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Tag Archives: Passports and Visas
A Change is Going To Come
For decades, U.S. citizens traveling to most European countries have been exempt from visa requirements. Sadly, this ends on January 1, 20121, when all Americans traveling to any Schengen Zone nations will need an ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System) Visa. … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Tourism, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged EU, Passports and Visas, Schengen Area
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Lives In Transit
“This exhibition conceives of passports as the ruins of a modern dream now in terminal crisis – the dream of a globalized world. Drawing on the collections of Harvard Library, Passports: Lives in Transit addresses this major contemporary issue through … Continue reading
Posted in History, Libraries, Museums, USA
Tagged Harvard, Houghton Library, Leon Trotsky, Passports and Visas, Timothy Leary
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How Does Yours Rank
The Passport Index is an interactive website that collects, displays and ranks passports from countries around the world. Passports can be explored by country name, cover color, world map, and by “Passport Power Rank”. Guess who is number 1?
Canadian Secrets
Recently photos of the newest variant of the official Canadian passport have been popping up around the web. The colorful documents incorporate optical variable ink that only reveals hidden features under UV light. Hopefully, U.S. passport designers will take note. … Continue reading
Literary Passports
A passport, with all of its stamps and visas, can reveal quite a bit about the bearer. How many travelers have played the where have you been game by passing passports around a train compartment or a hostel common room … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged Passport, Passports and Visas, Tourism
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