Hi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past week or so. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …
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Weekly Recap
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New York City
The Harry Potter NYC Flagship Store: An Amazing Hot Mess
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIn early (very early) 2020, Warner Brothers announced that a giant, 20,000+ square foot Harry Potter flagship store was going to open later that year, next door to the Flatiron …
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It’s been confirmed that a U.S. airline passenger has been diagnosed with human monkeypox. On July 15th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of …
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Travel
COVID Positive Man Disguised Himself As His Wife To Sneak Onto Plane
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe’ve reported on a few strange things that couples have done in planes. There’s been: the plane that had to make an emergency landing when a wife found out about …
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Airports
LaGuardia Airport Finally Getting A Connection Between Airport & Trains
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegLaGuardia Airport (LGA) has been in the midst of a much-needed rehab since 2016. Construction-related traffic woes had gotten so bad in 2019 that people were actually leaving their cars …
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Travel
New Rules In Greece & France May Give Unvaccinated Travelers Few Options
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAfter 14 months of border closures, Greece opened its doors to international travelers – including those from the U.S., – on April 19th. Early on in the Mediterranean country’s reopening, …
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Funny Stuff
Can Pilots Kick Passengers Out Of Planes, Mid-Flight? This Woman Thinks So!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNot long ago, the travel world was rocked for a moment when an American Airlines passenger tried to open the plane door, mid-flight. After de-escalation techniques didn’t work, she was …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Disney Offered This For Free For Decades; Will They Soon Charge?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf there’s one thing you can count on when it comes to the Walt Disney Company, it’s that they will always figure out a way to make more money off …
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Travel
They Got Scolded For Moving An Unattended Bag From A Seat At The Gate. What Would You Have Done?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’ve been reading our blog for a while, you know that I’m a huge fan of Reddit. It’s like taking a slice of every type of personality and situation …
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For better or for worse, it just got a whole lot easier to travel to Key West. Back in 2020, on Election Day, Key West had some amendments on the …