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

Fly to Paris for Only $495, Including Summer Travel

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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 …

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Big Amazon Sale on Kindle Best Sellers and Comics/Graphic Novels

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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 …

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DC-Area Travel Meet-up on May 30th! #geekypizza

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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) …

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Fly to Stockholm, Sweden for Only $383 on Swiss

A note that there’s a good fair to Sweden on Swiss. The Boston-Stockholm flight is $383 and involves summer travel. As always, the Flight Deal has all the details. I subscribe to the Flight Deals tweets and check them pretty often.  I may have booked deals during work meetings.  (If …

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