Coronavirus has put the kabash on a lot of things and places people normally visit for fun. Some, such as Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights, the 2021 Tournament of Roses …
SharonKurheg
-
-
Hawaii has been struggling with protecting “its people vs. its economy” since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Governor David Ige closed the state down early on, and, since Hawaii …
-
Travel
Air Artists & Pilot Picassos: Using Flight Tracking To Make Drawings In The Sky
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn NY, we used to go to Coney Island every weekend in the summertime. A big thrill when I was very young …
-
Travel
Man Shoots Gun In Hotel Lobby Because Guests Weren’t Social Distancing
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegI bet you thought it was only the anti-maskers who were causing problems, huh? Wrong. A man was arrested in a Miami hotel the other day because he shot his …
-
Discounts & Sales
Flash Sale! 50% Off ‘Jelly Belly’ Brand Jelly Beans Usually Sold At Theme Parks
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAnd you thought the travel-themed sales just ended with the 42 tons of Great Nuts nuts that were intended for first class airline passengers, didn’t you? Welp, not to be …
-
Cable News Network (CNN) is owned by WarnerMedia. It was founded in 1980 by U.S. media mogul Ted Turner as a 24-hour cable news channel and was the first TV …
-
Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Signs That COVID Is Hurting Reopened Las Vegas & Disney World
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWith all the places in the U.S. that had to close due to COVID-19, Walt Disney World (WDW) and Las Vegas (LV) seemed to be among the ones that most …
-
Weekly Recap
Dear TSA: I Can EXPLAIN!, Part Of U.S. In Japan’s Plan For Int’l Travel, 1st Large Cruise Ship Back In Service, New Zealand Changing Travel Bubble Plans
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello, travel friends, happy Saturday, and happy new month, too! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …
-
Funny Stuff
Expectation vs. Reality Can Be Jarring When Visiting Famous Places
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSome people don’t think a vacation is complete unless they see some famous landmarks in their travels (I’m one of them, but I don’t want to just go see them; …
-
Travel
Part Of U.S. Included In Japan’s Plan For Reopening International Travel
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegBack in mid-June, the Japanese government had a plan to allow citizens from 4 countries into Japan, as its first move in reopening. That never happened with 2 of the …