As you may recall, we (Mr. Makarma) told you back in September 2006 about pending changes to U. S. Passport requirements, specifically the need to have one for travel to neighboring countries. (Passports have been required for years for travel to many other countries.) We recommended that everyone who didn't have a Passport, should take the steps necessary to apply for one.
Well, it's time for an update. We'll give a quick summary below of the current requirements, and how they're scheduled to change again in a little over a month. As regulations can be altered between now and then, we'll be updating this specific TravelBlog entry as needed, and we'll place a link on our Home Page that will take you directly here.
As of January 2007, Passports have been required for those U. S. citizens traveling by air from/to the United States. Changes to requirements for those traveling by land or sea were to be implemented at a later date.
That later date is June 1, 2009. Yes folks, in approximately five weeks, you'll need a Passport for ALL foreign travel. We know that plenty of people still don't have Passports. There's only one good excuse for not having a Passport......you'll never - under any circumstances - travel outside the United States. For anyone not planning to use that excuse, do yourself a favor and get a Passport application online or at Passport Acceptance Facility (oftentimes a "main" post office in your area), complete it and have it processed according to the provided instructions. It's very easy to do, and something you should do...right now.
Now, a preview of next week......we'll again be boring you to tears with our sushi bar trials and tribulations. In brief, top-secret sushi bar has closed. (That's sad.) An interim sushi place Mr. Makarma went to, stank/sucked big-time. (Mr. Makarma is a spoiled brat.) The interim place is interim, however, because favorite sushi chef from top-secret sushi bar will soon be working at a Japanese restaurant Mr. Makarma's been going to for years. (That's very, very, good news indeed.)
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