Welcome to Nicaragua

Things work a little differently in Nicaragua, at least when it comes to officialdom. Scene 1: Border control The immigration officer checks my passport and asks for $US5 for the on-the-spot visa. This takes me slightly by surprise since I had been told there was no visa but thankfully I still have some US currency [...]

Friendly folks at the US border

I’m always nervous going through Immigration and Customs, particularly in the United States. As an Australian I don’t need a visa but there is nothing to stop an over-zealous border official deciding not to let me in. This is not simply paranoia on my part; I know people who have been deported from the US. [...]

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