For the last few years, I’ve been covering the Freddies live on my twitter feed, and I plan on doing it again this year on my twitter feed. Follow @Jeanne23   What are the Freddie Awards?  Since 1988, the Freddie Awards have been widely recognized by frequent flyers and travel …

This is basically how I feel when I travel to other cultures sometimes.  Relevant part is at about 1:24, though I assume you recognize this!  Language warning for the audio. What I mean is, I sometimes feel like I go in with unreasonable expectations given the culture and have to …

Thanks so much for the warm welcome this blog has gotten! Starting today, you won’t be finding me on the main page like this (it’s a temporary launch thing), but if you like what you see and want to keep reading, here are some ways to keep tabs: Follow @Le_ChicGeek …

Reader Emily G. passes on this deal she found on Amazon.com: It expands the number of outlets you have in a hotel room, plus allows you to plug USBs directly in. The kicker though? It has holders that pop out you can stick your cell phones in rather than (what …

Here’s something I’ve never been paranoid about before, and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to stop being paranoid about again. Comedian “Tamale Rocks” is a cautious traveler.  When she saw there was a full-length mirror directly facing the toilet in one of the venues she traveled to, she …

One of the greatest benefits of being an elite is getting to board early and getting access to the overhead bin space. Pizza in Motion wrote a great post on why flights boarding early is not a good thing overall.  He was seated near a poor guy who paid extra …

During the Frequent Traveler University, Tiff and I decided to give up on hotel food one night and go out for some food with our husbands. We checked out Mi Dia, which is about a mile from the airport. When we entered, we saw people getting table side guacamole and …

I used to track my travels on FourSquare and lamented the changes that basically made it useless. But there’s a new app out there called Polarsteps that will automatically track your travel routes–even without internet or GPS access.   It’ll connect your travel to your photos and build out a …

My husband checked a bag on his flight today.  And waited at the carousel for his bag.  And waited.  And waited. The return leg was on American and I was surprised you cannot pull up your baggage information on American. On US Airways, you can use your confirmation code to …

Tiff passed on this amazing appliance to me:   This is almost as cool as this ice cube tray:   I don’t recommend putting actual carbonite in your beverages.