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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Travel
Review: Argo Nevis Catamaran – A New (To Us) Way To See A Key West Sunset
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegJoe 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 …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
The Engineering Tricks Behind Pandora’s Floating Mountains at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegPandora – The World of Avatar is a themed land located in Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Inspired by James Cameron’s Avatar, the land takes up 12 acres …
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Weekly Recap
The Most Hated U.S. Travel Companies (2021), Why Planes Don’t Fly over The Pacific, How I Skipped 5.5 Hours On Hold With Delta
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHi, 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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Funny Stuff
New Australia Tourism Ad Is Even More Naughty Than The Last One
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegI love Australia. Sydney is like a cross between New York City and London, which happen to be two of my most favorite (OK, favourite) cities in the world. The …
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Travel Tech
This Is What Happened When They Let Passengers Use Unlimited Wi-Fi
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegDo you remember when planes first started to offer Wi-Fi to passengers? Gogo made its debut on commercial aircraft (on Virgin America – this is one of the reasons why …
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New York City
New Rule At NYC Attraction Means You May Be Barred From Visiting
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegLike many places across the U.S., New York City is reintroducing itself to tourism. In fact, it’s so committed to people visiting again that it’s made its hotels cheaper for …
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In the fall of 2008, my friend and I went to Key West for an extended “girls’ weekend.” We stayed at Cypress House, a bed & breakfast on the corner …
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While perusing the internet in recent months, I’ve seen a lot of posts that go the way of, “We’ve been living in [name of foreign country] and need to get …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Uber Driver Returns Woman’s Phone 8 Months After She Lost it In His Car
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThere have been a lot of lousy stories about Uber drivers: The one called “vomit fraud.” When you end up with a higher charge when they drive you from Point …