green living, smart spending
For months now, I have been spammed almost daily by Jasmine Winget. Each time it is from a different email address, so blocking Jasmine Winget is useless because she – or her spammer network, most likely a bot – sends me the next spam email from a different address tomorrow or next week. Spammer Jasmine
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What’s that saying – everything old is new again. Drive-in theaters are back in style, experiencing a renaissance as one of the few entertainment destinations you can visit outside the home and maintain social distancing. There are more than 300 open-air theaters in the USA, many of them open since the 1950s, before the advent
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Got a travel itch? We all do, and even if you aren’t ready to leave this minute, there are travel deals to buy now and use later, including through 2022. Simply, the travel industry is hurting, and there are some exceptional values to take advantage of now. Here’s what some cruise lines, hotels and tour
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Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor those who lost their lives while serving in the US military, protecting freedom and liberty around the world. This year, Memorial Day tribute services at National Parks are virtual because of the Pandemic, with participation by 30 parks across 12 states and the District of Columbia,
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As a swing dancer, I know that large, even overweight folk can be light on their feet and rock solid in quick maneuvers. That’s an apt description for the 2020 Mazda CX-9, the brand’s three-row seven passenger SUV, with features no swing dancer can claim. My recent route between New York City and ski resorts
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If your are housebound and travel-deprived, don’t despair, because can travel the world virtually. Visit US national parks, specific cities and the their museums, track wildlife in Africa and so much more, all without leaving home and without a US Passport Most are FREE, but some of these tours are ticketed, for about the same
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National Park Week 2020 is April 18-23. Normally, this includes FREE admission and a long list of special programs. But the Coronavirus pandemic has closed the parks, so the special programs are online, FREE, and admission from your computer also is FREE. There’s a different online theme for each day of National Park Week 2020.
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Switzerland’s most famous mountain, the Matterhorn, is covered in flags in April, a different one each night, all virtually, part of an ongoing tribute to countries seriously affected by Covid-19. The American flag is being displayed on Thursday, April 16th. These are gi-normous reflected projections of flags, cover the 14,600-foot Swiss peak, one of the
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Fat chance getting your money back for a flight that’s been cancelled, or which you have cancelled because you can’t travel now because of the Coronavirus pandemic, especially if you purchased a lower-cost non-refundable ticket. Almost without exception, airlines are keeping your money while allowing you to change your flight without a change fee. Depending
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On top of everything we have to worry about these uncertain days, if you stayed at a Marriott brand hotel or resort recently, you should be worrying about identity theft and other personal security issues. There’s been a massive security breach – since I stayed at one recently, I am personally at risk. Maybe you,
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