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A while back someone on the train asked the IO for a stamp on the crossing into Denmark, and the guy just handed him the stamp!

Next time I'm going to Germany, I'll have to try that.

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Originally posted by JessieS:
That's a great story, DonaldFisher - especially so for all the folks who lament not getting passport stamps anymore when they cross borders. Sometimes, all you have to do is ask!

I only wish I'd had the thought of asking for some more stamps last year.

In my defense the immigration officer at Prague Airport looked quite serious and miserable, so I doubt he would have seen the funny side of me asking for one..esepcially as our flight was late and i think we may have been keeping him from getting home that afternoon..the airport was practically deserted when we arrived!

The rail border between the Czech Republic and Austria was probabaly my best chance at getting one, but since me and my 2 friends were the only people in our cabin he didn't even reach for his stamp as was out the door in about 10 seconds (all UK Passport holders).

Finally, when we entered Hungary the guards did stamp some Korean girls' passports in our cabin, but when I motioned to them to stamp mine, they just smiled and walked away.

If you've read my other post then you'll see that Budapest airport provided me somewhat with a stamp anyway!

On my first ever overseas trip outside Australia, when I went to New Zealand, I was terribly disappointed to find out that i didn't get a stamp on my spanking brand-new passport!

In fact, when I received said passport, I jumped up and down so much with joy and excitement you'd have thought I'd won the lottery!!!

Couldn't stop saying to all who would listen,(family members), Look look I've got a passport, I'VE GOT A PASSPORT.

Their reaction? Lovely! or Very nice.

Kids really know how to make one feel inferior, don't they?


Have a nice day, Whistler.


If you can keep a sense of humour and see the funny side of life, you will never be old. SMC.

I don't even remember now how I stumbled onto Bootsnall. I was probably just starting thinking about my RTW trip, which I left for in summer '03. I remember now, I found it because of the RTW ticket search and then I started posting in the forums.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Whistler:
Kids really know how to make one feel inferior, don't they?


They sure do.. my son has had a passport since before he was one.. on to the second one.. makes some of us look sad.

What brought me here.. I've started reseaching my next RTW and stumbled on it somehow looking for something in Chile. Can't remember what now...kinda got sidetracked

I found my way here thanks to Baliblog and Nick.

Michael

I believe i was handed a flyer/postcard or something similar while strolling through the UO campus one day and checked it out...I don't post much, but i'm here often....love to BnA!

I found BnA way back in the day when I was looking up info about RTW travel. It's crazy to see how far they have come. It's even more crazy that I write for them now!

i discovered BnA my freshman year of college(along with a hell of a lot of other stuff) while sitting in my dorm dreaming of being in another country. i found thorn tree first but found BnA about an hour later and have never been back to thorn tree now that i think about it....

Like many others I fancied a change of atmosphere from the TT - I still go there of course but it is nice to have two different types of place to hang out!

I googled "around the world ticket"

I was searching for information about travelling in Asia on google, and it lead me here ^^

Last year, I just googled about Albania and some other Balkan countries and ended up led here to read some interesting travel stories about Albania and some Balkan countries.

That's how I discover the world of BootNAll.com!
(later I found it is also recommended by Let's Go)

Isn't it ironic? Now I have my own travel stories about Albania , Romania, and Bulgaria published on BootsNAll.com! So when people googling these destinations, they may be led to my stories and thus discover BootNAll!

Read my stories at:
http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/tags/Saricie-Kuo

I was tired and emotional and needed comfort

I came for info on southe africa, I stayed for the games and to plug the north of england to anyone that'll listen (even those that wont)

Hey LGOOTC...No reason to have to fight to plug the north of England. That is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been and would like to lease one of those leaseable pubs there and happily die in the Lakelands in a little town called Rowrah. North of England is fantastic. And I great place to hide from RAGE zombies too.

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I found the Boots site from the now famous Erik Trinidad's Blog which started here. I meandered around here for a bit and finally decided that I should post. So here I am.....

I Googled "Icelandic snacklets," and the rest was history.

Apparently I joined this site in May 2005...probably after finding it in a Google search for "travel forums" or something like that. However, I didn't post until August 2006, unless an older one was deleted. It's funny because two of my first posts were rather controversial polls...one asked opinions of George W. Bush and the other what religion posters belonged to

I think I was looking for hostels for a trip I took to Europe in '05. I kept coming back to the site when since I am planning a long term trip.