First2Board is very excited to welcome our readers and travel fans to Charleston, South Carolina during the weekend of September 6-8th for our first event – The Charleston City Sessions. The idea is that we’ll hold “sessions” in different…
In August 2012 I wrote about my search for a new suitcase. Tumi was having a sale and so I decided to go back to the brand I started travelling with 10+ years ago. A suitcase that was originally sold…
Did you know that some of the best designers in the world are responsible for some of the flight attendant uniforms you see in the air every day? From years gone to current day trends, designers are setting their sights…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 &…