Tag: Travel VIsa

• A Little Time in Japan and Little Time in China

  Japan will always be on the top of my travel list. June was spent traveling around the southern parts of Japan. Previous visits were short, but we now had the ability to spend as much time as we liked or could afford on the weak USD. We started in Osaka since a couple of friends […]

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  August 5, 2012

  China, Japan 2012, Silk Road, Tokyo, Visas, Xinjiang

  Beijing, Central Asia, China, Kyrgyzstan, RTW, Silk Road, Tajikistan, tokyo, Travel, Travel VIsa, Turkmenistan, Urumqi, Uzbekistan, Visas, Xinjiang

• Rick Steves and other thoughts about Touring Iran

  Rick Steves managed to get himself and a film crew journalist visas to Iran back in 2008.  He too seemed apprehensive about the trip even with his travel resume and years of teaching others how to travel.  They were allowed to film 10 short days  and brought PBS viewer a very thoughtful piece about travelling […]

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  November 7, 2011

  Iran

  Americans in Iran, Iran, Key2Persia, Pars Travel Agency, Rick Steves, Travel VIsa, Trip Preparation

• The Skinny on the Iranian Travel Visa for U.S. Citizens

  The process sort of reminds me of what it takes to get a Russian Travel Visa.  It involves some cash up front, a form of letter of invite, a detailed itinerary, and patience.  The Russian one seemed more to do with cash since it took a just few minutes to fill out the application, a […]

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  November 4, 2011

  Iran, Travel Preparation

  Adventure Travel, Americans in Iran, Group Tour in Iran, Iran, Iran Visa, Key2Persia, Pars Travel, Travel to Iran, Travel VIsa, Trip Preparation, US Travel Warnings