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Get a Fast Passport to Attend the Ultimate Halloween Party
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When I was a kid, Halloween was more than just October 31st. It was a month-long celebration, and usually included a trip to a Haunted House and/or a local theme park in addition to trick-or-treating on Halloween itself. For the past 10 years, the Ocean Park theme park in Hong Kong has taken that experience and put it on steroids with its "Halloween Bash." (h/t In Transit) This year is their 10th anniversary celebration, and they're pulling out all the…

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Lost Passport Leaves American Begging in Thailand
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For Dean Mancuso, an American traveling in Thailand, a lost passport was more than just a temporary inconvenience. It actually left him stranded in Thailand, begging from other Americans in order to support his Thai wife and his two daughters. How could this happen? Well, for some reason, after he lost his passport, Mancuso didn't go to the embassy to get a new one. Without any identification, it was impossible for him to go home, to get a job, or…

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Passport Application Photos: A History
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For most Americans, one of the first steps in the process of submitting a passport application is to stand in front of a white background and have the photo clerk at the nearest drugstore take your picture. But that wasn't always the case. In fact, according to the Oxford University Press blog, passports did not have to include a photo of the bearer until 1914.  Before that time, the Department of State relied on detailed written physical descriptions to ensure…

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Get Your US Passport Renewal Now For Pirates Week in the Caymans
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In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, the following post is written mostly in Pirate. Arrr! September 19th be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but just 'cause it's in the past, that doesn't mean that your buccaneering days are over 'til next year. Hoist yer sails and make your way down to the Cayman Islands, which come November 11th through the 21st will be filled with the dirtiest scalawags this side of Tortuga! In other words, it's…

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Get A Fast Passport to Celebrate Halloween in Rome
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Rome might seem like an unlikely place to travel and celebrate Halloween. After all, what's scary about pasta, pizza, fine wine and gelato (except, perhaps, for the resulting effects on your waistline)? The Eternal City is beautiful and filled with life, but there's also a darker, haunting undertone to the city as well. And what better time to explore it than Halloween, traditionally the day when the spirits of the dead get to come back and mingle with the living?…

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The History of the Passport Application
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It's hard to believe, but there was a time when you didn't have to fill out a passport application to travel internationally. In fact, passports weren't required for international travel until the first World War, though governments had been issuing passports or "documents of safe conduct" for centuries prior. After World War I, the League of Nations decided that passport requirements should be maintained for international travel in peacetime as well. Although today we think of passports as essential, when…

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Renew Your Passport Now To See Rome’s Archaeological Treasures
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Is a visit to the Eternal City on your bucket list? Take note: the New York Times is reporting that this fall is a particularly good time to go. That's because o Dr. Roberto Cecchi, Rome's new Archaeological Commissioner, has made it a point to both restore and restore access to archaeological treasures that were previously closed to the public. For example, through October 2nd, the Colosseum now has extended Saturday hours and is open until midnight. You'll also be…

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Renew Your Passport and Enter Finnair’s New Contest
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Wouldn't you love to get paid to travel? Winners of Finnair's new "Quality Hunters" contest get to do just that: get paid to fly to Finnair's destinations and evaluate their experiences. (h/t Jaunted). Here's how Finnair describes the contest on its website: Ever dreamed of getting paid to explore the world? Finnair, one of the world’s longest continuously operating airlines, offers you the adventure of a lifetime. We are on a global search for four Quality Hunters; intrepid, outspoken and…

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