https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/canada-visa-for-indians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canada-visa-for-indians https://bkpk.me/canada-visa-for-indians/#comments Tue, 17 May 2016 14:13:27 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=17895
Canada is a huge country, one of the largest in the entire world. Luckily, Canada often issues long term tourist visas to Indian citizens so you can take multiple trips over the years to see more of this beautiful land. Furthermore, since 2014, Canada has started a new program called ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/canada-visa-for-indians/feed/ 9 https://bkpk.me/guatemala-visa-for-indians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guatemala-visa-for-indians https://bkpk.me/guatemala-visa-for-indians/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2016 15:40:53 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=17882
Guatemala is one of those countries that is severely underrated as a travel destination. We arrived here a few weeks ago and our experience here has been nothing short of mind blowing! After we got out of the fairly crazy Guatemala City we ended up in our AirBNB in Antigua. ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/guatemala-visa-for-indians/feed/ 27 https://bkpk.me/turkey-visa-for-indians-evisa-for-oecd-visa-holders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turkey-visa-for-indians-evisa-for-oecd-visa-holders https://bkpk.me/turkey-visa-for-indians-evisa-for-oecd-visa-holders/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:13:23 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=16232
We just spent a beautiful month in Istanbul. The arrival was pretty smooth since Turkey now extends an eVisa facility for Indian passport holders who have any valid visa from the US/UK/Ireland/Schengen states (tourist/work/residence/student/etc). If you have a valid tourist visa, residence permit, work permit, or permanent residence in any of ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/turkey-visa-for-indians-evisa-for-oecd-visa-holders/feed/ 95 https://bkpk.me/taiwan-visa-for-indians-visa-exempt-entry-based-on-other-visas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taiwan-visa-for-indians-visa-exempt-entry-based-on-other-visas https://bkpk.me/taiwan-visa-for-indians-visa-exempt-entry-based-on-other-visas/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 04:23:45 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=16117
I just arrived in Taipei and it’s been an incredible few days! Taiwan is a wonderful confluence of Taiwanese, Chinese, and Japanese culture. What’s even nicer is that Indian citizens can visit Taiwan for 30 days without any visa if they currently hold certain other visas.   Taiwan operates a ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/taiwan-visa-for-indians-visa-exempt-entry-based-on-other-visas/feed/ 45 https://bkpk.me/how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india https://bkpk.me/how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:10:27 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8908
I’ve been meaning to write about this for several weeks but the sense of relief (of getting the visa) was too overwhelming and I didn’t want to ruin it by remembering the infuriating behavior of the Consulate General of India, San Francisco. So last we wrote about this, we were ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/our-harrowing-journey-with-zaras-india-visa-in-realtime/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-harrowing-journey-with-zaras-india-visa-in-realtime https://bkpk.me/our-harrowing-journey-with-zaras-india-visa-in-realtime/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 08:23:03 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=7686
For almost two years I have chronicled my experiences with consulates of countries around the world. That guy was horrible! Those people are so inconsiderate! Doesn’t X country want tourists to spend their dollars there ? Belize is racist against Indians and Chinese! (they charge $250 for Indians and $2,500 ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/our-harrowing-journey-with-zaras-india-visa-in-realtime/feed/ 30 https://bkpk.me/bolivia-visa-for-indians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bolivia-visa-for-indians https://bkpk.me/bolivia-visa-for-indians/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:08:01 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=4394
The visa for Bolivia was the easiest one to get in all my travels around the world. (well save for those countries that do not require a visa at all) We applied for my visa to Bolivia in Cusco, Peru. Normally when you apply for a visa outside your country ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/bolivia-visa-for-indians/feed/ 63 https://bkpk.me/chile-visa-for-indians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chile-visa-for-indians https://bkpk.me/chile-visa-for-indians/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:22:30 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=2864
Update April 2019 Chile now grants a visa exemption to Indians with visas from the USA. You can stay up to 90 days without a visa if you hold a US visa that is valid for at least six months from your date of entry. Original article on obtaining a ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/chile-visa-for-indians/feed/ 197 https://bkpk.me/cuba-visa-information-for-indians-and-anyone-else/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cuba-visa-information-for-indians-and-anyone-else https://bkpk.me/cuba-visa-information-for-indians-and-anyone-else/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:28:46 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=748
The visa for Cuba is rather controversial since there isn’t much information about it on the internet. So here’s my attempt at dispelling all doubts regarding entry requirements into Cuba for Indians. We travelled to Cuba in January 2012. Since we flew in from Mexico, we were able to purchase ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/cuba-visa-information-for-indians-and-anyone-else/feed/ 294 https://bkpk.me/mexico-visa-waiver-for-indians-with-us-tourist-visas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mexico-visa-waiver-for-indians-with-us-tourist-visas https://bkpk.me/mexico-visa-waiver-for-indians-with-us-tourist-visas/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:51:15 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=128
I just entered Mexico today from Cancun. Flew in from Madrid, Spain. The Mexico Embassy website in New Delhi states that no visa is required for anyone who holds a valid US visa. This is true for all classes of US visas. I have a tourist visa to the US ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/mexico-visa-waiver-for-indians-with-us-tourist-visas/feed/ 29 https://bkpk.me/well-the-mountain-didnt-come-to-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=well-the-mountain-didnt-come-to-me https://bkpk.me/well-the-mountain-didnt-come-to-me/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:51:11 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=86
There’s an old saying “If Mohammed will not go to the mountain, the mountain must come to Mohammed.“ I’ve had one of the craziest days of my life today. It’s the 4th of November and right now, I’m writing this on a flight from Chennai to Mumbai. A flight that ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/well-the-mountain-didnt-come-to-me/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/portuguese-visa-woes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portuguese-visa-woes https://bkpk.me/portuguese-visa-woes/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:04:52 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=81
So I was in New Delhi for a while during the launch of MyStreetMarket and I probably should’ve applied for the Portuguese visa right then but didn’t have the time. Once I was back at Coimbatore I decided that I would hand my application over to the travel agent and ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/portuguese-visa-woes/feed/ 27