When the U.S. State Department announced in June that they were going to begin processing passports again, they had a huge task ahead of them. Since being shut down in …
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Along with almost everything else around the world, the White House stopped offering public tours in March, due to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. However, they’ve just announced they are going …
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Cruises
The CDC Wanted The Public’s Input On Cruising & COVID. They’re Getting An Earful!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe cruising industry has been put on hold since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. There were some early-COVID-times cruises that managed to end without anyone catching the virus …
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Travel
Finally! Small Update On 2019 FAA Plane Evacuation Standards Tests
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe last time the FAA updated its plane evacuation assessment standards was in 1990. Since then, airplane seats have gotten narrower and their pitch (the space spacing between rows) has …
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Weekly Recap
Celebration FL: The Problems Of The Town Disney Built, Loopholes To Fly To Europe, Forced Quarantine Because Plane Was 1 Minute Late, & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello, travel friends, 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 wanted …
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Travel
The New State Department Travel Advisory Levels Are Crazily Inaccurate
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe U.S. State Department has a system in place to warn U.S. travelers of potential safety issues before they travel internationally. The warnings (well, advisories) are in levels, based on …
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Weekly Recap
U.S. In Japan’s Reopening, Why Planes Fly At Higher Altitude Now, Why Hotels Put Chocolate On Your Pillow, When I Met Dave Chappelle At WDW
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello, travel friends and happy Saturday to you and yours! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to sometimes what others wrote …
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On Thursday, August 6th, the U.S. State Department lifted its advisory that warned U.S. citizens to not travel abroad. The Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory went into effect on …
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Back in February, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) barred New York residents from federal Trusted Traveler and Global Entry program. At the time, the federal government said a New …
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When the world stopped because of COVID-19, so did travel. Airlines initially didn’t want to give refunds for canceled flights. But in early April the Department of Transportation (DOT) said …