Welcome to Nicaragua
March 25, 2008 by Caitlin
Filed under On the Road, Places & Inspiration
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 in my [...]
Friendly folks at the US border
December 23, 2007 by Caitlin
Filed under On the Road
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.
In [...]
