Before January 1, 2008, a passport was generally not required to travel in North, Central and South America, and most Caribbean islands.
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The life and times of the rich and wealthy – travel the world!
Yet another dumb travel story from CNN: Be like this family and travel the world for a year! Except they came from a lot of wealth, so this probably is not you.
Continue readingGlobal travel is more widespread than realized
International travel is far more common than many people realize.
Continue readingVenice, Italy now charges a daily admission fee
Venice now charging a daily admission fee to tourists. Other regions considering doing the same.
Continue reading“How to retire in Canada”
Media story falsely claims Americans can easily retire to Canada and purchase property. As of Jan 1, 2024, Canada prohibits property purchases by all foreigners.
Continue readingWell duh: “If you’ve got citizenship for an EU country…you’ll have a much easier time moving around most countries in Europe”
A silly article about “Free lancers” moving abroad, by a writer, who was from the UK and moved to Scandanavia when the UK was part of the EU. Otherwise disconnected from the real world, as always.
Continue readingFor almost half of Australians, one or both parents were born overseas
Wow – about half of all Australians had one or both of their parents immigrate from abroad.
Continue readingOld news: “More women embracing independence of solo travel”
Old news. Women have outnumbered men in travel by about 2 to 1 for a very long time. This is old news packaged as if it were a new trend; it’s not.
Continue readingUK to soon require Electronic Travel Authorization permit
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme factsheet – February 2024 – Home Office in the media (blog.gov.uk) Costs 10 British pounds, valid for two years only. Will be required even of…
Continue readingThe “must have” passport stamps
Only been to 4 countries but I have one! Iceland! 10 Must-Visit Countries for Collecting Passport Stamps (msn.com)
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