Forum: Africa
August 16th, 2008, 10:34 PM Posted to rec.travel.africa
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,513
Securing Visa for Angola
On Aug 15, 4:02*pm, "Gerald Oliver Swift" wrote:
Seems pretty straight forward applying for an Angolan visa in the UK.
Seehttp://www.angola.org.uk/visa_ordinary.htm
No...
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Forum: Africa
August 15th, 2008, 08:31 PM Posted to rec.travel.africa
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,513
Securing Visa for Angola
Does anyone here have any experience successfully securing a visa from
Angola? I've been looking into it, but they are very strict on their
requirement.
With Tanzania and Kenya, I'm not worried at...
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Forum: Africa
August 15th, 2008, 08:27 PM Posted to rec.travel.africa
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,779
Tanzania
On Aug 15, 11:27*am, Hans-Georg Michna hans-
wrote:
A little hint on the sidelines---in many countries, including,
for example, Kenya and China, you can at any...
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Forum: Africa
August 14th, 2008, 06:07 PM Posted to rec.travel.africa
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,828
Mozambique's Currency Laws
On Aug 13, 1:14*pm, "tim....." wrote:
Such rules tend to be enforced by the banking system
There are usually no checks stopping you taking the money in and out of...
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Forum: Africa
August 13th, 2008, 01:09 PM Posted to rec.travel.africa
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,779
Tanzania
On Aug 13, 5:22*am, Marc Lurie
wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:07:20 -0700 (PDT), Sapphyre
wrote:
Hi,
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Forum: Africa
August 13th, 2008, 01:06 PM Posted to rec.travel.africa
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,828
Mozambique's Currency Laws
Hi, Thanks for the information. I've never been to Africa before, and
certainly don't want to do anything that would land me in an African
prison, that's forsure. So it's better to ask and be safe...
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Forum: Africa
August 13th, 2008, 12:34 AM Posted to rec.travel.africa
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,828
Mozambique's Currency Laws
Hi,
I understand Mozambique currency is non-convertable and cannot be
removed from the country. (Can't be exchanged outside the country
either).
How heavily is this enforced? Will taking a few...
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Forum: Africa
August 12th, 2008, 09:07 PM Posted to rec.travel.africa
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,779
Tanzania
Hi,
I'm travelling to Tanzania next year (Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam). A
few things I'd like to know...
I'm Canadian and need a visa. Can I get that at the airport upon
arrival? What about Kenya? I...
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Forum: Africa
February 22nd, 2008, 02:36 PM Posted to rec.travel.africa
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Replies: 5
Views: 722
First time in Africa
Hi folks, hoping someone here can advise me...
I'm planning a trip to Africa starting in Tanzania, ending in South
Africa. I intend to transit Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana overland.
I need visas...
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Forum: Europe
January 23rd, 2008, 01:37 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 9
Views: 812
Importing Fish to the UK
This might sound kind of dumb... but I want to bring some smoked
salmon to my host in the UK, since it's so costly there. I read that
meats and animal products are banned, but does that include fish?...
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Forum: Asia
January 18th, 2008, 02:03 AM Posted to rec.travel.asia
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Replies: 6
Views: 251
Silk Route by Rail
On Jan 17, 1:44*am, "Gerald Oliver Swift"
wrote:
"Peter Neville-Hadley" wrote in message
...
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Forum: Asia
January 17th, 2008, 03:53 AM Posted to rec.travel.asia
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Replies: 6
Views: 251
Silk Route by Rail
I'm just wondering, does the silk route that runs from Alamaty to
Beijing still operate? I have seen people posting accounts of
travelling the silk route, but the border between China and...
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Forum: Europe
January 14th, 2008, 08:48 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 17
Views: 888
Travelling to Iceland/Europe this Summer
Thanks for your informative reply.
On Jan 14, 2:46*am, george wrote:
Unlike entering the US where you have to fill out customs and
immigration forms, in Europe usually...
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Forum: Europe
January 13th, 2008, 11:58 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 17
Views: 888
Travelling to Iceland/Europe this Summer
This summer I'm headed to Europe via Iceland. I've managed to get a
stopover in Reykjavik before I have to change planes, so I'll be
spending some time there. (After which I'll be flying to...
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 10th, 2007, 03:34 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,363
windsor border guards
I have a US dollars checking account, so the issue isn't that I carry
cash because I have to, but it's a preference. I budgeted a certain
amount for my trip, I wanted to make sure I didn't overspend....
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 10th, 2007, 01:33 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,363
windsor border guards
On Oct 9, 7:06 pm, Greg Rozelle wrote:
Shopping not a good reason?
When I told them I was going shopping (this is one incident in
particular), I was asked where I was...
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 9th, 2007, 09:15 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,363
windsor border guards
On Oct 9, 12:06 pm, "Graham Harrison"
wrote:
Absolutely true that *Canadian* citizens don't fill in I-94 but the person
who got hasseled was...
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 9th, 2007, 09:09 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,363
windsor border guards
On Oct 9, 12:34 pm, PeterL wrote:
The last sentence is exactly the reason why your brother is hassled.
They don't like it when someone just drive thru the country to save
...
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 9th, 2007, 05:01 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,363
windsor border guards
On Oct 9, 10:11 am, "Graham Harrison"
wrote:
There was a time when I (UK passport) could enter the US and put "TOURING"
as the address on my I-94...
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 9th, 2007, 03:07 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,363
windsor border guards
On Oct 8, 8:48 pm, jdoe wrote:
bingo, using the US as a short cut is indeed not a valid reason for
entry.
So what do you define as a "valid reason"?
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 9th, 2007, 03:07 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,363
windsor border guards
On Oct 8, 8:16 pm, Dave Smith wrote:
saves him at least an hour. He always gets hassled about the border, not
just that they don't understand how it can be shorter,...
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 9th, 2007, 02:59 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,363
windsor border guards
On Oct 8, 8:19 pm, wrote:
They didn't believe his story
Security officers are trained to be suspicious when someone's travel
plans seem unusual, or if something "just...
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 9th, 2007, 12:44 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,363
windsor border guards
What's up with that? They didn't believe his story, that's what's up
with that. It's not to say that every person who isn't believed is
lying, I've often being accused of "making no sense" because...
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 8th, 2007, 10:06 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,363
windsor border guards
On Oct 8, 3:43 pm, paula wrote:
Anyone has any comments in general on the attitude of the border guards
coming from Canada; so the US guards? Is there something about Windsor
...
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Forum: USA & Canada
October 5th, 2007, 11:14 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 29
Views: 569
Bank cards in the USA
On Oct 5, 5:13 pm, PeterL wrote:
OK let me rephrase. OP has a bankcard with no name on it?
That is correct (based on the company he banks with, I draw that
conclusion). This...
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