I was booking an Amtrak award ticket earlier this day when my browser crashed almost at the end of the process. Annoying, but no biggie, right? I growled a bit about having go through the entire process again when I realized something–I no longer had points in my account. Amtrak …

Meh.com, brainchild of the Woot.com creator, has Monster Brand Headphone Splitters for $4 for two splitters today. The retail price on these is technically $50, but they are available for $22 on Amazon. This is a great deal because these splitters also have independent volume control and a special casing …

A reader just commented that they were unable to find Expedia’s no-deductible rental insurance on their website–and it appears they’ve gotten rid of that benefit.  In May, I wrote about their new no-deductible option.  Apparently, it ended up being short-lived (for whatever reason). Now, while the rental insurance is the …

There’s been a story going around (especially on Twitter) about a family that was kicked off a JetBlue flight because the mother was holding their squirmy toddler. From the Consumerist: A family that purchased a separate seat for their 2-year-old son on a JetBlue flight say they were just trying …

Just a quick note that I saw a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre at a really cheap price.  The Urbeats model is on sale for $38.99 on Tanga.  I’ve never seen them below the mid-$60s. They are sound isolating, tangle free, and have inline skip/reply buttons so you don’t …

I’ve been to a lot of major cities in the country and I grew up in New York City.  But no location has ever beaten DC in terms of happy hours. I like to joke that DC is where everyone starts drinking at 5pm so they can be in bed …

I’m a pretty easy going traveler, but the last trip I planned that stressed me out was a trip to Paris with my mom. It stressed me out in a good way in that I wanted it to be perfect for my mother.  And I knew with enough planning, I could …

I get asked a lot why I go to Vegas pretty often.  I’m definitely not a heavy gambler, and I basically play the penny slots as if they are an iPad game. I like to have a good time drinking wise, but not a Vegas amount of drinking. So why …

I’ll admit it.  I’ve returned a car without refueling it.  Sometimes I’ve been shocked at my credit card bill.  Other times, pleasantly surprised. It turns out that car rental places really, really vary in what they charge to refill your car. (One car rental place waived my refueling fee when …

Sterling Archer, the eponymous main character of a TV show, often does pretty dumb things.  But he’s actually a smart guy.  He not only drops pop culture references, but also references to fine literature and obscure historical events. What I like about the show too is its use of the …