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Insects are a fact of life, and while they aren’t normally a factor in the airline industry, every once in a while they manage to stow away on an airplane. Once discovered in the cabin, the creepy crawlies can cause anything from mild alarm to an all-out swatting party. James Wysong tells some funny stories about bugs on planes and issues some warnings about pesticides.

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When you’re traveling, figuring out who gets what can be downright confusing. Our guide decodes the mystery behind this ritual.

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It’s not that an $11 bowl of official San Francisco clam chowder doesn’t hit the spot. And, granted, there’s no substitute for an authentic Machu Picchu souvenir visor. But not all overcrowded, merchandise-swollen travel hot-spots are created equal, and some deserve to be flagged as full-fledged tourist traps.

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I was trapped. Ten at night, nobody around, my car was parked inside our somnolent regional airport’s automated credit card lot but my Amex blade wouldn’t open the exit gate. Swiped it, reswiped it, finally pushed the emergency speaker button.

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