I remember when I was maybe 10 years old, my aunt, who lived in southern California at the time, came to visit us for a week or so. We picked …
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If there’s one thing that’s never changed, it’s generation gaps. Different age groups naturally look at the world differently from those before and after them, and it shows in just …
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Amsterdam has had a love-hate relationship with tourists for years. Like any tourist mecca, they love the money that tourists bring to their city. But Amsterdam is also a city …
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Ever since we started crawling out of the pandemic, air travel has been pretty bad. The lack of flight attendants, pilots, gate crew and allied aviation professionals has made for …
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We’ve written about travel-related “unlimited” passes in the past. Seasonal or annual passes to theme parks, beaches and the like, are pretty ordinary…you pay one price and gain entrance to …
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My name is Sharon and I am an introvert. I enjoy being alone when Joe is at work. I prefer to write than talk. Being in a large group of …
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Yesterday was April Fool’s Day. Some years we’ve posted April Fool’s jokes here at YMMV, some not. These come to mind: 2019: New business: Mouse Sherpas to hold your stuff …
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Every country in the world has its foods that are uniquely “theirs” and part of its culture. Iceland has its famous hot dogs (we tried them!). Ireland has some “uniquely …
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One of the goals of every airline is to load passengers as quickly as possible, so they can take off on time. Years ago, Mythbusters even did a segment on …
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When you’re staying at a hotel, you never know what kind of shower you’re going to get. Will the shower head be an old-fashioned “spray coming out of the wall” …