Greetings, loyal readers of Le Chic Geek! I am Emily of “Taking a Sonic Screwdriver through TSA†fame. Being a travel enthusiast and geek, Jeanne has kindly granted me permission to share some of my experiences here. A little bit about me: I have lived in seven different states and …

My husband is running a conference this weekend and people were traveling from all over the country to go to it.  Some from the Northeast. And the Amtrak crash led to the Northeast Corridor trains getting cancelled. Ticket prices quickly jumped up to four-figures.  Delta added more flights in between …

My friend Emily recently took a flight with a sonic screwdriver.   She was in route from a Doctor Who conference.  And the TSA wanted to confiscate her sonic screwdriver. She had to argue with them for a while about this (eventually asking for a supervisor).  Basically explaining that since …

Spirit is known as the carrier with all the fees.  Want to bring your bag on-board?  That’s $100 at gate.  Want us to print your boarding pass?  That’ll be $10. Want a water?  That’s $1.  Need to use the bathroom?  …still free.  For now. But there’s one thing Spirit won’t …

Alaska Air has paired up with Gevo to produce an alcohol-based fuel that can keep a plane in flight, while still being green. According to Forbes: Gevo’s patented ATJ is a clean burning, homegrown, drop-in jet fuel, which has the potential to deliver aviation biofuel at scale and at competitive …

I wrote a review of NatureBox a while back, and got a lot of feedback from people that some of the things I disliked had changed by now. I didn’t want a negative review to be the final word on things if their service was actually improving, so I resubscribed …

Giving me another reason to head down to Florida, Disney World has announced it will be opening an Indiana Jones themed bar in Downtown Disney. Here’s a preview: …just kidding. (Oh God, Jeanne has referenced Crystal Skull and the Phantom Menace today, what’s going on?!) Here’s the real preview from …

Phantom Menace (the movie we shall not speak o—crap, broke that rule), came out when I was in high school.  Which was recent, right?  Right guys?! In the internet’s constant attempts to make me feel old, it has pointed out a cold fact. Or rather, the comic strip XKCD has. If …

This winter seemed like it was full of flight delays.  Even Charlotte wasn’t immune for the weather related delays. But did you know you can plan your flight around typical delays? AirHelp has an infographic on the best times to fly. Still, even with the best of planning, it’s possible …

I was behind a car in traffic that seemed to have one of those typical stick-figure families on the rear window. As I got closer, I realized it wasn’t quite the typical family. Turns out they had adorable Star Wars cutouts on the back of their car. I wondering if …