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  • Airports

    How To Help Avoid Getting A False Positive On TSA Swab Tests

    by SharonKurheg November 16, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 16, 2025

    If you’re traveling by plane in the United States, you know that sometimes you’ll get pulled aside for a “swab test.” It happened to me on our way home from …

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  • Rental Cars

    The 3 Types of Rental Car Insurance (And When You Actually Need Them)

    by joeheg November 2, 2025
    by joeheg November 2, 2025

    In a previous article, I went over the Collision/Loss Damage Waiver (CDW/LDW) rental car companies offer, ways you might already be covered, and other ways to purchase coverage. There are …

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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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  • Airports

    Turns Out, Bringing a Gun Into an Airport Is Totally Fine (in Most States)

    by SharonKurheg October 27, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 27, 2025

    You probably read early last week about the Georgia man who brought a rifle into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and was arrested after police were alerted, via a tip from …

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  • Travel

    Warning for Traveling Throughout the U.S., Europe & More, This Saturday

    by SharonKurheg October 17, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 17, 2025

    Note: This post contains useful information about large-scale upcoming events that are based in politics. It’s meant as a way for our readers to plan their travels this Saturday and …

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  • Travel

    There’s Free Roadside Service in Most States — and Hardly Anyone Knows It Exists

    by SharonKurheg October 16, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 16, 2025

    When you’re on a road trip, the last thing you want is for something to happen to your car. Unfortunately, that very thing happened to my husband Joe and me …

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  • Airports

    7 Activities That Could Earn You a Secondary TSA Security Screening

    by SharonKurheg October 11, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 11, 2025

    No one wants to spend any more time at the TSA security checkpoint than they have to. That’s why we’ve given so much advice about that very thing over the …

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  • Travel

    Warning for Traveling In the U.S. & Europe on Labor Day

    by SharonKurheg August 29, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 29, 2025

    Note: This post contains useful information about large-scale upcoming events that are based in politics. It’s meant as a way for our readers to plan their travels this Monday and …

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  • Travel

    10+ Common Medications That Are Banned in Other Countries

    by SharonKurheg July 27, 2025
    by SharonKurheg July 27, 2025

    Every country, of course, has its own rules that need to be followed. Case in point, you’ll be fined if you try to bring these foods from other countries into …

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  • Hotels

    Man Set Up Camera In His Hotel Room; Caught Employee In The Act

    by SharonKurheg July 13, 2025
    by SharonKurheg July 13, 2025

    When we write about suspicion of theft in lodging situations, it’s usually in Airbnbs. With little to no oversight, some Airbnb owners have set up hidden cameras in their rental …

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