2-week backpacking trip
Documents, money, packing and the first night for a two-week trip with one backpack.
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Land border crossing
Papers, money and timing for crossing a land border by bus, car or on foot.
11 items · 3 sections · backpacking, travel, border
Before (5)
- Visa rules for your passport checked on the official government site
- Opening hours of the crossing checked
- Onward ticket or proof of funds printed if asked for
- Passport has two empty pages
- Small cash in both currencies for fees
At the border (4)
- Exit stamp in your passport, checked before you walk onphoto
- Entry stamp and its date checked
- Customs form filled in honestly (food, cash over the limit)
- Only change money at a posted rate
After (2)
- Local SIM or eSIM working
- Transport to the first town agreed with a price before you get in
Written from www.cbp.gov
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