This YouTube video has been making the rounds and it is a comparison of German to other languages. The video exaggerates the German a bit, which only makes it funnier. But in more seriousness, if you want to learn any of these languages, I really recommend DuoLingo. It’s really helped …

What is the key to fitting more things in your suitcase? Have luggage that’s bigger on the inside*! I was poking around Etsy and saw this suitcase that can address all your over-packing needs*.   For the low price of $200, you can take all your possessions with you on …

The winter on the East Coast just seemed to drag on and on endlessly. A sudden snowstorm popped up on the radar last month.  It was supposed to hit the next day and I had enough of winter.  I felt like I was going out of my mind. So I …

My US Airways and American accounts just merged and while all my miles posted properly, I’m running into some snags when booking flights. If I book a flight on US Airways and type in either my US Airways or American number, it tells me that my frequent flier numbers are …

I was researching how healthy first-class meals are and came across this article about the meals you can get in economy class. Diet Detective apparently reviews the different airline meals each year around Thanksgiving. Here’s the most current edition. His mentions that the US Airways / American Airlines merger has …

Ryanair is beginning the process to launch transatlantic flights, and rumor has it they will use a MegaBus-like model of pricing where the first seats on the plane go for really cheap. This means the first person to scoop up a fare on a flight could get it for as little …

aka, interrupting their operations to have a little fun. The Austin MegaDO is a really fun event.  It’s a good chance to run around bar hopping with other fellow avgeeks, plus participate in travel-nerdy activities. Like helping out at the airport. We got to make the boarding announcements.     …

Tiff has written on Spirit Airlines many times and has a definitive guide on how to fly it.  While she’s the “Spirit” person, I also have a love of Spirit Airlines. No, I don’t fly them–anymore. But when I was in school in Michigan, I had very limited funds.  (I …

View from the Wing reports that US Airways flyers will soon get 500-mile upgrade certificates based off their previous travel–despite also getting unlimited upgrades during that travel time. According to reports, US Airways flyers will receive the certificates to use on their American flights while they still get their unlimited benefits …

Just a quick note that John Strongbow’s Tavern in Old Town Alexandria is having a Medieval beer tasting this coming Sunday at 4pm. From the website: Each of the beers at the tasting are: rated 98% excellent in international competition of legitimate, documented medieval heritage considered amongst the finest beers in …