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Entire generations’ sense of the world is shaped by shifting patterns of global travel accessibility. Especially for me because the older I get the less willing I am to jump through visa hoops to travel. When I was younger I was more willing.
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Countries I first traveled to after getting a US passport that I likely wouldn’t have otherwise if I’d had to get a visa on an Indian passport… Chile, Colombia, Panama, Thailand, Korea, Sweden, UK
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I backpacked Western Europe on schengan as a grad student in 1998. But skipped UK at the time, because extra visa. Schengan is a very nice deal. Like 26 countries for 1 visa. Road plus rail makes it even better.
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I came away thinking the process doesn’t sound that bad, but I’ve watched my dad go through the time-consuming and at times Kafka-esque process of getting a visa for the Democratic Republic of Congo a few times, which skews my perception for sure.
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