"Yes, that's the info I have. Adding more countries for VOA would be nice since it's so screwy now (in the US, at least) with their out-sourced system. I plan to get my visa in Bangkok. I've never been to India, so looking forward to it. Thanx,…"
"VOA for India, is valid for 30 days, and non-extendable, non-renewable. Currently only 11 countries have that privlege. The most authoritative source is http://mha.nic.in/ "
"I've read that, but every time I researched could only find it applicable to pre-planned itineraries, not random crossings. Yeah, it would be nice if they expanded VOA... "
"Are you talking about the two month gap between visits ? If so, it has been rescinded since Nov-Dec 2012. Ofcourse some nationalities still have the 2-month gap. The new buzz is Visa on Arrival (VOA) for additional 40 odd countries."
"Yep, that's the difference between travel and tourism. With travel it's a way of life, especially when it takes a month to cross an ocean. The hardest thing for me to fathom is the time element involved in old-style travel. Sailors were gone for…"
"I never lasted long enough in college to graduate but I did read books by some great old adventurers like these two and what makes them different from modern travel writers is that they don't go on and on telling you what they ate. They talk about…"
"Actually things have changed a lot in the few days since I wrote this. It would be very different if written today. And it will be very difficult to reach a solution that please every, no... ANYone..."
"Like your approach! This is my kind of travel and I'll want the eastern Europe book too when it comes out. And like you say, you don't have to be a 20 year old kid to travel this way. "
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