The Foreign and Commonwealth Office today released their annual British Behaviour Abroad report saying rather wearily that we’re “still” getting into trouble abroad like some kind of exasperated parent. And what’s more, all that trouble is avoidable. Top of the list of reasons why people get into scrapes is the high numbers of drink and drug related arrests. Embassies also helped many people stranded by the problems with volcanic ash. But there are far more quite mundane reasons. Here’s
7 ways to get into trouble abroad
July 13th, 2010 by Megan TorresTeen Drivers: Laws in all states
July 9th, 2010 by Crystal DavisThe official 2010 update for the new driving rules, and regulations involving teen laws in all states, as been posted. This law is called, “Graduating Licensing Law”, which primarily focuses on teen safety. These laws have been set up to implement safety boundaries for the young and inexperienced, teen driver. Studies have shown that teen drivers have the most accidents, which usually leads to serious injuries or worse, fatality. These laws will ensure that the teen drivers are educated and prepared for the open road. Although, this program has not (yet) been implemented in all 50 states, efforts to overturn that decision, is in the making.
License restrictions are one way that state agencies and insurance companies are maintaining a handle on the situation. The
Passport Fees are Increasing on July 13, 2010
July 8th, 2010 by Allison SmithI’ve been lazy renewing my passport, but I’m going to do it today. That’s because Passport Fees are increasing on July 13, 2010. I knew there was an increase coming, but I kept putting it off. Now I have to get going.
And, I can thank Lori Rice’s article on Galavanting for reminding me to take care of this.
Here are the basics:
- First time applicants will be paying 35% more as the price for a passport book increases from $100 to $135.
- Travelers will now be charged $110 instead of $75 to renew a current passport.
- Likely the most difficult change to accept for many regular travelers, however, is adding additional passport pages. The fre
They Don’t ALL Speak English
July 8th, 2010 by Megan Torres
If we’ve heard it said once, we’re heard it a million times: “Don’t worry about the language thing. They all speak English over there.” We’ve even heard one man crass enough to say that if you waved an American twenty dollar bill (he called it a “handy Andy”), anyone in the world could understand your English. While he may have had a point about American money, albeit a crude one, he really kind of missed the point. He figured all he needed to travel abroad were travelers’ checks and travel insurance.
First of all, understand that English is widely spoken around most of the world. Where it isn’t th