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...Each week, about 500 papuan coastal dwellers and Torres Strait Islanders are granted permission by elders to make a short hop to the neighboring country without a passport or visa. They are able to do so within the designated Protected Zone because of an agreement between Australia and P.N.G. that tries to preserve age-old practices such as hunting, fishing, trading and ceremonies. ACV Commanding Officer Mark Fitzsimmons, a genial and thoughtful man with a reassuring smile, has been with Customs since 1980. Navigating the narrow channel between Saibai Island, part of Australia, and mainland P.N.G., Fitzsimmons notes the stark...
...pastries to try, free of charge, by the beaming store owner. Everyone from desk clerks at the bank where I cash my traveler’s checks to the guy who makes me awesome nutella crepes on the street has only one demand for Uncle Sam: give me a visa! Most people I’ve met react to my confession that I’m an American not with hostility but with curiosity—asking me if I like Lebanon...
It’s just that I think many people here have two faces. Behind the joking about visas and good spirited banter in broken Arabic, I detect envy and little hope for the future. The manager at a pizza shop I frequent bemoans his abundance of education (a masters degree) as worthless, considering he makes $500 per month and still can’t get a British, Canadian or American visa. The guy at the crepe place is saving up his money to try to bribe a poor American girl into marrying him for six months...
...radiates conflicting emotions towards me as an American. The Intercontinental Phoenicia side of Lebanon welcomes Americans, American products and the American way of life. The Holiday Inn side threatens Americans, bombs McDonalds and angrily rejects a way of life that they will never be able to experience without a visa. Trouble is, I’m never quite sure which side I’m going...
...lifting of travel restrictions, and this North African nation is becoming a hot spot for American travelers. The accommodations aren't exactly five star (yet), but the rewards can be great. The country contains ancient Tuareg settlements and some of the best Roman ruins outside Italy. Obtaining a visa can be tough, so for now it's best to go with a tour operator, like Mountain Travel Sobek, which led the first U.S. tour group into Libya, in April, and plans several more excursions this year...