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…
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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…
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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…
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Updated COVID Protocols For Cruise Ships & The Caribbean (August, 2022)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAlthough 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…