If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the age of social media, it’s that you should fact-check stuff before you write about them. From the Airbnb owner that wouldn’t allow …
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Travel
Learning The Social & Cultural Norms Of A Foreign Country Before You Visit, So You Don’t Look Like A Jerk
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThere’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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Cruises
Cruise Excursion Followed Up 9 Months Later, STILL Messed It Up
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHoly crap, y’all, I couldn’t make this one up if I tried! If you’ve been reading Your Mileage May Vary for a while, you may remember that Joe and I …
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Roadside Attraction
22 Countries in 56 Days for $26K! Just One Thing…
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegPeople who have a lot of money don’t seem to mind spending a lot of money. They’re willing to pay for big, luxurious adventures that show they’ve “made it.” You …
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Remember the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark, where Indiana Jones discovers there’s a big snake in his seat? Indy lucked out – THAT snake was the pilot’s pet …
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I remember when I was maybe 10 years old, my aunt, who lived in southern California at the time, came to visit us for a week or so. We picked …
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If there’s one thing that’s never changed, it’s generation gaps. Different age groups naturally look at the world differently from those before and after them, and it shows in just …
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There are 4 letters no one wants to see on their boarding pass: SSSS. If you Google SSSS and bypass Ritter’s Disease (a.k.a. Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome) and the Society …
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If you’re on a plane, you may hear the pilot, flight attendants or other personnel use words or terms that you may or may not have heard before. Or at …
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Amsterdam has had a love-hate relationship with tourists for years. Like any tourist mecca, they love the money that tourists bring to their city. But Amsterdam is also a city …