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    Woman Stung by Scorpion While Retrieving Luggage at BOS

    by SharonKurheg March 6, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 6, 2025

    There are some things you just don’t expect to see or experience at airports, but you arrive for your flight and BOOM, there they are… The woman who fled the …

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    New (to Me) Airport Vocabulary: What Is “Ghost Bagging”?

    by SharonKurheg February 19, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 19, 2025

    Regardless of whether you travel once a week, once a month, once a year or once a decade, you’ll still sometimes learn something about traveling that you didn’t know before. …

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  • Travel

    Security Risk: The World’s Most Dangerous Destinations for 2025

    by SharonKurheg February 5, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 5, 2025

    When people travel, their safety is usually, if not always, an utmost concern. Travel insurance companies offer policies for medical risks, while international governments watch each other for security risks. …

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    Making Sense of Travel Insurance: Choosing the Right Coverage for Your Trip

    by joeheg February 3, 2025
    by joeheg February 3, 2025

    Imagine your worst fear coming true while traveling. Maybe you or a family member gets injured, or an emergency at home forces you to cut your trip short. Perhaps an …

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  • Travel

    Medications You Should Always Bring With You When Flying

    by joeheg January 24, 2025
    by joeheg January 24, 2025

    Preparing for an airplane trip can be stressful. There are so many rules to follow when packing and now you’ve waited until the last minute and are scrambling around gathering …

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    Flying in the Next Week or Two? Be Prepared for Enhanced TSA Screenings

    by SharonKurheg January 9, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 9, 2025

    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) usually has a pretty good idea of when any or all U.S. airports will be particularly crowded. Thanksgiving and the Christmas holiday weeks are, historically, …

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  • Travel

    The 10 Safest Countries In The World (2024)

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

    You don’t have to think very hard to name countries in the world that aren’t very safe at the moment. Ukraine. North Korea. Afghanistan. Sudan. Of course, there are plenty …

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  • Rental Cars

    Paying for Parking While Renting a Car? It’s Easy to Get Caught by This Scam

    by SharonKurheg November 21, 2024
    by SharonKurheg November 21, 2024

    There’s an old saying that “a sucker is born every minute.” After watching people for the past ## years, I’m starting to think it’s true. Too many people fall for …

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  • Hotels

    Social Media Warns, “Don’t Use Hotel Hair Dryers!” Here’s What They Really Mean

    by SharonKurheg October 17, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 17, 2024

    Social media has three goals. Two of them, reporting the news and getting people to read/watch what they’re producing, are both done to satisfy goal #3, which is to get …

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  • Travel Equipment

    How To Stop Thieves From Easily Getting Into Your Locked Luggage

    by SharonKurheg February 11, 2024
    by SharonKurheg February 11, 2024

    We posted a while back about how easy it is for thieves to break into electronic hotel safes. Several people who read it said they leave their valuables in their …

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