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    Cruise Line Left Family of 9 Behind When Late From Cruise-Sponsored Excursion

    by SharonKurheg January 21, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 21, 2025

    When you’re cruising and book an excursion, the general rule of thumb is that if you buy the excursion through the cruise company, the ship is guaranteed to wait for …

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    Terrible Tales of “The World’s Unluckiest Travelers” Announced

    by SharonKurheg December 18, 2024
    by SharonKurheg December 18, 2024

    Everyone has their tale of woe that happened during their travels. Or if they don’t have one themselves, they know someone who does. The family who got caught in an …

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  • Hotels

    Sneaky Hotel Manager Wouldn’t Let Them Check Out of Their Condemned Hotel

    by SharonKurheg December 9, 2024
    by SharonKurheg December 9, 2024

    When people want to stay at a hotel, they have a wide variety to choose from. Typically, location, reviews, and price (money, points, etc.) are all taken into consideration before …

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    Thieves Try To Siphon Gas From Tour Bus, Wind Up Sucking Raw Sewage Instead

    by SharonKurheg November 17, 2024
    by SharonKurheg November 17, 2024

    I think you can file this one under “things nobody ever, ever wants to do…” And it may or may not be what you want to think about the next …

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    The Strangest Reason I’ve Ever Used To Request A Room Change

    by joeheg November 14, 2024
    by joeheg November 14, 2024

    Way back in the mid-90s, before Sharon and I were dating (we’re married now) — and before I had any thoughts about miles and points — we booked a trip …

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  • Airports

    That Time My Husband Almost Got Arrested at Charles De Gaulle Airport

    by SharonKurheg November 4, 2024
    by SharonKurheg November 4, 2024

    Funny how something can bring back a long-lost memory. Last week, when I wrote about whether or not you’re allowed to refuse your carry-on bag to go through the scanner …

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  • Hotels

    Underdressed Entitled Man Furious: Restaurant Dared To Enforce Dress Code

    by SharonKurheg November 3, 2024
    by SharonKurheg November 3, 2024

    It’s not as if there aren’t entitled people in the world. I mean, I know there are. We’ve written about them: The complaining business class passenger who got exactly what …

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    Hotel Fail Trifecta – Hotel’s 3 Screw Ups on The Same Reservation

    by SharonKurheg October 29, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 29, 2024

    If you can say one thing about my husband Joe and me, it’s that we don’t sweat the small stuff. We know that stuff happens and if a hotel screws …

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