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Humble Bundle is currently featuring a selection of digital travel guides for a fraction of the price to help support the National Park Service. Pay $1 or more for You Only Live Once, The World, Big Trip, Wine Trails, and A Fork in the Road. Pay $8 or more and …
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September, 2016
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8 September
Sadly, Angela Lansbury *Won’t* Be on Game of Thrones
Yesterday, I heard some news that made more more excited about TV than I’ve been in a while.  Angela Lansbury is joining the cast of Game of Thrones! Unfortunately, that turned out to be a rumor that turned into a news story. From Entertainment Weekly: It’s been widely reported Lansbury might appear …
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8 September
How to Help Your Browser Easily Connect to Hotel Wifi
Sometimes when you connect to hotel wifi, things just don’t click.  For some reason, the login screen won’t come up, and every website gives you a strange warning when you navigate there. There’s one trick my friend in IT told me years ago that can help you get connected to the …
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8 September
Some Stretches to Prevent Blood Clots in Flight
I’ve been on some really, really long flights, and often find myself walking to the bathroom just to get the blood flowing in my legs. Lifehacker just posted a series of exercises that you can do before your flight to help increase the flow of blood in your legs. From Lifehacker: Sitting …
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7 September
Fly Cross-Country for Less Than $200: Los Angeles to Miami for $198
Right now there’s a great deal from Los Angeles to Miami for only $198 on American Airlines. As always, the Flight Deal has the deal and the details about Slot Online. Please note, this fare is only good today so if you are interested, you need to act quickly. From the …
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7 September
Pilot Enters Wrong Location into Nav on Route to Kuala Lumpur; Lands in Melbourne
I wrote on people getting on the wrong flights yesterday–mistaking one airport for another and ending up way off track. A pilot for AirAsia enroute to Kuala Lumpur accidentally set his navigation way off track and ended up having to land in Melbourne. He had departed from Sydney. CNN reports: …
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7 September
Ride the Las Vegas High Roller with Open Bar for $12.50 per Person
This is the best deal I’ve ever seen for the Las Vegas LINQ High Roller. Â (Or even, for a regular cocktail in Vegas!) Usually, you can pay around $33 per person for a daytime half-hour ride on the LINQ, with open bar for that half hour. Reader Matt C. just …
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7 September
Angela Lansbury to Join the Cast of Game of Thrones
Angela Lansbury’s character, Jessica Fletcher, has something in common with George R.R. Martin.  Murder she wrote.  Murder he wrote.  Though, Martin’s murders are perhaps a bit more gruesome. But I just heard the greatest news today.  Angela Lansbury is in talks to join the cast of Game of Thrones. From CNet: Now …
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6 September
Fare Sale: Fly from the US to Dublin, Ireland for $350
There’s a great sale going on via Delta for flights to Dublin. You can fly from Philadelphia to Dublin for only $348. Â If Philadelphia isn’t a great departure city for you, you can leave from Chicago for only a little more. From the Flight Deal: Valid for travel on the …
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6 September
San Jose Airports Completes Efforts to Cut Down on Stowaways
In 2014, Yahya Abdi hopped the fence at San Jose Airport and climbed into the wheel well of an airplane headed to Hawaii. He somehow survived the entire flight. From CNN: Yahya planned for some time to sneak onto the tarmac of San Jose International Airport, and he finally hopped the …
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