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  • Cruises

    The World’s First “All You Can Cruise” Pass

    by SharonKurheg April 3, 2023
    by SharonKurheg April 3, 2023

    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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  • Travel

    Great Destinations For Travelers Who Hate Peopling

    by SharonKurheg April 2, 2023
    by SharonKurheg April 2, 2023

    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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  • Funny Stuff

    The Best Airline, Cruise & Travel April Fool’s Jokes for 2023

    by SharonKurheg April 2, 2023
    by SharonKurheg April 2, 2023

    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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  • Food & Beverage

    The Foods People Say Are Ethnically “American”

    by SharonKurheg March 31, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 31, 2023

    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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  • Airlines

    Southwest’s Experiments With Psychological Mind Games

    by SharonKurheg March 31, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 31, 2023

    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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  • Hotels

    How To Get Better Water Pressure With Hotels’ Low Flow Shower Heads

    by SharonKurheg March 30, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 30, 2023

    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” …

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  • Travel

    First City in the UK to Begin Charging Tourists to Visit

    by SharonKurheg March 30, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 30, 2023

    In the past several years, many places around the world have begun charging what’s sometimes known as a “tourist tax.” It’s any revenue-generating measure targeted at tourists and is usually …

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  • Airports

    Dear MCO: I Was Wrong About You & I’m Sorry

    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2023

    As Central Florida residents, Joe and I enjoyed watching Terminal C being built at Orlando International Airport for the past few years. It was a big deal in town when …

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  • Airlines

    15 Ways To Get Free/Cheap Multi-Day International Stopovers

    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2023

    As the pandemic started to wane, we wrote that the deal for Turkish Airlines’ free Istanbul hotel stays for stopovers of 20+ hours was back. The program had, of course, …

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    Update: Spirit Airlines Workers Who Threw Passenger’s Bag In Trash Arrested

    by SharonKurheg March 28, 2023
    by SharonKurheg March 28, 2023

    On February 19th, Keyonne Brooks was traveling home to Los Angeles from New Orleans, after attending his uncle’s funeral. Brooks recalls having a heated discussion with the gate agent regarding …

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    • Funny Stuff
    • Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
    • Hotels
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    • New York City
    • Newbies (& those who don’t travel often)
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    • Tips and Tricks
    • Travel
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