June, 2016

• 29 June

  What Conference Travel is Actually Like

  

  As Mr. (Dr.?) Le Chic Geek, it’s fitting that my job has some travel, typically to academic conferences built around an academic calendar. To be honest, some conferences are nicer to go to than others. This has to do with the time of year they are being held, and the …

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• 29 June

  Track Your Flight, Even in Airplane Mode (for free!)

  

  This new app will not only track your current location (even when in airplane mode), but will also give you interesting sight-seeing tips about what is below your aircraft. Flyover Country is a new app that asks you to download your flight path ahead of time.  Once you are in …

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• 29 June

  Get All 7 Seasons of Star Trek: TNG for $67.57 Shipped

  

  While the fallout from Brexit continues, the British pound is running very low compared to the dollar right now. That means if you know where to look, there’s some great deals to be had (and not just on travel!) Amazon UK tends to offer very good pricing for blurays compared …

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• 29 June

  Are Emergency Landings Due to Drunk, Belligerent Passengers the Crew’s Fault?

  

  Another emergency landing due to a drunk passenger is in the news.  This time, on a flight from London to Riga. He didn’t start a fight, but he was drunk and belligerent enough to cause an emergency landing in Poland. From the Daily Mail: A drunk and aggressive passenger on …

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• 29 June

  New Kellogg’s Cafe in NYC Serves “Elevated” Breakfast Cereal

  

  Similar to the Pop Tarts pop-up store, Kellogg’s has launched a cereal cafe in New York City as a marketing move. They will be serving “elevated” breakfast cereal, such as “Frosted Flakes with pistachios, lemon zest, and fresh thyme.” It will be opening this Monday, July 4th, in the Time …

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• 28 June

  Have You Ever Been Robbed While Traveling?

  

  Yesterday, I talked about  a bag that helps keep your money and valuables safe in hostels and other public locations.  I also wrote about how my friend was robbed by one of her new friends while sleeping at a hotel. Another person I know was robbed week.  His hotel room …

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• 28 June

  Happy 90th Birthday, Mel Brooks

  

  Years back, my aunt was at a casino.  She was playing craps, and the man next to her was helping her. He asked her about her children, and rolled the dice in their favor.  He was an overall really nice guy. That’s when Anne Bancroft joined them. Turns out she …

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• 28 June

  The Deadliest Airplane Crash Happened on the Ground

  

  Did you know the deadliest airplane crash happened before the airplane ever had a chance to get off the ground? Two 747s collided after a series of miscommunications led one to begin taking off–directly into the other. Due to an explosion at an airport, a lot of flights were diverted …

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• 27 June

  How to Avoid Getting Robbed at Hostels (and while traveling in general!)

  

  My former roommate went backpacking through Europe with her best friend a few years ago.  Backpacking and hopping from hostel to hostel is a great experience, but they ran into a common experience–while they slept, one of them was robbed by their co-hostel-mates. They never found out who it was, …

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• 27 June

  A Good In-Flight Celebrity Story for Once: Tim Tebow Helps Passengers During Emergency

  

  There’s so many stories of misbehaving celebrities in flight, entitlement, and, well, mixing things you shouldn’t mix in flight. But we rarely hear about the good stories of celebrities in flight.  Recently, I was on a flight with Emmitt Smith and he was such a nice guy, I didn’t realize …

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