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    Countries That Use U.S. Currency As Their Legal Tender

    by SharonKurheg September 29, 2024
    by SharonKurheg September 29, 2024

    For many years, traveling to a foreign country meant getting some cash in that country’s denomination and potentially some traveler’s checks. I remember during my earliest international travels that getting …

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    Where Can You Travel If You Don’t Have A Passport?

    by SharonKurheg May 5, 2024
    by SharonKurheg May 5, 2024

    For years, it was said that only 10% of Americans had a passport. That statistic used to be true a few decades ago, but it’s now increased quite a bit. …

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    Tokyo Summer Olympics Will Likely Ban Overseas Spectators

    by SharonKurheg March 8, 2021
    by SharonKurheg March 8, 2021

    When COVID-19 took over the world in early 2020, the people in charge of the Tokyo Olympics swore up and down that the Olympics would still happen that July. They …

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    About Those Amex Hilton/Bonvoy Statement Credits, Guy Arrested At WDW Abandoned Area, Very Disappointing Tourist Attractions, & More!

    by SharonKurheg May 9, 2020
    by SharonKurheg May 9, 2020

    Happy Saturday, travel friends! 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 wanted to …

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    How International Travelers Have Changed In The Past 20 Years

    by SharonKurheg October 16, 2019
    by SharonKurheg October 16, 2019

    The first time I traveled internationally was in 1994, when I went to Japan with a friend. We were, by far, two of only a handful of U.S. citizens we …

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    International Travel? This App Teaches Flirting In 4 Languages & Covers ALL The Bases, Including A Home Run ;-)

    by SharonKurheg March 15, 2019
    by SharonKurheg March 15, 2019

    So a new app came out not all that long ago. It’s called Sexy Lingo and, based on the name alone, it shouldn’t be surprising that it’s powered by, you …

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    Credit Card Offer Of The Year, Worst Flight In America, Spending 3,000,000 Marriott (Bonvoy), Rewards & More

    by joeheg February 17, 2019
    by joeheg February 17, 2019

    Happy 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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    How To Learn A Language For Travel (Or Because Learning Klingon or High Valyriand Would Be Cool) FOR FREE!

    by SharonKurheg October 19, 2018
    by SharonKurheg October 19, 2018

    Joe and I have traveled to several countries where English was not the native tongue. Joe took Latin in school so his ability to translate is limited, but I took …

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