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    Europeans Share The Biggest Mistakes Tourists Make When Visiting Europe

    by SharonKurheg March 24, 2026
    by SharonKurheg March 24, 2026

    Visiting Europe? Locals say there are a few common mistakes tourists make—and some of them can cost you money or worse. If you’ve traveled internationally, you already know every country …

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    AI Invented a Hot Spring. Tourists Actually Went Looking for It

    by SharonKurheg February 2, 2026
    by SharonKurheg February 2, 2026

    AI is still in its infancy and is well known to make mistakes. It lies. It makes stuff up. It hallucinates. And sometimes it just does stuff that’s wrong – …

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    Not Everything Is Instagrammable: Places Where Photos Are Banned

    by SharonKurheg February 1, 2026
    by SharonKurheg February 1, 2026

    Years ago, before smartphones, taking a picture meant having a camera and film with you. You also needed adequate lighting, or if that wasn’t available, some sort of flashbulb to …

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    Norwegian Just Did Something Every Cruise Line Should Copy

    by SharonKurheg January 28, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 28, 2026

    Remember when we were on the brink of taking over Venezuela a few weeks back, and much of the Caribbean airspace was closed? Sure, rich people got stuck on islands …

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    The 18 Countries Where It’s Against the Law to Wear Camouflage

    by SharonKurheg December 7, 2025
    by SharonKurheg December 7, 2025

    Because of the way our federal laws are set up, we’re allowed to wear almost whatever we’d like, whenever we’d like (yep, even a U.S. flag). Of course, some people …

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    3 Ways To Be A Better Customer When You Travel

    by joeheg November 22, 2025
    by joeheg November 22, 2025

    When I wrote about the two conflicting words that lead to poor customer service, I had no idea it would touch such a nerve. The comment I received the most …

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  • Airports

    Two TSA Rules Most Travelers Break Without Even Realizing It

    by SharonKurheg November 14, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 14, 2025

    The TSA was developed in the days after 9/11 to prevent another attack that was along the same lines as that tragedy. Some of the hoops we, as passengers, need …

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  • Hotels

    Not Just Safety: Why Hotel Front Desks Don’t Say Your Room Number Out Loud

    by SharonKurheg October 31, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 31, 2025

    You’ve just gotten to your hotel and checked in. The clerk at the front desk has done everything right, and before you go on your way, they give you your …

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    Left Something on the Plane? Here’s Why You Can’t Go Back for It

    by SharonKurheg October 22, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 22, 2025

    You’ve just disembarked your plane and as you’re on the jetway, your teen thinks that they left their iPad in the seat pocket in front of them. Or you check …

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    The Countries Where You Can & Can’t Flush Toilet Paper – And Why

    by SharonKurheg October 20, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 20, 2025

    Full disclosure – I live in the United States which is considered a developed country (at least from an economic POV). And until maybe 10 years ago, the only countries …

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