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Belles ร  Bound Travel was started in 2012 on the premise that nothing beats personalized service, experience, and attention to detail. While many Internet sites promise special deals, travelers are often unaware of restrictions, exceptions, and fine print. Making the right choices based on price alone is not always the best course of action for travelers. Weโ€™ve made it our mission to provide you unparalleled service when planning your next vacation. Whether you are looking for great advice, destination information, passport and visa info, overseas cell phone info, or testimonials from former clients, we can provide you with all that and more.

๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐†๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€ ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซโ€ฆ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ. ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ? ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐’๐จ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ‘€If you fly So...
10/16/2026

๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐†๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€ ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซโ€ฆ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ. ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ? ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐’๐จ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ‘€

If you fly Southwest or collect Rapid Rewards points, pay attention! Starting ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•, the loyalty program is changing in some BIG ways.

Hereโ€™s what you need to know:

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ ๐†๐จ๐จ๐๐›๐ฒ๐ž, ๐€-๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ! ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ & ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ!

The old status names are going away:
โœˆ๏ธ A-List becomes ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ
โœˆ๏ธ A-List Preferred becomes ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐
โœˆ๏ธ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ is the new top tier, with unlimited Companion Pass trips!

๐Ÿ“Š ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐“๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ
๐Ÿฅˆ Silver: 35,000 tier qualifying points (TQPs) OR 25 qualifying one-way flights
๐Ÿฅ‡ Gold: 65,000 TQPs OR 50 qualifying one-way flights
๐Ÿ† Platinum: 140,000 TQPs OR 100 qualifying one-way flights

๐Ÿ’ณ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Starting in 2027, all Southwest credit cards will earn 1 TQP per dollar spent. That means everyday purchases can help you earn elite status.

๐Ÿ‘ฏ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ 
โ€ข Platinum includes unlimited Companion Pass trips.
โ€ข Reach 75 qualifying flights or 95,000 TQPs and you can earn ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ.
โ€ข BUT credit card sign-up bonuses will no longer count toward Companion Pass qualification. ๐Ÿ‘€

๐ŸŽ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ
Reach 15 flights or 20,000 TQPs and choose between 2,000 bonus points or two preferred-seat coupons.

๐Ÿ’ธ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก
Youโ€™ll need more qualifying flights to reach Silver and Gold. Gold members will also earn a smaller flight-points bonus than current A-List Preferred members. And travelers booking Southwestโ€™s two highest fare types will earn fewer points per dollar than before.

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐“๐จ ๐”๐ฌ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Starting in spring 2027, Southwest plans to let members redeem points for international partner flights, initially with Icelandair, Etihad Airways and China Airlines.

There are also plans for new airport lounges and expanded Starlink Wi-Fi.

๐’๐จ, ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€ฆ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค? ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿพ

If youโ€™re working toward status or a Companion Pass, these changes could affect your strategy for 2027!

๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌโ€ฆ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ! ๐Ÿ„โ€œFarm charmโ€ is becoming a travel trend, and itโ€™s a w...
10/14/2026

๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌโ€ฆ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ! ๐Ÿ„

โ€œFarm charmโ€ is becoming a travel trend, and itโ€™s a whole lot more than sleeping in a cute farmhouse.

Think waking up on a working vineyard, picking your own produce, collecting fresh eggs, riding horses, learning how to make local foodโ€ฆor yes, even ๐œ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ.

Itโ€™s travel that lets you slow down, get your hands a little dirty and actually experience the place youโ€™re visiting.

Honestlyโ€ฆthis sounds like a pretty good way to escape the usual vacation routine. ๐Ÿ‘€

๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐š๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐›๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฆ-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐›๐š๐ซ?

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐’๐€ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š. TSA is considering allowing full water bottles through security...
10/09/2026

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐’๐€ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š.

TSA is considering allowing full water bottles through security for PreCheck travelers at select airports equipped with newer CT scanners.

Yepโ€ฆyou may soon be able to skip the whole โ€œempty your bottle and refill it after securityโ€ routine. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ

BUT before you start packing your 32-ounce Stanley: ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐“ ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ. The current 3.4-ounce liquid rule still applies.

Would this be a game changer for you, or are you already used to traveling with an empty bottle? ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐†๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐ซ๐จ๐š๐? ๐€ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š ๐‹๐Ž๐“ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ.Before you get caught up in the excitement of ex...
10/08/2026

๐†๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐ซ๐จ๐š๐? ๐€ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š ๐‹๐Ž๐“ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ.

Before you get caught up in the excitement of exploring somewhere new, here are a few safety reminders worth keeping in your back pocket:

๐Ÿ” Know the layout of your destination and areas to avoid
๐Ÿ‘€ Watch out for pickpockets and common scams
๐Ÿ’ณ Carry more than one form of payment
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Learn a few basic phrases, especially for emergencies
๐Ÿ“ฑ Share your itinerary with someone back home
๐Ÿš• Research transportation before you arrive
๐Ÿน Drink responsibly and keep an eye on your drink

Because the goal is to come home with great stories, not a great story for the police. ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ #๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ?

๐€๐ˆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค! ๐Ÿ‘€Applying for a U.S. passport could soon get a whole lot easier. A new AI-powe...
10/06/2026

๐€๐ˆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค! ๐Ÿ‘€

Applying for a U.S. passport could soon get a whole lot easier. A new AI-powered government platform, **America.gov**, is expected to let Americans apply for their FIRST passport entirely online starting next year.

No printing forms. No post office trip. No passport photo run to the drugstore! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ

The rollout is still in the works, so donโ€™t put off getting your passport if you have a trip coming up. ๐ŸŒŽ

๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ž?

๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ โ€ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐. If youโ€™re flying for Thanksgiving or Christmas, NOW is the ...
10/05/2026

๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ โ€ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐.

If youโ€™re flying for Thanksgiving or Christmas, NOW is the time to start paying attention to airfare.

Here are a few ways to save:
โœˆ๏ธ Thanksgiving fares have historically been lowest about 5 weeks out.
โœˆ๏ธ Flying on Thanksgiving Day can mean BIG savings.
โœˆ๏ธ Christmas fares tend to be better when booked before the last-minute rush.
โœˆ๏ธ Some international destinations are actually cheaper than they were last year.
โœˆ๏ธ Being flexible with your travel dates can make a serious difference.

And please donโ€™t wait until the week before the holiday and hope for a miracle fare. ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ? ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐? ๐ŸŽ„โœˆ๏ธ

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐‘๐„๐€๐‹๐‹๐˜ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ?The answer: it depends. ๐Ÿ‘€Two hours before your flight? Three hours? O...
10/01/2026

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐‘๐„๐€๐‹๐‹๐˜ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ?

The answer: it depends. ๐Ÿ‘€

Two hours before your flight? Three hours? Or are you the person who walks through the terminal 45 minutes before takeoff like you own the place? ๐Ÿ˜‚

Hereโ€™s what can change the amount of time you need:

๐Ÿ›ซ Domestic or international
๐Ÿข Airport size
๐Ÿงณ Checking bags
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง Traveling with kids
๐Ÿ‘ฏ Traveling with a group
๐Ÿ“… Holiday or peak travel periods
๐Ÿชช TSA PreCheck or other expedited screening

For international flights, youโ€™ll generally want to arrive earlier, while smaller airports and experienced travelers may need less time. The key is knowing your airport, airline requirements and what youโ€™re dealing with that day.

๐’๐จ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ž: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ? โฐโœˆ๏ธ

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž?We talk about international food and travel all...
09/23/2026

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž?

We talk about international food and travel all the time, but the U.S. has plenty of regional dishes that tell a story about the people and places where they originated. From Cincinnati chili to a New Orleans muffaletta to Hawaiiโ€™s Spam musubiโ€ฆevery region has its own flavor! ๐Ÿ˜‹

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐? ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ Cincinnati Chili โ€” Cincinnati, Ohio โ€” Chili served over spaghetti with cheese and other toppings.

๐Ÿง€ Juicy Lucy Burger โ€” Minnesota โ€” A cheeseburger with the cheese stuffed inside the patty.

๐Ÿฅ“ Hot Brown โ€” Louisville, Kentucky โ€” Open-faced turkey sandwich with bacon, tomatoes and creamy Mornay sauce.

๐Ÿฅฉ Philly Cheesesteak โ€” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania โ€” Thin-sliced beef, onions and melted cheese on a roll.

๐Ÿณ Garbage Plate โ€” Rochester, New York โ€” A loaded mix of burgers or hot dogs, home fries, macaroni salad and more.

๐Ÿฅช Muffaletta โ€” New Orleans, Louisiana โ€” A massive Sicilian-inspired sandwich with cured meats, cheese and olive salad.

๐Ÿ™ Spam Musubi โ€” Hawaii โ€” Grilled Spam over rice, wrapped in seaweed.

๐Ÿ… Toasted Ravioli โ€” St. Louis, Missouri โ€” Breaded and fried ravioli served with marinara for dipping.

๐Ÿซ“ Frybread โ€” Indigenous Cuisine โ€” Fried dough with roots in Native American culinary traditions.

๐ŸŽ Snickers Salad โ€” Iowa โ€” Snickers, apples, whipped cream and puddingโ€ฆyes, they call it a salad.

Which one should be on your next food adventure? ๐Ÿดโœˆ๏ธ

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ญ? ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ? ๐๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ.But if you get stuck there, you might as well make the best of it.Hereโ€™s how to sur...
09/17/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ญ? ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ? ๐๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ.

But if you get stuck there, you might as well make the best of it.

Hereโ€™s how to survive your next โ€œ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ญโ€:

๐Ÿ’บ Claim BOTH armrests. Middle seat gets this one. Itโ€™s basically airline law. ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐ŸŽง Bring your own entertainment. Download shows, podcasts or bring a book. Donโ€™t depend on the Wi-Fi gods.

๐Ÿ˜ด Invest in comfort. Neck pillow, eye mask, blanketโ€ฆ whatever helps you forget youโ€™re wedged between two strangers.

๐Ÿšป Donโ€™t be afraid to get up. Yes, you can use the bathroom. Nobody expects you to suffer for the entire flight.

๐Ÿค Respect the personal space. Youโ€™re all in this together.

And honestly? Focus on where youโ€™re going. That middle seat is temporary. The vacation is the reward. ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿฅ‚

Now be honestโ€ฆ middle seat or aisle? And donโ€™t say window. We already know thatโ€™s the easy answer. ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐Ž๐ค๐š๐ฒ, ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐žโ€ฆ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ? ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿจ๐Ÿ‘€Because apparently thereโ€™s a big difference between โ€œ๐œ...
09/15/2026

๐Ž๐ค๐š๐ฒ, ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐žโ€ฆ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ? ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿจ๐Ÿ‘€

Because apparently thereโ€™s a big difference between โ€œ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒโ€ and โ€œ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž.โ€

Generally safe to take:
๐Ÿงด Mini toiletries
๐Ÿชฅ Dental kits
๐Ÿงผ Shower caps
๐Ÿงต Sewing kits
๐Ÿงด Mini soaps
โ˜• Tea, coffee & sugar
๐Ÿฅจ Welcome snacks

But the robe? NOPE. ๐Ÿ˜‚
And definitely leave the towels, pillows, sheets, hairdryers and kettles where you found them. Hotels know when things go missing, and some properties may charge you for them.

Apparently, bathrobes are one of the most commonly stolen hotel items, with towels right behind them. ๐Ÿ˜ณ

So before you check out, take one last look around your room and ask yourself:

โ€œIs this complimentaryโ€ฆ or am I about to get charged for my souvenir?โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญโ€ฆ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ? ๐Ÿ‘€

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