Le Chic Geek

A reminder that the DC-Area frequent flyer meet-up is next week!  I look forward to meeting you there. There is going to be a DC/NoVA Frequent Traveler Meet-up on August 24th in Crystal City, VA at the Tortoise & Hare Bar and Grille. Myself and Ed from Pizza in Motion are …

A woman went into labor on a flight, two months earlier than expected on a Cebu Pacific Air flight to the Philippines. A woman witnessed part of the situation.  She was seated near the woman in labor. She basically said that the woman was moved to the front of the …

Amazon’s Deal of the Day is on luggage and other travel items. The timing was perfect for me.  I just busted the wheel on my carry-on bag and was hoping to find a good, cheap spinner. So I went in for this one, priced at just $39: I like the …

One of the newest products to Kickstarter is Sharknado: the Board Game. The first thing that stands out to me is a list of quotes from reviewers on the Kickstarter page. True to Sharknado style, they included the review of someone who simply wrote, “Why?” I’m excited though, because if you’ve …

Sometimes the DC to Philadelphia flight feels like it’s the shortest flight in the world.  By the time you make it to cruising altitude, the descent starts.  But that’s not the world’s shortest commercial flight–by far. The real shortest flight is Westray to Papa Westray in Scotland’s Orkney Islands, a journey which …

I’m a huge Hyatt fan, and I want to make sure that’s stressed before I start talking about their website.  Because being a great hotel company that gives great experience is better than having a good website, in my opinion. But I’ve continually run into things about their website that …

When more details came out about the monkey on a Frontier flight, I became more and more confused. In this case, a man brought a monkey on board an airplane.  The monkey was an Emotional Service Animal and was allowed to be on the plane.  However, he didn’t produce the paperwork, …

I just received an email from Amazon with a bunch of deals on their devices as part of their Back to School Sale.  The Amazon Echo is not on sale, unfortunately, but the Amazon Tap is. Here is a comprehensive listing of the sales from Amazon. Fire Kids Edition From …

I had to read this deal a few times to make sure I was reading it correctly. Right now, you can get a free subscription for MLB.tv for the rest of the season with the purchase of a Frosty from Wendys.  This offer is only good for the rest of …

NBC is being criticized for its shaky coverage of the Olympics this year, so I wanted to highlight a time where the coverage was so spot on, it’s a model for all Olympics moving forward. The Olympics in question was the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics.  And the specific moment I’m referring …