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Sometimes it can take a while to get a response from a company’s customer service.  Sometimes it can take months. In Amanda Carpenter’s case, she was stuck in an elevator at the BWI Amtrak station and couldn’t get help.  So she tried tweeting that she was stuck to see if …

The FAA is considering banning the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from flights over safety concerns, but did you know any smart phone could potentially pose a danger inflight? Due to the issues surrounding the Samsung Galaxy note 7’s battery, the FAA is trying to decide whether or not they should …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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: …

This is the best deal I’ve ever seen for the Las Vegas LINQ High Roller.  (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 …

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 …