Summer is Venice’s high season, so most travel guides recommend visiting the city in spring or fall instead. But what about winter? As New York Times reporter Rachel Donadio recently discovered, winter in Venice has its own special magic. In the article, she writes about seeing the city in winter for the first time: “The light, as always, was beyond compare and there was a watery chill in the air.
Read ArticleA Fast Passport for Ebenezer Scrooge
“If I could work my will, nephew, every idiot who goes about with “Merry Christmas” on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.”
Read ArticleNew Emergency Passport Office Opens in New Hampshire
Just in time for the busy holiday season, the Department of State announced last week that the New Hampshire passport agency office in Portsmouth is now open to the public.
The office, located in the Pease Tradeport, has been open since 1992, and handles expedited passport request from all over the country.
Read ArticleMissing Birth Certificate Found, Able to Apply for New Passport
A Oregon woman is finally able to apply for a new passport after the US Air Force located a copy of her birth certificate.
According to the Mail Tribune, 21-year-old Vanessa Driskell has been looking for her birth certificate for the past 4 years, ever since she was 16 and wanted to apply for a driver’s license.
Read ArticleDamaged US Passport Spells Disaster for Newlyweds
Have you ever had a pet try to prevent you from leaving on a trip? They’ll try anything from looking cute and pitiful to going on a hunger strike. Once, my childhood cat even soiled the inside of my family’s car to try keep us in town (fortunately, she chose the wrong vehicle).
Read ArticleCanadian Official Calls for Lower Passport Application Fees
*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35.
According to Canada.com, Manitoba NDP MP Jim Maloway has been on a mission to lower passport application fees, not just for Canadians but also for US citizens.
Read ArticleFrequent Travelers: Tip to Save Passport Pages and a Renewal Cost
Renewing your passport is expensive, but now that there’s a hefty new $82 fee for adding pages, it’s almost a better deal to just go ahead and apply for a US passport renewal.
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