“Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.” The origins of this famous quote don’t appear to be known. People have suggested it came from Robert Baden-Powell (founder of the …
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Over the past 20 to 30 years, bed bugs have become a growing problem all over the world, especially in hotels. Small, oval brown insects, they live on the blood …
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Airlines
I Really Thought Spirit Airlines Was Doing Better. Maybe It’s Not.
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegJoe and I have always poked fun at Spirit Airlines. It’s not their fault. Well, in some ways it is. But we’re just at a time in our lives where …
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New York City
How To Get Free Tickets For TV Show Tapings In New York City
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNew York City has so much to offer. Shopping! Restaurants! Broadway shows! One thing a lot of people try to get are tickets to TV tapings. After all, they’re free, …
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Airlines
Why Airlines Change Flight Times By Just A Couple of Minutes, Here And There
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegGetting an email about a time change for your upcoming flight is sorta like buying a lottery ticket – you might get a winner or it might be a total …
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Travel
For A Country That’s “The Most Powerful In The World,” Our U.S. Passports Sure Aren’t. And It’s Getting Worse
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegFor the better part of the 20th century and now well into the 2000s, the United States has been viewed, either officially or unofficially, as the most powerful country in …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Uber Is In Trouble Again; This Time It’s Banned In An Entire Country
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegOn the heels of losing its license to operate in one of its largest markets late last year due to safety concerns, Uber is in the news again. This time …
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Airports
15-Year-Old Gets Through TSA Checkpoint At MCO Without Ticket, Tries To Use Drink Coupon
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegBack in October, we wrote about a woman who had managed to get past the TSA Security checkpoint at Orlando Int’l Airport (MCO) and board a Delta plane, despite having …
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AirlinesTravel
American Airlines Is The First To Launch Mobile App Passport Scanning
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSlowly but surely, an international flight is getting easier and saving us time. While Global Entry has become a huge time saver for U.S. citizens returning from overseas, Airlines have …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme ParksTravel
The One Hotel At Walt Disney World Where You Probably Can’t Stay
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWalt Disney World covers 43 square miles. To put that into perspective, it’s roughly the size of San Francisco, or about twice the size of Manhattan. It’s a good thing …