When you stay at hotels once or twice a year, if that, you’re typically happy with everything you get. A coffeemaker in the room! A lighted magnifying mirror! And OMG, …
travel humor
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One of the most charmingly odd things Kimpton does is the secret password. If you’ve stayed at a Kimpton before—or you’ve spent too much time reading about hotel quirks—you probably …
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We’ve all been to that hotel that offered something that wasn’t quiiiiiite like what they advertised. That’s where review sites such as Oyster come into play (although Oyster isn’t as …
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Tips and Tricks
The Sneaky Squat-Toilet Workaround No One Talks About
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe first time I encountered a squat toilet was in the early to mid-1990s, when I went to Japan with a friend of mine named Teri. It was a very …
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Hotels
I Thought I’d Heard Every Hotel Noise—Until This Happened Next Door
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen it comes to the joys of staying in a hotel with paper-thin walls and neighbors who apparently believe volume limits are a personal attack, I thought I’d heard it …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
This ‘Judgmental’ Map of Disney World Is the Internet at Its Finest
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWARNING: If you’re serious about your Walt Disney World fandom and can’t appreciate some dark humor when the Magic Kingdom is the topic, then by all means, PLEASE skip this …
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Roadside Attraction
We Experienced This So You Don’t Have To: Florida’s Lamest Tourist Attraction
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegFor my husband Joe and me, we’ll do things just to say that we did it. That’s how I got to spend my last “birthday that ended with a zero” …
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Funny Stuff
From Butcher Knives to Sandwich-Eating Legends — Airports Are Unhinged
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAt any given time, airports hold a whole lot of humanity. And a whole lot of humanity in one place means a whole lot of weirdness. Wild and wacky things …
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I’m never shocked when I hear about people doing stupid things. I mean, I live in Florida. People doing stupid things happen pretty much daily down here. There are some …
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Airlines
I Flew 37 JetBlue Flights in 4 Months—Here’s What I Learned
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen JetBlue announced its “25 for 25” promotion, I decided I was up for the challenge. And in the end, I’d get Mosaic 1 status (granted, it’s the lowest level …