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A reminder that we are all gathering from 6-9pm at Ovvio (Orange Line) for the next DC-area GeekyPizza Travel Meetup! We can’t wait to see you all.  And I can’t wait for some of Ovvio’s food. We have a very generously extended happy hour for the group.  Don’t forget to …

There’s a great travel deal going on to Paris right now.  You can fly from Boston or Washington, DC to Paris for $495. What makes this a good deal isn’t the price.  There were some better deals in the fall, but this is for summer travel, which is the most expensive …

If you are a regular Uber user, you’ll want to jump on this deal. You can purchase Walmart Gift Cards for 10% off. And while it would be a nice gift to a friend, it would be an even nicer gift to yourself.     Hyatt’s current promotion gives you …

Through May 30th, you could win a trip to London to meet 7 of the Doctors–plus help a good cause in the process! Omaze has partnered with Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi to run a charity-benefiting raffle where the winner …

Amazon has a “Kindle sale” almost every day that is eh, but occasionally, they have a great sale. Today, they have 75 highly rated Kindle books on sale.  Most are $1.99-$2.99.  These contain Marvel comics and graphic novels for $2.99.  These include some with Ironman, Guardians, Hulk, and X-Men.  (Scroll …

This is a reminder that there is a meet-up for the frequent travelers of the DC-area on May 30th in the Merrifield area (Orange Line, easily accessible). Ed and I can’t wait to see you guys there! — Love to travel? Live in the greater-DC/NoVA area? Come to our (free) …

One of Amazon’s current lightning deals is the Anguo 10000+mAh Power Bank Portable Charger.  It’s only $11 for the next five hours. What I really like about this one is that it is a dual charger.  I’ve been holding off to find a nice slim portable charger that fits in …

Due to weird copyright issues, Alan Wake will never be sold again after today. Steam has the entire franchise deeply discounted at $4.  I recommend checking it out and buying it, just in case. I haven’t played the Alan Wake games yet, but I’ve watched people play it on Twitch …

In case you haven’t noticed, and judging by the attendance you haven’t, I haven’t been writing much in the past two years. No worries, nothing bad has happened! We’re still traveling (mostly) as much as ever, but our kids are older (12 and 8!) and since I’m homeschooling them I’ve …

When you book an Uber driver, you may get a phone call from the driver stating there’s a problem with the app and the driver cannot see your destination. The driver may ask you what your destination is.  And then state that the app still isn’t working, and ask that …