Although I don't travel to Canada all that often, the several trips I do each year have made my NEXUS membership well worth the cost in both dollars and time.  This also allows me Global Entry access, at half of the cost ($50 instead of $100) if I paid for Global Entry membership alone.  

I recently received some information highlighting recent updates to the program.  For as much of a hassle as security screening can be for frequent travelers, ...

Its been pretty quiet on RegionalFirst of late, and the main reason for that is I was swamped with work.  For the last 10 days or so, I've been busy not working, since my wife and I were enjoying a vacation in Hawaii.  

Now I'm back on the mainland celebrating Thanksgiving with family.

I have more posts coming soon, but for now, here are some teaser photos from Hawaii.  A full report will be coming!

We had a great stay, splitting our time in  Maui ...

This photo is another from a past trip that has brought back a flood of memories of my experiences.

This is a special place that has a unique history and a mix of cultures. This particular landmark is over 400 years old. It shares a name with a famous metropolis where the same language is spoken, but is more than 11,000 miles away.  

   

 

Where was this photo taken, and what is the story behind this unique ...

Although I am a sucker for Rhapsody in Blue, I'm more than a little bored with the safety videos on my usual airline, United.  That said, on a recent flight, the flight attendant prefaced playing the video with the suggestion passengers raise their hands when Jeff Smisek uses superlatives like "spectacular", and "quantum".  I enjoyed the joke, and it actually made me pay more attention than I normally do.  Try it on your next United flight.

I recently posted Air New ...

 

 

After I made arrangements for my flight from Tokyo to Bangkok in Thai First Class, I needed a hotel in Bangkok since I was arriving after the last flight of the day to Chiang Rai.  This wasn't an ideal situation, but I got to have a nice in flight experience from Tokyo, which made it worthwhile.  I could have stayed closer to the airport, but there were a few hotel promotions going on at the time, which I took advantage of.  

I had ...