Le Chic Geek

A few years back, I gathered resources for getting new copies of receipts from companies.  The links (and methods) on that page are a little outdated, so here’s an updated 2016 version on how to get receipts back. Cars: Advantage  (This is an email address to contact) Alamo Avis Budget …

Earlier, I wrote about deals available for tomorrow from Boston.  Can’t leave tomorrow?  Good news.  Air France is offering flights in the $400 from the East Coast and Chicago to Paris. Flight Deal has the whole… uh, deal. Fare are available from September to December.  Air France is a member of …

Fine dining is easy to plan out.  Most places have a reservation system and you can plan your schedule around your dinner plans. Casual dining?  Not so much. My favorite casual dining place around here is usually empty or packed.  There doesn’t seem to be an in between. They allow …

This is a crazy good amazing deal and won’t last–and requires you to be flexible with last minute plans. Secret Flying has a large selection of flight deals to Europe that leave TOMORROW from Boston.   It includes cities such as Geneva, Nice, and Vienna. If I didn’t have such a busy …

Recently, author Annie F. Downs was tweeting, trying to figure out if an air marshal was on her flight. Sometimes I’ve wondered.  One time I found out for sure. From my memories: While boarding was going on, the gentleman in front of me in first class asked the flight attendant …

The Broadway ticket lottery is a system where last-minute unsold show seats go for really low prices.  This is different from TKTS because it isn’t merely a discount, it’s basically a fire sale.  Tickets can cost as low as $30 for seats right near the front. How It Used to Be …

No, this isn’t a dream I had last night.  (Though once, I dreamed that an army of storm troopers started tap dancing to Tea for Two). I’m sadly serious about that. A group of children from  École de l’Harmonie elementary school in Quebec, Canada dressed up as jedi and disguised their bows as lightsabers while …

My dog is already a traveler.  In fact, I’m tempted to get her a Swarm/FourSquare account to keep track of where she’s been.  Just kidding… sorta. When we got her, I got really great advice from my friend, Yael.  She said, I know you are going to take her traveling. …

Let’s face it.  Having tablets across a bar and at individual seats looks cool. I even ooo-ed over the DCA Terminal A renderings.  (which is the first time I’ve ever ooo-ed over anything Terminal A related). But I’m not actually a fan of the tablets overall. I was just at …

I’ve already told you hold to get into clubs for free.  So, what else can you do to reduce the cost of going to Vegas? Vegas seems to be one of those towns where your money grows legs and walks away.  You get in this warped set of thinking where …