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Great news! Automatic refunds for some instances of flight delays/changes/etc

Check out this article: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/biden-harris-administration-announces-final-rule-requiring-automatic-refunds-airline This new airline rule makes it that airlines have to refund you AUTOMATICALLY if they...

News of the Good: VR helps dementia patients

A company called Rendevor has a VR system that can help older adults including those with dementia. The system offers...

News of the Good: some KitKat wrappers in Japan will be origami paper rather than plastic

Story here. The Kit Kat wrappers will now include instructions for how to fold the paper into an origami crane. ...

News of the Good: Bob Ross -> more trees in Michigan

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources is in a partnership with Bob Ross to have inmates plant “happy little trees” as...

News of the good: vitiligo dolls

Well, my blog is about travel, but sometimes I just see things that make me smile and I’m going to...

National Parks in US and Canada

National Parks in the US and Canada aren’t as numerous as the UNESCO sites, but you’d still be hard pressed...

Don't like vacuuming? A Tale of Two Robots and Three Cats

 I travel a lot, natch, and never liked cleaning my house even before I did, so I’ve always been looking...

How I got interested in travel

When I was young, my parents took me and my brother camping in a pop-up tent.  That went on until...

News of the Good: Crows are very smart

Ravens and crows are very smart indeed. They remember people who harm them as well as those that help them....

News of the Good: Give back boxes (remove clutter and benefit others)

Ever look at all the boxes you get your online shipping delivered in and think, I wish I could do...