If you’re attending FTU, or read One Mile At A Time, you probably heard that Lucky invented time travel…well, sort of. Lucky’s post yesterday, which had to be one of his funniest yet, created quite a stir with some readers….
Not every single post I write has to do with travel, but oddly, I think I have a travel twist to this interesting post. I’m getting ready to head to Thailand again and leave home on Wednesday. So I’m trying…
Who knew that the conspiracy theorists and drama queens would crawl out of the woodwork to speculate, blog, comment, tweet, etc…about why I left Boarding Area. Some of the conspiracy theories have given me a good old fashioned laughing fit….
The day is here, after weeks of discussion and debates, brainstorming and building, First2Board is LIVE! In just 45 short days First2Board went from zero to real! It took a team of amazing people, and amazing bloggers to get to…
In just 26 short hours First2Board.com (F2B) will officially launch! There will be so many surprises you can’t even see coming. What a day it will be. Make sure you’re following @First2Board.com to keep up with the news! Will Mr…
Having been out of the country since September 15th, I was unaware that a hurricane was threatening the Eastern seaboard until I started getting emails from friends asking if I was going to be impacted. Luckily, Charleston only saw rain…
As many of my readers know, I call Charleston, South Carolina home and in fact, live on a small island. This week brought torrential rains to Charleston and created massive flooding in low-lying areas – which is all of Charleston….
Last week I decided to write about what other blogs I regularly read and what I’m not interested in reading. In the post, I didn’t actually list the blogs that I’m not reading anymore because – while I like to…
Last night I was having a Twitter conversion with a fellow blogger, LufthansaFlyer , about what blogs we are reading. Over time, my reading habits change and what I’m interested in changes as well. So first, if you’re reading this…
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Having grown up in Florida, I’ve seen my share of Hurricanes and hurricane damage. But this was different. I had never seen anything like what was happening in New Orleans. On August…
In December I’ll be taking an amazing vacation to 5 different countries. The first stop will be in Singapore. I had previously planned to stay at the Sheraton Towers using Cash and Points (you can see a detailed trip itinerary…
It seems like there’s a reality TV show focusing on just about every topic, from the mundane to the extreme. Just tune into TLC a Discovery Company, and you can find shows about hoarders, toddler pageant queens, extreme crafters, cupcakes, families with dozens of children, bridezillas,…
One of the best parts of traveling, for me, is bringing home great photos. I have turned one room in my home into a personally gallery that features some of my favorite pictures. So how can you take great photos? Well, I’m…
Contest now closed In honor of my 100th night at Starwood this year, and at the suggestion of several readers, I thought I’d put together a summary of best and worst Starwood properties – in my opinion. And to make…
Last month I had to get a new passport because mine was set to expire 5 February 2013. Now, typically getting a new passport isn’t such a big deal. Fill out some forms, mail off your old passport and a…
It’s that time again! Time to plan out my annual December vacation. This year, unlike other years, I’m spending a little bit more money on hotels and flights than I typically do. In the past, I’ve picked one…