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Travel Visas for a Southeast Asian Backpacking Trip
January 4th, 2010
The countries of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, are popular destinations for American backpackers in search of an adventure.
Many backpackers plan routes that carry them across the region, often hitting more than one country. Your route will depend on how much time and money you have, of course.
To help you get started, here is a guide to travel visa requirements for each of the countries in Southeast Asia:
Indonesia: US citizens need a passport with at least 6 months validity left and a visa. Visas are available on arrival at the following airports: Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya, Medan, Padang, Pekanbaru, Manado, Biak, Ambon, Balikpapan, Pontianak, Kupang, Batam, and South Sumatra. S
World Heritage Site of the Week: Get an El Salvador Visa To See Joya del Cerén
January 2nd, 2010
This week's featured UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in El Salvador, in the shadow of volcanoes. Thousands of years ago, Joya del Cerén was a small Mayan farming community that was ruled by the larger nearby city of San Andrés.
The volcanoes periodically caused problems for Joya del Cerén-the entire area was abandoned once in 250 AD when the nearby Ilopango volcano erupted. Eventually, though, people moved back, built houses and began to farm again.
Then, around 590 AD, the Loma Caldera volcano erupted and covered the town in ashes. Joya del Cerén is often called the "Pompeii of the Americas" because of the similarity between the fates of the two towns.
If you visit Joya del Ceren, you won't see any of the haunting plaster images of dead victims of the volcano, as you
Do I Need Shots to Visit Africa?
January 1st, 2010
One of the more unpleasant aspects of international travel is making sure you are vaccinated against diseases that might be present where you are traveling. Of course, as unpleasant as it is to your arms stuck full of holes, it is a thousand times worse to get seriously ill overseas.
Also, some countries won't let you get a visa if you don't have the appropriate vaccinations. For example, yellow fever vaccinations are often required for travelers visiting countries where the disease, which causes flu-like symptoms and sometimes fatal liver damage, is present.
This guide will show you what shots you need to get a visa for each country in Africa. However, please talk to your doctor before your trip in case there are vaccinations that aren't required but that you should get anyway.
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Indian Visa Requirements
December 31st, 2009
American citizens traveling to India are required to have both a valid passport and an Indian visa. India won't issue a visa for you at the airport, so it is crucial to gather all of the necessary documents and submit your visa application well before you plan to depart.
Indian visa requirements vary depending on what type of visa you are applying for (for more information, see Types of Indian Visas). Here are the requirements for the two most common types of visas, tourist visas and business visas.
Indian Visa Requirements for Tourists.
If you are going to India as a tourist, you will need the following documents:
Your valid US passport
2 recent passport-sized photos
A completed Indian visa application form. To ensure that your visa application is approved, make sure th
Get a Cambodian Visa To Visit Phnom Penh
December 27th, 2009
Phnom Penh, the bustling capital of Cambodia, is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. The city encompasses almost 7 centuries worth of history, some of it beautiful and some of it incomprehensibly tragic.
According to legend, Phnom Penh was founded in 1372 by a Buddhist nun named Penh. As the story goes, the old woman was going about her daily chores, and went down to the Mekong River to get some water. Miraculously, she found a dead tree floating in the river with five statues of the Buddha inside.
After retrieving the statues, the old woman had her neighbors pull the tree onto dry land and use the trunk to build a pagoda. The statues were placed inside the pagoda, and the shrine came to be known as Wat Phnom Daun Penh, after the old nun. It is from this templ
