Still looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve? Here are 4 good reasons to get a rush passport (if you don’t already have one), book a flight to Germany and celebrate New Year’s Eve (otherwise known as “Silvester”) in Berlin.
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Usually, getting passport service is a fairly straightforward process. You fill out a passport application at a passport acceptance facility (often a post office, library, or County Clerk's office) and provide them with the following documents to send to the Department of State along with your application: Proof of US Citizenship (such as a previously issued passport, a birth certificate, a Certificate of Citizenship or a Naturalization Certificate) Proof of identity (such as a driver's license or state-issued ID) A…
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Where is your US passport right now? Is it squirreled away in your desk drawer? In your purse? Still in the passport holder you wore around your neck on your last trip? Wrong, says Jean Chatzky of The Daily Journal. According to Chatzky, because your passport is such an important document, it needs to be located somewhere safe, where you can find it instantly if you have to leave your house in an emergency. She suggests making a list of…
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There's something satisfying about being first at something, don't you think? If you'd like to cross the finish line into 2010 first, before most of the world's population, consider catching a plane to Australia to catch the New Year's bash in Sydney, which bills itself as the New Year's capital of the world. While 2010 technically starts in New Zealand, Sydney will be the first of the world's major cities to say goodbye to 2009 and welcome in 2010. Sydney…
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Are you looking for a cheap way to see the Caribbean? If you don't mind working and learning new skills, you can often find a position as a crew member on a private boat. If you have experience sailing, you might even make a little bit of cash. But don't worry, some boats will take you even if you are a complete landlubber, although you might have to pay a small fee each night for the privilege. The New York…
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It's almost Christmas, and hopefully you, unlike me, already have most of your Christmas shopping done. You have presents for Mom, Day and Aunt Sally, but what about for yourself? If you're going to need a little bit of R and R to recover from this holiday season, why not shake off the winter's chill in Belize? The New York Times' In Transit blog has found some excellent deals on both hotels and airfare. If you stay at The Phoenix…
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The University of South Florida's football team has a chance to compete in the International Bowl in Toronto on January 2nd. There's just one catch-to fly into Canada, everyone needs to have a passport. According to TBO.com, the team didn't hear that they would be going until December 6th, so everyone is having to scramble to get expedited passports. In fact, the passport acceptance facility at the Hillsborough County courthouse ended up processing 178 passport applications for the team in a…
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Well, better late than never...it looks like citizens of New Mexico (as well as other states that issue driver's licenses that aren't compliant with the REAL ID Act) will still be allowed to fly with their driver's licenses after the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve. Previously, New Mexican government officials had been warning citizens that they would not be able to use their driver's licenses to fly after January 1st, 2010. That is the date that the REAL…
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For most people, there's no place like home on Christmas. But what if you want to travel, to experience Christmas somewhere new and different? London is an especially magical place to spend Christmas, and right now, Virgin Atlantic is having a sale on fares to London. You can get to London from New York City for just $512 round-trip, while $526 will get you there and back from Washington, DC. On the West Coast, $642 will get you round-trip tickets…