We’ve highlighted some easy tools for flight booking, including Google Flights. Google Flights lets you easily search for dates by scrolling through flights, search for whatever is cheapest in a general date range, and search for only whatever airlines or alliances you want.  It was built for frequent travelers and …

I’ve had this strange bug happen when I’ve taken an Uber ride a few times now.  I get home.  Open my phone.  And I see $0.00 on my screen. Later, I get emailed a receipt for $0.00.  The receipt does not show any credit getting me a free ride (and …

Traveling can make it difficult to get in a good workout.  Now you can accomplish your workout goals by ordering red wine on the plane. From MTL Blog: Researchers at the University of Alberta analyzed the effects of resveratrol (found in red wine) on the body, and found that it can improve …

A man is in custody after he was caught engaging in, er, a solo activity and then attempted to escape out the exit door. Let me just say, I’m glad my flight today was not this exciting. From WCVB: The flight crew of Virgin America flight 363 requested a diversion during …

So, I managed to accidentally find myself on the plane with Keri.  And we all happen to be in the exit row because none of our upgrades cleared. In keeping up with the Vegas tradition, we decided to take a fun approach to the flight.  So we’ve all ordered rounds …

Earlier, I wrote on what a $20 tip got me in Vegas.  Now, I’m going to show you what a $15 room looks like. Not a $15 tip.  A $15 room rate. When I saw a $15 room rate at the Excalibur, I had to jump on it.  For science I …

In the past, I tipped pretty heavily at the Mirage and got a sweet suite. But one important thing to look at when searching for an upgrade is whether or not one would be available. The Mandalay Bay was pretty sold out and when I pulled up the website, it …

ExpertFlyer will begin supporting US Airways Award & Upgrade searching and alerting. From their press release: As part of our continued partnership with American Airlines, we are pleased to announce that ExpertFlyer now supports full US Airways Award & Upgrade searching and alerting. The addition of awards and upgrades from US Airways …

A while ago, I highlighted the most popular sale items on Skymall.  And the results were shocking. Squirrels-head-mounted-on-a-way-shocking.   But I found a site that highlights things for sale that are much, much worse than SkyMall. For example: For the person who enjoys cutting things apart and then connecting them …

My favorite wine finder My previous career (and lifelong calling) was bartending.  We rotated our wines at one of the bars and I’d occasionally have customers stop back in again to get a wine they loved again. Their faces would fall when I’d tell them about our rotating wine menus.  I …