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Entry Stamp, Exit Stamp

20 Jun 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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Nice attention to detail on the entry and exit stamps for South Korea.
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Border. Crossing.

17 Apr 2011
In: Musa'id, Today's Office
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As border crossings go its slow but hustle-lite. An hour to figure out the dynamics of the visa process and stand with exit stamp in …
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Connected Kiosks

It’s that time of the year again – where I take a month off from travel to apply for a new passport (or in this …
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Leakage

03 Jun 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Pudong
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That passport photo that you’re embarrassed to share with friends? That’s now open to public consumption thanks to Chinese immigration. All passports are scanned as …
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10 Tips for International Relocation

China is now the fifth country I’ll feel comfortable calling home – after the UK, Germany, America and Japan, each time the process of relocating …
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Firsts

31 Mar 2010
In: Downtown, Today's Office
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Jostling for space with Chinese expats renewing their travel documentation; jaded business folks trying for a quick turn-around; tour group reps processing dozens at a …
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Man Down

26 Feb 2010
In: Hokkaido, Research Methods
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One of the metrics for a successful field study is unsurprisingly, ensuring everyone returns home safely. For our recent Accra field study this was, alas, …
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Understanding Rules

19 Apr 2008
In: Hukeng, Today's Office
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It took three year’s to fill 48 page passport, and three working days to apply for a replacement. Despite the proximity of an automatic passport photo …
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Man Down

03 Dec 2007
In: Research Methods, Tokyo
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One of the metrics for a successful field study is unsurprisingly, ensuring everyone returns home safely. For our recent Accra field study this was, alas, …
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Sit, please Sitt

24 Nov 2007
In: Meguro, Today's Office
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He nods at the chair and, I’m going to attempt phonetic accuracy here, intones me to “sitt a huwhyle”. When you’re a new guest in another …
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