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16 Travel Blunders to Avoid!
1. Not calling your bank or credit card company before you leave Before our trip to China, we did very little preparation other than just pack our bags and water our plants. On our first night in Beijing, we thought, “No problem, we’ll just walk to the mall near our hotel, hit up an ATM and grab some dinner”. We visited an ATM with my debit card’s logo and, worst thing ever; it sucked up my debit card and kept it! We tried buying some small items at a grocery store and got rejected with every card we tried there as well. That night, we had to go back to…
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Half Dome and Yosemite
Half Dome Hike, Annette, Danny, April and Wes — We made it to to the top of the world! Climbing to the Top of Half Dome is a really challenging hike. I had just turned 50 and wanted a challenge to show age who’s boss! I was so excited that I told everyone I knew I was climbing to the top of Half Dome. My son, Danny, daughter April and her husband Wes joined me for this challenge. We started the day well before dawn and accidentally hiked about a mile past our first turnoff –so it was just a little harder for us than for people who don’t miss…
