I thought I had it all finally figured out with non-EU tourists visiting Europe but it was all wrong that I was told by officials. At least that is according to the German border control at Frankfurt/Main International Airport (FRA).
I thought I had it all finally figured out with non-EU tourists visiting Europe but it was all wrong that I was told by officials. At least that is according to the German border control at Frankfurt/Main International Airport (FRA).
Europe comes in many confusing forms and in particular so when it is about its members’ borders. While Europeans enjoy border-free traveling, that is tourist traveling for under 3 months or the paper work starts as well if someone would actually bother about it, the situation changes dramatically for all outsiders – read non-Europeans as in “not passport holder of a country that joined the European Union”.
When it comes to the term “Europe”, a traveler has to deal with 4 different forms:
Welcome to the Traveler’s Hell of European Borders.
Updated with corrected details. continue reading…
I am frequently asked how, or more precisely, “where” I work. I travel frequently and seem not to have a “home base”; I work on my own, without an employer providing a fixed environment.
Working on one’s own does not mean there is no need for a proper office. However, it does give the privilege of being more flexible in choosing the office. I make use of 3 types of office:
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