Serbia turns open door to EU citizens into a slightly more open door
Posted: Friday, 14 January 2011 by Jimmy Christ in Labels: passport, Serbia
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In a step to bring Europe's once petulant black sheep/misunderstood romantic antihero back into the family and boost tourism, Serbia has made passport-free travel a reality for all citizens of the European Union, which is perfectly lovely and sweet of them but odds are you won't notice.
Originally considered when Icelandic ash clouds replaced Mladic on the most wanted list and sent panicked holidaymakers scurrying across country by coach, train and dogsled in order to make it back to work on Monday morning, in June 2010 they announced plans to make it a permanent fixture.
Instead of a passport, you'll now be required to present a valid identity card, such as a driver's license or, er, a passport. And if you fly you'll be required to show your passport anyway, probably every five minutes if you're departing from London.
Apparently the real benefit will be felt if you're driving to Greece or Turkey from Western Europe when you probably won't have to stop and can just power on straight through the country which is a major overland transport hub. This should shave, oh, nearly fifteen minutes off your 34 hour journey that you'll be able to invest in three shots of espresso at whichever deserted service station you find yourself in at 3am.