blank

Passport Editorial

Most Recent Articles

No image

A Fast Passport Into Your Favorite Horror Stories
By

Halloween is creeping closer and closer.  For an out-of-the-ordinary fall vacation, why not visit get a fast passport and visit the scenes of some of your favorite horror stories? London, England:    This city is the scene of horror classics like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and parts of Bram Stoker's classic Dracula. Bran Castle, Romania: This castle, located in Transylvania, is billed as "Count Dracula's castle" although it was not a primary residence of the…

Read More →

No image

What Can Ancestor’s US Passport Application Forms Tell You?
By

Genealogy is a fascinating topic and a popular hobby. If your ancestors were travelers, one way to find out about them is to look up their old passport applications, if you can.  In 2007, Ancestry.com released a collection of US passport application forms from 1795 to 1925. What can your ancestor's US passport application forms tell you about them? Lots! Applications generally included biographical data like names and birthdates, and more personal information like occupations and physical descriptions, plus information…

Read More →

No image

Expedite Your Passport to See Europe in the Fall
By

Looking for something exciting to do this October? AirFrance has some excellent deals on trips to Europe. For example, you can go from Boston to Madrid, Spain for $506 roundtrip, and from Washington, DC to Paris, France for $596. Miami to Milan, Italy is $586.  You can find a complete list of fares here, on the Smarter Travel website. Need some suggestions for what to do while you are there? In addition to the normal tourist activities, check out these…

Read More →

No image

Express Passport to Horror: The Top 10 Places to Spend Halloween
By

It's officially October, and that means Halloween is just around the corner. To help you get in the holiday spirit, we've compiled a list of the 10 spookiest places to spend Halloween.  Tired of the same old Halloween activities? Get an express passport and spend this year's Halloween at one of these famous haunted locations: The Catacomb Museum in Paris, France- As if thousands of skeletons stacked on top of each other wasn't creepy enough, at the Catacomb Museum, people…

Read More →

No image

Renew Your Passport and Be a Travel Writer with MatadorU
By

Travel writers have an awesome job.  I mean, really, getting paid to travel the world,  see cool stuff, eat delicious local foods, etc.  Awesome! If you've always wanted to become a travel writer but aren't sure how to get started, there's a new online course available to help you get your feet wet.  The Matador Network, which bills itself as the world's largest independent travel magazine, is offering a program called MatadorU aimed at teaching aspiring travel writers the tricks…

Read More →

No image

Kentucky College to Pay for Passport Services for Students
By

Students at Kentucky's Centre College get an extra perk this year: the school, which strongly encourages students to study overseas, is paying for their passports, according to the Lexington Herald Leader. Already, 85% of the student body spends at least one semester studying abroad. The college would like that number to reach 100%. To encourage as many students as possible to spend time overseas, the school runs a number of low-cost overseas study programs in various foreign cities. In the…

Read More →

No image

New Passport Office Opens In Tucson
By

Good news for Arizona residents who need emergency passports: The US Department of State opened a new passport office in Tucson, Arizona on September 8, 2009, according to this press release. The new Western Passport Center is located  at 7373 East Rosewood Street and is open by appointment only to help travelers who need a passport issued for travel within the next 14 days. It brings the total number of passport processing centers in the country up to 23, of…

Read More →

No image

Students: Get Your Passport Now For Great European Travel Deals
By

Right now, students are eligible for some excellent travel deals from STA Travel, with flights to Europe marked down up to 40%. That means you can fly from New York to London for $307 round-trip.  Chicago to Paris is $382, and Miami to Rome is $389. If you'd like to hang out in Amsterdam, round-trip tickets start out at $438 if you fly from New York. You can also get an additional $100 off your flight if you book a…

Read More →

Customer reviews

Trustpilot