We had written in early May that Uber was planning to require both drivers and passengers to wear facial coverings during Uber rides. That went into effect in mid-May, once …
Coronavirus
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Travel
Cuba’s Genius Way To Reopen Tourism & Still Keep Their People Safe
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen countries reopen, they’re doing it in a variety of ways. Some places, like New Zealand and Japan, are looking at travel bubbles. Others are making blood tests, temperature checks …
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Travel
Who Broke Hawaiian Quarantine? A Cult That Believes In Nudity, Polygamy, Being Smelly & More
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs we’ve written in the past, Hawaii is taking its 14-day quarantine mandate very seriously. But several visitors don’t. So it’s gotten to the point where this is what some …
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Travel
Florida May Be Distorting Its COVID Data & That’s Unsafe For Visitors
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt’s the summertime and a whole lot of people are itching to go on vacation. Florida is always a popular destination, between the beaches on the east and west coast, …
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Weekly Recap
Happy Southwest Update, The “Killer” Vegas Visitors, Great ANA Deal, A Cool Hotel Concept
by joehegby joehegHappy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …
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It’s interesting to watch how every country seems to be planning for travel and tourism differently. Of course, it all has to do with how they’ve been doing in terms …
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Weekly Recap
First Non-Smoking Vegas Casino, Starbucks’ New Promotion, Former Reality TV Star Delivering Airport Luggage
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and …
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New York City welcomed close to 67 million visitors in 2019. Yet the entire city has been under stay-at-home orders since March 22, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, of …
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Japan is one of the current winners in the worldwide “beating COVID-19” event. Although they reportedly did a lot of things that some would consider wrong (poor social distancing, karaoke …
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Travel
Hawaii Again Extends Their 14-Day Quarantine For Incoming Travelers
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegTravelers were SO CLOSE to being able to fly to Hawaii without having to worry about quarantining for 2 weeks when they got there. But nope, the governor of the …