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Really Bad Advice About Dining Etiquette Around The World

The Nuts and Bolts of TravelBy TomJuly 21, 201713 Comments

The internet is lousy full of really bad advice for travelers about dining etiquette around the world. They will tell you the most irreverent dictums. Let’s debunk some things that no, you’re not doing wrong.

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How Travel Has Changed Since 9/11

The Nuts and Bolts of TravelBy TomOctober 9, 20217 Comments

It’s been 20 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the way we travel has radically altered. A look back on travel right before that day, and the times after.

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How to Survive a Cruise Ship When You Don’t Like Cruising

The Nuts and Bolts of TravelBy TomJune 17, 201710 Comments

Wasn’t your idea, but you’re on a cruise and you find it’s not your thing. How to cope? Check out how to survive a cruise ship when you don’t like cruising.

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How To Become A Travel Snob

The Nuts and Bolts of TravelBy TomNovember 25, 201626 Comments

One can see the Eiffel Tower from points all over Paris, and this is a good thing, as it adds to the background and helps your wonderful photos.  And yet, ask anyone who travels a bit about actually going up the tower, including me, and you’ll probably receive a shudder, as one of the first…

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How I Grew My Travel Blog From 265 Instagram Followers To 275 In Only Six Months

The Nuts and Bolts of TravelBy TomMay 25, 201919 Comments

An accompanying Instagram account is a must for a travel blog, yet getting people to follow you is a challenge and a game. Here’s the tale of my frustration with the ‘gram.

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After Brussels and Paris (and Madrid and London), everyone is asking: Is traveling to Europe safe?

The Nuts and Bolts of TravelBy TomApril 19, 2016Leave a comment

After recent terrorist attacks, everyone is asking “Is Europe safe?” Let’s examine how a destination is safe or not and what strange advice experts give.

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About A World of Flophouses
About A World of Flophouses

This site comes from a few decades of traveling on the very, very cheap, and my recurring habit of crashing in "flophouses". Click on the photo for more.

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