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True. But clarifying. The card is used at land borders (Canada and Mexico) to use Global Entry.

About 15 years ago I attended an international event in the US that had participants from over 100 countries, about half were high school age students. I had a scheduled vacation to Tahiti a couple of weeks later. I received a call shortly after returning from a US health department in the...

Nice smoky Scotch, especially Lagavulin for a treat. Glenlivet Founders reserve every week or two. Otherwise it's usually red wine

Remember, the requirements of the country you are visiting are to protect their citizens from you. Your concern should be how to protect yourself. I suggest you contact a travel physician/APNP. A consultation is not expensive and will include a lot of practical advice beyond just vaccine...

We don't have squirrels here so I am replying to pest repelling in general. We live in Hawaii and pests were getting into everything a few years ago, even in air tight containers. After some searching I heard bay leaves are magic. I bought a huge bag of dried bay leaves about 6 years ago that...

Yellow fever vaccination is usually required based on where you have been. It is generally not recommended for people over 60. I have inquired about this to the APNP we are getting advice from for travel. She said no problem prescribing it to us for Africa travel but that could be for general...

My first experience driving in OZ...all went well for a week with my colleague and I sharing a car except for the usual turning the windshield wipers on when I wanted to signal a turn...you've done it if you drove in Aus, UK, Japan, etc... so you know what I'm talking about! Anyway, I dropped...

I've also gotten more thoughtful and proactive about what I pack for "just in case." A few years ago on a business trip to Europe where I was giving a presentation to a huge professional group my electric shaver died. I could have bought a new one of course but would have been stuck with a...

I'm also a list maker. My list can take weeks to develop but mostly just adding or taking things off ass I get ideas, very little actual time spent. And it makes packing itself a quick effort, usually less than an hour. But I keep things I almost always take like laundry supplies, toiletries...

I checked on myself. No hits in Hawaii where I have lived for over 10 years. But when I checked for Arizona I come up with addresses I had going back to the 1980s!

This! There can't be a criminal investigation if the evidence burns up! I hope there are FBI agents with suitable advisors in mission control when they say "lock the doors and save your screens!"

You can check out flightsfrom.com but it does not appear there are any direct flights from Chicago to Papeete on Air Tahiti Nui. It looks like they only fly to LAX, Paris, and maybe Auckland. Within Tahiti the airline is Air Tahiti. They are separate airlines. "Nui" means "big."

Here is how I would characterize the Tahitian Islands I have been to: Tahiti: Pretty but Papeete is kind of just an industrial port. There is not a huge amount to see and do. But you can visit Point Venus where Captain Cook made a voyage on behalf of the British admiralty to observe the Venus...

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I second this. While I live in Hawaii, it is MUCH cheaper to Tahiti from the mainland on Air Tahiti Nui. They don't always show up in searches. I have never been to New Zealand (but will soon) but I've been to Australia and Tahiti each several times. What are your interests besides just...

I worked at the University of Arizona that built the Mars rovers, or at least the instrumentation. I am close friends with a few of the principles. I've been to many of their milestone celebrations including landings. It's truly amazing what we humans have done! My friends would protest and...

I want to meet the guy with the b@lls to walk into his boss's office and say..."Here's how we are going to land on Mars. We'll get almost to the surface by parachute then eject it, use rockets to slow down a bit more, then deploy a hovering crane to lower the lander to the surface. What could...

Have you considered a mobile mechanic? Lots of them here. Pricey though.

Yes, I'm sure! The gasket itself is a few dollars but the process to get to it is ridiculous!

Quoting myself... My 5 month old Dell has developed a screen or possibly graphics card issue. Disappointing after such a short time but I'm confident they'll make it right. They would undoubtedly send someone to my house but I will probably opt for the send-in option for logistical reasons.

The last time I had my BMW serviced they found 2 thousand dollar problems...the oil filter gasket is leaking (it is). The part costs $15 but labor is over $1000. The other problem is damage I caused from hitting a rock in my driveway. Again, $60 part but over $1000 labor. Oh, and there was...

Yep, great planning to to suck that gov... te.. till if gives no more! Airport to Waikiki should have been the first leg. But alas...corruption!

Take the new rail! Lol! I confess we usually enjoy a day or two in Honolulu on our travels through the airport but usually stay at the Ala Moana rather than in Waikiki cuz...the mall!

I bought a Dell XPS 14 in March that is awesome for travel and home. It charges from USB-c and I have a single Anker charger brick from my laptop, tablet, phone, and other devices. I also have 2 port car adapter to charge it from in a pinch. While I have no experience with any breakage, I...

While I agree with you in principle, I'm going to play the devil's advocate here. Local dealers may actually be more in touch with local conditions that suggest a recommended deviation from manufacturer recommendations may be prudent and not just not fraud but actually a good idea. Here are a...