We don’t rent cars all that often anymore. Over the years, we’ve become much more comfortable taking public transportation to and from the airport in major cities like New York …
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Tips and Tricks
Europeans Share The Biggest Mistakes Tourists Make When Visiting Europe
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegVisiting 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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Travel
AI Invented a Hot Spring. Tourists Actually Went Looking for It
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAI 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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Tips and Tricks
Not Everything Is Instagrammable: Places Where Photos Are Banned
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegYears 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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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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Tips and Tricks
The 18 Countries Where It’s Against the Law to Wear Camouflage
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegBecause 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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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 SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe 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 SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegYou’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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Airlines
Left Something on the Plane? Here’s Why You Can’t Go Back for It
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegYou’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 …