http://www.lightstalkers.org/keywords/show/travel This feed shows posts at Lightstalkers. en-us Need info on best way to embed with US troops in Iraq later this year. Presently an indie in US. Suggestions of all types appreciated (who to approach, how, what applications, costs, sponsors, etc.). Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:48:37 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/iraq-embed I am relocating to Mumbai, India. Looking for locals or expats living there so I can get some advice from. Thank you! Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:09:21 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/living-in-mumbai I'm searching for an English/Spanish speaking fixer for a travel assignment in Buenos Aires in early October. Need help arranging shoots in places covered by the article writer, as well as on site photo assistance. About 2 weeks. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:07:40 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/fixer-in-buenos-aires I'm looking for someone to travel around Kabul and possibly beyond with for November and December. I'm going to be working on stories in the capital and would like to split costs with a working journalist there. i'm flex on times, so email me privately with any questions. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:17:46 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/looking-for-afghanistan-travel-partner-november-december As we are all putting up posts looking for fixers all the time, so I thought I would just start a list that anyone can add to, this list is for Africa as that is where I am looking for contacts. add a fixer that you have worked with and would recommend bellow…… Thanks Greg Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:17:45 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/list-of-recommended-fixers-in-africa01 Can anyone recommend a fixer or local contact in Bangladesh please? Guessing this post has been done before but from the Z-grade internet cafe I'm at just now search doesn't seem to be working. Ta. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:36:05 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/fixer-in-bangladesh02 I'll be headed to Israel in about a month and was also thinking about going into Syria or Lebanon. Problem is neither of these 2 countries will let you in if they find out you've even been to Israel, much less let you through the border. I've got 2 passports but that doesn't really solve the i... Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:18:44 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/how-to-get-to-syria-or-lebanon-from-israel hello Does anyone know if yu can pass through the rafah borders to gaza now? i heard they closed down the borders a couple of days ago... Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:53:01 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/crossing-to-gaza-through-rafah It can be good information for all people under 30 years old. I just found that in Poland if you want to buy youth card "EURO<26 CLASSIC":http://www.euro26.pl/index.php?id=euro26classic you don't have to be anymore under 26 years old and a student.. now this card (with WORLD insurance, costs abou... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:29:24 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/insurance_for_young_people__under_30 DNATA World Travel, a company which is the biggest travel services provider in Asia and part of the Emirates Airlines Group has opended its new office in Kabul City on 01 Jan 2009. This travel center provides advance travel services to its customers which include electronic tickets for over 100 ... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:55:26 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/dnata-travel-asias-biggest-travel-provider-opens-office-in-kabul-afghanistan I'm studio based right now, and just moving into film as well as my current digital setup. I am now shooting Polaroid SX-70, Holga 120, Holga Polaroid [80 series mainly], and Holga Fuji, and will shortly also need to be able to scan 35mm strips [not in mounts]. If I was staying put, this would be... Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:28:29 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/scanner-for-travel Does anyone know fixers in northeast India - especially in Calcutta (Kolkata) and in Assam region? I would appreciate any advice. Thanks! Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:18:40 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/fixer-in-northeast-india I am flying to Kabul around Nov 10 from the U.S. What's the choice of airlines flying in Kabul now? I flew there from Dubai 3 years ago but forgot what the airline name. I am wondering there are more choices now....Can I make flight reservation from the U.S? Any advice is welcome. Thank you. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:30:16 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/flight-to-afghanistan I will spend some months on the road backpacking with my girlfriend. Right now it is possible that I will be travelling a couple of months in India and 4 in South America. I am starting to think about what kind of equipment to bring with me. I usually travel with one camera body and two pri... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:43:31 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/travel-long-storage-film-digital Anyone know of a good lab in Sydney that can process C41 120 and scan to a disk? Thank you! Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:37:37 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/sydney-lab Hi There~ I'm looking for a travel shot of Læsø, Denmark. The photo is going to run quite small, and vertical, in a weekly magazine. Please feel free to send any selects. Deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 17th. Thanks, Lindsay Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:18:55 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/need-photos-from-laes-denmark Hi everyone ! I'll be in DRCongo from this Saturday for a month and I need some useful Tips about: - Hotels In Goma, Bukavu, Masisi, Rutshuru and all Kivu region - Security & safeness - Money - language(I know only several words in French) - Internet & Computers accessibility you ar... Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:03:28 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/i-need-helpfuk-use-fool-tips-about-dr-congo I need a translator (italian-english) or just a helping hand in Palermo, Sicilia, this weekend. If any of you know one, ore are there and want to earn a little money, please send me an email: andrea.gjestvang@gmail.com, or a sms +4741530308 as soon as possible. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:18:12 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/need-fixer-in-palermo I'm heading to Nepal towards the end of October. Any advice on cheapest routes/days to fly from East Coast US? Likely, PHL or JFK... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:30:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/travel-to-nepal anyone know of a good fixer in Sudan? Will end up in Khartoum. Coming in from Uganda in February '09 . Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:00:18 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/sudan-fixer-needed-in-feb I'm planning a trip to China in a few months to work on a story and I've been navigating the Chinese Embassy site. It looks like my Visa options are: J-2 Visa: Issued to foreign correspondents who make short trips to China on reporting tasks. L Visa: Issued to an alien who comes to China for si... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:57:53 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/traveling-to-china---which-visa Can anyone recommend a good fixer for Congo (Kinshasa & Brazzaville)? I will likely be traveling at the end of May. Thanks. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:34:14 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/congo_fixer I am off to Afghanistan for a month on the 27th of April. If Anyone has been there recently I would appreciate any advice, comments and information you can give me about the country as far as shooting. I am not embedding with any army but I am worried about internet/broadband in Kabul, thoughts o... Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:23:16 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/afghanistan02 I am considering adding Israel to my summer itinerary. I don't know specifics on the limitations an Israeli stamp in ones passport places on future travel. I just hear all sorts of horror stories and amazing feats of political maneuvering. So, I ask all you expert travelers, will I have is... Tue, 06 May 2008 15:55:42 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/ramifications-of-adding-israel-to-itinerary I'm British, currently UK based, about to set off on a long term trip along the coast of France, Spain, Portugal, back along the south coast of Spain, then setting up a new base in Spain, prior to heading over to Morocco and hopefully other regions of Africa after that. Trips to Japan, California... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:30:33 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/press-card- Hi there, just wondering if anyone has crossed from turkey to Iraq via the Zakho border crossing recently. Do journalists still need to apply for a travel pass from the Turkish in order to use the border, which previously took 3 days to be processed. Also, do the Turkish border guards still hassl... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:41:39 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zakho-border-crossing-in-n-iraq Hi All, I am a freelance writer traveling across Central Asia. In Iran at the moment but I will be in Tajikistan in May and I was wondering if anyone has info on Northern Afghanistan. I am considering crossing into Mazar-I-Sharif by land but would like info on security/safety first. any info will... Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:23:17 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/afghanistan03 Does anyone have any advice or contacts in Ulan Bator or elsewhere in the country who could help me organise personalised travel in western Mongolia in June. It's not so much a 'fixer' as a translator/driver I need, although I suppose fixer might be the operative term. No, I'm not on assignment ... Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:17:51 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/mongolia02 Anyone photographed the FARC on the Venezuelan side of the border with Colombia or travelled with the Venezuelan military? Also looking for a fixer and accomodation (etc.) in Caracas. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:53:53 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/venezuela-and-farc Hey, I am planning to go to Japan and China in the Summer and I thought I should also try North Korea. Has anybody got any travel information? How to get to North Korea either from Japan or China? Your help will much appreciated. Thanks a lot Nerris Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:30:23 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/travelling-to-north-korea