As someone who travels to Africa for business often, I’ve been following the current Ebola crisis closely. The majority of the outbreak has been concentrated in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. There have been other reported cases in other countries in Africa as well that are all contained and have all been in West Africa.…
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The irritation of having leftover foreign currency
I try to use credit cards on trips whenever possible. It’s a lot simpler for me and I then can avoid returning home with spare unused money. While this is possible in some countries, others still rely heavily on cash rather than card. When I do have extra cash, I just dump it on the…
A Stormtrooper fan’s passport photo
The Star Wars movies are the fifth highest grossing movie series of all time. The franchise has created two different trilogies with filming of the seventh movie happening now. Scores of fans both young and old find different ways to show their love for the movie. Some fans have set up the 501st Legion which…
Trapped in Tahiti?
I was supposed to be flying back from Tahiti on Air France this morning. Everyone had boarded the plane and we were awaiting our takeoff when the pilot announced over the intercom that we needed to get off the plane due to a fuel problem. They asked us to take all of our belongings with…
World Cup memories
I must admit that I got swept up in the 2014 World Cup. I was cheering for the United States even though I knew they had no realistic chance of advancing very far. When the United States advanced out of the so called “Group of Death” by defeating Ghana, I thought there was a slight…
My experience with pickpocketing
The New York Times did a piece on tales of pickpocketers. It told the story of Wilfred Rose, a notorious pickpocketer, and some of the methods he used to steal money in New York City. Wilfred would pull wallets out by using both his middle finger and his forefinger to create homemade pliers. The story…
Gate8 luggage giveaway part 2
I tried two weeks ago to giveaway a piece of Gate8 luggage that I was given to review. The winner, however, never came forward – therefore, I’m putting it back up for grabs again with a little twist. This time, I’ll be doing the giveaway via Twitter. In order to enter: 1) follow me on…
Save 20% on gas via Home Depot
There currently is an American Express offer of a one time $15 statement credit off a $75 cumulative purchase at Home Depot by June 30, 2014. Registration is required. My preferred method for registering is to tweet #AmexHomeDepot through your American Express synced twitter accounts. Each authorized user on each account is eligible for these…
The winner of the Gate8 trifold luggage is….
Comment #2 – Candace! Candace said, I prefer a window seat since I can lean on the wall of the plane or the window and try to sleep. I also control the windowshade that way! Some people still don’t get it that you are supposed to sleep or at least rest on the way to…
How to get lots of free Dunkin’ Donuts
As a child, my dream was to become a Dunkin’ Donuts store manager. In fact, my parents bought me a little toy box of Dunkin Donuts that I still have today. So I pretty excited to see a new American Express Sync offer for $5 off of $5 at Dunkin Donuts. Remember, each authorized user…
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