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  1. beduin avatar

    RE: Carnet de Passages En Douane- America by car!

    by beduin 20 January 2009

    Thanks guys! Nutraxfornerves, is there a solution for crossing the Darien Gap? I mean is there a car ferry or something? P.S. What…

  2. nutraxfornerves avatar

    RE: Carnet de Passages En Douane- America by car!

    by nutraxfornerves 20 January 2009

    Based on previous posts, the OP really is in Saudi. This is from a previous post of mine, slightly modified US Customs says >NONRESIDEN…

  3. beduin avatar

    Carnet de Passages En Douane- America by car!

    by beduin 20 January 2009

    Hi guys, I am a Saudi intending to visit the US, but with my Saudi car! I need some information about bringing my car over. I intend…

  4. danielsprague avatar

    RE: Oman to Jordan in own vehicle

    by danielsprague 19 January 2009

    I'm pretty sure you DON'T need a carnet for Turkey. Europeans with EU registered cars definietly don't need a carnet, I doubt the rules…

  5. VinnyD avatar

    RE: I'm really sorry - visa question

    by VinnyD 16 January 2009

    I knew a couple of couples who got married so that they could both get into Saudi Arabia when one got a job there. I never thought about…

  6. Mesha avatar

    RE: life in Jordan

    by Mesha 15 January 2009

    any resistrictions in Jordan like in Saudi? None whatsoever -------------------- safety considering the current happenings in Isreal…

  7. shankarpreetham avatar

    Re: life in Jordan

    by shankarpreetham 15 January 2009

    Thanks everyone for the information. I am 28 year old single male and I have lived in Australia, Malaysia, UAE and UK. I am not really…

  8. pelodorado avatar

    RE: Obama on Guantanamo

    by pelodorado 15 January 2009

    Oh, you mean like this one.........? [Saudi Sept 11 suspect tortured in Guantanamo|http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i-C…

  9. Someone77210619 avatar

    RE: UAE to Kuwait by bus

    by Someone77210619 13 January 2009

    The past has proven that chances are rather slim that one can obtain Transit Visas for Saudi Arabia ....it works usually if you have a…

  10. walkerdawson avatar

    UAE to Kuwait by bus

    by walkerdawson 12 January 2009

    Hi, I am going to be in Dubai in April of 2009 and I wanted to visit some friends in Kuwait while I was at it. I don't want to fly, and…

  11. walkerdawson avatar

    UAE to Kuwait by bus

    by walkerdawson 12 January 2009

    Hi, I am going to be in Dubai in April of 2009 and I wanted to visit some friends in Kuwait while I was at it. I don't want to fly, and…

  12. walkerdawson avatar

    UAE to Kuwait by bus

    by walkerdawson 12 January 2009

    Hi, I am going to be in Dubai in April of 2009 and I wanted to visit some friends in Kuwait while I was at it. I don't want to fly, and…

  13. beduin avatar

    RE: Woman traveling around Saudi?

    by beduin 11 January 2009

    Although the issue of women driving is being discussed extensively in the media (which means that the government is trying to prepare…

  14. danielsprague avatar

    RE: Saudi transit visa

    by danielsprague 11 January 2009

    I'm just going as a tourist, I have no work or business. I will not be selling the car - I wish to transit Saudi in the car from Kuwait…

  15. henkbos avatar

    RE: Woman traveling around Saudi?

    by henkbos 11 January 2009

    Beduin, what about transport? AFAIK women are still not allowed to drive themselves and need to be accompanied by a male relative. Have…

  16. danielsprague avatar

    Saudi transit visa

    by danielsprague 10 January 2009

    I am a non-resident planning to travel to Kuwait with my own vehicle, UK passport. Are there any travel agancies that can get me a Saudi…

  17. kunmingirl avatar

    Re: Aqaba - swimming in the Red Sea

    by kunmingirl 09 January 2009

    The good beaches for snorkelling (and the snorkelling is GREAT in Aqaba) are a bit out of town and you need transport out there. So what…

  18. beduin avatar

    RE: Woman traveling around Saudi?

    by beduin 09 January 2009

    Hi, This depends on how much conservative and respectful you are willing to appear. Before I begin, if you only plan to visit the Eastern…

  19. gregybn avatar

    Yemen + Jihadists... recent analysis

    by gregybn 09 January 2009

    I recently posted this on a Socotra thread... Worth a separate heading so other potential Yemen travelers might see. The latest Stratfor…

  20. gregybn avatar

    RE: socotra

    by gregybn 09 January 2009

    The latest Stratfor intelligence info on Yemen... +After failing last year to predict the resurgence of the jihadist franchises in Yemen…

  21. raevon11 avatar

    Woman traveling around Saudi?

    by raevon11 08 January 2009

    Hi, I'm considering a position that requires a great deal of travel to Saudi, and would really only want to accept if I could travel…

  22. Josh69 avatar

    RE: The Philippines

    by Josh69 08 January 2009

    t4f - Having spent 1.5 years in Vietnam recently and maybe 1 year total in the Philippines over the last 20 years or so.... Vietnam is…

  23. middleeastkiwi avatar

    Re: Kuwait -> Saudi

    by middleeastkiwi 07 January 2009

    Hi - you can enter Saudi from Kuwait as long as you have the right visas for Saudi. Saptco has a bus - takes about six hours to Dhahran.…

  24. amiriniran avatar

    RE: How to contact Iran Embassy Canberra Australia?

    by amiriniran 07 January 2009

    hi Leoh, Bbased on what I really knew already and what I saw posted below on LP by 'persiantraveler', you wont need to secure Iran visa…

  25. CentralAsia_traveler avatar

    RE: 12 days in xinjiang...

    by CentralAsia_traveler 06 January 2009

    >> i have to ask you about these sandstorms; how bad can they get? i mean, how widespread are they? would a sandstorm buffet a city? or…

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