Over the past several years, we’ve made several trips to New Orleans. While there, we checked out many bars and restaurants and saw where they make the Mardi Gras floats. …
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Travel
Mayor of Popular Tourist City Considering Covid Vaccine Mandate For Entry
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegCases of Covid are, happily, currently on their way down. The main reason for this is simple – people are getting vaccinated! As of this writing, 57% of the U.S. …
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Weekly Recap
Why Many Hotels Are Owned By Indian-Americans, Flying on Delta’s “Worst” Long Haul Business Class, Citi’s Latest Attempt To Save The Prestige, & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHappy Saturday friends, and hooray, it’s finally the weekend! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we …
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Museums
Did You Know You Can See Where They Make The Floats For Mardi Gras? You Can! And We Did!
by joehegby joehegWhen we visited New Orleans, I did little to no preparation for our trip. That left us with four days with absolutely no plans, so I did what I typically …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
We Got To Throw Beads From A Mardi Gras Float at Universal Orlando! Here’s What It Was Like
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegOne really cool about living in Central Florida is that you can sometimes take advantage of what Orlando-area theme parks have to offer. Case in point: Joe and I have …
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Travel
This Might Be The Coolest New Thing To Ever Happen At Mardi Gras
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegMardi Gras parades in New Orleans (NOLA) have been running since the late 1830s. At first it was just a regular parade (for the time period), with street processions of …