First2Board’s Big Secret Is Out
For weeks now the team at First2Board has been keeping a secret. It’s been hard to keep it hush hush, but somehow, we’ve managed to to do it. About 3 months ago when we launched a few people joked on…
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Staying in a dorm on vacation…
By Plush Adventures Next week, I will be traveling to Toronto for a mini vacation including attending the TBEX North America ’13. When I started looking for a hotel, nothing popped at me saying, “stay here” until I found the…
Why Do You Dislike Road Warriors?
Lately I’ve seen a lot of comments on my blog posts, on other’s blogs and on travel forums criticizing ‘road warriors’ because we have jobs that allow us to earn a lot of miles/points. I wrote last week about how…
Free Year Subscription For Free 2-day Shipping
I almost never pay for shipping and I almost always get 2nd day shipping for free. You’ve probably heard of Amazon Prime – pay $79 for the year and you can get free 2nd day shipping on all eligible purchases….
Living the (Un) #SPGLife at The Tremont Hotel in Chicago
By Plush Adventures Walking back to the hotel on Friday night, I hear the words I never anticipated, “Can we go home now?” Rewind 9 hours; having driven in from the suburbs, we are walking towards our hotel for our…
Don’t Get Caught In A Thailand Taxi Scam
I’ve never really been concerned, as a tourist, that I was a target for any real crimes in Thailand other than taxi scams. I’m sure, like all countries there are crimes that tourists fall prey to … but in all…
Bangkok’s Jim Thompson House Shrouded in Mystery
American entrepreneur and architect, Jim Thompson made his home in Bangkok, Thailand after World War II. Thompson is credited with saving the dying craft of silk weaving in Thailand and reviving the entire Thai Silk industry. The beautiful Thai Silk…
A Little Bit of Thailand Semi-Homemade
If you watch the food channels, you’re probably familiar with the concept of semi-homemade. Take something from a box and add a little bit of this and a little bit of that and poof…it’s semi-homemade. When I go to Thailand,…
SPG Moments “Hear the Music, See the World” an intimate evening with Sara Bareilles and Perry Platypus Giveaway!
From time to time Starwood Preferred Guest offers some incredible once in a lifetime experiences through the Moments by SPG program. Some of these events are available through auctions while others are set point redemptions. Mommy Points recently did a review on…
In The First 83
Eighty-three days that is. First2Board launched 83 days ago. Seems like it was yesterday Dennis, who writes Lufthansa Flyer, Casey who is our Tech Guru and I launched First2Board. As we’ve grown from our initial 10 blogs, we’ve continued to…
Kayaking Through Downtown Chicago
By Plush Adventures It is never too late to book a last minute getaway even for Memorial Day Weekend. What better way to start summer than by stepping outside of your comfort zone? A few clicks later, and we were…
The Starwood Chocolate Factory
If you’re a serious Starwood stayer you probably know what I’m talking about when I say there’s a Starwood Chocolate Factory. Sure, they don’t actually have a factory, but they sure send out chocolates frequently! Sometimes those chocolates come with…
Mysterious Starwood Hotel Slated To Open in 2008 Set For Jan 2014 Open
There’s a mysterious hotel that frequent visitors to Starwood’s website might be familiar with if you’ve looked for Bangkok properties over the years. For some time I’ve been watching the proposed timeline for the Starwood Suvarnabhumi (Airport) Golf Resort &…
Are You Maximizing The US Airways 100% Bonus Miles Promotion
In mid-April I reported that US Airways was running a 100% Bonus Miles promotion, for shopping! I love to shop and I love US Airways miles, so this was an easy way for me to earn extra miles. So, one-month…
Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy Is Better Than Upper Class
Yes, there, I said it. I can’t believe I said it. How is it possible that an airlines premium economy product is better than it’s business class product? Well, let me tell you . I flew Virgin Atlantic Upper Class…
In-Laws are not the out-laws when it comes to family travel
Liberty Travel, the leaders in travel and vacations in America, released a study today examining the summer vacation. It’s a long lived tradition for families to to the roads during the summer while many schools are not in session. Here’s…