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How Zach Braff Made It to Canada Without a Passport Renewal
By Passport Editorial

More proof that passport problems can happen to anyone: Zach Braff, the actor and director who starred the in the popular TV series Scrubs and the movie Garden State, almost didn't make it to Toronto for the premiere of his latest indie flick, The High Cost of Living. The culprit? An expired passport. As reported on Canada's National Post website, the drama came to light on Twitter, when Braff tweeted from the airport, "My passport expired on my birthday. The…

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Get Your US Passport Renewal For a Wine Tour In Canada
By Passport Editorial

Are you over Napa Valley? If you'd like to go on a wine tour somewhere new and different, why not give the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia a try? As the New York Times reported, this wine-producing valley has grown up in the past couple of decades. Once the home of the type of cheap wine that college students tend to consume in quantity, the Okanagan Valley now produces a variety of wines capable of pleasing more mature palates. One…

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US Passport Requirements for the Canadian Backcountry
By Passport Editorial

At 5,525 miles long, the US/Canadian border  is the longest border in the world.  Not all of that border is paved-some is mountain wilderness, some of it empty prairie, and some of the border runs along the Great Lakes.  If you are crossing from Canada into the United States at a border crossing in a populated area, you need a US passport, passport card or another document that's compliant with the World Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). For more details, see Do…

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Going to the Winter Olympics? You Need a Passport, Quick!
By Passport Editorial

This year, the Winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver, Canada. The games run from February 12th to February 28th, and since they are relatively close to us this year, a lot of Americans are expected to attend. If you're one of them, make sure you are up to speed on the latest requirements for crossing the US/Canadian border. Last year, those requirements changed. Previously, you could have driven across to Canada to see the Winter Olympics with just a…

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New Passport Requirements Split Community In Two
By Passport Editorial

Borders are, for the most part, imaginary lines in the sand.  For a long time, the border between the US and Canada was just that-an imaginary line in the dirt.  Communities grew up that straddled the border, different towns in name only. For example, Stanstead, Canada and Derby Line, Vermont are technically two towns, but they were a single community until June of this year, when the imaginary line in the dirt turned into a real border that requires a…

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Get a Fast Passport To Visit Canada For Labor Day
By Passport Editorial

If you still don't have plans for Labor Day, why not take a trip across the border into Canada? Expedia has some wonderful specials available for Labor Day from Canadian hotels.  For example,  you can get a room at the Imperial Inns and Suites in Niagara Falls for just $56 per night. The Canadian side of the falls has casinos, wine tours, the Criminals Hall of Fame Wax Museum and the Guinness Book of World Records Museum. Or, if you'd…

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Obtaining a US Passport Too Much Trouble For Canada Vacations?
By Passport Editorial

On June 1st, the final phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative became law. The new laws require that Americans traveling to Canada by land or sea carry passports with them. Apparently, obtaining a passport is too much trouble for many Americans, as tour operators are reporting a shift towards domestic destinations. According to this article on Canada.com, motor coach tours to visit destinations in Canada are down by 30% over the past year. This is almost the same as…

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