to international exposure.
At the bottom of the photo page of an American passport is a bunch of alphanumeric information interspersed with right facing angle brackets (>).
and don't forget Paleis het Loo in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands (wiki page includes a link to a list of baroque style homes and palaces) for further inspiration) While a lot smaller, they're rather charming. An active residence, only part of the palace and its gardens is open to the public.
According to the wiki page the average July temperature in the southern part of the island is 10–13 °C which is quite cold for my likings. Obviously temperature isn't the only factor and it's important, for example, considering the mean precipitation days which should be around 10 days in July.
7. According to the prepaid SIM card wiki, it is possible to get a SIM card as a foreigner in certain "flagship" stores: The problem is recently, that most shops - even the small newsstands - only accept the machine-readable Chinese ID card. Foreign passports seem to be accepted only by the flagship stores of the providers (or at airports)
The Wiki page above credits CAKE to Scandinavian Airlines, but as a former SAS frequent flyer, I've never heard of much less seen this supposed perk. For avoidance of doubt, this is specifically about being able to preorder a "cake meal", having a slice included as a part of your regular meal doesn't cut it.
Gothenburg (Sweden) has 50 bicycle stations spread through the center which are perfect for tourists. You can get a seasonal (250 SEK) or 3-day ticket (10 SEK). You can even grab a bike for 30 minutes without paying anything. The bikes are removed during winter time (October 31st - April 1st).
Jun 10, 2012 at 4:04. 10. The European equivalent of Route 66 would be the iconic Orient Express, but that's a rail journey. There are also numerous well-documented trace routes one can follow on a motor trip, consider the 'route Napoleon' from Elbe to Grenoble as one of the most exciting/scenic.