I stay in Hyatts a lot. Â A lot. Â One year, I calculated that I spent over 1/7th of my life in a Hyatt. Â (One month, I spent three weeks!) When I travel, I’m usually using all Chase products–mostly the Hyatt card and the Chase Sapphire preferred. Â And I’ve been impressed …
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Heartbreaking doesn’t even begin to describe what is going on in my home state of North Caroli…
Get $10 back on $10 spend on Rakuten, includes existing users
Rakuten currently has a $10 cash back on $10 spend special going on until December 19th, and this in…
Free Video Game: Sniper Elite 3 (with ads, or $6 without ads)
Game Sessions is giving away Sniper Elite 3 (with ads) and heavily discounting its Steam key by maki…
Act Now: Free JetBlue Ticket When You Buy Board Game (for $20)
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Reminder: DC-Area Meetup is October 10th!
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My Talk Today at the Library
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Deal on Compact Powerbank: Anker PowerCore 5000, Ultra-Compact 5000mAh External Battery with Fast-Charging Technology
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Even More Amazing: WEST COAST TO PARIS for less than $400 on American
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Support a Good Cause While Someone Else Does a Polar Plunge
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Using Technology to Keep Up Your Routines When Traveling
Travel throws off all my routines. Â Lately, I’ve been needing to take some medication, and I can guarantee when I travel, I take 0 of it. My husband has even started putting them in baggies in my briefcase with the time and date I should take them on it as …
Read More »“Do You Want to Target Men Interested in Panties?”
So, apparently I’m giving Facebook the wrong idea. It’s taking my posts about TSA and is… well… assuming something completely different about the blog. I’ve been writing about the ridiculousness of TSA security–both on the passenger AND TSA side. So, yesterday, I wrote about how a woman tried to sneak …
Read More »Spending Two Weeks at the Grand Hyatt Kauai
I mentioned in my talk on business travel that I went a while without being able to spend points–so when I found myself in Hawaii for work travel, I really extended the trip. I did this by hopping over to Kauai and staying at the Grand Hyatt Kauai resort. Because …
Read More »It Is Not Legal to Take Cocaine Through Security in Your Panties
Heels First just linked to an older post of mine explaining how it is technically legal to fill a bra with wine and take it through security.  Leave it to this lawyer to find a loophole. A woman tried to take this a step further and attempted to bring cocaine through …
Read More »Candy Crush for People Who Like Keeping Their Money
I don’t like any game that locks you out for a few levels unless you pay money. 1. Â I’d go broke pretty quickly. Â 2. Â If there’s no wifi on your flight, you can get stuck–even if you are willing to pay. Candy Crush is really popular–so popular, a man ruptured …
Read More »New Technology Meets In-Flight Toilets
Ever have a delay (or even cancellation) due to toilet issues on the airplane? This is because airplane toilets are really complicated to replace. The toilets are one large component, so the entire piece must be replaced–even for minor issues. But Skrift.com has the scoop on a new form of …
Read More »Sometimes Travel is Just Plain Surreal
I had a 5am departure this morning out of Dallas, so I woke up a little bit before 3am to make sure I made it to the airport on time. By the way, I’m a huge fan of sketch comedy and a huge fan of Kids in the Hall and …
Read More »Cursed Treasure App: Great for Flights, Even Without Wifi
Cursed Treasure is the first game in a series created by Ninja Kiwi and acquired by Armored Games. While the first Cursed Treasure is less visually appealing than the follow-ups Armored Games worked on, it remains one of my favorite in flight video games. The plot is this–you are a …
Read More »Multi-Purpose Shoes Make Beach Drinking Easier
My beach-ware of choice is Reef. Â And they’ve come up with an interested invention–shoes with build in bottle openers. I usually remember to bring a bottle opener with me, but I’ve definitely had it go missing too. Â It can fall into the sand and then… well, it’ll be an artifact …
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This Travel Jacket Literally Has Everything Built-In–Including a Neck Pillow
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What Happens When You Set Two AI Bots to Talk to Each Other
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This Product Will Help You Pack Faster and Keep You From Forgetting Things
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This Device Promises to Give You Unlimited Worldwide 4G Wi-Fi
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This “Smart” Belt Helps Your Keep Your Waistline in Check
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This Travel Jacket Literally Has Everything Built-In–Including a Neck Pillow
I was poking around on Kickstarter and came across this jacket that claims to be …
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What Happens When You Set Two AI Bots to Talk to Each Other
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This Product Will Help You Pack Faster and Keep You From Forgetting Things
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This Device Promises to Give You Unlimited Worldwide 4G Wi-Fi
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This “Smart” Belt Helps Your Keep Your Waistline in Check
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Carolina Aviators Network Flying Out Aid to Western Carolina
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Get $10 back on $10 spend on Rakuten, includes existing users
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Free Video Game: Sniper Elite 3 (with ads, or $6 without ads)
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Act Now: Free JetBlue Ticket When You Buy Board Game (for $20)
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Reminder: DC-Area Meetup is October 10th!