Hi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past few weeks. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we …
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Weekly Recap
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It’s a little-known fact that Comic-Con began as a teeny tiny event in a hotel basement. It was a get-together for about 300 comic book fans during a long weekend …
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Travel
They Couldn’t Bring Booze On Plane, So They Gave Out Shots at TSA Checkpoint
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIn 2015, a Chinese woman, named only as Zhao, was told she couldn’t bring her unopened 700ml bottle of Rémy Martin XO Excellence cognac onto the plane she was about …
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Roadside Attraction
Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus Planning Comeback
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIn May 2017, Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus billed as “The Greatest Show on Earth” for nearly one and a half centuries, closed up shop. Animal rights protesters …
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Videos
Viral Video Of Plane Confrontation Proven To Be Fictional Film
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegFor the past few weeks, there’s been a video going around of a woman who refuses to sit next to another passenger on a plane because she thought he was …
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Travel
Man Trashes MSP Airport, Threatens TSA Agents’ Life: “It’s A Free Country!”
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe’ve read story after story about violent and inappropriate behavior in relation to travel: The people on a Southwest flight who killed a fellow passenger after his own air rage …
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Airlines don’t always have the greatest history of ensuring that passengers and their luggage both arrive at the same time. Granted, some airlines are better than others (here are the …
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Y’all, I’ve heard about a lot of crazy things that have happened on flights: The man who disguised himself as his wife to sneak onto the plane The couple who …
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced the expansion of its TSA PreCheck program, with the addition of two more airlines that will participate in its expedited screening program. They …
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Flight has changed in a bajillion ways over the course of the past 100 years. On the one hand, planes are safer and faster, plus you can fly further and …