Le Chic Geek

I’m a huge Michael Symon fan.  I don’t watch quite as much Food Network as Golden Girls, Murder She Wrote, and Columbo, but it’s pretty close. Food Network and People magazine currently have an easy entry contest up to win a trip to NYC’s Food and Wine Festival.  Included in that …

This is one of those oft-cited-without-a-real-citation facts I’ve seen come up on websites.  I figured this story had to be fake.  After all, who would carry 75 snakes in their bra? One part of this story turned out to be wrong.  It wasn’t 75 snakes, it was 65 snakes.  But …

As Mr. (Dr.?) Le Chic Geek, it’s fitting that my job has some travel, typically to academic conferences built around an academic calendar. To be honest, some conferences are nicer to go to than others. This has to do with the time of year they are being held, and the …

This new app will not only track your current location (even when in airplane mode), but will also give you interesting sight-seeing tips about what is below your aircraft. Flyover Country is a new app that asks you to download your flight path ahead of time.  Once you are in …

While the fallout from Brexit continues, the British pound is running very low compared to the dollar right now. That means if you know where to look, there’s some great deals to be had (and not just on travel!) Amazon UK tends to offer very good pricing for blurays compared …

Another emergency landing due to a drunk passenger is in the news.  This time, on a flight from London to Riga. He didn’t start a fight, but he was drunk and belligerent enough to cause an emergency landing in Poland. From the Daily Mail: A drunk and aggressive passenger on …

Similar to the Pop Tarts pop-up store, Kellogg’s has launched a cereal cafe in New York City as a marketing move. They will be serving “elevated” breakfast cereal, such as “Frosted Flakes with pistachios, lemon zest, and fresh thyme.” It will be opening this Monday, July 4th, in the Time …

Yesterday, I talked about  a bag that helps keep your money and valuables safe in hostels and other public locations.  I also wrote about how my friend was robbed by one of her new friends while sleeping at a hotel. Another person I know was robbed week.  His hotel room …

Years back, my aunt was at a casino.  She was playing craps, and the man next to her was helping her. He asked her about her children, and rolled the dice in their favor.  He was an overall really nice guy. That’s when Anne Bancroft joined them. Turns out she …

Did you know the deadliest airplane crash happened before the airplane ever had a chance to get off the ground? Two 747s collided after a series of miscommunications led one to begin taking off–directly into the other. Due to an explosion at an airport, a lot of flights were diverted …