General Travel

I am joining a crazy group of folks in attempting to ride every ride at Disney World in one day to raise money for Give Kids The World Village through the Parkeology challenge. You can help encourage our hijinks by pledging a donation based on each ride we ride here …

If you have an American Express and an Amazon account, you may be able to get 20% off your order (up to $50 savings). All the details are here on Deals We Like.  Unfortunately, you have to go through the trouble of linking your accounts before you find out whether you …

There’s a giveaway going on at MonkeyMiles where you can win a Fast Track Pass to skip ahead in the immigration line at London.  All you need to do is sign up for the newsletter.  The winner will be chosen on July 21st. Harlan from Out & Out shows off …

Last week, I read an article that really stuck in my mind.  It was one of those airline-said-she-said stories that ended with a passenger getting thrown off a flight. It really stuck with me because of one specific item in the article. Basically, a woman did not want to sit …

If you are a regular Uber user, you’ll want to jump on this deal. You can purchase Walmart Gift Cards for 10% off. And while it would be a nice gift to a friend, it would be an even nicer gift to yourself.     Hyatt’s current promotion gives you …

In case you haven’t noticed, and judging by the attendance you haven’t, I haven’t been writing much in the past two years. No worries, nothing bad has happened! We’re still traveling (mostly) as much as ever, but our kids are older (12 and 8!) and since I’m homeschooling them I’ve …

I landed at DCA airport after a trip to Florida today.  I was a little shocked when I opened my Uber app. It quoted me $1,098.99 for UberX. Damn, how much is surge today?! After I got over my initial shock, I realized my app never updated from Florida.  Which switched …

Nowadays, it seems like almost every airline is trying to nickel and dime you.  But there are still deals and tricks to be had. Gary from View from the Wing details how you can temporarily get free checked bags on American Airlines–just in time for the holidays. Ed from Pizza …

Currently, JetBlue has a deal where you can fly across the country for $65 (one-way).  The flights originate all over the East Coast and go into Southern California. Ed from Pizza in Motion has all the details.  He talks about how you can really maximize the savings on this one. Did …

This is crazy.  Someone managed to get themselves onto the air traffic control line and told a plane to land.  The plane also responded to the instructions. In addition, they contacted air traffic control and declared an emergency aboard an aircraft. View from the Wing has all the details on this …