Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
Read me at: --- On Wed, 15/12/10, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com Subject: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Date: Wednesday, 15 December, 2010, 22:13 Figuring out where to go this weekend onwards, I spent a few hours on Timatic doing up this list. Then thought it might be of value to others too. I think it's reasonably accurate as of today - but please do check things yourself when you make a plan. PS: I actually LOVE travel planning - too bad I don't know how to make it pay well :-) Very nice; very nice indeed.
[silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
Figuring out where to go this weekend onwards, I spent a few hours on Timatic doing up this list. Then thought it might be of value to others too. I think it's reasonably accurate as of today - but please do check things yourself when you make a plan. PS: I actually LOVE travel planning - too bad I don't know how to make it pay well :-)
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: Figuring out where to go this weekend onwards, I spent a few hours on Timatic doing up this list. Then thought it might be of value to others too. I think it's reasonably accurate as of today - but please do check things yourself when you make a plan. PS: I actually LOVE travel planning - too bad I don't know how to make it pay well :-) I knew travel is difficult/painful for people with an Indian passport. I did not realize the countries where Indians could enter easily (visa free/visa on arrival) was a null set. Thaths -- Marge: Quick, somebody perform CPR! Homer: Umm (singing) I see a bad moon rising. Marge: That's CCR! Homer: Looks like we're in for nasty weather. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: I knew travel is difficult/painful for people with an Indian passport. I did not realize the countries where Indians could enter easily (visa free/visa on arrival) was a null set. BTW, whether a country is particularly easy for an Indian to travel to is not a binary. Some countries issue visas on arrival only at select ports of entry. For e.g., a US passport holder can enter Thailand through any port of entry which is open to foreigners. But Indian passport holders have to apply for visa on arrival and this is only available in a few ports of entry. Thaths -- Marge: Quick, somebody perform CPR! Homer: Umm (singing) I see a bad moon rising. Marge: That's CCR! Homer: Looks like we're in for nasty weather. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.comwrote: Figuring out where to go this weekend onwards, I spent a few hours on Timatic doing up this list. muchas gracias. Indians can also get a Burmese Visa on arrival. I am so tempted to go to Burma (Myanmar). It is on my list for so long :) I love travel planning as well. I think that almost half the fun of traveling itself. In the spirit of thread hijacking ;-) , what are the travel sites that silklisters use for travel research ? -- Vinayak
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.comwrote: Figuring out where to go this weekend onwards, I spent a few hours on Timatic doing up this list. muchas gracias. Indians can also get a Burmese Visa on arrival. I am so tempted to go to Burma (Myanmar). It is on my list for so long :) I love travel planning as well. I think that almost half the fun of traveling itself. I thought so too. AirIndia Holidays, on their site had claimed so. But Timatic says no: http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1VISA=page=visaNA=INAR=00PASSTYPES=PASSDE=MMuser=DLsubuser=DELTAB2C In the spirit of thread hijacking ;-) , what are the travel sites that silklisters use for travel research ? Thorntree.lonelyplanet.com
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: I did not realize the countries where Indians could enter easily (visa free/visa on arrival) was a null set. 58 countries isn't exactly a null set :-)
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
Indians can also get a Burmese Visa on arrival. I am so tempted to go to Burma (Myanmar). It is on my list for so long :) I love travel planning as well. I think that almost half the fun of traveling itself. I thought so too. AirIndia Holidays, on their site had claimed so. But Timatic says no: http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1VISA=page=visaNA=INAR=00PASSTYPES=PASSDE=MMuser=DLsubuser=DELTAB2C Apparently a new system was put in May 2010: http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-news/2010/05/myanmar-visa-on-arrival/ http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-news/2010/05/myanmar-visa-on-arrival/But, equally apparently it was discontinued a few months later: http://www.airasia.com/mm/en/latestnews/VisaOnArrivalDiscontinued.html http://www.airasia.com/mm/en/latestnews/VisaOnArrivalDiscontinued.htmlThe Generals changed their minds, I guess. In the spirit of thread hijacking ;-) , what are the travel sites that silklisters use for travel research ? Thorntree.lonelyplanet.com
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote: Indians can also get a Burmese Visa on arrival. I am so tempted to go to Burma (Myanmar). It is on my list for so long :) I love travel planning as well. I think that almost half the fun of traveling itself. A partial list of countries which have visa-free or visa-on-arrival options for Indian citizens: Lao PDR (visa on arrival at select border crossings) Hong Kong SAR (visa free) Macau SAR Kenya (visa on arrival) Tanzania Fiji (visa free) Nepal (visa free) Thaths -- Marge: Quick, somebody perform CPR! Homer: Umm (singing) I see a bad moon rising. Marge: That's CCR! Homer: Looks like we're in for nasty weather. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: Figuring out where to go this weekend onwards, I spent a few hours on Timatic doing up this list. muchas gracias. Indians can also get a Burmese Visa on arrival. I am so tempted to go to Burma (Myanmar). It is on my list for so long :) I love travel planning as well. I think that almost half the fun of traveling itself. I thought so too. AirIndia Holidays, on their site had claimed so. But Timatic says no: http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1VISA=page=visaNA=INAR=00PASSTYPES=PASSDE=MMuser=DLsubuser=DELTAB2C In the spirit of thread hijacking ;-) , what are the travel sites that silklisters use for travel research ? Thorntree.lonelyplanet.com Other than thorntree I use http://www.indiamike.com/, http://www.bootsnall.com/, couchsurfing and wikitravel. Being a photography hobbyist, I use flickr to find about unusual places. It has led me WWII war-time child graves in Latvia (which many locals did not know)[1] and precarious cliffs over Norwegian fjords such as Preikestolen.[2] -- Vinayak 1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinayakh/sets/72157623676188760/ 2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinayakh/sets/72157624057289208/
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: I did not realize the countries where Indians could enter easily (visa free/visa on arrival) was a null set. 58 countries isn't exactly a null set :-) My misunderstanding. I read your email to mean Here is a list... instead of Please send me a list. S. -- Marge: Quick, somebody perform CPR! Homer: Umm (singing) I see a bad moon rising. Marge: That's CCR! Homer: Looks like we're in for nasty weather. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
Sorry for top-posting. Phone doesnt allow otherwise. Perhaps you didnt get the image in the earlier mail which comprehensively listed 58 countries that allowed Indians visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel? On 15 Dec 2010 22:59, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote: Indians can also get a Burmese Visa on arrival. I am so tempted to go to Burma (Myanmar). It is on my list for so long :) I love travel planning as well. I think that almost half the fun of traveling itself. A partial list of countries which have visa-free or visa-on-arrival options for Indian citizens: Lao PDR (visa on arrival at select border crossings) Hong Kong SAR (visa free) Macau SAR Kenya (visa on arrival) Tanzania Fiji (visa free) Nepal (visa free) Thaths -- Marge: Quick, somebody perform CPR! Homer: Umm (singing) I see a bad moon rising. Marge: That's CCR! Homer: Looks like we're in for nasty weather. Sudhakar ChandraSlacker Without Borders
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On 15 December 2010 22:27, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote: In the spirit of thread hijacking ;-) , what are the travel sites that silklisters use for travel research ? matrix2.itasoftware.com. Love being able to generate booking codes and sending to travel agent! Ram
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: Figuring out where to go this weekend onwards, I spent a few hours on Timatic doing up this list. muchas gracias. Are Thaths and I the only ones who did not find a list of countries in Mahesh's original mail? Weird.
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On 15-12-2010 22:52, Thaths wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: I did not realize the countries where Indians could enter easily (visa free/visa on arrival) was a null set. 58 countries isn't exactly a null set :-) My misunderstanding. I read your email to mean Here is a list... instead of Please send me a list. Thaths, the list is an image on an external server that your client is not displaying. -- Regards, Aadisht Email for lists: li...@aadisht.net Personal Email: aadi...@aadisht.net Mobile (TN): +91-96000 23067 Website: http://www.aadisht.net/ Blog: http://www.wokay.in/
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
Some problems with the image. I had to click on Display Images below. Mahesh- does this exclude business travelers? I've got visas on arrival in a couple of other countries. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.comwrote: Sorry for top-posting. Phone doesnt allow otherwise. Perhaps you didnt get the image in the earlier mail which comprehensively listed 58 countries that allowed Indians visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel?
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps you didnt get the image in the earlier mail which comprehensively listed 58 countries that allowed Indians visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel? Ah, ha! That explains it. I have my mail reader configured not to show inline images in emails. S. -- Marge: Quick, somebody perform CPR! Homer: Umm (singing) I see a bad moon rising. Marge: That's CCR! Homer: Looks like we're in for nasty weather. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry for top-posting. Phone doesnt allow otherwise. Perhaps you didnt get the image in the earlier mail which comprehensively listed 58 countries that allowed Indians visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel? Ah! Yes, and No. Gmail did not display the image by default; and I missed the un-obtrusive note that said there's an image that gmail has hidden from view. Most excellent, thanks.
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
No probs :-) On 15 Dec 2010 23:13, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: I did not realize the countries where Indians could enter easily (visa free/visa on arrival) was a null set. 58 countries isn't exactly a null set :-) My misunderstanding. I read your email to mean Here is a list... instead of Please send me a list. S. -- Marge: Quick, somebody perform CPR! Homer: Umm (singing) I see a bad moon rising. Marge: That's CCR! Homer: Looks like we're in for nasty weather. Sudhakar ChandraSlacker Without Borders
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Sriram Karra ska...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.com wrote: Figuring out where to go this weekend onwards, I spent a few hours on Timatic doing up this list. muchas gracias. Are Thaths and I the only ones who did not find a list of countries in Mahesh's original mail? Weird. Say accept images from Mahesh (or words to that effect), and then, like the Word, it shall reveal itself. Salil
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Dec 15, 2010, at 11:27 PM, Lahar Appaiah thew...@gmail.com wrote: Some problems with the image. I had to click on Display Images below. Mahesh- does this exclude business travelers? I've got visas on arrival in a couple of other countries. I deliberately excluded business visas because in virtually all cases the eligibility to get this visa is more complex and difficult than that for tourist travel. But once you DO have a business visa, especially one from UK, US or Schengen life becomes much easier. See the columns below for the access you enjoy. As I understand it, you're free to be a tourist on a business visa but not vice versa. Regards, Mahesh
Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 1:30 AM, Ramakrishnan Sundaram r.sunda...@gmail.com wrote: matrix2.itasoftware.com. Love being able to generate booking codes and sending to travel agent! Ram Thanks for the link - being able to quickly check fares from different issuing locations is very convenient. Not to mention the distinct lack of pop-ups/pop-unders. Bonus: iOS Android app! -- Balaji
