Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
Global Entry is a travel game-changer. It not only expedites your re-entry into the United States but also grants you TSA Pre-check. Global Entry and TSA Pre-check application fee is $100, and first-time Global Entry applicants typically are able to sc…
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Help Us Raise Money for Give Kids The World Village While We Run Around Like Crazy
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
I am joining a crazy group of folks in attempting to ride every ride at Disney World in one day to raise money for Give Kids The World Village through the Parkeology challenge. You can help encourage our hijinks by pledging a donation based on each rid…
New Summer Market on Thursdays in Downtown Fayetteville, NC (music, breweries, shopping, wine, and more!)
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
There’s a new summer market coming to downtown Fayetteville (NC) starting this Thursday in Festival Park. This market has what you’d usually expect from a farmer’s market–plus a lot more. Each week will feature a local beloved artist. This week, Shau…
How I Spare My Feet Pain while Wearing Heels on Work Travel (a PreHeels review)
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
When I’m traveling for business, I have various meetings and events that require business attire. I wear pumps (heels) with my businesswear and I spend a lot of time on my feet. I’m frequently asked how I do it so I figured I’d share it here. I alw…
Vaccinated? Sam Adams will buy you a beer
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
Are you vaccinated? If you tweet or instagram a picture of your vaccination sticker or your bandaid, Sam Adams will CashApp you $7 to buy a beer and leave a tip. Just leave a #shotforsam hashtag and tag @samueladamsbeer. On the heels of Krispy Kreme’s …
Protect Your Privacy–Make sure this public registry doesn’t have your information
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
I’m reposting this because this site is still live and I can still find personal information of people on it. I looked someone up and found their personal cell phone number on it. I’m used to only finding landlines. This website remains one of the mo…
Changing How You Work from Home
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
When I’m not on the road, I don’t work out of a physical office. I do have a physical office, but I only commute to it about once a month. (Well, right now, I’m neither on the road nor commuting to an office). Right now, a lot of people are suddenly …
Geeky Stand-up Comedy Troop Online Friday Night (8PM Eastern)
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
The Geek Comedy Tour is usually a group you can only see in person at some of the nerdy cons (GenCon, KatsuCon, etc), or in a DC-comedy club. I’m thrilled to see that as part of GenCon moving online, the Geek Comedy tour will be doing their whole…
Now Live! Join me on America’s Hometown Picnic *right now*! #HometownPicnic
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
Hi everyone! We are live! Come say hi! I’m not on camera the whole time (check me out at the beginning and end), but I will be on the live chat the whole time. So come hang out with me! Click here to go to the livestream event (I can&…
Enter to win over $550 worth of gift certificates, gas cards, and more #HometownPicnic
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
I hope to see you guys all at Noon ET on America’s Hometown Picnic! I just wanted to let you know that there’s a giveaway going on too: Enter to win over $550 worth of gift certificates, gas cards, and more to recreate your own…
How to Cut Men’s Hair at Home (Quarantine Haircuts)
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
We have some interesting needs now in this situation. My hair has gotten pretty long. I was already overdue for a haircut, but since my hair was already long, it’s not a huge deal. I have family and friends whose hair has gotten to ne…
Local Likes: Shopping in the Haymount District of Fayetteville, NC
Haymount is a district of Fayetteville, NC a bit up the road from the Downtown area. It’s what I like to call “New Yorker” walking distance at just over a mile. It has some pretty unique stores, including one that is moving onli…
Read MoreGeeky T-Shirts, Prints, Pins, and Tanks (oh my!)
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
I wanted to remind everyone of one of my favorite geeky tshirt spots–SnarkFish T-Shirts this holiday season. Their nifty t-shirts, prints, pins, cute tank tops, and vinyl decals, which embody dorkitude and gaming, are among my go-to items. …
Specials for Veterans and Active-Duty Military on Veteran’s Day (in Fayetteville, NC) #Fayetteville
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
I just wanted to share these specials for Veteran’s Day. I’m sharing ones specific to Fayetteville, NC below, and I’ll follow this post with some national offers. Harris Teeter https://www.harristeeter.com/harris-teeter-honors-v…
Awesome Flight Simulator Streamer to Follow
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
I’ve been following this streamer for a few years now and he’s been growing in popularity. 757spy streams his flight simulator while talking through his process and explaining the airplanes and airports he encounters. He’s reall…
Get $15 Credit for Trying Amazon’s Photo App (free)
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
Amazon is trying to get people to start using their photo storage and app, so they are offering a $15 incentive for downloading the app and uploading your photos. The credit applies to Prime customers who are using the app for the first time and go thr…
Great Deal on Geeky Ts, Tanks, and more!
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
The cool cats at SnarkFish T-Shirts have announced a 20% off sale on literally everything in their store until December 21st. Their nifty t-shirts, prints, pins, cute tank tops, and vinyl decals, which embody dorkitude and gaming, are now priced to sav…
Today! DC-Frequent Travelers Meet-Up and Toys for Tots
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
Just a reminder that the Toys for Tots happy hour is TODAY! And thank you to everyone who hung out in the stream. I have a lot of shopping to do because we raised $471 for Toys for Tots so far! (Just $29 shy of our goal of $500). If y…
Right Now! Play games and raise money for Toys for Tots!
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
As you may have heard, Ed of Pizza in Motion, Trevor of Tagging Miles, and I have a Toys for Tots event tomorrow. If you want to help out but can’t attend our event in person, right now I have an online fundraiser going on at Twitch. ALL MONEY DO…
Fly East Coast to Paris, Frankfurt, or Amsterdam for Only $332-$341 (American/United/Icelandair and partners)
Written by Le Chic Geek @ BoardingArea
There are some great fares going on to Europe from the East Coast Right Now. You can fly to Paris, Frankfurt, or Amsterdam for $332-$341 in Basic Economy and $432-$560 in Regular Economy. Please see each post for the rules around basic economy for each…