Comments for Meira's world http://meirasworld.wordpress.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:58:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The stress of a Schengen visa by lucas http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/the-stress-of-a-schengen-visa/#comment-451 lucas Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:58:10 +0000 http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/the-stress-of-a-schengen-visa/#comment-451 please my conference is up but italian embassy have not given me visa? what do i do. its two days to my conference please my conference is up but italian embassy have not given me visa? what do i do. its two days to my conference

]]> Comment on There’s more to this than meets the eye(s) by Ariella http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/theres-more-to-this-than-meets-the-eyes/#comment-450 Ariella Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:10:52 +0000 http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/?p=165#comment-450 Thanks for taking the time to write such an interesting article, you have summarised everything brilliantly, I hope your eye relaxing is working. I really appreciate all the compliments. Regards Ariella Thanks for taking the time to write such an interesting article, you have summarised everything brilliantly,

I hope your eye relaxing is working.

I really appreciate all the compliments.

Regards

Ariella

]]> Comment on What’s Sunday got to do with it? by Ruchira http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/whats-sunday-got-to-do-with-it/#comment-449 Ruchira Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:10:00 +0000 http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-449 Meira I am single too and in my 30s - so I know exactly what you are talking about. The key is to keep yourself busy. I do that by visiting frnds or reading or blogging or simply by going out somewhere. But the prob is most of the frnds are now married and want to spend the weekends with their better halves - so sometimes the weekends do get kinda boring ! Meira
I am single too and in my 30s – so I know exactly what you are talking about. The key is to keep yourself busy.
I do that by visiting frnds or reading or blogging or simply by going out somewhere. But the prob is most of the frnds are now married and want to spend the weekends with their better halves – so sometimes the weekends do get kinda boring !

]]> Comment on My travel itinerary for Europe by sandrar http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/my-travel-itinerary-for-europe/#comment-448 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:14:26 +0000 http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/my-travel-itinerary-for-europe/#comment-448 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on There’s more to this than meets the eye(s) by Simone Puterman http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/theres-more-to-this-than-meets-the-eyes/#comment-439 Simone Puterman Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:47:58 +0000 http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/?p=165#comment-439 Middle sis will have to go try her out and see what diagnosis she gets :) Middle sis will have to go try her out and see what diagnosis she gets :)

]]> Comment on What’s Sunday got to do with it? by Simone Puterman http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/whats-sunday-got-to-do-with-it/#comment-438 Simone Puterman Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:43:24 +0000 http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-438 Here's a big hug for my big sis *big hug* Here’s a big hug for my big sis *big hug*

]]> Comment on There’s more to this than meets the eye(s) by Sean Shapiro http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/theres-more-to-this-than-meets-the-eyes/#comment-436 Sean Shapiro Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:48:52 +0000 http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/?p=165#comment-436 'It turns out that my not watching TV is maybe not such a good thing sometimes!' Well, I always had my suspicions ... ‘It turns out that my not watching TV is maybe not such a good thing sometimes!’

Well, I always had my suspicions …

]]> Comment on Crazy, chaotic, noisy Napoli… by Marcella http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/crazy-chaotic-noisy-napoli/#comment-433 Marcella Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:18:11 +0000 http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/crazy-chaotic-noisy-napoli/#comment-433 Dear Meira Would you be able to tell me the name of your guest house in Naples? I am looking for exactly that kind of location to film. It is very urgent as we're off to Italy in two days. Looking forward to hearing from you. Best Marcella Dear Meira

Would you be able to tell me the name of your guest house in Naples?
I am looking for exactly that kind of location to film.
It is very urgent as we’re off to Italy in two days.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best
Marcella

]]> Comment on The stress of a Schengen visa by Margherita http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/the-stress-of-a-schengen-visa/#comment-432 Margherita Thu, 07 May 2009 12:19:00 +0000 http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/the-stress-of-a-schengen-visa/#comment-432 Just thought I'd share some good news :) There definitely is a God... I've been praying hard for Him to help me with my passport issue and miraculously I am now good to go :) Praise the Lord!! Just thought I’d share some good news :) There definitely is a God… I’ve been praying hard for Him to help me with my passport issue and miraculously I am now good to go :) Praise the Lord!!

]]> Comment on The stress of a Schengen visa by Margherita http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/the-stress-of-a-schengen-visa/#comment-431 Margherita Wed, 06 May 2009 12:07:18 +0000 http://meirasworld.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/the-stress-of-a-schengen-visa/#comment-431 You think you've got problems!!! I have a confirmed booking with addresses of where I'm going to stay and already the travel agent has booked a flight and paid R7000 for air tickets to fly to London. You see a friend and I have decided to go on a Contiki couch tour doing the European Highlights tour. The travel agent - Flight Centre in Sunninghill - told me that I just needed to get a French Schengen visa (since we are entering France first) and a UK visa. Now, my dad is Italian and my mom is South African, which makes me eligible for an Italian passport. So far I have not been successful in registering as an Italian citizen in Firenze because of all the documentation missing from the file, like divorce papers of my dad's first marriage. Unabridged birth certificates, etc. etc... to get those stuff could easily take you up to two to three years because of our South African home affairs system that is so efficient. Nevertheless, I've started applying for it about 15 years ago and finally had all the documentation ready, but the Italian Consolate is not able to help me with a passport yet because they need to verify everything. The French visa was a breeze, but the UK Border Agency refuses to give me a transit visa on my South African passport - you see: the tour starts and ends in London. The Italian Embassy refuse to give me a passport because my details have not been verified yet and it could take another three months. We're supposed to fly in a month's time. The result is that I am now going to loose R7000 for a flight booking and now have to change my travel plans to get a new flight to Paris. We're probably talking about another R10000 wasted because of poor performance on the travel agents and embassy parts. Be glad you only have one nationality to worry about. You think you’ve got problems!!!

I have a confirmed booking with addresses of where I’m going to stay and already the travel agent has booked a flight and paid R7000 for air tickets to fly to London. You see a friend and I have decided to go on a Contiki couch tour doing the European Highlights tour.

The travel agent – Flight Centre in Sunninghill – told me that I just needed to get a French Schengen visa (since we are entering France first) and a UK visa.

Now, my dad is Italian and my mom is South African, which makes me eligible for an Italian passport. So far I have not been successful in registering as an Italian citizen in Firenze because of all the documentation missing from the file, like divorce papers of my dad’s first marriage. Unabridged birth certificates, etc. etc… to get those stuff could easily take you up to two to three years because of our South African home affairs system that is so efficient.

Nevertheless, I’ve started applying for it about 15 years ago and finally had all the documentation ready, but the Italian Consolate is not able to help me with a passport yet because they need to verify everything.

The French visa was a breeze, but the UK Border Agency refuses to give me a transit visa on my South African passport – you see: the tour starts and ends in London.

The Italian Embassy refuse to give me a passport because my details have not been verified yet and it could take another three months.

We’re supposed to fly in a month’s time.

The result is that I am now going to loose R7000 for a flight booking and now have to change my travel plans to get a new flight to Paris. We’re probably talking about another R10000 wasted because of poor performance on the travel agents and embassy parts.

Be glad you only have one nationality to worry about.

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