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    Teen Got “Home Alone-ed” As Family Left Her Behind on Trip

    by SharonKurheg December 23, 2025
    by SharonKurheg December 23, 2025

    I’m going to let you in on a little secret – don’t tell anyone, but until this year, I had never seen the movie Home Alone. I know, I know…the …

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    The Surprisingly Small Things That Can Get Your Global Entry Yanked

    by SharonKurheg November 20, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 20, 2025

    Not long ago there were reports that since 2024, there has been an influx of travelers who had had their Global Entry revoked. From visaverge.com: According to internal tallies shared …

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    My Unexpected Walk of Shame Through TSA PreCheck

    by SharonKurheg November 18, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 18, 2025

    As I mentioned in another post, I like to think of myself as something of a “model passenger.” I’m not saying that as a way to show off. It’s just …

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    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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    How to Travel the World Without Offending Everyone in It

    by SharonKurheg November 13, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 13, 2025

    There’s a little more eye-opening experience than traveling to another country. With just one or a few more plane rides, your surroundings suddenly change from the familiar to things you …

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    The Right Way and Wrong Way to Pee Before Your Flight

    by SharonKurheg November 7, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 7, 2025

    Over the summer, 25-year-old Cara O’Bannon was flying from Tampa to Jackson Hole, when nature called. She was traveling alone, so right before they started boarding the plane, she asked …

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    7+ International Dress Codes That’ll Make You Rethink Your Travel Outfit

    by SharonKurheg November 1, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 1, 2025

    When you travel to a different country, there may be different social norms in place there than what you’re used to. Behaviors that are absolutely accepted where you live may …

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    I Never Thought Money Expired. I Was Wrong

    by joeheg November 1, 2025
    by joeheg November 1, 2025

    Back when I thought every international trip would be my one and only visit to that country (because travel is expensive and I have a long list of places to …

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    Woman Trolled Gov’t With Her Passport Photo; Gov’t Trolled Her Right Back

    by SharonKurheg September 29, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 29, 2025

    With rare exception (*cough* TSA’s social media presence *cough*), one generally wouldn’t put the words “U.S. government” and “sense of humor” in the same sentence. Well, unless you include the …

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    My Most Embarrassing (And Gross) Travel Mistake

    by SharonKurheg September 14, 2025
    by SharonKurheg September 14, 2025

    A long while ago, my husband Joe wrote about his most embarrassing travel mistake. I never paid back the favor with my own embarrassing travel story but hey, why not? …

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