Even before COVID caused prices to go through the roof, car rental companies had a bajillion add ons. Some were big, some small, some were needed, some not, but they …
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Weekly Recap
New Google Maps Feature Is Perfect For Travelers, What Happened When They Let Passengers Use Unlimited Wi-Fi, Upcoming Airbnb Fee Changes?
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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Frankly, I’m not sure which is more surprising – that this long-standing feud has finally come to an end, or that it happened so…peacefully. Orlando International Airport (MCO) had been …
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When a good portion of the “travel”-related arms of the U.S. government shut down last March, they never really caught up. For example, U.S. passport processing offices began reopening in …
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A man learned the hard way never to enter a plane and sit in a particular seat the way he did. Then again, the fact that he walked through an …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Crazy Long Uber/Lyft Waits in Vegas Should Improve, But At A Cost
Like so many other industries in what is slowly becoming a post-COVID world, ride-sharing companies have suffered from a shortage of workers. The lack of Uber and Lyft drivers has …
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It’s been a long time coming, and experienced delay after delay, but effective May 28, 2021, E-ZPass can finally be used throughout the state of Florida. And by that, I …
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Cruises
R.I.P. Gavin MacLeod: That Time When The Love Boat Cast Was Part Of A Princess Cruises Safety Video
As a Generation Xer, seeing Gavin MacCleod on T.V. was a given when I was a kid. I was introduced to him when he played Murray Slaughter on the Mary …
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For a long time, Airbnb was successful, and became more so, because it was significantly cheaper than most hotels. However, as the company’s success has increased, so have the prices …
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Joe and I have been going to Key West for well over a decade. It’s within driving distance for us, and is therefore one of our “go-to” trips, where, once …