by Calvin Sun | Jan 2, 2020 | Algeria, Getting that VISA
It took about 3 weeks, but I finally was able to get my hands on the rare and coveted Algerian tourist visa in NYC … 24 hours before my literal departure to Algeria! You’ll need the following to prep: 2 copies of a filled out but unsigned visa...
by Calvin Sun | May 13, 2019 | Crisis, Fail, Getting that VISA
Needless to say, the visa to get into Afghanistan is not as straightforward.For USA passport holders, single entry tourist visas have a maximum 3 month validity, so the earliest you can apply is 3 months ahead. With an opportunity to go there later this June, I...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 28, 2015 | Border Crossing, Crisis, Fit for Foodies, Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Winter 2015: The Silk Road
Sometimes, all the planning in the world can’t stop travel from being…travel.We’ve acquired visas to places like Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela. We’ve defied countless odds in moving hundreds of our monsooners to remote corners as far as Antarctica....
by Calvin Sun | Dec 18, 2015 | Border Crossing, Crisis, Fail, Getting that VISA, Hong Kong, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Pre-travel Preparations, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Vietnam
The following is a guest post by twice monsooner Ambrose Chu, who graciously asked if he could contribute to the Monsoon Diaries adventures. Ambrose first discovered us when googling how to obtain a tourist visa for Iran. He reached out and met me...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 17, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Getting that VISA, Guyana, How Did You Do That?, Walking Tours
Today we woke up at around 8am and headed straight to the Surinamese Embassy as our first oder of business. Since our group were mostly USA and UK nationals, we needed a visa before heading into Suriname the next day by bus (unfortunately visas on arrival were...
