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    Why Do Some Cities & Countries Have Such Weird Time Zones?

    by SharonKurheg September 30, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 30, 2025

    Here in the mainland United States, we’re used to having 6 time zones. The mainland U.S. has Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time and Pacific time. Alaska is an hour …

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    Careful: Your Hotel Room’s “Private Bathroom” Is Not Always As Private As You’d Think

    by SharonKurheg September 24, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 24, 2025

    When you’re booking a hotel room, most people have certain things in mind. After determining what brand and price works best, most people pay the most attention to the actual …

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    Was This a New CBP Screening Technique, or Just Strange Small Talk?

    by joeheg September 23, 2025
    by joeheg September 23, 2025

    Immigration and customs are supposed to be boring. You hand over a passport, answer a couple of questions, and move along. Somehow, that memo keeps skipping me. Over the years, …

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    Ten Gestures That Are Innocent In The U.S. But Offensive In Other Countries

    by SharonKurheg September 21, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 21, 2025

    When traveling to a different country, many people try to follow the rule of “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” They may learn as many of the social …

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    The Foreign Countries That Require You to Have Your Passport With You at All Times

    by SharonKurheg September 18, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 18, 2025

    When people travel to other countries, most of them don’t carry their passport with them. They’ll keep it in their hotel (or cruise) safe, lock it in their suitcase, etc. …

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    The 10 States With The Highest & Lowest Number of Passport Owners

    by SharonKurheg September 16, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 16, 2025

    Traveling is probably one of the best ways to “learn by experience.” And sure, as people who live in a large country like the United States, there’s plenty of travel …

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    My Most Embarrassing (And Gross) Travel Mistake

    by SharonKurheg September 14, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 14, 2025

    A long while ago, my husband Joe wrote about his most embarrassing travel mistake. I never paid back the favor with my own embarrassing travel story but hey, why not? …

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    Europe To Start Fingerprinting U.S. Tourists This Fall: What You Need to Know

    by SharonKurheg August 4, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 4, 2025

    In the United States, we still technically have the right to opt out of the government collecting our biometric information. Whether it’s analyzing our face, eyeballs or fingerprints, right now …

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    Our First Experience with U.S. Preclearance: What You Need to Know

    by joeheg July 31, 2025
    by joeheg July 31, 2025

    I’ll admit it—I did almost zero research before flying to Aruba. We were excited for a last-minute trip and just focused on getting there. So it was a surprise when, …

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    Countries You Can’t Enter if You’ve Gotten a DUI

    by SharonKurheg July 31, 2025
    by SharonKurheg July 31, 2025

    We all know that we should make good life choices. We also all know that sometimes it doesn’t happen. Take getting a DUI, for example. Depending on where you live, …

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