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    Rudest Cities In U.S., Credit Cards On Cut List, Why Shipwrecks Are On Planes’ In-Flight Maps, Why Airports Still Use Dot Matrix Printers, & More!

    by SharonKurheg February 1, 2020
    by SharonKurheg February 1, 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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    Why I Cancelled My Amex Platinum, Getting Around TSA Liquid Rules, Delta Sees Problem But Fixes Nothing, Issues w/ American Voucher, & More!

    by SharonKurheg January 4, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 4, 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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    Why I Cancelled My Amex Premium, End Of WDW’s Free Transportation?, Global Entry Good/Bad News, Uber Loses License In One Of Its Biggest Markets, & More

    by SharonKurheg January 2, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 2, 2020

    Never mind a whole new month, it’s a whole new year! Happy New Year, travel friends! Here are our most popular posts for December 2019. Some of them were actually …

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    What Happens To Planes After They’re Retired?

    by SharonKurheg January 1, 2020
    by SharonKurheg January 1, 2020

    Airplanes are super expensive to make, so when airlines purchase them, they’re expecting a lot of years of service. Still though, even under the best of aviation circumstances, good things …

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    Why Are There Spirals Painted On Planes’ Jet Engines?

    by SharonKurheg December 10, 2019
    by SharonKurheg December 10, 2019

    If you’ve ever traveled on a plane and gotten the chance to look at any of the jet engines, you may have noticed a white spiral painted in the center. …

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    Our Dinner Inside Disney’s Haunted Mansion, Woman Boards Flight With No ID Or Ticket, How To Prevent Items From Being Stolen At X-Ray, & More!

    by SharonKurheg November 8, 2019
    by SharonKurheg November 8, 2019

    And BOOM, another month is done! Hello, November! Here are our most popular posts for October 2019. Some of them were actually written before October (heads up that rules and …

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    Ways To Avoid Baggage Fees, How To Get To The Gate Without A Ticket, Ways To Make A Disney Vacation Cheaper, How To NOT Drive A Plane, & More!

    by SharonKurheg October 30, 2019
    by SharonKurheg October 30, 2019

    Happy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …

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    How Planes Stay Safe When There’s No Radar

    by SharonKurheg October 24, 2019
    by SharonKurheg October 24, 2019

    When planes are flying over land, they are usually watched over by, and keep in contact with air traffic control (ATC). VERY simply put, whichever ATC tower’s jurisdiction/zone you’re in …

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    Why Toilets On Planes Are So Loud & The Researchers That Made A Way To Make Them More Quiet

    by SharonKurheg October 22, 2019
    by SharonKurheg October 22, 2019

    Toilets on planes are loud. I mean really loud. Loud enough where they’ve scared people (especially kids), been discussed by stand up comedians, imitated by an a cappella music group, …

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    Maybe Airlines Can Follow In This Resort’s Footsteps To Reduce Their Carbon Footprints

    by SharonKurheg October 21, 2019
    by SharonKurheg October 21, 2019

    Not long ago, I wrote a post about how different countries were looking at different ways to make their carbon footprint smaller. Most have proposed imposing some sort of tax …

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