China’s 72-hour Visa-Free Transit Rule: Flyer Beware
This is part of the Trip Report The Visa Run Keeps Running (October 2014) which started and ended in Mongolia with these stops along the way:
Shanghai, China
Hong Kong
Shanghai, China
Osaka, Japan
Kyoto, Japan
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Why Am I in Hong Kong?
The reason the a-live section is a category on my blog is to provide quick updates of any adventures or debacles I encounter.
Well chalk this one up as the latter. I arrived in Beijing...
The Idiot’s Guide to Getting a Myanmar Visa
This is part of the Trip Report So Long Mongolia, Hello SE Asia (December-January 2015) which covers:
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Bangkok, Thailand
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Yangon, Myanmar
Ngwe Saung, Myanmar
Mandalay, Myanmar
Bagan, Myanmar
Hong Kong
Orlando, Florida
Catch up by reading the preview, The Banana Pancake Trail to...
Global Entry for Mexico
I received a message in my spam folder claiming that Global Entry members could sign up for a similar program for 'Global Entry for Mexico'.
The Programa Viajero Confiable Mexico shouldn't have gone to the junk...
Care for a Margarita? You’ll Need a Visa
Aló Presidente,
I was hoping to visit Venezuela's Margarita Island so I could add it to my New Year's Party Destination List when I read the bad news: a tourist visa is required to visit Venezuela. Once...
The Lucky Windfall From China Visa Disaster
I am the most paranoid person when it comes to visas because of the list of visa disasters that I have referenced in the past. I wrote the book on China Transit Visas and have shared...
Visa Blunder Part 3: China Visa-Free Transit Disaster (again)
Read Visa Blunder Part 1 and Part 2. Part 3 is part of the Tahiti Triumph Trip Report. It covers the following cities:
NYC JFK
Dubai, UAE
Shanghai, China
Papeete, Tahiti
Bora Bora, Tahiti
...
China 144-hour Visa-Free Transit: It Worked the 1st Time
This post is part of the Tahiti Triumph Trip Report. It covers the following cities:
NYC JFK
Dubai, UAE
Shanghai, China
Papeete, Tahiti
Bora Bora, Tahiti
Moorea, Tahiti
Auckland, New Zealand
Hong Kong Island
Tokyo,...
The Russian Visa: What An Experience
So you want to go to Russia eh? TPOL has been planning this trip for years. I managed to keep the same Park Hyatt DSU confirmation for three years. It was only after this...
The Russian Visa: A Country’s Cover Charge
There are certain things I hate paying for. These include annual fees for credit cards, valet parking, and visas. Trying to avoid both the payment and the process of sending in my passport is...