Le Chic Geek

A nude rooftop bar has opened in London.  In addition to the obvious sights you would see, it also boasts views of Westminster Abbey, The Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and The London Eye. This is the sort of thing you might expect in Las Vegas.  In fact, I wrote …

The Wired staff wanted to know what happens to your bag after it gets checked. So they threw a camera onto the bag to find out. From their introduction to the series they wrote: YOU PROBABLY THINK aviation is getting worse. Planes are more crowded, extra fees more nefarious, the …

It’s always nice when our opinion counts.  It is even nicer when our opinion can net us some $$$. Now, your opinion as a travel enthusiast can help influence future products–and maybe even net you an Amazon gift card.  Ed from Pizza in Motion is awarding prizes to some people …

Amazon has just rolled out their one hour delivery service in Northern Virginia.  The service, PrimeNow, delivers items to you within an hour for a $7.99 fee, or free within two hour windows. This service is only avaliable for people with Amazon Prime and these fees do not include tips. From …

Google Play has entire greatest hit albums on sale today, according to SlickDeals. The albums avaliable are: Eagles: Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) $0.99 Weezer: White Album $0.99 Madonna: The Immaculate Collection $0.99 Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits $0.99 The Notorious B.I.G: Greatest Hits $0.99 Pantera: The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond …

Minecraft is on sale today for $14 on Xbox One on Amazon. This is a special Xbox One edition.  From the description, in this one, you can: Create and explore your very own world where the only limit is what you can imagine. Play on your own, or with up …

Yesterday, I wrote about a baby born in-flight.  A lot of the reporting was based off a witness’ account of the birth who ended an Instagram post by cheerily declaring that the airline (Cebu Pacific Air) is going to give the baby free flights for life. This item got picked up …

One thing I like about travel is how norms seem to regulate behavior.  I mean this as a passenger, but I just listened to an air traffic control exchange (based in Dublin) where the other pilots jumped to ATC’s rescue when a pilot misbehaved. The air traffic controller continually tried …

A few days ago, I posted a photo of myself sleeping in a semi-convoluted yoga pose.  I wondered if this is why I sleep on so easily on airplanes. This was the photo: Someone pointed out in the comments that my puppy was sleeping in a similar pose to me.  That’s …

UberEATS is a new service from Uber, the ride sharing service.  It’s basically an on-demand food delivery service that’s much easier than ordering takeout. From the website: UberEATS delivers food from your favorite local restaurants. With the new UberEATS app, you have access to a broader selection of restaurants and …