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View Requirements >- Getting a Kenyan Visa: Lions and Leopards and Cheetahs, Oh My!
- Getting a Panama Visa to See the Panama Canal
- Without Russian Visas, Couple Almost Misses Honeymoon
- Getting an Armenian Tourist Visa
- Apply For a Kazakhstan Visa
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Getting a Kenyan Visa: Lions and Leopards and Cheetahs, Oh My!
November 20th, 2009
For pretty much all of human history, the big cats have been above us in the food chain, and were both feared and revered. Now, even though humans have climbed to the top of the food chain, big cats continue to be a source of fascination.
If you want to see them up close, outside of a zoo, one of the best places in the world to do so is Kora National Park in Kenya. The park is home to an amazing variety of wild cats, including lions, cheetahs, leopards, caracals, servals and African wildcats.
The park also has other African wildlife, including hyenas, antelopes, elephants and hippos.
Kora National Park is also the final resting place of George Adamson, the conservationist who raised the lion cub in "Born Free."
To visit Kenya, American citizens need both a passport and Ke
Getting a Panama Visa to See the Panama Canal
November 18th, 2009
Almost as soon as the New World was "discovered" by Europeans, explorers were trying to find a way to sail through it. After all, what they really wanted was to get to Asia where they could trade for spices and other goods.
When the new continents were finally mapped out and people realized that there wasn't a water route that went straight through either of the new continents, the obvious next step was to build one.
At first, there was a bit of a disagreement as to whether the new canal should go through Panama or Nicaragua. Eventually, with the help of some deceptive propaganda spread by American lawyer William Nelson Cromwell on behalf of the French Canal Syndicate, Panama won the day. (According to Wikipedia, Cromwell falsely claimed that a dormant volcano in Nicaragua was erup
Without Russian Visas, Couple Almost Misses Honeymoon
November 17th, 2009
A newlywed couple almost missed out on an $2,000 honeymoon in St. Petersburg, Russia because they tried to fly without first obtaining Russian visas for the trip. According to this story in USA Today, Bethany Thomas and Dmitri Zagidulin booked the Russian honeymoon via Expedia.
They weren't sure if they needed visas or not, but the Expedia travel agent assured them they didn't. The newlyweds didn't even know that they had a problem until they got to Frankfurt and were not allowed to get on board the plane into Russia. To add insult to injury, their luggage was sent on to St. Petersburg, and all Expedia would do to fix the situation was offer them a $100 hotel credit. Not cool!
Fortunately, this story does have a happy ending, thanks largely to the magic of Facebook and Twitter. T
Getting an Armenian Tourist Visa
November 15th, 2009
Armenia is an ancient country. The capital city, Yerevan, dates back to 78BC, making it 29 years older than Rome! Today, however, Yerevan is a thriving, modern city. Now that Armenia is on the cusp of settling its border dispute with Azerbaijan and is working toward more normal relationships with Turkey, the country is becoming more attractive to tourists.
In fact, according to The Independent, the number of tourists visiting Armenia from January to September of this year rose 5 percent to 422,500 visitors. There's a lot that makes Armenia worth visiting. The capital city, Yerevan, is a charming city filled with fountains, restaurants and lively cafes.
There are also lovely mountain towns like Goris, located near the border with Iran. In the southern part of the country, Vayots D
Apply For a Kazakhstan Visa
November 14th, 2009
When you think about Kazakhstan, the first thing that comes it mind is most likely the title character of the movie Borat. However, if you were to actually travel to Kazakhstan, you might be surprised. The country has a growing economy, an educated populace (according to Wikipedia, the literacy rate is 99.5%) and is far from the cultural backwater portrayed in the movie.
Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country in the world, and visitors can look forward to seeing many different types of scenery, including mountains, steppes, grasslands and deserts. Community ecotourism programs are available, so you can stay with local villagers and get a feel for the community. (Again, please try to forget Borat. People aren't really like that here.)
You can also indulge in kumis, a drink made from
