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    2 Nude Sunbathers In National Park Startled By Deer, Got Lost, Found & Fined

    by SharonKurheg June 29, 2021
    by SharonKurheg June 29, 2021

    If you didn’t tell me where this story took place, I would have sworn up and down that it happened in Florida. I mean, it’s such a “Florida Man” story. …

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    Wow! Next Time We Go To Australia, I Want To Stay At This Hotel!

    by SharonKurheg June 16, 2021
    by SharonKurheg June 16, 2021

    If you’ve ever had a special request for a hotel, you know that their response can be hit or miss. Being on a specific floor, having a certain view, being …

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    Report: Pilot Slept For 40+ Minutes While Flying Plane

    by SharonKurheg June 9, 2021
    by SharonKurheg June 9, 2021

    The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has reported that in July 2020, a pilot in Australia reportedly fell asleep and remained as such for at least 40 minutes, while in …

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    New Australia Tourism Ad Is Even More Naughty Than The Last One

    by SharonKurheg May 28, 2021
    by SharonKurheg May 28, 2021

    I 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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    First There Were Flights To Nowhere. Now? “Mystery Flights”

    by SharonKurheg March 4, 2021
    by SharonKurheg March 4, 2021

    After the coronavirus had been torturing the world for months on end, people who enjoyed traveling were getting more and more itchy to, well, travel. International travel was pretty impossible …

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  • Weekly Recap

    FCC Says No Phone Use On U.S. Flights, “Don’t You Know Who I Am?” Airport Guy Got What He Deserved, Why Planes Fly At Higher Altitude Nowadays

    by SharonKurheg December 5, 2020
    by SharonKurheg December 5, 2020

    Hi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past week or two. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …

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    With Backlash For Qantas’ Vaccine Requirement, Australia Proposes Plan B

    by SharonKurheg November 30, 2020
    by SharonKurheg November 30, 2020

    When the CEO of Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, said that the airline was looking at requiring passengers to have a COVID vaccination before they get on their planes, they received …

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    Flying On Qantas: Good News & Bad News

    by SharonKurheg November 11, 2020
    by SharonKurheg November 11, 2020

    Australia can be considered one of the “winners” when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. Its political leaders and residents took the pandemic seriously and implemented effective responses based on …

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    Latest Update For Australia Travel

    by SharonKurheg September 11, 2020
    by SharonKurheg September 11, 2020

    In the first few months of the coronavirus pandemic, Australia had been a success story. The number of Australians who had the virus had been kept low (there were several …

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    Airlines Accused Of Canceling Passengers’ Economy Tickets To Sell More First Class Seats

    by SharonKurheg August 12, 2020
    by SharonKurheg August 12, 2020

    Airlines have had an extremely difficult time during the coronavirus pandemic. They’re selling a fraction of the number of tickets they sold last year, have had to give refunds for …

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