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    The Only Way You Can Currently Get A Passport

    by SharonKurheg April 8, 2020
    by SharonKurheg April 8, 2020

    The U.S. Department of State issued a COVID-19 update on April 3rd, stating that they will only issue passports to U.S. citizens in the event of a qualified life-or-death emergency.

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    Why TSA Lines Are Getting Longer, WDW & Coronavirus, Why United Doesn’t Deserve Your Business, & More!

    by SharonKurheg March 14, 2020
    by SharonKurheg March 14, 2020

    Happy 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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    A New Use For Delta SkyMiles, Avoid These Stamps On Your Passport, Don’t Eat These Airport Foods, & More!

    by SharonKurheg March 7, 2020
    by SharonKurheg March 7, 2020

    Happy 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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    AMEX Premium Cards Keep Their New Travel Coverage A Secret, Beware This Car Rental Nightmare, Why “Don’t You Know Who I Am?” Is Bad To Say On Plane, & More!

    by SharonKurheg January 25, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 25, 2020

    Happy 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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    The World History of Passports & How Long They’ve Been Around In The U.S.

    by SharonKurheg January 21, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 21, 2020

    According to the U.S. Department of State, there were nearly 147,000,000 U.S. citizens who had a valid U.S. passport in 2019. And that’s just in our country, alone! If you …

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    Big Global Entry SNAFU, Why We Couldn’t Use Lufthansa Lounge, 15y/o Sneaks Through MCO TSA Checkpoint, I Never Knew This Simple Hotel Hack!? & More!

    by SharonKurheg January 18, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 18, 2020

    Happy 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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    For A Country That’s “The Most Powerful In The World,” Our U.S. Passports Sure Aren’t. And It’s Getting Worse

    by SharonKurheg January 15, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 15, 2020

    For the better part of the 20th century and now well into the 2000s, the United States has been viewed, either officially or unofficially, as the most powerful country in …

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    American Airlines Is The First To Launch Mobile App Passport Scanning

    by SharonKurheg January 13, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 13, 2020

    Slowly but surely, an international flight is getting easier and saving us time. While Global Entry has become a huge time saver for U.S. citizens returning from overseas, Airlines have …

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    New WDW FastPass Upcharge?, Finally A Use For Alaskan Mileage Plan Miles, 1st Experience With Creepy Global Entry Machines, & More!

    by SharonKurheg January 11, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 11, 2020
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    Update: The Time It Now Takes To Get A U.S. Passport Or Global Entry

    by SharonKurheg January 10, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 10, 2020

    Last July, I wrote a piece about how the government has just quietly tripled how long it would take to get a passport. About six months have passed and although …

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