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

Does Uber Availability Influence Your Travel Decisions?

a black car with white wheels

With all the craziness with Uber in France, I’ve started reflecting on how my travel patterns have begun to change thanks to Uber. For example, when visiting my parents, we’d have drinks in their house so no one would have to be a designated driver.  I’ve found I go out …

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Stowing Away on a 8,000 Mile Flight: Not worth it.

a woman talking to another woman

I just had three stowaways on my flight this week.  They were only discovered once the plane finally ran out of seats.  But they at least did it the safe way. Much like Helen Hayes endearing role in the movie Airport (not to be confused with the movie Airplane!) But a man is in …

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American Airlines New First Class Meal Offerings

a bowl of ice cream with pretzels and chocolate chips

I had the opportunity to learn about (and taste) American Airlines new first class menu offerings on Monday in Dallas.  Everything tasted slightly salty to me, but I’ll caveat that with two things:  1. I don’t tend to put much salt on food & 2.  We are on the ground. …

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I, For One, Welcome Our New American Overlords

cartoon man in a suit and tie

I’ve been nervous about leaving US Airways behind and embracing American Airlines.  I’ve flown US Airways for a while, defended it to other airline flyers, and find its quirks sometimes endearing. I even wrote a guest post on American-flying-Pizza-in-Motion’s blog about why I love US Airways upgrade process. But the …

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Agatha Christie and Other Kindle Books Cheap Today

Just a note that three Agatha Christie novels plus others are $1.99 in the Amazon kindle store! She’s one of my favorite way reads. I apologize for the brevity or any formatting issues.  I’m posting this from my cell phone. Thanks to my mom for texting me about this. I …

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