Coronavirus

Joe and I have been fans of Japan for years. My first visit was in 1995; Joe’s in 2005. And ever since, we’ve tried to go back every 5 to…

Although Canada reopened its gates for tourism in August 2021, its requirements for entry were initially pretty stringent, with both vaccine and quarantine requirements on top of testing for Covid…

Hong Kong, similar to a handful of Asian and non-Asian countries, has had strict Covid requirements since the pandemic began 2.5 years ago. As a special administrative region (SAR) of…

Although COVID continues to be spread very easily, it’s significantly less of a mortal threat right now than it was 2 years ago. The most current variant, Omicron BA.5, usually…

Thailand Thailand was one of the Asian countries to reopen relatively early after COVID. They started allowing visitors to Phuket last summer. However, when Omicron hit last winter, the country…

While those of us in the U.S. are enjoying a long holiday weekend (unless you’re stuck with travel troubles from delayed and canceled flights – sorry, y’all), the rest of…

Before COVID (B.C. for short), both Uber and Lyft offered shared rides as a cheaper option. Uber’s was called Uber Pool and Lyft offered Lyft Line. They were sort of…

Joe and I just came back from a week long trip to Texas. We usually only make a Sunday-to-Thursday trip, so we can visit the World’s Best Waterpark and Resort…

Canada has always been on the prudent end of the spectrum when it comes to COVID precautions. For example, they enforced a 14-day quarantine for all individuals entering the country…

It’s been over 2 years since COVID, and some things are only now starting back up. The Boston Marathon happened last month for the first time since 2019. At Walt…