Another day, another drunk tirade on an airplane.  But this time, it was grandma! Well, not my grandma. A woman on a Flybe flight went into a drunken tirade, where she accused a fellow seatmate of being a member of ISIS. From the Mirror: Elaine Ryan, aged 60, loudly claimed …

Ever wonder how to make beer pong even better?  Well, stop wondering and get a Roomba. We already brought you the champagne-bong, the wine rack, and the flamingo beer bong.  Why stop there? This is proof that human genuinity can accomplish anything. So you may play beer pong, but the rules never change. …

Virgin America has a flash sale going on for flights Aug 23, 2016 through Feb 8, 2017, and it includes routes such as LAS-LAX for $39.  Cross country flights are also coming in at $159 each way. From their website: Biggest Deal Of The Year. Because of flyers like you, we’re …

I had some readers over my house the other day, and one of them commented that she found my recommendation of You Need a Budget to be useful. She asked if I could write a little more on budgets and finance both in the context of miles and points and …

A pilot was en route to South America when he began approaching a thunderstorm.  He seized the opportunity to take a photo, and got one just as a lightning strike happened. The results were pretty awesome. From the Washington Post: The photo was taken over the Pacific Ocean from the cockpit …

I guess divorce is like love.  When you know, you know. A woman decided she knew when she was already aboard an aircraft.  She was flying from Moscow to Vladivostok and decided during takeoff that she needed to get off the plane and divorce her husband. There’s no insight into what …

So this is some Lord of Rings… er, shoot. There’s a mountain that has a freaking geyser in it that you can stay in overnight. And it’s an actual hotel. This hotel, located in Chile (not to be confused with a similarly named one in Costa Rica), has a rustic …

Another day, another dollar, another award chart change.  This time, it’s Hyatt.  Pizza in Motion has the scoop on all the changes. I’m sad to see the Dallas properties go up in points values because that’s where I travel most frequently.  But the hotels by me have gone down, so …

A great cross-country deal–fly round-trip from Philly to LA for $269 on American Airlines. As always, The Flight Deal has the deal. Check out the link for all the details, but the fare is valid September through early-November. But remember, due to American Airline’s changes, the amount of redeemable miles …

This is a crazy good deal.  I’m not caught up on all my Halo yet, but I’m seriously tempted. Microsoft has Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition for Xbox One for $35.99, plus free shipping. This includes the game, plus a bunch of extra bonus items: Bonus content In addition to the …