Comments on: XML 2006 Boston travel tips http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2006/11/29/xml-2006-boston-travel-tips/ what was Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: david http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2006/11/29/xml-2006-boston-travel-tips/#comment-17767 david Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:47:32 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/archives/2006/11/29/xml-2006-boston-travel-tips/#comment-17767 <p>You're absolutely right, Jim. In Canada, we've been used to being able to visit the U.S. using only driver's license and birth certificate as ID, but starting in January, we'll have to show a passport at the border. Most Canadians who travel already have passports, but it will be a big problem for Americans who want to visit Canada, since they'll need passports to get back into their own country, and most Americans <em>don't</em> have them — I think it's going to hurt Canadian conferences quite a bit.</p> <p>I flew myself down from Ottawa to Boston in a small plane, so at least I didn't have to go through the airport security silliness.</p> You’re absolutely right, Jim. In Canada, we’ve been used to being able to visit the U.S. using only driver’s license and birth certificate as ID, but starting in January, we’ll have to show a passport at the border. Most Canadians who travel already have passports, but it will be a big problem for Americans who want to visit Canada, since they’ll need passports to get back into their own country, and most Americans don’t have them — I think it’s going to hurt Canadian conferences quite a bit.

I flew myself down from Ottawa to Boston in a small plane, so at least I didn’t have to go through the airport security silliness.

]]> By: Jim http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2006/11/29/xml-2006-boston-travel-tips/#comment-17754 Jim Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/archives/2006/11/29/xml-2006-boston-travel-tips/#comment-17754 Traveling is great: new places, new people, new traditions. But nowadays it is getting difficult to travel because of the safety measures. Everyone needs to pass a clearance check before getting visa. I’ve heard that the British Embassy requires fingerprints scanned before issuing visas ( http://www.huliq.com/288/printed-for-travel-uk-introduces-finger-scan-for-visa-applicants ). This is good for the security, but I bet this will make difficulties for travelers. Traveling is great: new places, new people, new traditions. But nowadays it is getting difficult to travel because of the safety measures. Everyone needs to pass a clearance check before getting visa. I’ve heard that the British Embassy requires fingerprints scanned before issuing visas ( http://www.huliq.com/288/printed-for-travel-uk-introduces-finger-scan-for-visa-applicants ). This is good for the security, but I bet this will make difficulties for travelers.

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