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10th Country - The GOAL is Officially Sealed With a Metropolitan Mark.
Finally! The goal has been officially sealed with a metropolitan
mark. My 10th country stamp is still haunting my sentiments.
It’s done and I can't be more thankful. 10 countries, with 10 x 10 raised to a
lifetime of laughs, loves, and lessons to equate. I have wandered around 10
uniquely incredible countries. Woohoo!
Well, it was a rough and interesting two years in the making, and
it was not that easy. I mean, it’s not like Europe, where everything can just
be a train ride away and everything can be paid by rich mummy-and-daddy (insert
foreign accent here). Lots of adjustments, financial planning, country repeats,
sacrifices, and all that. From each country I visited, I have learned (note:
not mastered) the tips and tricks of the trade: from what amenities to check
out in hotels, what charm chants to say when bargaining, what works here, what
should be tried there – so so many. Yes, it’s an excruciatingly adventurous
pursuit, but well as they say, no pain no gain. And, I am happy to have gained
this “lot”.
I wish to share them through stories and photographs, but time and
words would not be enough (really!). So, I would impart the stress, pressure,
and inspiration instead, to try and see the world for yourself: TRAVEL
ABROAD! Make it a part of your lifetime quest, a goal, a commitment, a
need. Once, twice, or as many as you can dream of --- it helps you gain more,
as a person, in so many facets.
Now, the next fun part: on to the 11th.
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If you’re a Filipino and a holder of Philippine passport who likes
traveling and exploring the beauty of the world, but dislikes the visa
requirement processing, frown no more for you can still go to wonderful places
without hassle-visa-appointments.
The countries below don't require a visa for
Filipinos prior to arrival. All you need are passport, plane
tickets, itineraries, and of course, show money. NO VISA REQUIRED!
ASIA
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
· Brunei
Darussalam - 14 days
· Cambodia -
21 days
· Indonesia -
30 days
· Laos - 30
days
· Malaysia -
30 days
· Singapore -
30 days
· Thailand -
30 days
· Vietnam -
21 days
Non-ASEAN
· Azerbaijan - 30
days visa issued upon arrival for US$100
· Bangladesh -
90-days visa issued upon arrival for US$50
· Taiwan - 30 days if holding
a valid visa for AU, CA, JP, US, UK
· Georgia - 90 days
visa issued on arrival for US$10 ~ US$200
· Hong Kong - 14
days
· Iran - 15 days
visa issued upon arrival for US$50
· Israel - 90 days
· South Korea (Jeju
Island only) - 30 days
· Macau - 30 days
· Maldives - 30
days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Mongolia - 21
days
· Nepal - 15/30/90
days visa issued upon arrival for US$25/40/100
· Sri Lanka - 30
days
· Timor-Leste - 30
days visa issued upon arrival for US$30
Europe
· Kosovo - 90
days
Oceania
· Cook
Islands - 31 days
· Fiji - 120
days Visitor's Permit issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Marshall
Islands - 30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Federated
States of Micronesia - 30 days
· Niue - 30
days
· Palau - 30
days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Samoa - 60
days Visitor's Permit issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Tuvalu - 30
days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Vanuatu -
30 days
North America
· Costa Rica
- 120 days Visitor's Permit issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Dominica -
30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Haiti - 30
days
· Nicaragua -
30 days
· Saint Kitts
and Nevis - 30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Saint Lucia
- 60 days Visitor's Permit issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines - 30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
· Turks and
Caicos Islands - 30 days
South America
· Bolivia -
59 days
· Brazil - 90
days
· Colombia -
90 days
· Ecuador -
90 days
· Peru - 90
days
· Suriname -
120 days
Africa
· Burundi -
visa issued upon arrival
· Cape Verde
- visa issued upon arrival
· Comoros - A free 24
hour transit visa issued upon arrival at the airport.
· Djibouti -
10 days visa issued upon arrival for DJF3,000
· Gambia - At port of
entry passport 24-72 hour transit pass is issued
· Kenya - 90
days visa issued upon arrival for US$50
· Madagascar
- 90 days visa issued upon arrival for MGA140,000
· Morocco -
90 days
· Mozambique
- 30 days visa issued upon arrival for US$25
· Saint
Helena - visa issued upon arrival
· Seychelles
- 30 days
· Tanzania -
visa issued upon arrival for US$50
· Togo - 7
days visa issued upon arrival
· Uganda -
180 days visa issued upon arrival for US$50
· Zambia - 90
days visa issued upon arrival for US$50
Note: Details may change due
to new law updates so double-check the immigration rules of the country you’re
planning to visit. Transit visa may be required when you're
not on a direct flight!
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Natutuwa ako, nakakainis! hahahah... panong show money lang need? bring bank certificate sa immigration???
ReplyDeletehey i think it's "some money" not "show money"...=P heheh so the days indicated per country is the allowed number of days if there's no visa?
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