In 1818, an assistant priest in Oberndorf, Austria gave a copy of a poem he had written to a friend and asked if he could write music to go with…
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Visiting The Places in Salzburg, Austria Where They Filmed “The Sound of Music” (Without a Tour!)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegI’ve been a fan of “The Sound of Music” (SOM) movie for pretty much my whole life. My first attempt at improvised harmony was to “Edelweiss” when I was about…
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There are bunches of cities and towns in the world that have questionable names. There are plenty that sound NSFW but really aren’t. There are also the brothers in the…
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How To Not Get In Trouble In Hawaii, Trudeau Says When US-Canada Border Will Reopen, A Chance To Fly On A Sport Team’s Plane
by joehegby joehegHappy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like,…
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After my co-worker learned about my travel hobby/obsession/blog, he asked me where I’ve traveled. I rattled off a few places, such as Japan and Austria, and he replied that he’d…
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When we went to Austria and Germany in 2019, we took a side trip from Salzburg to Oberndorf bei Salzburg. It’s a town located 17 km north of Salzburg that’s…
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Not being able to travel right now has led me to start reminiscing about the most memorable hotels where I’ve stayed. They aren’t necessarily the best hotels, the fanciest hotels…
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AMEX Premium Cards Keep Their New Travel Coverage A Secret, Beware This Car Rental Nightmare, Why “Don’t You Know Who I Am?” Is Bad To Say On Plane, & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHappy Saturday friends, and hooray, it’s finally the weekend! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we…
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Why I Cancelled My Amex Premium, End Of WDW’s Free Transportation?, Global Entry Good/Bad News, Uber Loses License In One Of Its Biggest Markets, & More
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNever mind a whole new month, it’s a whole new year! Happy New Year, travel friends! Here are our most popular posts for December 2019. Some of them were actually…
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TSA Checkpoints Should Get Shorter: More Airlines Added To TSA Pre-Check
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced last week that 6 more airlines have been added to the list of airlines that are available to offer TSA PreCheck.