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A Few Hours in Rize Turkey: Things To Do in The City and More

Rize was more than a transit town for me. I had arrived in Rize around 11 am from Avanos. Avanos is a sister town of Göreme, where I had been for two nights and three days. Göreme is Capadoccia, the most famous location in Turkey, where you can find tourists from around the world. That is not so true for other places in Turkey.

Göreme was the only place in Turkey where I saw other Indian faces, not that I was looking for them. In Rize, there were only locals; at least, I didn’t see any tourists.

I had had a special bus experience from Avanos to Rize. But more on that in a separate article on the bus journey.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa for Indians: Landing in Sarajevo and Immigration

Though I had cancellable bookings for 20 days, a bank account statement, life insurance, my itinerary on Google Maps, an idea of entering Montenegro from Bosnia and Herzegovina via a bus booked through Flixbus, and so on, I wasn’t asked anything at the Bosnia and Herzegovina immigration at Sarajevo airport.

The lady officer saw my US visa, looked through it for a few seconds, and stamped my passport. No questions asked.

I had flown in from Yerevan, where the exit immigration had been smooth too. They had stamped the passport easily as well. While boarding Pegasus Airlines, the young angry employee checked my passport, looked at my visa, and asked his colleague, “Hindustani America visa…” something something. The airline employee must be Turkish; his manners were definitely Ottoman. Dressed in a crisp white shirt and ironed pants, he was blonde, with blonde hair, and a temper that could singe anyone. He wasn’t easy.

Armenia Visa for Indians: My Experience

Indian citizens who hold a valid visa or residence permit from the US, EU/Schengen, UK, or GCC countries can receive a visa on arrival for Armenia.

I showed my US visa at the land border between Georgia and Armenia. The officers didn’t ask me anything. I had to fill a form with information about where I would stay during my visit, my passport details, place of birth, countries visited in the past five years, was it my first time in Armenia, my profession etc. The visa fee was about 3000 Armenian drams or 9 USD (which I paid with my Wise VISA travel card). The visa was printed instantly, and the officer stuck it to an empty page on my passport. It was valid for twenty one days.

The officers were friendly. The one who was processing my visa exclaimed at reading writer as my profession, and I showed him my book. Then I passed through the biometric counter where my picture was taken.