OK, we’re supposed to be experts on travel issues but there are times that rules and regulations can leave even pros baffled. Is it because it’s a changing playing field? What foods you can bring into the US from overseas?
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Karen Fawcett offers houseguest gems like — If you’re staying in a Paris apartment, chances are pretty good that bathrooms are at a premium. A WC is not a library and please don’t plan on making it one unless you’re home alone. And please don’t use the excuse, “I wasn’t sure how you like to load the dishwasher.”
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How many times have you stayed in a hotel and found it to be perfect and satisfy your every whim? Probably not many. Are your expectations realistic? Perhaps yes and maybe no. But, there are specific things that seem to drive people around the bend.
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Ned Levi relates a couple of tales of boorish adult behavior in museums, and suggests those who exhibit churlish behavior in museums modify that behavior before their next museum visit.
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The use of mobile apps is exploding and it is affecting travel in a big way. This survey by Frommer’s provides some specifics that the publisher has gleaned from their research.
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Home port cruises are a good alternate, Boeing loses one 787 order but keeps one, tax refunds may promote more travel
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Where lost and unclaimed baggage ends up, survey says travel improved in the last decade, cruise ship home ports not always an economic bonanza
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The newly appointed Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Affairs Zahi Hawass, has announced that Pharaonic, Coptic, Islamic and modern sites will reopen on Sunday, February 20th. This is considered one of the more important steps in bringing the country back to normal and getting the economic engine running.
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It has been my honor in life to engage in heart-to-heart talks with people who were severely ill or at the end of their earthly visitations. In each case, they reached into their mental scrapbooks and turned to the pages of their lives that brought them the most pleasure. All of them spoke about their travels.
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