New immigration systems intend to digitize the border control process. Eventually, passport stamps will go away – and all will be digital, with access possibly verified by your fingerprint and…
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Easy Jet Requires physician’s letter to carry prescription meds on board
EasyJet requires travelers carrying prescription medications to have a letter from their physician explaining what the medication is for. Wow.
Continue readingPet Passports
This entire story is dripping with elite privilege and status – geesh. Her dog has been to more than 20 countries. This is insanity. A pet passport gives dogs admission…
Continue readingThe hassles of traveling with a “weak” passport
Passport privilege is a real issue. For many global travelers, the process of obtaining a visa to enter many countries is complex, expensive and a hassle.
Continue readingSurprise – we just did a trip to Europe
A big surprise – we just snuck in a two-week trip to the Netherlands – we finally traveled internationally.
This post describes the planning process, and some crazy stuff that happened before and after the trip.
Continue readingBooks: Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door
I just bought the Kindle version of Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door book last week and am reading it now. Wow. Tons and tons and tons of useful…
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