Flying With Fish The Blog for Those Who Fly & Those Who Want to Fly Smarter

Yesterday I lost my companion of 10 years, almost exactly to the day. My trusted friend, jam packed with extra pages, was set to expire today, the 12th of February 2013 … the same day I am boarding flights to Italy and Russia.   When I picked up my dear friend a decade ago it was [...]

When traveling keeping everything neat, organized and in one place is a challenge. Boarding passes are longer than most wallets, passport wallets tend to be impractical and uncomfortable in pant pockets, and credit card slots overlap each other adding bulk, SIM cards easily get misplaced … and pens get lost more often that we’d like [...]

Are you sitting around staring at your passport forms thinking “I should get a passport?”  Well if you need some incentive the current cost of a Passport in the United States for an adult is US$75 plus an additional US$25 “Acceptance Fee” for a total of US$100. In two weeks, starting on the 13th of [...]

This week’s Reader Mail comes from Molly in Ireland who asks “Immigrations and customs seem to be used interchangeably at the airport. I’ve notice when entering many countries they wear the same uniform. Is there a difference?” Well Molly … While many nations have merged Immigrations and Customs into one larger agency, such as US [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 31/05/2009 – Reminder:  As of June 1st (tomorrow) Passports Are Required For Entry Into The United States By Land Or Sea While Flying With Fish rarely if ever discussed land and sea travel, tomorrow is an important date for all travellers entering the United States.  As of tomorrow, June 1st  [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 14/04/2009 – Your Passport Is Not Optional For International Travel This morning I received an e-mail from a photography colleague on a topic I had never really given much thought to. The e-mail asked me the best way to make a durable copy of a passport for his daughter’s study [...]

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 24/01/2009 – Can I Get A Second Passport? Well, Maybe… Since writing about requesting extra pages for a passport earlier this month in this post: 6/1/2009 – My Passport Is Full, What Do I Do Now? , I have received a quite few enquiries from travelers asking how to acquire [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 6/1/2009 – My Passport Is Full, What Do I Do Now? A question I have been asked quite a few times is what do you do when your Passport’s pages are all filled up. The answer to this question is…well it depends on what country has issued your Passport.   I [...]