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Taking a Cruise this Summer? Pack Your US Passport
By Passport Editorial

If you're going on a cruise, you'll have a much better time if you have everything you need with you when you get on the boat. It can be tough to remember everything you need to pack. This packing list will help you get started: Clothes: Mostly light, summer stuff, but also include some comfortable warmer clothes as well. Additionally, most cruise ships don't allow jeans and T-shirts in the dining cabin for dinner, so bring appropriate clothing for that.…

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A $5000 Passport Renewal
By Passport Editorial

Can you imagine spending $5000 for a passport renewal? A New Zealand man recently did just that, after he discovered at the last minute that he would need his passport replaced to attend the World Cup in South Africa. According to the New Zealand Herald, Dave Barrett was about to board a plane to fly from Auckland to Johannesburg when officials noticed he didn't have any clean pages in the back of his passport book. So, they told him he…

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Why Do So Few Americans Bother Getting a Passport?
By Passport Editorial

In some countries, getting a passport is almost second nature.  Not here, though. According to this recent post on The Expeditioner.com, only 22% Americans have a passport. That's less than a quarter of the population! For a little perspective,  compare that rate to our neighbors in Canada. According to Wikipedia, 56.2% of Canadians have a Canadian passport. Why is it so different here? The Expeditioner lays out a couple of possible reasons, both of which I basically agree with: Money:…

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El Paso County Passport Office to Close
By Passport Editorial

Soon, El Paso residents who wish to apply for a passport will no longer be able to use the El Paso county passport office. The office, which accepted applications for regular and expedited processing, is located inside the El Paso County District Clerk's office at 500 E. San Antonio. County District Clerk Gilbert Sanchez announced the planned closure on Monday.  He blamed it on budget cuts and an "unsupportive" commissioner's court, though the office was making money and the commissioners'…

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A Lost Passport Can Happen to Anyone- Even a Travel Writer!
By Passport Editorial

Travel writers are professional travelers, but that doesn't mean they don't make mistakes like the rest of us. Seth Kugel, the new Frugal Traveler columnist for the New York Times, saw his new gig get off to a rough start due to one of the most common travel mishaps: a lost passport. He described his ordeal in yesterday's New York Times: Yep, last week, as I prepared for my grand debut in the frugal spotlight, I realized my passport had…

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New Passport Office to Open in San Antonio
By Passport Editorial

San Antonio residents who need to apply for new passports now have another place to go. According to this article on Bizjournals.com, the San Antonio City Court Clerk's office is now an official passport acceptance office. If you need to apply for a passport in person, you can now submit your application at the City Court Clerk's office, in addition to the existing San Antonio post offices that provide the service. Bizjournals.com quotes San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro: “With the heavy…

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Woman Applies for Passport Renewal, Denied Beause She’s Dead?
By Passport Editorial

You just can't make this kind of stuff up, folks. A Delaware woman applied for a passport renewal, only to be turned down because she had apparently been marked as deceased, healthy vital signs notwithstanding. According to NBC's local Philadelphia affiliate, the incorrect death report came to light when Terri Penza was applying for a passport renewal at the passport office in Philadelphia.  Since she was scheduled to be in Jamaica for a family vacation in just a few days,…

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