When you have to get a passport – either new or renewed – you have to submit a photo that will be a part of said passport. You are allowed …
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If you like to travel, you invariably learn all sorts of words and phrases having to do with traveling. Gate lice. Snowbirds. Pink eye flights. In the beginning, they were …
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Airlines
The Unwritten Rules of the Empty Middle Seat (That Everyone Should Know)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegOne of the #1 goals for airlines is to put as many butts into seats as possible. However, that doesn’t always work out. Even with all their paid passengers, and …
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Hotels
Why the ‘Door Close’ Button in Hotel Elevators Is Basically Fake
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt’s probably happened to you more often than you even know. You get in the elevator of your hotel (or an office building… or whatever), and there’s nobody else running …
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Funny Stuff
Watching Non-Americans Experience Thanksgiving for the First Time Is Pure Joy
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThere’s nothing odder than trying to celebrate what you consider to be a national holiday in a place where they don’t. Well, unless you’re a visitor to a place celebrating …
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Hotels
A Hotel Clerk Took Photos of a Guest’s Credit Card — Yes, This Is as Bad as It Sounds
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt’s the 2020s and for the vast majority of hotels, even the teeny tiny, privately owned ones, there are apps available for the hotel owner to get the guest’s card …
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Airports
Give the Gift of Faster Airport Lines: TSA PreCheck Launches Holiday BOGO Deal
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegFor years now, TSA has been aggressively nudging travelers toward PreCheck. And sure — skipping liquids removal and laptop juggling is great. But as more and more people signed up, …
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Funny Stuff
What Non-Americans Swear Every U.S. Home Has — And… They’re Not Wrong
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegOne of my guilty pleasures when traveling is walking around grocery stores and, even better, supermarkets. It doesn’t matter if it’s an H.E.B. in New Braunfels, TX, a Lawson’s in …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Disney World Once Had Its Own Airport — And Almost No One Remembers It
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegMost visitors to Walt Disney World (WDW) fly to Central Florida and land at Orlando International Airport (although some fly into Sanford or even Melbourne). From there, they take ground …
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Travel
Tourists Keep Messing This Up: The Real Rule About Carrying Your Passport
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAfter all that planning and waiting, you’re finally on that trip of your dreams, far away from your home country. You keep your passport handy during your travels because you’ll …