How to Get a Permit to Visit Gorno Badakhshan While Based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Posted on January 17, 2016January 8, 2018 by Jonny Blair

This article might actually need a quick introduction. Mainly because most people I have met have never heard of a “country” called Gorno Badakhshan. In fact, even some Kyrgyzs people I have met this week were unaware of the existence of this disputed state, an autonomous region that has been claimed by China, Russia and Read more about How to Get a Permit to Visit Gorno Badakhshan While Based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan[…]

How to Get a Tajikistan Visa in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Posted on January 16, 2016January 17, 2016 by Jonny Blair

So I arrived into “the Stans” in late December 2015 after a brief spell in southern Kazakhstan, where I toured Ile Alatau, Almaty and a few bars, then I crossed the border into Kyrgyzstan. I didn’t need a visa for Kazakhstan (15 days on arrival on a British passport) nor for Kyrgyzstan (60 days on arrival Read more about How to Get a Tajikistan Visa in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan[…]

How to get a Bahrain🇧🇭Visa on Arrival at Muharraq Island International Airport

Posted on August 28, 2015September 4, 2024 by Jonny Blair

It was a week of the “BA”s and what a contrast they were: BAngladesh and BAhrain. While I got my Bangladesh Visa in Hong Kong, the Bahrain process for me was on arrival, and a tad smoother. But I thought you’d all like to know how to get a Bahrain Visa on Arrival at the International Read more about How to get a Bahrain🇧🇭Visa on Arrival at Muharraq Island International Airport[…]

How to Get A Bangladesh Visa in Hong Kong

Posted on August 19, 2015August 20, 2015 by Jonny Blair

I won’t lie to you – once you have visited over 100 countries, the visa process gets harder and harder. Unless of course you have made sure that your early travels were all to the toughest visa countries to get into, but in most cases we are leaving the tough ones out in the beginning. Read more about How to Get A Bangladesh Visa in Hong Kong[…]

How to Get a Kuwait Tourist Visa on Arrival at Kuwait International Airport

Posted on May 23, 2015January 31, 2023 by Jonny Blair

So after spending around 6 months in Europe (my longest jaunt to my home continent in 6 years), I decided to head back to Hong Kong. But there’s no point in flying over endless countries without seeing them, so I decided on a stop over on route. I’ve been to the Middle East a load Read more about How to Get a Kuwait Tourist Visa on Arrival at Kuwait International Airport[…]

Travel Collectables: Top 5 Passport Stamps From My First 99 Countries

Posted on March 5, 2015March 4, 2015 by Jonny Blair

So as I near my 100th actual real life country, I thought it was a good time for a post on my personal favourite passport stamps from the first 99 countries on my route. It has been a long journey through the years, weary long and slow border crossings, huge visa delays, forms filled in Read more about Travel Collectables: Top 5 Passport Stamps From My First 99 Countries[…]

How to Get a Suriname Visa in Cayenne, French Guyana

Posted on July 28, 2014July 27, 2014 by Jonny Blair

This one felt good, I won’t deny that. The reason being that in 2011 it was a big hassle and stress the first time I got my Suriname Visa, I wrote about that before in the Suriname Visa struggle post and the aftermath that explains how to get a Suriname Visa in Caracas, Venezuela. I Read more about How to Get a Suriname Visa in Cayenne, French Guyana[…]

How to Get a Jordan🇯🇴Visa on Arrival At Amman International Airport

Posted on June 17, 2014September 24, 2024 by Jonny Blair

I’ve shared almost every visa application I’ve ever made on my travels so far on this site, but hadn’t got round to writing about the Jordan visa on arrival yet. This guide will tell you exactly how simple it is to get a Jordan Visa on arrival at Amman International Airport. Which Countries Can Get Read more about How to Get a Jordan🇯🇴Visa on Arrival At Amman International Airport[…]