Gail Todd
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A gift for your physical and mental health: a spa vacationDec 01, 2013 5:00 am - For Thanksgiving I did not have the turkey. I was the turkey! First, the chef stuffed me with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Then someone rubbed me with sea ...
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Thanksgiving holiday the perfect time to travel overseasNov 02, 2013 6:00 am - It’s that time of year again. Aunt Edna makes her special mince pie with the maple-leaf crust. Aunt Dorothy makes her Pilgrim centerpiece with the seasonal foliage. And ...
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Oh, the places you can't go during federal shutdownOct 05, 2013 7:22 am - “We're supposed to be camping in Yosemite this weekend,” complained my daughter, who has been laying out sleeping bags and cooking gear for the past two weeks. “Now it l...
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Surprises on flights drive passengers buggySep 01, 2013 5:00 am - Last week, Joel Woloshuk discovered he was flying with a bunch of maggots. He wasn't using derogatory terms to refer to his seat mates. He was talking about the added pr...
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Skip a tip and you might pay for it laterAug 04, 2013 10:14 pm - Last week, I was talking to a French hotelier who was remembering the good-old days. He was lamenting on the 1960s when his hotel staff worked for wages not tips. But mo...
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Space on planes will get even more cozyJul 07, 2013 5:15 am - Looks like the airlines are about to put the squeeze on us again. I’m not talking about charging more for checked luggage or raising the price of an in-flight sandwich. ...
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Using appliances in Europe can be a power struggleJun 09, 2013 6:00 am - When Pam Fink toured Europe last month, she found it difficult to stay current. She wasn't talking about the events of the day. She was taking about her hairdryer. “It n...
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Airlines, passengers extra cautious about securityMay 05, 2013 5:00 am - Did you hear about the passenger suffering from Tourette's syndrome who couldn't stop saying “bomb” at Washington's Reagan National Airport? According to an Associated ...
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Packing on the pounds can be costly for travelersApr 09, 2013 6:12 am - Did you hear about the weighty subject created by a small airline based in Samoa? Apparently Samoa Air figured out a way to get their pound of flesh. Literally. They've ...
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Travelers love to share stories of terrible tripsMar 04, 2013 5:43 am - Bob Bond said he missed the boat. And was he happy. It wasn't that his flight connection to Houston was late, which happened to a friend of mine years ago. Or that he ov...