This coming holiday season has me bouncing back and forth between visiting family and work travel. I have a weird problem of trying to decide what city I want to be in for New Years Eve, since it is the one buffer day between two travel trips. Do I stay …
Read More »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…
Reeses Peanut Butter Cups Stuffed with Reeses Pieces Is Now a Thing
God bless America. Now, in addition to Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and Reeses Pieces, you can get Rees…
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Amazing Customer Service from Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown for a Non-Elite
I have absolutely no status with Starwood. I’m accidentally close to Gold with them, but hotels don’t recognize “close enough” as a status. Keri has Platinum status, so I leech off her when we stay in a Starwood property. 🙂 So I was pleasantly surprised with the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown …
Read More »Free Christmas Music for Your iPods, iPads, and iDontknowwhatelse
If you like listening to music when you travel, Amazon.com is giving away five different Christmas songs every five days. Check out this week’s selection here. As a shameless lover of Christmas music, I’m a fan of getting Cyndi Lauper’s Blue Christmas!
Read More »Is Chris Elliott Secretly Sexist?
Or at least holding women back from jumping into the world of frequent travel? In an article last week, he uses scare tactics to warn people away from travel–calling frequent flier programs an unsustainable pyramid scam that benefits: The elite-level cardmembers perched in their first-class seats, sipping their mimosas, while …
Read More »Did I Get More Than I Bargained For With Birchbox?
In my email box today… Hmm…
Read More »Thanksgiving Clothing Sales for Deals, Miles, and Points Fans
Early this morning, I crept down to the living room–past sleeping family–to check out what shopping deals were posted for today. I tried to fix myself some coffee quietly so I wouldn’t wake anyone up. A quick sidebar–whoever posted online that Starbucks Via “easily dissolves into cold water…” I assume …
Read More »The List’s Coverage of the Dreamliner
Conor Knighton of the TV show The List came along on the flight of United’s brand new 787 Dreamliner. He does a good job of explaining the plane, at some point, describing it as a tube of plastic :PÂ (It actually makes sense!) If you look closely, you can catch …
Read More »I’m NUTS About Airline Snack Mix
Many of the snack mixes you enjoy on airlines like American, United and US Airways are produced by King Nut. I got a little too excited when I saw they have a Black Friday Sale this week and then immediately disappointed when I found out it did not apply to …
Read More »Checking out the Brand New 787 Dreamliner!
I know I gave you a preview of the Dreamliner in an earlier post—I was too excited to wait! But I figured I would go more in-depth about my experience in United’s newest addition to their fleet. We arrived at the San Francisco airport (SFO) with a huge crowd of people also …
Read More »Oops, HERE is the Footage of Jeff Smisek
I apologize–I’ve been trying out this new offline editor that posts when I connect to the internet, and I realized its major flaw. I can’t double check my links before things go live! And I made a huge error. HERE is the link for the live footage of Jeff Smisek. …
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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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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 …
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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!
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My Talk Today at the Library