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Here’s something I’ve never been paranoid about before, and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to stop being paranoid about again. Comedian “Tamale Rocks” is a cautious traveler.  When she saw there was a full-length mirror directly facing the toilet in one of the venues she traveled to, she …

One of the greatest benefits of being an elite is getting to board early and getting access to the overhead bin space. Pizza in Motion wrote a great post on why flights boarding early is not a good thing overall.  He was seated near a poor guy who paid extra …

During the Frequent Traveler University, Tiff and I decided to give up on hotel food one night and go out for some food with our husbands. We checked out Mi Dia, which is about a mile from the airport. When we entered, we saw people getting table side guacamole and …

I used to track my travels on FourSquare and lamented the changes that basically made it useless. But there’s a new app out there called Polarsteps that will automatically track your travel routes–even without internet or GPS access.   It’ll connect your travel to your photos and build out a …

My husband checked a bag on his flight today.  And waited at the carousel for his bag.  And waited.  And waited. The return leg was on American and I was surprised you cannot pull up your baggage information on American. On US Airways, you can use your confirmation code to …

Tiff passed on this amazing appliance to me:   This is almost as cool as this ice cube tray:   I don’t recommend putting actual carbonite in your beverages.

I have some sad news to report--Netflix is planning on removing Airplane! from its list of avaliabile movies as of May 1st.  Leaving Netflix? What is it?! It’s a movie rental system that’s half-digital half-by-mail but that’s not important. Fear not though!  We at Le Chic Geek have some options …

Earlier, I posted a video of a priest reacting to seeing the Star Wars trailer for the first time. He also posted a video (after he watched the trailer “a hundred times) dissecting the trailer, the meaning, and hidden messages. He actually did a pretty darn good job.  (I feel …

As a frequent traveler, I frequently get yelled at by the TSA.  And I’m frequently doing whatever they yelled at me to do the last time. I used to opt out when I had to go through the scanning machines.  Now that I have pre-check, I’m not constantly going through …

I fly on Spirit Airlines a lot. I am short. Our kids are still young. My husband flies on them too, and while it’s not the most comfortable flight for him, it’s still manageable. My dad is over 6 ft tall and in his late 60s. I booked my parents …