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Selfie Sticks Banned For Pope’s Visit

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Pope Visit

I could see how the selfie stick could be a helpful device in some situations but I find that they do more bad than good.

Selfie sticks could cause damage and be quite annoying to others also trying to take a photo. For instance, when Kim, Lucas and I went to Disney I couldn’t image why someone in the front row at a parade would need to use a selfie stick to get a photo. I do know that this selfie stick did manage to ruin quite a few of the photos I was trying to take! Continue reading Selfie Sticks Banned For Pope’s Visit →

Places That Ban the Selfie Stick

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Selfie Stick Ban
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Almost two weeks back I was happy to see that Disney banned the selfie stick from all of their parks.

You might wonder why I’d even care?

During our trip to Orlando to visit Disney World earlier in the year I had an issue with a selfie-stick user. It was quite annoying when this visitor with the selfie stick got in the way of my photo-taking at one of the parades. I still can’t imagine why someone in the front row would need to use this device when nothing was obstructing her view… Continue reading Places That Ban the Selfie Stick →

Selfie Stick To Be Banned From Museums

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Museum of Modern Art
image: amazon.com

With the selfie stick being one of the most popular holiday gifts last year, it would probably be safe to assume that it makes for a popular travel item too.

I’ll say it right away, no I do not own a selfie stick nor do plan to purchase one. However, I do see where they could come in handy. As an example, I’d probably use it to take photos over a crowd if I had one. Continue reading Selfie Stick To Be Banned From Museums →