You booked a basic room at a hotel.  You get your room key, open the door, and see an amazing suite.  Amazing, you think, but how did I swing that?! The Hotelion has a great post on the art of saying thank you and showing appreciation. I’ve been in some amazing …

There’s a sale on the Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 30W 2-Port Car Charger + 3.3′ Micro USB Cable.  This, combined with a coupon, brings the price down to $5.99. The coupon (which I just verified works) is GGRY6CCZ. The sale price puts the charger at $10.99 and the coupon is for …

Right now, you can fly to Honolulu, Hawaii from Washington, DC for only $550.  This fare is on Delta, who will hopefully have their act together by whenever you book your flight for.  (Just kidding, they will.  I hope.) Usually, fares this cheap require a long stay or weird routing. …

A reminder that myself and Ed from Pizza In Motion are doing a meet up in two weeks in the DC area. The last meet-ups have been a good time for all!  Hope to see you there. There is going to be a DC/NoVA Frequent Traveler Meet-up on August 24th …

Last week, I wrote about how it isn’t always legal for police to pull over someone to reward them–even if they are rewarding them with ice cream! Police in Arlington, VA today decided to spread goodwill with ice cream too.  But in this case, no traffic stops were needed. According …

The Faeria video game has been early access for a while, and is temporarily free leading up to its official launch. Until 4pm PST today, you can purchase the game on Steam.  Once you buy it, it’s free forever–as long as you buy it in time. This was a game that was …

This is bananas.  A monkey got loose on a Las Vegas-bound flight yesterday. No, it wasn’t Miles the Monkey. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal: It’s unclear what type of monkey it was, but Nunnery said the monkey was an emotional support animal, adding that “the passenger had all the …

A stray pup decided to adopt a flight attendant, even going so far as waiting outside her hotel for her. From the Dodo: “I tried to change my way because I didn’t want that he follow me back to the hotel,” she told Noticiero Trece. “But it was not possible. …

A few days ago, I wrote about a man who ran after his flight on the tarmac.  In NEWS I CANNOT MAKE UP, he actually caught his plane, was able to board, and made it to his destination. I’ll allow a moment for that to sink in. But as to …

A train derailed going into Charles City, Iowa, hitting–yes this is true–a bar named DeRailed. First we had a Mercedes parking on a Ferrari. Then we had a tank driving over a Mercedes. Now we have this. According to KCCI8 (a CBS affiliate): Police say a freight train car that …