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Originally Posted by Walkabout
Broadly true and, unfortunately, totally necessary these days; funny how times change but Mollydog is remembering the good old days when there was a balance of power in the world and everyone toed the line; now there are lots of folks out there who have no experience of that world and who demand their rights to rule the world by whatever means.
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Right you are Dave. In 2003 no document checks that I recall. "Good Old Days" indeed. Now a different world!
I like the idea of applying for new British passport at the UK embassy in
Paris. Might be faster, dunno?
I've used US embassies twice for similar things ... once in Ecuador, where I got a NEW passport on the spot. One hour. Place was empty!
Another time in El Salvador, had pages added. Leave passport ... pick up next day. No charge back then.
Sadly, those days are LONG GONE. Now they look upon everyone like they are a criminal or ter rorrist ... I'll be foreign tourists arriving in USA now get
the 3rd degree too. Makes you want to turn straight around and go home!
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