Tagged With "Passport"

What a great blog. I will certainly be trying out CityMapper and FLIO on our next trip to Paris in the fall. Thanks for the useful tips.

That is too much authority to give this agency, which already has fear-invoking rights of property seizure. I don't see what a revenue collection agency has to do with a citizen's right to have a passport. Maybe the person owing taxes needs to conduct business overseas to pay the Treasury what it says it is owed? How could they do this if they can't travel?

I don't like it either. The IRS has made mistakes before and I'm sure taxes and penalties add up quick if the person doesn't pay in time Plus people from certain states might need their passports to act as ID because they won't be able to get into federal facilities with their state drivers license only and might not be able to fly soon . http://www.latimes.com/nation/...-20160103-story.html

There are so many business men into Tax Avoidance schemes that the Government cant watch them all. So I suppose a warning off Uncle Sam saying - " Hey - I'm serious - behave or I'll ground you" could stop their lavish life styles. If everyone paid their Tax due notice then we wouldn't have all the cutbacks on services.

Canada's new model passport, like everyone else's these days, is full of security tricks and techniques, but so far no one else has the incredible light-up colors that show under UV light, turning, say, a picture of a government building from sepia...

Officials look on as traveler uses Global Entry kiosk, away from the lines.   Global Entry, the U.S. "trusted traveler network" that is designed to speed entry into the U.S. for registered members, is now being opened to U.K. citizens. The...

38 countries citizens that didn't need a Visa to come to the US because of the Visa Waiver Program, are in for some changes. Homeland Secretary Jeh Charles Johnson announced these following changes to the Visa Waiver Program   Required use of...

Samantha shares her visit to the Capitol of the Magnolia State - Jackson, Mississippi. it was one the first buildings in the state to have electric elevators.

Calgary International, Canada's 3rd-busiest airport, got even more international Monday, with the opening of its new International Terminal.

Four fairly new and very useful apps for travelers, personally use-tested. They really work as advertised, and they're all free.

It's going to take longer to renew your US passport this year due to an expected flood of renewals.

App for skipping passport lines now available at Dallas / Fort Worth international Airport.

IRS can get your Passport cancelled if you owe more then $50,000

Is the future apps instead of physical passports and drivers licenses? One Austrian business thinks so. See what they are doing.

Looks like Canada surpassed Norway on having the coolest Passport. https://www.travelgumbo.com/blo...th-cool-new-passport

One tip in renewing your passport. Choose the 52 page book option at no addition cost, instead of the 28 page book, because this year the Department of State no longer adds visa pages into existing U.S. passports.

I'd think twice about that 52-page book, because it's a lot bulkier and less convenient to carry. I'm in Year 8 of a 28-pager, average 2-3 overseas trips a year, and still have 10 blank pages. Of course, if you're a frequent business traveler, or live near a border, the math might be different.

I've filled up passport books before and now without the option of getting more pages available, that's a big expense. I'm getting the 52 page book option this time and I'll report back after a few trips if it's a problem

My wife got her passport back in 3 weeks. So as of February, there was no problem with US Passport turnaround time.

That's the point of the fuss...it wasn't bad then, it's getting worse now, and soon will hit a peak—replicating the situation 10 years ago when lots of border-dwelling folks got their first passports. What would really have made sense would have been for them to start last year sending out letters, say in October, to x number of people saying "send in your renewal by 10/31, even though your passport expires in June. We'll take $10 off your fee." And then the same in November, etc. Not to...

To add my update to Dr Fumblinger's , I applied for a replacement passport in March and got mine in less than 3 weeks. Although mine was issued because I lost my passport last summer and I needed to trade in my temporary passport for a regular one. There's a different address that I sent mine to than the passports that expire, so not sure if it translates. Anyway if yours is going to expire, apply for a replacement early

Bob Cranwell shares an interesting look at passport stamps, and a journey to Hell and back.

". . . we would camp overnight . . . and then take the punters in to do a half day’s sightseeing . . ." If You Call Your Customers 'Punters', Do You Deserve to Have Any? https://psycentral.wordpress.c...deserve-to-have-any/

Hi ! I can only hope you don’t take too much notice of internet gurus like that. Strictly speaking they weren’t MY customers, they were consigned to my care by Explore Worldwide, who were, and remain one of the worlds best rated adventure tour companies, for good reason. Their descriptions, trip dossiers and customer service are, and always have been rated amongst the most informative and ACCURATE in the industry. They specifically warned ppl on the booking form that if they were not...

Wonderful piece, Bob. If I'd realised I'd have asked you to stamp my passport last weekend.

If you’re not familiar with the Henley Passport Index then you probably haven’t given much thought to which countries you can enter visa-free, depending on the passport you hold. The folks at Henley and Partners think about little else as they meticulously record movements in visa requirements in their quarterly reports. “Visa-free” means you don’t have to apply in advance for a visa to enter the destination country, and it includes countries that automatically issue a visa on arrival. In...

There are many "rules" regarding flying today, and sadly it's getting worse, but, here is Samantha's list of 10 Smart Things to Pack in Your Carry-On.

That's all very good advice, Samantha. BTW, there have been well documented cases of TSA screeners stealing from your carry-on bags as they move them down the X-ray machines ramp, so I keep my carryon locked unless they want to check it, in which case I unlock it and watch what they are doing. For folks who wear eyeglasses, it's a good idea to have a spare pair of glasses packed in case yours break. Recently while in Morocco, this was a godsend, as my frame broke. Without my spare glasses,...

I don't carry spare glasses, but I do keep a copy of my prescription in a gmail message i can get to. Also a small roll of duct tape, a mini-vial of crazy glue and a plastic coffee cone. The cone takes up no space when filled with socks, etc., and it's my insurance against cranky or unpleasant coffee makers. One sheet of paper towel as a filter and I'm off to a good start!