Oscar de la Renta’s PR Girl, Erika Bearman opened up her travel bag and showed the Huffington Post her beauty essentials for on the road. I share her love of MAC mascara. She also recommends Tatcha’s Dewey Skin mist, which I’ve tried and love, but it hasn’t …
Read More »Carolina Aviators Network Flying Out Aid to Western Carolina
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)
As per my friend, Sam, (THANKS SAM!) and this Lifehacker article, JetBlue has released a board game …
Reminder: DC-Area Meetup is October 10th!
Just a reminder that the next DC-meetup is coming up! Â We (Pizzainmotion and I) look for…
My Talk Today at the Library
Hi! Some of you were at my talk today at the library. Â Thank you SO much to everyone who…
Deal on Compact Powerbank: Anker PowerCore 5000, Ultra-Compact 5000mAh External Battery with Fast-Charging Technology
Here’s a good deal on one of the “lipstick-style” power banks. Â ItR…
She’s Doing a Polar Plunge in Memory of Her Mother’s Death–Please consider donating
My niece is raising money for the Special Olympics in her mother’s memory. &Acir…
Even More Amazing: WEST COAST TO PARIS for less than $400 on American
Holy f-ing crap. I just posted on the East Coast fare to Paris but HOLY CRAP. You can fly from Los …
Support a Good Cause While Someone Else Does a Polar Plunge
My niece is raising money for the Special Olympics in her mother’s memory. Â She…
Recent Posts
Packing Tips to Prevent “Clothing Problems”
A business traveler has to pack for multiple occasions at once, so it is essential to have solutions for any “clothing problems” that might pop up. Here’s my list of clothing-problems-prevention-tools that I pack with me on every trip (as well as one I suggest avoiding, though they advertise widely!) …
Read More »Travel Advice from 1480
While View from the Wing is giving away luggage from the future, I’m offering up travel advice from the past. My favorite new find is a blog called Ask the Past.  Want to know how to kill bed bugs? Ask 1777. How to stop bleeding? Ask 1644. I figured I’d …
Read More »SpikeTV Must Be a Diamond Guest
How do you let people know you are important and mean business? Bring your giraffe. SpikeTV is kind of a big deal. In their words, “So big we brought a giraffe.” (He wore a bowtie, bowties are cool.) Word on the street is SpikeTV also demanded a helipad and a …
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Read More »The US Airways Club is Open in Philly’s Terminal F!
The day I’ve been waiting for has come. I was making a tight connection in Philly, but spotted something unusual out of the corner of my eye. Well, also out of the rest of my eye. And the other one too. I wasn’t sure I was in terminal F. Terminal …
Read More »Win 1,000,000 miles, You think I’M crazy?, Rats in Airport Lounges and My New Elite Status in Vegas!
Some items from the blogs I read: Aadvantage Geek finds a promo where you can win 1,000,000 American Airlines Miles. Whew. The Wandering Aramean is crazy. (15,000 flown miles in 60 hours) Will Run for Miles has convinced me to steer clear of the rats in the NYC airport lounges. …
Read More »Ballpark Food Delivered to Your Seat
Ballpark food delivered right to your seat? The future is here. While some hotel chains are moving away from full service, some baseball parks are embracing it. While watching a National’s game yesterday, I noticed a sign on my seat advertising mobile ordering with Dasdak. I just had to try …
Read More »The “Happiest Route”, Win Awesome Luggage, and When To Board When You Have Junk in Your Trunk
Some great posts from the blogs I follow: Forget the most direct route or the cheapest route, HackMyTrip explores looking at the happiest route, and whether its worth it. Aadvantage Geek and I guessed that American (and US Airways) were going to change their boarding process. I wondered where I’d …
Read More »Awesome Interactive Map of Blogger’s Destinations
I was just perusing Jeffsetter’s blog and came across a new interactive map of his destinations. I thought this was pretty awesome for multiple reasons. You can mouse over a destination you are interested in and see how many posts are there. You can also drill down by region. If …
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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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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
Heartbreaking doesn’t even begin to describe what is going on in my home state of …
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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!