Le Chic Geek

Sure, I write on flamingos at airports and champagne bongs one time (okay, two times), and my Amazon recommended items become this: A flamingo beer bong.  Oh Amazon, you know me so well. This reminds me of the few months after I wrote about the wine bra, and all the Amazon …

An El Al flight has safely landed after officials received an anonymous tip that there was a bomb on board.  The flight was going from New York to Israel and was met by French fighter jets once it hit European airspace.  After that, it was escorted by Swiss jets. According …

Okay, I seriously cannot stop laughing.  Jack Hanna learned the hard way why only one person (or bird) should go through the turnstile at one time. Jack Hanna landed at the Ohio State University Airport after the terminal itself had closed back in 2007.  The only way to exit was through …

These luggage tags are a really smart idea and I had never thought of them before. Whenever I pack a checked bag, I make sure to put a detailed itinerary inside.  I include where I will be, the dates I will be there, and contact numbers along the journey.  But …

An eagle-eyed traveler spotted something unusual–10 ducklings in the Norfolk Airport storm drain!  Apparently, while their mother was able to pass over the grate, they all fell in when they followed. I missed this story when it first came out, but through some cute-animal-binge-viewing today, came across it. While their …

If you had asked me, I would have guessed the Liberty Bell, but that didn’t even make the list! According to a poll done by USA Today, the most patriotic tourist attraction in the United States is the site of the Boston Tea Party. I can see that.  After all, …

Proof that sloths are the cutest things ever, a sloth struck a pose while a man used a selfie stick to capture a photo of the adorable creature. A few years back, a monkey stole a tourist’s camera and snapped a selfie, inadvertently creating a legal storm. Copyright allows artists protection …

In the realm of things I didn’t know could actually exist, Champagne bongs are a thing.  What is a champagne bong?  Well, I’ll tell you. Known to the hip as “Champbongs”, this product will help you chug that bottle of sparkling.  I wish I were kidding. The Champagne Bong From …

Detroit Free Press is reporting some insane pricing coming out of Delta flights.  What a strange Delta error. For example: A search on Friday for flights from San Francisco to Detroit for Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 showed the non-stop coach fare was $13,735 round-trip — more than $7,000 each way. First class was showing more than …

A robot lawyer?  A 19-year old has created a lawyer-bot that will go to bat for you when you have a parking ticket.  Right now, it only works in New York and London, but he’s quickly working on rolling it out to other cities. The bot, which automatically generates appeal …