Which other continent would you like to visit? What countries?
Being in the travel industry, I have been fortunate to be able to travel all over the world. My favorite countries are England, Greece, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada...and, of course, the US which is fantastic.
What countries can a US visa holder (F1/J1) travel to without a visa?
I think what applies to B visa must also apply to F and J visas. But check with each country embassy to confirm.The below list is taken from B visa - WikipediaAlbania — 90 days;Antigua and Barbuda — 30 days; USD 100 visa waiver fee applies.Belize — 30 days; USD 50 visa waiver fee applies.Canada — up to 6 months; only for citizens of Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania arriving by air with Eletronic Travel Authorization (eTA).Chile — 90 days; for nationals of China only.Colombia — 90 days;South Korea — 30 days;Costa Rica — 30 days or less if the visa is about to expire; must hold a multiple entry visa.Dominican Republic — 90 days;El Salvador — 90 days; not applicable to all nationalities.Georgia — 90 days within any 180-day period;Guatemala — 90 days; not applicable to all nationalities.Honduras — 90 days; not applicable to all nationalities.Jamaica — 30 days; not applicable to all nationalities.Mexico — 180 days;[22][23]Montenegro — 30 days;Nicaragua — 90 days; not applicable to all nationalities.Panama — 30/180 days; must hold a visa valid for at least 2 more entries.Philippines — 7 days; for nationals of China and India only.Serbia — 90 days;Taiwan — certain nationalities can obtain an online travel authority if holding a valid US visa.Turkey — certain nationalities can obtain an electronic Turkish visa if holding a valid US visa.UAE — Visa on arrival for 14 days; for nationals of India only. (Also applicable for Indian Citizens holding US Green Card.)[24]
I am travelling to London next month. This is my first visit to a foreign country. As an Indian what things should I know before going there?
I am Indian and just traveled for the first time to London. I was very much interested to know how it feels and could’nt find all details what I was looking for. Now I can share my experience hope it might help many Indian first time traveling to London.Be prepared to get chilled the moment you step out of Airport if traveling in winter. I traveled in December first week and believe me it is more cold than I expected. If you only know the coldest day you have seen is Dec- Jan in New Delhi, be prepared to get your bones freeze. This would be much colder than that.There are smoking zones out side airport arrival gates (If you smoke). It was a concern for me.10 hours flight from Bangalore to Heathrow (London) is going to be more boring than you expect. chose your airline wisely. I chosed British Airways and it sucks. entertainment screen did’nt work for me.People will say sorry to a chair also if the accidentally bump into them.In a crowded Tube also (London Metro) people make sure that they dont invade someone’s personal area. No body contact what so ever.There are many Indians but dont just go and start talking to them. They might not like it if they are second generation or so on (born in England). Even though there are some Indians who feel very happy to see us (I was given free beer by an indian restaurant owner in Cheshunt) but dont take chance.you can find an Indian restaurant almost any corner of London. Most of the time it is Bangladeshi people with Indian Restaurant Name, Food is good though.taxi, food, stay in hotel all are very expensive1 pound is about 90 INR. Every thing is about 7–8 pounds. a lunch in a restaurant for one person would also cost you minimum 11 pounds (INR 1000). Just to give you an idea about how much money you should have.You are not FORCED to give tips to driver etc like in USA.British people have a peculiar accent the way they talk (I feel it is kinda musical). You will be able to figure out british from American by just hearing.Hope it is useful for people like me. contact me for more details.
I am going to the USA next month for one year. What are some must visit places in America?
There is number of places you love to visit but its depend from where you gonna start to exploreLas VegasNew YorkChicagowashington DC, Niagara Falls, Boston,Dallas, houston, Austin, San Antonio,Los Angeles, San Diego, phoenix.Every location is something for you . I can bet you will enjoy enough you never before.
What is the best time of year to visit Norway and why would you recommend it?
The northern lights are most visible above the Arctic Circle, although it's possible to occasionally see them further south (I've seen them in Stockholm, Sweden, and Wyoming, USA). For this reason, they're mostly visible October-March, due to daylight hours. Tromsø is generally considered one of the best cities to visit if you want to see them. Some people also try from Trondheim, but it's too far south (with too much light pollution) to be guaranteed. The weather will most likely be cold and snowy in Tromsø any time during those months, limiting activities to winter sports (dog sledding, cross-country skiing, ice skating) and city nightlife. Luckily, the nightlife is decent for a town of its size. There are 10,000 students out of a total 65,000 population. I prefer Norway in the summer, but you won't see the northern lights then, nor are you likely to see them from any of the southern cities. Also, the ferry from Newcastle no longer runs (unfortunate for my Scottish boyfriend), so you'll have to take a flight. http://www.norwegian.no/sw7127.asp http://wideroe.no/?language=en Most Norwegians go on holiday during the summer, so if you visit then, your company will be mostly other tourists. It's beautiful then though, I recommend the train trip from Oslo to Bergen, then fjord cruises up the west coast.
What country would you like to visit someday? Why?
Bonjour ! good choice of yours and the choice of another 78 millions tourists who came over to visit France in 2005 ! France is the most visited country in the world ! that speaks for itself ! I find that living here, you can never be bored as one can find all different aspects of culture, art, historical monuments, the Med which is different from the Atlantic, the old volcanoes in the Centre of France, or you can travel accross in old fashioned trains on special railway lines ! You name it and you have it ! :-) or almost ! (I'm a guide interpreter so I'm, with understanding, a bit chauvinistic about my country ! BON VOYAGE
Is Norway a good country to live in?
My experience tells me that if you are norwegian and have owned a house or an apartment by yourself or in you family since the huge upswing in housing then yes it is a very good country to live in. BUT if you don’t own house or an apartment since at least 10 years back you will almost certainly experience more downsides than upsides, and mainly that is the incredibly high cost of living. Most people think that the high earnings will compensate for the high costs, but no they don’t. To enjoy the good part of Norway, i.e the nature you need to be mobile, that requires a car basically and cars are in general punished severely in Norway. there are taxes upon taxes upon fees to own and operate a vehicle. A small light has revealed itself in the end by the tunnel however and that is the introduction of the EV, but as cars are replaced by EVs and state lose tax revenues, those will soon be taxed to death as well. So like in most cites you need to be wealthy to enjoy it, and you need a fairly good job with high earnings. In a magazine 5 years a ago an economist said that you need to earn at least 700′ NOK yearly to afford a decent life in Oslo that was couple of years ago, that number has probably been inflated to atleast 800′ NOK per person per year now. So if you have the salary and if you own a house, sure you would love it. If you don’t, welcome to debt-land!
Which country would you like to visit in the future?
I would love to go to Switzerland and be near Lake Geneva, has i know somebody up there who has a lovely mansion and i am hoping to see the mansion and him and his family. before i get to old.this mansion he has is a new one built for him and he has only been there since january 2007. but been living in Switzerland since 1996.
Which is a better country to live in,Finland or Norway?
A2A. As a Norwegian, I rather prefer Norway, but I am sure most Finns (and Estonians as well) would opt for Finland. The languages are mutually alien - seriously, Sanskrit is closer to Norwegian than Finnish is - but the culture is quite similar. Norway is more oriented toward the west, with close ties to America, while Finland as an EU member has better ties with central Europe.UN tends to single out Norway as the best country to live in, but this may come to an end now that our long boom has ended. Norway's golden age was built on oil, and with the oil price steadily falling toward "can't even give away", we can probably kiss that source of prosperity goodbye forever. By the time the shale oil runs out in America, renewable energy should be so cheap, only the rich will burn oil. Soon, Norway will have to face the same kind of hard choices that Finland is facing today. Well, "hard choices" by north European standards. The whole of Scandinavia these days could be called "zeroth world" because even by first world standards, we are playing Real Life at the easiest difficulty level.Barring something close to divine intervention - like a comet striking Saudi Arabia or some such - Norway is going to spend the next couple decades adjusting to life after oil, and it won't be an easy place to find work for those who don't already have it. The oil contributed approximately 20% of the Norwegian Economy, so expect a great deal of unemployment and wage stagnation until we get people over in other activities. On the other hand, perhaps in 10-20 years we will no longer have some of the world's most expensive housing, if enough of our recent immigrants decide to go home or seek their luck elsewhere.So right now, Norway has the higher standard of living, but this could change over the next decade or two. So it may depend on whether you prefer saltwater (the Norwegian fjords) or freshwater (the Finnish lakes), whether you prefer mountains (Norway) or forest (Finland), and whether you prefer to learn a language from the same family as English (Norwegian) or one from the same family as Hungarian (Finnish). Either country is a great place to live, for the lucky few who get in.
Which country do you dream about living in and why?
IcelandIt’s a really hard question as there are so many countries I would consider living in, but I will say Iceland for the following reasons:It is a very safe country, with homicide rates never exceeding 1.8 per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the UN. This makes it ideal for families as you can let your children out without fearing too much for their safety.The beautiful scenery. Iceland is home to a landscape unlike any other, with mountains, rivers, geysers and volcanoes. This wilderness makes it great for day trips with family and friends. These landscapes In the winter time, one can also see Aurora Borealis. (the Northern Lights)I am a lover of all things Norse and Iceland has done well in preserving its identity and culture. The Icelandic language is the closest relative to Old Norse, the language spoken by the Vikings. Iceland is also the home of the Saga. Another example of Iceland’s Viking heritage is its parliament, the Althing. It was established by the Vikings in 930.Iceland has some good policies regarding social security and looks after its citizens. Iceland’s government took a huge gamble by not bailing out the banks such as Landsbanki during the 2008 Financial Crisis and it paid off. They even imprisoned the bankers who broke the law, which did not happen in most other countries.Energy in Iceland is geothermal. This means that Icelanders have access to cheap, safe and renewable energy.Iceland is one of the happiest countries in the world and is ranked as the 4th happiest country by the 2018 UN World Happiness report.Bonus: Bearing in mind Iceland’s population of 330,000, Iceland’s football/soccer team has achieved remarkable things, from reaching the quarter-finals of the 2016 Euros (including a 2–1 over England in the round of 16) to qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. That success was mostly down to superb investment by KSI (Icelandic Football Association) in facilities and coaches. They made sure that every town and village had an indoor facility so Icelandic youngsters and footballers could play 12 months a year. They also have a huge number of credited coaches. This is a great way to get children involved in getting active and would love the same for my children should I have them.Áfram Ísland!Honourable mention: Switzerland