GADLING’S TAKE FIVE: Week of September 3

Time for our weekly fav’s. Want to hear em’, here they go:

5. Passport Rules Changing:

This one was just posted today, but let’s just go over it once more – know the passport rules before getting to the airport. There are some small changes like needing a passport to get into Canada and others. With the changing times there are changing passport rules. Don’t be fooled my friends.

4. Salmon Festival:
Having just discovered all the amazing wonders found in a nice succulent piece of salmon over the last two years I was reeled into this Salmon Fest piece. If you’re heading northwest this year place this on your itinerary, radar or whatever. The event takes places September 28-October 1. Be sure to send some my way.

3. Museum Day:
Free admission into museums is blog worthy. So what if it only costs you $6-$10 dollars for entrance in the first place. A savvy traveler knows the wonders on saving an extra buck or two. On September 30 save some of that dinero when some 500 museums across America will waive admission fees.

2. Sagrada Familia: Construction Update:
These are the kinds of updates you may never find in your nice little guidebooks. Thanks to Iva and her watchful eye we discover that the never ending construction on Spain’s Sagrada Familia is still going on. Has that kept it from being one of Spain’s top visited attractions? Of course not, but the updates are always welcome!

1. Lifelist: Inca Trail:

Looks like Erik is reviving the Lifelist feature and I’m more than glad. To kick it off he goes into the How, When, Where, What and Why’s of visiting the Inca Trail and why (if it already isn’t) you might want to jot it onto your own Lifelist.

Expedited Passport & Visa Services

Why some people put the passport and visa process off until the very last minute is beyond me. The fees for these two items are bad enough as it is and having them rushed off to you doesn’t make them any less expensive. However, some circumstances are out of our control and when it’s time to take action and get your passport or visa for your big trip to Brazil you’ll want a reliable source. Lucky for you today,because I so happen to know one.

While I didn’t wait until the absolute last second on the clock to get my visa for Tajikistan I waited longer than I would have liked. These type of things I tend to take care of months in advance. A Briggs Passport & Visa Expeditors was passed on to me by the folks at Habitat for Humanities Global Village office. The A Briggs website is full of all the info you’ll need to know in order to secure the proper paperwork for entry into other countries. It is easy to navigate through and complete your transaction. Their step-by-step instructions are cookie-cutter clear which means if you do as they say you shouldn’t have any problems getting your documents in a timely manner.

As one last note before you rush over – their rates ain’t so bad either. Still try not to wait until the last minute next time.