Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

The Best Way to Find Cheap (Good) Drinks

When I’m traveling around, I always love a good cocktail.  But when looking at the stretch of restaurants and bars before me, how do I know what option is the best? I use Happy Hour Anywhere. Available on both Droid and Apple This App uses your GPS location to identify exactly where you …

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Hello Kitty Flights to Start to Paris

After the shocking news that Hello Kitty is not a cat, EVA has announced that the Hello Kitty tricked out flights will begin flying routes to Paris, with even more Hello-Kitty-ization. From the Huffington Post: The new Paris flights will add in new Hello Kitty silverware, new Hello Kitty placemats and a new …

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A Quest to Create a Gluten-Free Guide to the World

Do you or anyone you know deal with food restrictions? Whether it’s you or your friends, family, or coworkers, get ready for your next trip to be a little easier. Anna Sonnenberg of Gluten-Free Jet Set has just launched a worldwide gluten-free travel guide. Over the next year, she’ll travel extensively to research …

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Pay $300 to Fly Pretend Pan Am First Class

In the world of things I never knew I wanted to do so badly up until this moment, you can fly a pretend Pan Am 747 First Class flight for $300 in Hollywood, California. As the name of the article I found this vintage photo in states, Traveling in a Boeing …

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Ever Have Loyalty Program Related Nightmares?

I had a nightmare so intense about loyalty programs, that it woke me up. But the crazy part is this stuff doesn’t really mean this much to me in real life. Here’s what happened. Tiff and I went out for the night in Dallas.  We decided that rather than drive back …

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How an Engagement Ring Can Pay for the Honeymoon

  Inside Flyer just highlighted my husband’s frequent flyer savvy when buying my engagement ring--he made sure it also secured our honeymoon! In addition to this, the story also goes into detail about how we walked away from the wedding with 300,000 points. We’re in the process of planning a …

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Can You Sue Over the Use of a Knee Defender?

Fortune Magazine explores that question here. It’s an interesting article, but it looks like someone might have more of a cause of action against the person reclining if they do it recklessly/negligently. But even so, as long as you were using the seat recline as intended, I don’t think you …

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