Le Chic Geek

The answer, sadly, is yes. We just had a case of this with British Airways on a Heathrow to Tokyo flight. From the Daily Mail: Passengers on a British Airways flight to Tokyo were forced to suffer a 6,000-mile ‘flight to nowhere’ after the plane they were on returned to Heathrow …

This is something I worry about with unaccompanied flyers.  A little boy’s flight from Auckland to Rarotonga was cancelled.  He was flying as an unaccompanied flyer, so his mother contacted the airline to find out if accommodations would be provided for him. She was assured they would be. His mother was …

Seriously, this is happening right now. Back when I was in school, I went to a conference for students from all over the world.  I started hanging out with a group of people that included someone from Denmark, someone from Norway, and someone from Sweden.  And wow the jokes were …

This is the first time I’ve seen a trip giveaway on Amazon. The Grand Tour Sweepstakes From what I can tell, The Grand Tour is a TV show being filmed by Amazon where three gentlemen drive around the world, checking out the sites–in awesome cars. What’s missing is information about …

An Orlando bound flight made an emergency landing after there was a strange smell in the cabin.  There was no smoke or any other sign of distress. According to the South Bound Tribune: An Allegiant Air flight from South Bend to Orlando made an emergency landing at another Florida airport …

Okay, I have to admit, I used to watch this. And Microsoft is offering the first season of it for free.  This isn’t a rental or a stream, but an actual ownership. This includes 39 episodes of the season. What is Dragon Ball Z? It is is a Japanese anime television …

Amazon is offering 6-months of Boingo Wireless, no strings attached. To take advantage of this limited offer, simply download the Boingo Wi-Finder app with the “Actually Free” sash from Amazon Underground on your Android phone and create a free Boingo account. There are no ads to watch, no in-app upsell …

I just came across this great deal on the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy.  It’s the extended cut on Blu-ray, and it’s only $26.99–the lowest price I’ve ever seen for the triology. How is the extended cut different? From the description: “The extended editions of Peter Jackson’s The Lord …

There’s a great deal going on Amazon right now where you can get a free $10 gift card with almost no effort. If you sign-up for a 3-month free trial to Audible, you’ll get a $10 gift card added to your account.  After that, you have 90 days to actually …

Do you know whether or not it is legal to bring alcohol through airport security?  Do you know whether you are allowed to drink your own alcohol on the plane? I did a survey of travelers and came up with this infographic explaining what they thought vs. reality. Edit: Keep scrolling …