Five things you need to know before taking your international trip
May 7, 2012, 10:30 am
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Five things you need to know before taking your international trip
Five things you need to know before taking your international trip
Some good things to keep in mind...
With #1, it mentions ensuring it has 6 months of validity. I also suggest people ensure they have adequate pages, as some destinations require a full blank page...
Some good things to keep in mind...
1. Passport.
2. Do you need a visa?
3. The fine print of hotel/airline/tour/cruise/etc. cancellation policies and bookings.
4. Travel insurance
5. Baggage restrictions
2. Do you need a visa?
3. The fine print of hotel/airline/tour/cruise/etc. cancellation policies and bookings.
4. Travel insurance
5. Baggage restrictions
May 7, 2012, 11:37 am
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May 7, 2012, 2:44 pm
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When did this dross start becoming journalism>
It simply isn't accurate - the validity is one, the fact that several countries offer e-visas which you can apply for without sending your passport anywhere, the cost of laundry varies hugely, as do second bag fees, and the blanket 'not worth it' on the travel insurance ignores so many factors.
It simply isn't accurate - the validity is one, the fact that several countries offer e-visas which you can apply for without sending your passport anywhere, the cost of laundry varies hugely, as do second bag fees, and the blanket 'not worth it' on the travel insurance ignores so many factors.
May 7, 2012, 4:03 pm
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When did this dross start becoming journalism>
It simply isn't accurate - the validity is one, the fact that several countries offer e-visas which you can apply for without sending your passport anywhere, the cost of laundry varies hugely, as do second bag fees, and the blanket 'not worth it' on the travel insurance ignores so many factors.
It simply isn't accurate - the validity is one, the fact that several countries offer e-visas which you can apply for without sending your passport anywhere, the cost of laundry varies hugely, as do second bag fees, and the blanket 'not worth it' on the travel insurance ignores so many factors.
No startling revelations on that list, and most items are things which even the most inexperienced traveller would research. (Well, there was a FTer who was denied entry to China recently if I recall, thinking that he didn't need a visa, but a quick google search would have answered the question...)
May 7, 2012, 4:26 pm
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Five things you need to know before taking your international trip
Some good things to keep in mind...
With #1, it mentions ensuring it has 6 months of validity. I also suggest people ensure they have adequate pages, as some destinations require a full blank page...
Some good things to keep in mind...
With #1, it mentions ensuring it has 6 months of validity. I also suggest people ensure they have adequate pages, as some destinations require a full blank page...
May 7, 2012, 8:57 pm
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May 8, 2012, 1:48 am
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Not too long ago I went on an international trip with no documents whatsoever...
It was a beautiful Saturday, so I got on my bike in the morning and started riding. Around 50km later it was lunchtime and I reached the border so I decided to ride over for some cheap food.
On the way back I amused myself by watching the customs guys pull over every car checking to make sure that they are not bringing over too many cheap groceries from Germany.
Yay Schengen.
I have also been on an international flight with no document apart from my driving license because I forget them at home.
It was a beautiful Saturday, so I got on my bike in the morning and started riding. Around 50km later it was lunchtime and I reached the border so I decided to ride over for some cheap food.
On the way back I amused myself by watching the customs guys pull over every car checking to make sure that they are not bringing over too many cheap groceries from Germany.
Yay Schengen.
I have also been on an international flight with no document apart from my driving license because I forget them at home.
May 8, 2012, 6:04 am
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to windi. Schengen is great stuff. But traveling through Schengen countries doesn't qualify as international any more. Common currency. No visas required or even a passport in some locations. But I'm jealous of you for riding across the border and back for lunch. I can't even do that from the US to Canada or Mexico any more without my passport. I now carry my passport all the time when I travel, just in case I need to leave the US before I get home. Back in 2004 I did a moto trip with some buds from Germany to Austria, then Italy, then Switzerland and back to Germany (had France planned but decided to skip it because the roads weren't special and the weather wasn't great). I don't recall showing my passport to anybody except maybe crossing Umbrail from Italy to Switzerland. Not sure. Very foggy up there that day. Maybe he just looked at us to see if we were nuts.
May 8, 2012, 6:53 am
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to windi. Schengen is great stuff. But traveling through Schengen countries doesn't qualify as international any more. Common currency. No visas required or even a passport in some locations. But I'm jealous of you for riding across the border and back for lunch. I can't even do that from the US to Canada or Mexico any more without my passport. I now carry my passport all the time when I travel, just in case I need to leave the US before I get home. Back in 2004 I did a moto trip with some buds from Germany to Austria, then Italy, then Switzerland and back to Germany (had France planned but decided to skip it because the roads weren't special and the weather wasn't great). I don't recall showing my passport to anybody except maybe crossing Umbrail from Italy to Switzerland. Not sure. Very foggy up there that day. Maybe he just looked at us to see if we were nuts.