Have you ever visited a location—one that EVERYONE is talking about—and discovered it wasn’t ‘all that’? Yeah, me too (for me it was The Jewel, in Singapore. I mean, it …
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I’ve flown Virgin Atlantic Upper Class before. Lie-flat seat, better food, better service, better everything — the kind of experience that makes you think, “Yeah… I could get used to …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Disney World Once Had Its Own Airport — And Almost No One Remembers It
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegMost visitors to Walt Disney World (WDW) fly to Central Florida and land at Orlando International Airport (although some fly into Sanford or even Melbourne). From there, they take ground …
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Have you ever done something and, after the fact, discovered it had a name? I mean, I know YOU’VE never been gate lice (riiiiight?) or have ghost bagged (OK, I’m …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Brightline Launches Its Own Loyalty Program — “Brightline Rewards”
by joehegby joehegBrightline’s been zipping riders between Orlando and South Florida for a while now, but one thing it never had? A loyalty program. That just changed — say hello to Brightline …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Man in SCUBA Gear Robs Disney Restaurant & Swims Away
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt’s pretty rare to hear about crime at Walt Disney World. Sure, there’ll be the occasional story about a fist fight breaking out, or someone doing something nefarious and being …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
New System for Paying Tolls in Central Florida
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegCentral Florida, particularly the theme park corridor, is something of a travel mecca. Orlando welcomed approximately 75.3 million visitors in 2024, which helped it maintain its status as the most …
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Travel
I Think I Found the Most Expensive Gas Station in the Country
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegGas prices, of course, fluctuate constantly. Prices at the pumps reflect a variety of factors such as crude oil supplies and gasoline inventories, refinery operations and gasoline pipeline deliveries, along …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
This Isn’t Tomorrowland—Waymo’s Driverless Cars Are in Orlando
by joehegby joehegImagine getting to Walt Disney World in a car with no driver. It’s not some futuristic ride in Tomorrowland—it’s real life. Waymo is bringing its autonomous vehicles to Orlando. Who …
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Back in late 2021, news broke that a Fairmont hotel—yes, that Fairmont, the luxury brand known for iconic properties like The Plaza in New York and The Savoy in London—was …
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