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3 common travel disasters

Every travel enthusiast will agree that nothing can match the feeling of planning and undertaking the trip of your dreams. Amidst all the joy and excitement, it’s hard to believe that anything can ruin your mood and spoil your plans, but inconveniences can always come up. Travel disasters are always lurking, but if you prepare well for these situations, there’s nothing to worry about. Here are three common travel disasters that can afflict you on the road and how to deal with them.read post

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  • Ha - here's a twist on travel horror stories, though fictional: MSN's ranking of the all-time top travel horror movies! Tourist traps indeed lol. https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/8-travel-horror-movies-that-w...
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    Maybe cancel that leaf-peeping trip.
  • In these shelter-in-place times, The World on Wheels takes a look at a couple of times that happened to us while traveling.
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    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
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  • It's vacation time, what's the worst that could happen? Hopefully, a mild case of the runs...but sometimes worse. This week's Travel Tip on The World on Wheels, we offer some strategies to keeping yourself safe and secure while away from home. I think you might find at least one or two of these suggestions new to you: http://tinyurl.com/6t2m5vl
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Our disaster experience on an organized tour in South America

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  • My last flight home from a conference didn't go so well...When a Transit Day Goes Really, Really Wrong on Travels With Pain.
  • Have a hostel hour story? Please share in our latest post (we've got some of our own) http://inspiringtravellers.com/2011/02/15/hostel-jerks-reasonable-r...
  • Well, my "projectile vomiting  at 40,000 feet" horror story refuses to give up the ghost! Travelated.com, um, liked it so much, they've published it to gross out their own loyal membership. If you haven't read it yet, fasten your seatbelts and enjoy!
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