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NYC Staycation: Coronavirus Cancel Your Vacation? Explore Your Backyard!

Posted by: Felicia Dodge in Travel/Wanderlust 4 years, 2 months ago

NYC Staycation 2020

The Coronavirus has been messing with a lot of people’s vacation plans. If you’re a native New Yorker and are looking to change your vacation plans to a staycation, try some of the following tips!

Flower District Explore the historic and century old flower district in Chelsea on 28th Street. It’s the perfect place to grab a posey and a selfie! You can drop by The Moxy Chelsea and see the Putnam & Putnam retail shop in the lobby - they did Gwenyth Paltrow’s wedding. 

Ladurée Enjoy a chocolat chaud and a fresh croissant at this iconic Parisian café in …

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Where Has Been Affected By Coronavirus

Posted by: Felicia Dodge in Travel/Wanderlust 4 years, 2 months ago

Where is CoronaVirus

Coronavirus has spread rapidly throughout the world causing international alarm as countries continue to see a rise in confirmed cases. A global health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organization. Disruptions in the way daily life carries on may be unavoidable warns the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States.

The outbreak of Coronavirus started in China’s Wuhan province, and China has seen the most confirmed cases so far. China and Iran are experiencing widespread sustained transmission of Coronavirus. There have been travel restrictions within the countries, and there are travel restrictions for citizens of …

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Logan Airport Relocates Taxi and Rideshare Pickup Location

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Travel/Wanderlust 4 years, 3 months ago

logan airport taxi pickup spot

This past weekend, Logan Airport relocated the pickup spot for taxis, limos, and rideshare vehicles at Terminal C. Vehicle pickups will now be ushered to Central Parking, which is a hike for passengers.

According to MassPort, the move is only temporary while Terminal C undergoes construction for a new canopy that will allow more daylight and weather protection plus a new roadway design to help the flow of traffic.

On Sunday, our team member, Lilly Kenyon, flew into Terminal C and was able to see the congestion first hand. She reports that “there was a lot of confusion among travelers …

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What is GrabWheels?

Posted by: Bekah Wheeler in Rideshare Knowledge , Travel/Wanderlust 4 years, 5 months ago

GrabWheels

Looking to ride a scooter around Singapore? Want to try Grab’s new eScooter?

GrabWheels is an eScooter service in in Singapore that gives users access to electric scooters throughout the city. Similar to Uber, users simply need to open their grab app and tap the eScooter icon to view scooter locations in their areas. Once you have found a scooter, follow the below steps to start riding!

  1. Walk to the nearest scooter you see on your Grab app. 
  2. Tap on the scooter icon that you would like to ride. Make sure to check the scooters battery level to ensure it …
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How to Use Google Maps

Posted by: Bekah Wheeler in Driver Community , Rider Community , Travel/Wanderlust 4 years, 8 months ago

Google has taken over the world. Okay, it hasn’t, but it has changed the way people everywhere interact with the world. Google maps is one of the more pervasive and convenient things the company has introduced. Smartphones are all over, and people use them to get from place to place using GPS. There are tons of different map apps in the world, but Google Maps seems to be the most used. It is convenient, accurate, up to date, and offers turn-by-turn directions with traffic alerts and route options. The question is: how do you use Google Maps?

Google Maps app …

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