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When Should You Use a Travel Agent?

My friend’s flight was delayed due to weather and this caused her and her family to miss their connection to London.  When she told me that she was flying from Philadelphia to New York to London, I gave her this obviously weird look and said “Why would the travel agent […]

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New York Times Travel Show – Happy Highlights & Hot Destinations

This past weekend, I attended the New York Times Travel Show 2015 at the Javits Center in New York City.  I’ve now attended the show in all three categories – consumer, travel industry and this year I was provided a press pass.  Both the industry day (Friday) and consumer days […]

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Weekend in Iceland Without Cash – Iceland’s cashless society

The airport ATM accepted my card, password and request for cash but then spit out the paper saying it couldn’t give me cash!  I initially thought at 6:30 a.m. maybe the machine was empty so I tried the other machine, same result – no cash.  Not worrying too much, I […]

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Safari Tip: Shipping Luggage from Johannesburg to Capetown

Checking into the Intercontinental Johannesburg, I arrived with two bags and a backpack.  Upon checkout, I would needed to be one bag lighter and make the weight (I bought a small travel scale just in case as backup) by shipping luggage ahead to Capetown.   The hotel was the perfect spot […]