Porsche 718 Cayman T 2019 Review
In town and on longer runs, the ride quality is pretty civilised, despite the 20mm drop in ride height. The adaptive dampers will help in that regard, making the Cayman T a perfectly bearable everyday machine. Cayman T is a blindingly good drive. Again, everything that makes the basic Cayman fun to steer along a twisting road also applies here. The steering is so well judged and so brilliantly keyed into the front axle that you guide the car instinctively from the first mile onwards. The wheel never wriggles or fidgets in your fingertips, but you always know how much grip you have available and you can position the car with real accuracy. Turn-in bite is very strong, and once the nose has tucked in to a corner, the chassis feels beautifully balanced. There鈥檚 also exceptional body control when the road begins to crest and dip, superb composure in heavy compressions, good pliancy over bumps and such agility in quick direction changes. The brakes, meanwhile, are superb. But what does the T do that a standard Cayman doesn鈥檛? Sitting a little closer to the road, the Cayman T is flatter in corners and feels keener and more responsive, if only fractionally so. A better starting point is hard to imagine, but dressed up the way it is, the Cayman T鈥檚 chassis is so difficult to fault. You hustle it along a winding road with confidence, staggered at how poised and balanced the car feels.
But pay close attention to the time of day you travel (morning, afternoon, or evening), the day and month you travel (August 3rd? September 3rd?), and even the YEAR you travel (2017, 2018, etc.). Basically, I wanted to purchase a ticket to Scandinavia for July 7th, 2017. The ticket price was great (I got a student discount), and the travel times were great (Only a 2 hour layover in Paris!). But of course, I didn't know that was the case until I tried checking in the day before. Check the validity of your passport. Usually a passport must be valid for 6 months after you come back from your travels. Don't be me and have to expedite your passport because you realized you needed to renew it a month before you're supposed to fly. It'll save you stress and extra money. If you need a visa, give yourself enough time to get everything you need for the visa. I was pressed for time before flying and staying in Belgium for five months.
When I walked into the Belgian Consulate in Manhattan, I ended up not having all the necessary paperwork and documents with me. So what ended up happening was that I had to scramble and get every single thing I needed and submit it all (and still get my visa approved!) just days before I had to leave. Thankfully my parents helped me out with this one, but still, it was very stressful. It's bad to not have everything you need for your visa the first time (saves the embarrassment). It's even worse if you have just days left before your departure. Figure out if you need a visa. There are different visa requirements depending on your country of residence. If your stay is under 90 days, make sure you don't need a visa for that duration. If it's more than 90 days, you are most likely going to need a visa. Also, figure out which type of visa you need.
If you're unsure, research the consulate/embassy website for the place you plan to visit. If you're still unsure about which visa you might need, call! Since I hold a U.S. I don't need a visa to Sweden since my stay is less than 90 days. HOWEVER, I am going to be volunteering over there; I was unsure if I still needed some type of work visa, even though my stay is not long, nor paid. So I called the consulate in Washington D.C. After lots of waiting, I was told I didn't need any visa. You see, it's better to do this than feel uneasy about possibly being in trouble with the country somehow. Just make some calls, and do your research. Notify your bank, phone company, and local police. I don't need to explain why you need to let your bank/credit card and phone company know of your travels. Extra note: It's better to exchange money at the bank than at the airport.