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    Safety Signs That Were Made Because Tourists Sometimes Do Stupid Stuff

    by SharonKurheg October 8, 2023
    by SharonKurheg October 8, 2023

    When people go on vacation, they sometimes do stupid stuff. It’s usually annoying but relatively benign, like these times, when they’re labeled “that guy” (or gal) at the airport or …

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    This Hotel Was A Lawsuit in Waiting. They’ve Now Got Bigger Problems

    by SharonKurheg January 28, 2023
    by SharonKurheg January 28, 2023

    I wrote a piece a while back about a hotel that had a then-new tourist attraction. At the time, it was the poster child for, as my mom used to …

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    Security Risk: The World’s Most Dangerous Destinations for 2023

    by SharonKurheg December 7, 2022
    by SharonKurheg December 7, 2022

    When people travel, their safety is usually, if not always an utmost concern. Travel insurance companies offer policies for medical risks, while international governments watch each other for security risks. …

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    N.C. Hotel Evacuated For Being Unsafe. They Had It Coming

    by SharonKurheg September 6, 2021
    by SharonKurheg September 6, 2021

    A Choice Hotel in North Carolina was evacuated late last week after fire officials determined the hotel was too unsafe to be occupied. According to the local ABC affiliate, the …

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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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    Our Disney Hotel Room Was A Potential Deathtrap

    by SharonKurheg May 2, 2021
    by SharonKurheg May 2, 2021

    Not long ago, Joe wrote about our stay at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort and how our room, which appeared to offer handicapped-accessible accommodations, was so different (which was to be …

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    Why Did Anyone Think This Was A Good Way To Travel From Point A To Point B?

    by SharonKurheg March 13, 2021
    by SharonKurheg March 13, 2021

    If you want to get from one place to another, you have lots of options, depending on the circumstances. Plane. Ship. Train. Car. Horseback, maybe. Sometimes, if it’s not that …

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    Flight Attendants Union Calls On Airlines To Combine No-Fly Lists To Stop Rioters

    by SharonKurheg January 13, 2021
    by SharonKurheg January 13, 2021

    After the COVID pandemic began, multiple entities called on the FAA to mandate wearing masks on airplanes. The FAA refused. So, airlines began keeping their own No-Fly lists specifically for …

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    A Lesson In How NOT To Exit A Plane

    by SharonKurheg November 12, 2020
    by SharonKurheg November 12, 2020

    Now, here’s something you don’t see every day. Not too long ago, Ukraine International Airlines flight PS6212 from Antalya, Turkey to Kyiv, Ukraine had just landed without incident. Passengers were …

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    A Woman On A Plane Found WHAT In Her Shoe? A SNAKE? Nope, Nope, Nope. Just….Nope. I’m Outta Here.

    by SharonKurheg August 28, 2019
    by SharonKurheg August 28, 2019

    Who says that Australia isn’t dangerous? We know it is – and we were happy that we didn’t die during our visit in 2014. So should a Scottish woman visiting …

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