mud wrote:Nice work. Does'nt look ugly at all anymore
I'm a bit jealous, but I have a few countrys under my hat that you are missing
Good thing you started with USA. They probably won't let you in after you've been to China and Cuba
Did you stitch directly on the bag or did you make patches first? Did you use some form of sealant to keep the stitches from ripping?
I made patches first, then stitched them onto the bag with sewing thread, then gave the edges a quick go with clear nail polish.
They're all in chronological order, so the US is first since we used to do a lot of summer road trips down to Montana when I was very small.
As far as passports go, the Cubans don't actually stamp anyone's passport exactly because of that reason. There's a lot of Americans that go to Cuba illegally (I met more of them than Canadians in Havana!) through either Mexico City or Toronto, plus the Cubans know that while it's perfectly legal for everyone else to visit Cuba, Homeland Security can be so * insane sometimes that it might be hard to get into the US afterwards. Since I went I always sneak in a Castro hat with a red star and a Cuban flag into the US when I visit. I have a pic of me with it on in front of the Lincoln Memorial!
As for China, I don't know. The US shouldn't have a problem with it, but the travel visa pasted into my passport takes up a full page and has big red stars and other commie-tastic stuff over it. I'm not planning on visiting the US anytime soon, but I hope they don't hassle me over it.
Honestly, customs for Cuba and China were far easier and nicer than customs into the US. That can't be right.
