Feb 16th, 2008 at 12:30PM: Anything goes when it comes to art and boxer shorts. It's hard to be original these days, very little phases me -- I always feel like "ah, I've seen this before." But boxer shorts with a passport page design is something I have never seen before, nor imagined. The idea has merit, but why would anyone wear underwear with a stranger's passport printed on them? And pay $33 for a pair?! Tutut. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Passport boxers for ID?
Feb 16th, 2008 at 12:30PM: Anything goes when it comes to art and boxer shorts. It's hard to be original these days, very little phases me -- I always feel like "ah, I've seen this before." But boxer shorts with a passport page design is something I have never seen before, nor imagined. The idea has merit, but why would anyone wear underwear with a stranger's passport printed on them? And pay $33 for a pair?! Tutut. ...Apply for a U.S. passport card on February 1
Jan 31st, 2008 at 1:30PM: Starting tomorrow, U.S. citizens can fill out an application for a passport card which will "facilitate entry and expedite document processing at U.S. land and sea ports-of-entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda," according to the U.S. Department of State's website. The card basically carries the same rights and privileges that the standard passport book offers, but it ...U.S. passport fees go up February 1, 2008
Jan 30th, 2008 at 12:40PM: Mardi Gras isn't the only place to spend your money this weekend. As of Friday February 1, 2008, U.S. passport fees are going up.
A new passport for an adult (16 years and older) will now cost a whopping $100. Granted the old fee was $97, meaning only a $3 increase, but somehow my eyes widen just a little more than usual when they see a three digit figure. For your kids, plan on paying $85, also ...Washington state issues enhanced licenses for border crossings
Jan 24th, 2008 at 10:20AM: Border crossings seem to be on my mind this week. For those of you lucky enough to be residents of Washington state (like myself), you are now able to surpass all the identification hullabaloo when crossing up to Canada.
Last year Washington governor Chris Gregoire, in an effort to maintain travel and cultural ties with British Columbia, signed a law launching a pilot program between the state and ...The Canadian Border: Homeland Security tightens ID regulations
Jan 23rd, 2008 at 2:00PM: In 2001 I was turning 18, and for the big birthday weekend I had a fun escapade in Vancouver, Canada planned out. My birthday is at the end of September, and unfortunately that year, the tragic events of September 11th foiled my plans for making a break for the border. Lines were extremely long (hours and hours of waiting to be exact) and people that had been crossing back and forth between the ...More U.S. passport regulations coming soon
Dec 13th, 2007 at 2:30PM: Are you one of the many Americans that still don't have a passport? Shame on you. But being shamed by some random travel blog on the Internets is the least of your worries, especially if you plan on re-entering the U.S. by land, ferry, or small boat. According to USA Today, those re-entering after January 30th "must carry either a passport or a government-issued photo ID plus proof of citizenship ...Mexico and borders: No longer a speedy crossing
Oct 21st, 2007 at 3:45PM: When I lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, heading to Juarez, Mexico for the day was a fun day outing. I didn't do it often, but at least twice a year we'd walk across the border at El Paso, Texas, have lunch, shop for presents at the market, buy a bottle of Kahlúa and Jose Cuervo and head home. Going across the border was a snap--quick. There was nothing to it. I found the same thing when I ...Canadians: Getting a passport just got easier
Oct 19th, 2007 at 7:45PM: I don't know what the passport regulations are link where you live, but here in Canada, getting a passport involved jumping through several difficult hoops. One of those was finding a guarantor to sign the passport -- a professional of some sort (Doctor, engineer, etc.) who you've known well for at least two years and who would be willing to provide a reference for you. Sometimes it's easy; other ...The Department of Homeland Security has got your Number. Literally.
Oct 6th, 2007 at 12:30PM: Naturally, I left my passport at the Detroit airport last Monday. At 9:35 as I lay in bed gchatting Saturday morning, my phone rings. "Hey, this is so and so at the Mac Terminal customs office. Just wanted to let you know that we've got your passport." "Really? Didn't even know that I lost it. I'll pick it up on my way to Prague next week." Et cetera. It gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside when ...The Thai Women's Guide to Scoring a Foreign Man
Sep 16th, 2007 at 6:41PM: I love Thailand. It's a great place to travel to and is brimming with gracious people, good food, rich history and amazing scenery. But one of the most disturbing things about Thailand is the sex trade, which is literally everywhere. Beautiful Thai women (and ladyboys) crawl over one another for the chance to 'entertain' fat, balding foreign men (or women!) who they believe can be their passport ...The Passport Crunch is Over!
Sep 11th, 2007 at 10:59AM: The State Department optimistically announced September 7 that Americans can now receive passports "in a timely and secure fashion." The wait is allegedly back to to 6-8 weeks for a standard application and 3 weeks for expedited service. In order to deal with the massive backlog of applications, the department hired hundreds of new adjudicators, temporarily transferred employees to passport ...Surge in Passport Applications Makes Wait Even Longer
Aug 18th, 2007 at 8:09AM: My passport expires in June 2008, and I guess I better get on renewing it if I want to travel anytime soon. We've already reported on the major delays at the passport office. But it's going to get worse before it gets better. The Associated Press reports that by 2011, more than half of all Americans will have passports (or the equivalent -- the "passcard" has yet to be created). Before Congress ...How does your passport photo look?
Aug 15th, 2007 at 7:38PM: I miss my old passport, the one I did much of my world travelling on, and not just because it is filled with colourful Visas from Southeast Asia. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but that passport had a great picture of me. With a wide grin on my face, I looked breezy and confident, a seasoned traveller who was loving life (tooooot!) Then my passport expired, and I was told I couldn't smile ...Ditch the Money Belt and Build a Hidden Pocket
Aug 12th, 2007 at 3:53PM: While I do feel they are usually necessary, I dislike wearing a money belt when traveling. I own a Rick Steves-branded pouch, but I often find myself not wearing it because it's uncomfortable. Even when it is strapped to my waist, I spend too much time with my hands down my pants fixing an annoying situation spawned by the belt. This, of course, draws attention to the very thing I am trying to ...Temple University Prez Will Pay Passport Fees
Apr 2nd, 2007 at 5:18PM: Will Temple U soon be Travel U? The new President of the Philadelphia-based university welcomed the idea in her inauguration remarks last week, as she urged students to take advantage of opportunities to study or work abroad while in college: "I am so convinced that this experience is essential to your education that my husband Randy and I will pay your passport fee," she said. ...Evil Passports Plague Village
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 1:20PM: The devil is in the details for a group of Russian citizens. About a hundred residents of the village of Bogolyubovo claim bar codes found in the country's new passports contain the Mark of the Beast. This refers to a set of three sixes which are believed to signify the Devil. The town's name translates to "God-loving" in English, and it seems its people are quite serious about that. Some elderly ...Passport Proxy: Good Idea or Bad Idea?
Feb 10th, 2007 at 2:57PM: Going along with our recent post about keeping valuables safe while traveling, here's an interesting idea. According to Kevin Kelly -- who may be the luckiest, coolest, most interesting-sounding person on the planet -- he has a friend who has made a high-quality, color copy of his passport, including the covers. By aligning the inside sheets of the passport with the outside cover sheet, laminating ...Passport Rules Changing
Sep 8th, 2006 at 10:13AM: Making my way to Canada this year to spend a week in the gloriously beautiful Canadian province of Newfoundland, I discovered a nasty little surprise. My wife and I got to the airport and discovered that Newfoundland requires Americans traveling there to bring a passport or birth certificate to enter by air from the United States. I had no idea. For years living in Seattle I came and went to ...Ugly Passport Photos
Jul 3rd, 2006 at 4:35PM: Having recently taken one of the most GAWD awful passport photos in my entire life for my Tajikistan visa application, I could totally sympathize with the author of this SFGate.com piece. If I didn't know myself and I saw that picture, I wouldn't allow entrance into my own apartment let alone some post-Soviet country. However, the beauty of Eileen Mitchell's story is this: everyone laughs at her ...Cool or Lame: Get Your Passport for Canada?
Jun 18th, 2006 at 3:41PM: It might be a good time to get yourself a passport, if you are one of those tens of millions of Americans who doesn't already have one. Sure, you may not be planning a trip anytime soon to Europe or another continent, but beginning on December 31, the United States, which now requires only a drivers license to visit the Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada and Mexico, will be requiring passports for travel ...
