It’s tempting to think of a Vietnam visa on arrival as easy and stress-free, especially if you’ve never been to Vietnam.
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The Ultimate Guide to Visas in Southeast Asia
If you need information on visas for Southeast Asia, you’ve come to the right place.
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One of the many reasons I held off visiting Russia as long as I did was the complicated visa process.
Continue ReadingA Big Roadblock to Traveling in India
The process of getting an India visa for US citizens has recently changed, but not for the better. Here’s the good, bad and the ugly about getting an India visa from BLS International.
Continue ReadingReciprocity Fees in South America
Unless you travel through South America exclusively overland as I did, there isn’t any way to avoid paying reciprocity fees, so build these dollar amounts into your travel budget before you depart.
Continue ReadingHow to Get a Brazil Tourist Visa in Lima
This sage advice comes from inaugural guest poster Laura Yates, who works with SA Luxury Expeditions in Lima, Peru. After you read this entry, make sure and check out her site!
Continue ReadingHow to Add Pages to a U.S. Passport
If you travel frequently and are running out of room in your U.S. passport, have pages added to it to maintain your travel street cred.
Continue ReadingHow to Get a Brazilian Visa in Buenos Aires
Getting your Brazilian visa in Buenos Aires occupies a few hours of sightseeing time in the Argentine capital, but ensures you won’t get turned away at any Brazilian land or air borders for not having one.
Continue ReadingGet Your Indian Tourist Visa
Obtain an India visa at an Indian embassy or consulate in your home country or in any foreign city you visit prior to India that has an Indian embassy or consulate.
Continue ReadingThe Rough Road from Vietnam to Laos
Whether your primary goal is to partake in an ultra-local experience or simply to avoid exorbitant airfares, travel overland from Vietnam to Laos — but don’t expect a quick or particular comfortable journey.
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