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[Q]: I'm going to the Seattle passport office to replace my lost US passport. The passport application form says I need to bring photo ID. (This is proof of identity for the passport, not security for entering the building.) But I live in Canada, and the only photo ID I have available is my Canadian driver's license. Will the American passport office accept a Canadian driver's license as photo ID?

All the instructions I've found just say "driver's license," without specifying if they need to be issued by a US state. 

I also have a photocopy of my missing passport, several credit cards, library card, gym card, etc. — will having that make the passport officer more likely to accept my foreign ID. 

[A]: Is a Canadian driver's license acceptable photo ID at an American passport office?


[Q]: I'm going to visit Amsterdam next week for a couple of days and then I'd like to take a series of bus and/or sea trips ending up in Warsaw, or anywhere on the east shore of the Baltic Sea (from Gdansk to St. Petersburg). I'm yet to decide the details of this trip, whether it will be so distant or not, but I would like to know the following:

When arriving at a reasonably large town in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark or Poland how likely am I to find cheap overnight accommodation without prior booking?

The idea is to arrive to a town, go sightseeing, have my six hours of sleep and then move on to the next town. But the plan isn't going to work if I have to spend most of the time finding a bed and shower instead of enjoying the sights.

So, are such services common in Western Europe?

[A]: Finding overnight accommodation in Northwest Europe


[Q]: I am a US passport holder (living in Canada) traveling from Canada to Ecuador with connections in the US via multiple airlines. I'm worried that some of my layovers might be a bit too tight. To help plan, I'm trying to find out when, where, and how many times I'll have to check luggage and have security checks.

This was all purchased on a single ticket through Cheap O Air.

Here's my itinerary: 

Edmonton, Canada (YEG) -> Las Vegas, USA (LAS) Airline: WestJet
Departure: 8:30 AM, Arrival: 10:30 AM

-Layover time: 1:48-

Las Vegas, USA -> Miami, USA (MIA) Airline: American Airlines
Departure: 12:18 PM, Arrival: 8:07 PM

-Layover time: 1:23-

Miami, USA -> Quito, Ecuador (UIO) Airline: LATAM Airlines
Departure: 9:30PM, Arrival: 12:45Am (next day)

Questions:

Will I have to baggage check for each airline? And does that mean I have to leave the gates for each check and do security each time? If not, where and when can I expect those things to happen?

Also, I did an online chat with a Cheap O Air representative, and the he assured me that I would only need to do baggage check and security at YEG and not at my connections in the US. That sounds too good to be true to be honest and I don't know if I believe him.

[A]:
Canada to South America with connections in US with multiple airlines, where will I do security/baggage check?


