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  • Travel Equipment

    Which Is Better, Checking Luggage Or Just Doing Carry On?

    by SharonKurheg January 21, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 21, 2020

    Some people swear by traveling with only carry on luggage. I’ve heard them say how they traveled all across Europe for a month with only a knapsack. And other people …

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    The World History of Passports & How Long They’ve Been Around In The U.S.

    by SharonKurheg January 21, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 21, 2020

    According to the U.S. Department of State, there were nearly 147,000,000 U.S. citizens who had a valid U.S. passport in 2019. And that’s just in our country, alone! If you …

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  • Funny Stuff

    “Hijacking” At PDX Airport (Because Video Games Are Important)

    by SharonKurheg January 20, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 20, 2020

    Lots of airports have been reinventing themselves over the past few years, so they’ve become more pleasant, fun places to be while you’re waiting to board your plane and leave. …

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  • Airports

    Aftermath: Body Of Child Found In Plane Undercarriage Is Identified, & The Steps To Prevent Another Tragedy

    by SharonKurheg January 19, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 19, 2020

    Not long ago, several media outlets wrote about the tragic story of a child whose body was found in the wheel well of an Air France plane at Charles de …

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  • Weekly Recap

    Big Global Entry SNAFU, Why We Couldn’t Use Lufthansa Lounge, 15y/o Sneaks Through MCO TSA Checkpoint, I Never Knew This Simple Hotel Hack!? & More!

    by SharonKurheg January 18, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 18, 2020

    Happy Saturday friends, and hooray, it’s finally the weekend! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we …

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  • Hotels

    The Cities With The Most Bed Bugs, According To Orkin

    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2020

    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 SharonKurheg January 16, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 16, 2020

    Joe 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 SharonKurheg January 16, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 16, 2020

    New 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 SharonKurheg January 15, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 15, 2020

    Getting 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 SharonKurheg January 15, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 15, 2020

    For 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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