Border Crossing

Crossing back to Israel- Crossing Border Israel to Egypt, Part 2 of 3 Chaya and I were now in a predicament — a Catch-22 on the global chessboard of travel: We were refused entry to Egypt — we could not move forward. We were required to recross into Israel to get an Egyptian visa with [...]

Preparation for Egyptian Hustlers Egypt, Egypt, Egypt! We were Egypt bound as we dropped off the key to our room with the hotel mafia man in Eilat. We were excited . . . though apprehensive. The stipulation behind getting a reduced priced room in Eilat was based upon us staying for two nights, when we [...]

Hi, I was also hoping to take a bus from San Jose to Rivas, and was wondering what the travel time was?

You are looking at 6 hours to travel from San Jose to the Nicaraguan border, and then another 45 minutes to get to Rivas.

Did you get a visa for Syria while is Istanbul?

No, I did not get my visa for Syria at the consulate in Istanbul. I went to the border without one and crossed near the Turkish city of Kisli. It took 7 hours to get the Syrian visa at the border, but I eventually got through.

I was told by other travelers that only Americans need to wait this long, as other nationalities can get visas at the border in a half an hour. Ever since that skirmish on the Syrian/ Iraq border where American planes bombed a Syrian border crossing, American travelers now need to get permission from Damascus before a visa can be granted. This usually takes from 6 to 8 hours.

Crossing Israel Border with Iraq and Syria Visas We were well warned that crossing the border from Jordan to Israel with Iraqi and Syrian visas in our passports may prove to be a obstacle of mountainous proportions. Travelvice Craigy was stuck in Israeli immigration limbo for 12 hours as he tried to cross from Jordan [...]

How do you get visas to all these different countries, do you do it online or go to an embassy in every nation?

Yeah, getting travel visas is sometimes a hassle, but it can be made easier by not worrying too much about it. Much of a traveler’s success rate at being granted tourist visas depends on their country of origin.

Hello, If you have overstayed your visa in Germany for over one year, I would probably recommend leaving the region by way of a third country. There are plenty of options for getting to another country in Western Europe, but I would highly recommend traveling from Germany to another country outside of the Schengen zone. [...]

Crossing Border Syria to Jordan The service taxi from Damascus flew. The driver clearly wanted to be rid of us. We were a group of five foreigners that assembled at the Al-Samariyeh bus garage in Damasus. Besides myself and Chaya, the troupe consisted of two young Chilean doctors and an old tramp of a traveler [...]

Hello Craig, Man, we had a hell of a go getting from Jordan to Cairo. I highly – HIGHLY – recommend flying from Amman if you want to visit Petra. It would probably be cheaper than either the ferry/ overland route or the road through Israel. The reason: visa fees, exit fees, border zone exit [...]