Frannywanny

This is it! All our bags are packed and in less than 10 hours, we are ready to go! Frannywanny is taking a week-long break in Korea ! I'm so excited to enjoy the cold weather wrapped in my winter outfits and to see lots of cherry blossoms too! Our itinerary is set and together with some members of The Food Club , we are taking Korea by storm through our tummies! We're ready to eat, eat and to eat some more! While we were lucky to be able to grab a good seat sale deal thanks to Cebu Pacific , we all know that preparing for our trip doesn't end there. Entry to Korea requires a travel visa and luckily, the process was pretty simple. Actually the simplest that I've had compared to preparing for my US or China visas. Follow these simple step to apply for a Korean tourist visa for all Philippine passport holders : 1) Download the visa application form and fill all spaces up.  Refer to the second page of the file for a step-by-step guide on how to fill the ...

Traveling to China soon? Let me share with you this step-by-step guide on how to apply for a Chinese Visa for all Philippine passport holders . When I first learned that I will be flying to China for work in a few weeks, I felt my heart do cartwheels and a few somersaults here and there but after that I went straight to business. Since I will be flying out to the land of bulgogi and bibimbaps before my China trip, I knew that I can't afford to dilly-dally and waste precious time in applying for my visa or else I face the consequence of not having my passport in time for the trip or worst, not having a Chinese Visa at all. Did a little research, I was happy to find some websites that were really helpful as I prepared for the documents needed for my visa. The good thing is, I've had a Chinese visa before therefore cutting down on at least half of the documents needed to be submitted to the embassy. Nonetheless, let me share the full list here with you. First step: Do...

..and I always believe that there's always a light at the end of the dark tunnel... To all travel bugs with passports that were damaged by Typhoon Ondoy, here's a piece of good news. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued guidelines for the renewal of lost or damaged passports by victims of Typhoon Ondoy. To assist applicants document their lost or damaged passports due to typhoon Ondoy, the DFA has especially prepared an Affidavit of Loss or Damage which wil be available free of charge to the applicant at the Office of Consular Affairs’ (OCA) Information Counter. For lost passports, the following are the requirements for their replacement: 1. Birth Certificate issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) 2. ID or other supporting documents indicating the date and place of birth of the applicant 3. Three (3) passport size picture with royal blue background 4. Duly accomplished Application Form (may be downloaded at www.dfa.gov.ph) For damaged passports, the follo...