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two random things, one of which i should have used in the meme i did last night
1. I have no fewer than five types of currency in my room at the moment. (USD, GBP, Euros, Canadian dollars, and Hong Kong dollars. I say 'no fewer than' because I suppose it's possible I might have a stray yen or ruble or franc -- of any sort -- or krone -- ditto -- hanging around.)
2. Did you all know the only proof of US citizenship you need to enter the Bahamas is a US passport that has been valid within the past five years? I was poking around trying -- nothing like leaving it to the last minute -- to confirm that I won't need a visa to go to Ireland (I won't), and the State Department has a list of requirements for Americans traveling abroad. Passport or not, how long the passport needs to be valid, visa or not, immunizations, HIV tests, onward or return tickets, sufficient funds, proof of hotel reservations, etc., etc. And here's the Bahamas: "Proof of U.S. citizenship, i.e., a passport (if you are using an expired passport it cannot be expired more than 5 years) or original or certified copy of a birth certificate with a photo ID, and onward/return ticket required for stay of up to 8 months." Plenty of other countries allow entry without a passport if the traveler presents some other proof of citizenship, as here -- birth certificate, etc. -- but no place else allows travel on expired documents. Expired documents! Doesn't anyone else think there's a great story to be told around that?
2. Did you all know the only proof of US citizenship you need to enter the Bahamas is a US passport that has been valid within the past five years? I was poking around trying -- nothing like leaving it to the last minute -- to confirm that I won't need a visa to go to Ireland (I won't), and the State Department has a list of requirements for Americans traveling abroad. Passport or not, how long the passport needs to be valid, visa or not, immunizations, HIV tests, onward or return tickets, sufficient funds, proof of hotel reservations, etc., etc. And here's the Bahamas: "Proof of U.S. citizenship, i.e., a passport (if you are using an expired passport it cannot be expired more than 5 years) or original or certified copy of a birth certificate with a photo ID, and onward/return ticket required for stay of up to 8 months." Plenty of other countries allow entry without a passport if the traveler presents some other proof of citizenship, as here -- birth certificate, etc. -- but no place else allows travel on expired documents. Expired documents! Doesn't anyone else think there's a great story to be told around that?