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 …
International Travel
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Hotels
Careful: Your Hotel Room’s “Private Bathroom” Is Not Always As Private As You’d Think
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen 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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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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Travel
Ten Gestures That Are Innocent In The U.S. But Offensive In Other Countries
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen 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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Travel
The Foreign Countries That Require You to Have Your Passport With You at All Times
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen 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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Travel
The 10 States With The Highest & Lowest Number of Passport Owners
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegTraveling 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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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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Travel
Europe To Start Fingerprinting U.S. Tourists This Fall: What You Need to Know
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIn 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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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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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, …