Passport

If you’ve traveled internationally, it may have happened to you. You finally get to your hotel in, say, Italy or Japan. As you complete the check-in process, the clerk at …

There are all sorts of quirky rules and laws around the world. Some are just old laws that never got changed, even when times did. Like the law in NYC …

You would think that when it comes to passports, the rules would be across the board from country to country. They’re not. For example, several countries require you to have …

After all that planning and waiting, you’re finally on that trip of your dreams, far away from your home country. You keep your passport handy during your travels because you’ll …

When my passport was getting closer to its expiration date a while back, I started gathering everything I’d need to renew it. I have to tell you – I really, …

For decades, it’s been a rite of passage. Go to a country, get another stamp in your passport. Personally, I love it and on the few occasions I’ve gone to …

Every once in a while, you’ll hear horror stories about people who were ready to go overseas, but they couldn’t because something happened to their passport. Maybe it was lost …

In December 2021, President Biden signed an executive order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government. I don’t know how much it would actually …

Sometimes I wish I could buy a sign that said, “LEAVE YOUR SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT AT THE DOOR.” And I bet there are plenty – and I mean PLENTY – …

For years, it was said that only 10% of Americans had a passport. That statistic used to be true a few decades ago, but it’s now increased quite a bit. …