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- Ethiopian Visa Requirements To Visit Fasil Ghebbi
- Uganda Visa Requirements: Check the Expiration Date on Your Passport!
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Bolivian Visa Requirements For Business Travelers
April 16th, 2010
Bolivia has a slowly growing economy primarily based around energy, mining and forestry. The US is Bolivia's main trading partner, although new trade agreements have increased trade with neighboring countries as well.
Business travelers to Bolivia should follow local business etiquette. According to WorldTravelGuide.net, that means dressing formally, in either a suit or at least a shirt and tie. Also, appointments with your business contacts in Bolivia should be made in advance.
American citizens traveling to Bolivia need to obtain a Bolivian business visa before leaving the US. Here's what you need to get one:
1 Bolivian visa application
1 passport-sized photo of yourself
A copy of your itinerary
A copy of your certificate of vaccination for yellow fever
A business
An Indian Visa: Your First Step To Climbing in the Himalayas
April 14th, 2010
The Indian government just announced that they will be opening more than 100 peaks in the Himalayas to the public (h/t Nileguidance.) The peaks are located in Kashmir, a region which often referred to as "heaven on earth."
Foreign tourism has long been an important part of the Kashmiri economy. According to the Independent, in 1989 there were 100,000 foreign visitors. However, a violent insurgency and India's military response to it made the area increasingly unattractive to tourists starting in the 1990's, and in 2008 only 25,000 were intrepid enough to venture into the region.
Even so, according to this press release, approximately 60% of Kashmir's revenue comes from tourism. In 2004, India and Pakistan began working toward peace in the region, and the amount of violence has
Indian Visa Requirements For Medical Tourism
April 11th, 2010
It's no secret that medical care in the United States can be quite expensive if you aren't covered by insurance. One solution that is gaining popularity is medical tourism, which involves going overseas for treatment.
Since the cost of advanced medical care is often much lower in other countries, medical tourism can offer tremendous savings for certain procedures, even when you factor in the cost of airfare and lodging .
India is one of the fastest-growing centers of medical tourism. Wikipedia outlines the advantages:
Most estimates claim treatment costs in India start at around a tenth of the price of comparable treatment in America or Britain.[7][76] The most popular treatments sought in India by medical tourists are alternative medicine, bone-marrow transplant, cardiac bypas
Ethiopian Visa Requirements To Visit Fasil Ghebbi
April 11th, 2010
Can you imagine touring fairy-tale castles in the heart of Africa? This week's featured UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in the Gondar region of Ethiopia. The fortresses of Fasil Ghebbi date to the 16th and 17th centuries, after the Ethiopians made contact with the Portuguese.
The Ethiopians may have rejected the Roman Catholic faith introduced by the Portuguese in favor of their own traditional version of Christianity, but they were apparently more impressed by Portuguese architecture. The castles of Fasil Ghebbi really do look like something out of the Brothers Grimm, leading Gadling to refer to Fasil Ghebbi as "Ethiopia's Camelot."
The castles aren't strictly European, of course-they were also influenced by Hindu and Arab architecture as well as Ethiopia's own native buildi
Uganda Visa Requirements: Check the Expiration Date on Your Passport!
April 9th, 2010
Why get help from a professional visa expediting company when you apply for a visa? Consider the case of Mr. Charles Herman. Last summer, Mr. Herman planned a trip to Uganda to attend a friend's wedding. However, getting there proved to be more of a hassle then he bargained for.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Mr. Herman checked the Uganda visa requirements at the US Department of State web site. He saw that he could get a Uganda visa at the airport on arrival and that his passport needed to be valid for three months after his arrival date. He figured he was set.
However, when he went to the airport, he was not allowed on his flight. Uganda actually requires that your passport be valid for 6 months after the date you enter the country. Mr. Herman was able to make it to his frie
