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Flying + Middle Eastern (ME3) Carriers + Ramadan = A Fascinating Education!

The Muslim holiday of Ramadan begins in the United States on the evening of Sunday, May 5, 2019 and continues through the evening of Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

Now, I don’t know about you, but I love to learn when I travel. And since traveling often means meeting people from all different backgrounds, I’ve discovered that I love learning more about what these “different from me” people consider to be important and, of course, as is often the case, that includes their religion. So from my own active researching as well as reaching out to ask friends who practice, I’ve learned a little bit about many of the major and not-so-major religions around the world – what’s done, why those things are done, etc. I think it’s made me a more well-rounded person and helps me keep a more open mind about those who may not have the same beliefs as I do.

So what exactly IS Ramadan? Well, to grab a quote from History.com:

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Our Weekly Recap 6/11/17 – 6/17/18

Hello, friends and HAPPY SATURDAY! Here’s a quick recap of our posts this week:

Joe wrote about:

The differences between Chip & Sign and Chip & PIN cards and why you should have at least one Chip & PIN card if you travel out of the U.S.
The importance of not letting miles expire, like he accidentally did.
How to get hotel elite benefits without being a frequent traveler to any particular brand of hotel.

Sharon wrote about:

When she and Joe visited Salzburg, Austria, where they saw many of the sites where “The Sound of Music” was filmed.
How your pets can earn travel rewards for flights.
What happens when you travel on a plane from the Middle East during Ramadan.
When Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade rolled down 5th Avenue in NYC in 1997.
TBT! Part 2 of Joe, Sharon & Steve’s visit to the 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan.

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Flying + Saudi Arabia Airlines + Ramadan = Fascinating!

I don’t know about you, but I love to learn when I travel. And since traveling often means meeting people from all different backgrounds, I’ve discovered that I love learning more about what these “different from me” people consider to be important and, of course, as is often the case, that includes their religion. So from my own active researching as well as reaching out to ask friends who practice, I’ve learned a little bit about many of the major and not-so-major religions around the world – what’s done, why they’re done, etc. I think it’s made me a more well-rounded person and helps me keep a more open mind about those who are not the same as me.

Anyway, as I write this, it’s just past the halfway through Ramadan (May 26 – June 24). To grab a quote from History.com:

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