Video of an epic 45° North latitude road trip – Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia

Here is some of the best travel news and notes from around the Internet:

• I did not know that Cuba has 2 different currencies – one for locals, and one designed specifically for tourists.
• Caroline writing at the Frugal Travel Guy shares how a minor mistake almost turned into a major problem for her trip.  (SEE ALSO: The HUGE mistake I made by not booking my hotel early)
• Apparently the EU is considering requiring visas for visitors from the US to Canada.  I’m glad I didn’t need any visas for my RTW trip

• Milo Zanecchia produced a pretty awesome video of a roadtrip loosely following the 45th parallel north – from Switzerland to Mongolia.  Personally, I’d have found it way more awesome if they had literally followed the 45th parallel without diverging even one step off 🙂 (H/T The Expeditioner)
• If you missed the 8 tips for driving in Cairo, here are 5 more tips for driving in Europe

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