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With the holidays fast approaching, the continued travel restrictions and concerns resulting from the coronavirus have only added to the stress. While crowds at airports may be smaller, the tensions have risen dramatically as travelers address health concerns and for many people,...

  More Fun and Really Odd Holiday Facts: With only 24 days left, it’s time for today’s fun fact about weird and wacky celebrations around the world: Fireworks are traditional almost everywhere; however, having at least one Scottish ancestor, I couldn’t...

More Fun and Really Odd Holiday Facts: With the holidays approaching, it is time for fun facts about weird and wacky celebrations around the world: In the Czech Republic, a Christmas Eve tradition before the invention of online dating, single women had a tried (and true?) way to...

  More Fun and Really Odd Holiday Facts: As the holiday seasons approach, it’s time for today’s fun fact about weird and wacky celebrations around the world: Arachnophobic?  You may want to scratch a Ukrainian Christmas off your bucket list. An old, unusual tradition is to...

Every traveler has their worst flight stories. My two personal favorites: -The “flight to nowhere”. On a past business trip, I flew one hour to New York, circled for one hour and because of bad weather, flew back one hour to Washington, DC.  In my three hour...

Holidays for Solo Travelers: Fun Facts and Solo Destinations: I know you may still be enjoying languid summer days at the beach. However, it is never too early to plan ahead for the next set of holidays. No one wants to be “Home Alone for the Holidays”! Some...