Welcome to The Morning Shave. We read a ton of travel articles each day for our personal research and to share the best travel tips and tricks with you. Here are the articles for Thursday, August 1, 2019, that we think you should read.
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25 Free Apps Every Traveler Should Know About. – My iPhone may start to hate me, but I downloaded a majority of these apps. I’ve known about and used a handful of them, but most I had never heard of.
Fake Alcohol May Be Linked to Tourist Deaths in the Dominican Republic. – It is incredible that it has taken so long for this motive to take the lead. When so many people get sick or die all from drinking from the mini-bar, this should have been an easy conclusion. And it is a shame that the DR government is being so uncooperative. A similar thing happened in Cancun a few years ago and it, indeed, was the alcohol causing the problems. Keep the alcohol-fire test in your mental Rolodex for when you travel.
How to Come Back from Vacation Without Feeling Totally Depressed. – We’ve all been there, right? We’ve had such a wonderful time away from real life when that feeling of dread hits us as the vacation is coming to an end. It doesn’t have to be that way. There are some great tips on how to avoid the “blahs” when it’s time to get back to work.
Las Vegas’ Treasure Island Joining Radisson Brand. – I still have a bunch of Radisson Rewards points in my account, so I love seeing more US-based options that I’d be interested in staying at.
This Genius New Site Lets You Rent Strangers’ Swimming Pools by the Hour. – When you can’t afford to book the entire AirBnB or hotel, you can always book a pretty sweet pool by the hour. Get your friends to pitch in and throw a pool party before summer ends.
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