This page of my passport reminds me of a year-long saga that was a tad frustrating at the time. When I ended up living in Bratislava, I had actually been offered a job in Prague, and it was only at the last minute that the school told me they had over-hired in Prague, and would I mind going to live …
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Passport pirouette: Nearly missing Vietnam
When I took a holiday in Vietnam while living in Japan, getting my visa was a close shave. As if figuring out how to use the Vietnamese consulate in Osaka wasn't tricky enough, they then didn't work with the same efficiency I'd become accustomed to while living in Japan. My visa was issued not, as …
Passport pirouette: Taiwan lets me in without a visa
I don't believe I've ever been to China, but my passport says I have. Yep, I spent six days in Taiwan and of course, the passport stamps say R.O.C. - Republic of China, the official Chinese name for Taiwan. I've been mentioning the Taiwan/China thing for a few years now - right back to when China …