Good for another "TEN YEARS" again..!

[Speedbird-1]

Originally Posted by Blansky

I think all of us are thinking,.........remember 2020 .....that was some year.

Hope we never have another like that again.

Remember we couldn't go out, we couldn't go to work or to school, we couldn't travel, we couldn't go to movies or bars or restaurants......or visit our friends....

I tried to tell my kids about 2020 and they wouldn't believe me......they thought I was kidding......

2020.....nobody saw that coming!

[BreguetRolex]

Sri Lanka still has a travel embargo worldwide except for hardship Sri Lankans wanting to return home from foreign country's. Still over 60,000 wanting to return home that are working and lost there jobs in the middle east..

With this 38F Temps this am on my bike, i need to get back to the sun and fun I know so well...

[BreguetRolex]

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/200920/new...sm-417308.html

[It's Hedley]

My passport has not seen inaction like this since 1988 when I graduated from college. I am in need of an 8 hour flight!

[BreguetRolex]

Originally Posted by It's Hedley

My passport has not seen inaction like this since 1988 when I graduated from college. I am in need of an 8 hour flight!

with the awesome news i just found out today my 3 month jet setting layoff is about to come to a end with travel restrictions to The Emerald isle with be hopefully lifted in November ,..

[Lagetickers]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

Well after almost 3 months of waiting our new passports finally arrived the other day. What we are waiting for is "The Emerald Island" to reopen its airport for international travel so that we can head off to the sun and fun loved so much..

Anyone waiting on new passports so you can head out for some cold winter get aways in the hot tropics of the world..?

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Nice to hear it finally came, enjoy your trip.

[mmutte]

Originally Posted by crew

Saw the title and immediately thought “colonoscopy”!
I’m old. Sigh.

Ha yes me as well!
That’s the physician in me

[dmash]

I’m super annoyed they don’t add pages anymore. Renewed my passport last year and I’m about to run out of room.

Just looked it up and they no longer do it, you have to get a completely new passport! How DUMB! Was completely unaware this went into effect in 2016!

[BreguetRolex]

We were just approved by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington DC that we have been approved to travel back to "The Emerald Isle" on one of the government repatriation flights operated by SriLankan Airlines. Now we are on the approved to travel list and just waiting our turn. We will have to serve 14 days in a authorized hotel then a additional 14 days quarantine at our condo. All fired up to finally get out of here for the winter..

[Spectre38]

Just had my passport renewed a few months ago... too bad I can't go anywhere.

[Speedbird-1]

My horrible red, EU passport expired this year.
I'll replace it with a lovely blue, British Passport as soon as the current nastiness permits safe global travel.

[Speedbird-1]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

We were just approved by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington DC that we have been approved to travel back to "The Emerald Isle" on one of the government repatriation flights operated by SriLankan Airlines. Now we are on the approved to travel list and just waiting our turn. We will have to serve 14 days in a authorized hotel then a additional 14 days quarantine at our condo. All fired up to finally get out of here for the winter..

Free at last, free at last!
Stay safe buddy.

[BreguetRolex]

http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_n...ary/108-201306

Looking very good very soon even without the vaccine in place yet...YES

[Sperry]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

My old passport finally was returned to me with the usual holes punches though it. I was getting a bit nervous as to why it did not ship with new one as it has my residence visa for The Emerald Isle in it....

Security? Mine shipped separately also. Eight weeks to the day from hand-in at the Post Office to return back to me.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_n...ary/108-201306

Looking very good very soon even without the vaccine in place yet...YES

I'm sure you're excited.

Sitting in Ohio in the winter for you now is probably like a cat experiencing snow for the first time. (Ewwww, lifting their feet gingerly through the white stuff).

I was back in Canada last February and marveled that people can live like that.

WHAT, NO PALM TREES!!!!!!

[Boopie]

Yup. I had renewed my kids’ expired passports earlier this year for a high school graduation trip I had hoped to take to the Normandie beach. We got them passports years ago for a cruise. We made a passport processing appointment at our local library, which was pretty booked up. Even though my older child is an adult, both of his parents still had to go to the appointment because we he had held a kid’s passport. Apparently if he has never held a passport at 18 he just could have done it solo. Anyway, those were all Homeland Security rules. Unfortunately there are stories of international kidnappings by a parent, and the other parent never sees the child again, so I understand the need for the rule.

Unfortunately the photo taken by the local UPS store was slightly too small, so his passport renewal was rejected post-lockdown, so we had to get a new photo submitted. It all worked out except obviously we didn’t get to travel. I still have a couple of years left on mine.

[Rashid.bk]

Just re-upped mine, although I'm disappointed they don't add additional pages anymore. This new one might fill up faster than expected.

[SearChart]

Reminds me, need to get a passport as well now Brexit is almost a thing, my ID card will no longer me sufficient to enter Scotland.

[RyanJ]

Haha. Seems we all are looking at our passports. I was bored so bought a new passport cover. Didn't need one but wanted to do something with my passport heh.

I miss my Switzerland trips.

[BreguetRolex]

Originally Posted by Blansky

I'm sure you're excited.

Sitting in Ohio in the winter for you now is probably like a cat experiencing snow for the first time. (Ewwww, lifting their feet gingerly through the white stuff).

I was back in Canada last February and marveled that people can live like that.

WHAT, NO PALM TREES!!!!!!

This is the first time in 12 years we have still been here at this time.! I had no idea that when we came back here 1st week of June that this would be still going on and shows how clueless I was... Now we are just trying to figure out their protocol for the 72 hours before PCR Testing and what one will be excepted...

[BreguetRolex]

Originally Posted by Rashid.bk

Just re-upped mine, although I'm disappointed they don't add additional pages anymore. This new one might fill up faster than expected.

Your old one looks well used and must be full of memories..!

[Rashid.bk]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

Your old one looks well used and must be full of memories..!

It has a lot of mileage for sure to include being lost and found. I had way over a hundred pages full of stamps which these last couple years was a huge pita when customs agents are looking for my entry stamp.
Enjoyed our time together.