Previously, if you were in Canada heading back to the US you had 2 sets of kiosks to choose from: NEXUS and Global Entry. As a Nexus cardholder today I received this email: Dear NEXUS Member, Please be advised that, in an effort to improve the NEXUS program, the kiosks currently available in the U.S. pre-clearance…
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Clothing, Netflix style
I’m not going to lie, I’m probably the worst dressed sales person out there. Whether it’s my lack of a fashion role model growing up or just my natural tomboyish nature, or years of Catholic school uniforms I have no sense of style. I also have a hard time shopping in my limited free time…
It pays to be kind
Today I was able to move up to a flight that was already boarding. I ended up being the last person to board the plane that was maybe 75% full so even though I was told I had a whole row of an exit row to myself I found someone already in my seat. I…
Addis Ababa Day 2: Unexpected holidays on…holiday
I met a nice Welsh lady in the executive lounge the previous night who advised me that the tour companies at the Hilton book private 1/2 day tours for about ~$80. She advised me to use the company by the bakery. First I tried the agency by the elevators but they kept saying everything is…
Day 1 Addis Ababa: The best laid plans
As most of you who ready my blog know I like to be prepared for what the stated policies are, even if they are rarely enforced. I landed at ADD ontime at 6:45 am but due to being in the back of the plane it was around 7 am before I deplaned. I knew I…
TSA 1: Grace: 0, traveling with ice packs
This week I was flying with the oral Typhoid vaccine. It consists of 4 pills that are taken every other day and must be kept refrigerated (but not frozen). Since it should be completed at least a week before needing and and since I’m rarely home for the right pattern to take the pills I…
It’s shot time!
Since I’m finally going some more exotic places in the next couple months I read up on the CDC site to see what I need: Panama: Just up-to-date on routine shots, but might want to get Hepatitis A and Typhoid since the sanitation conditions for food may not be the same. I only got one…
Ugh – traveling while sick!
You may have noticed that I once again dropped off the face of the earth last week. I seem to have come down with something that just really knocked me out and after I got home from Houston last Thursday I just slept and slept and slept. Fast forward to this week when it came…
How to handle a downgrade
A few weeks ago I was on a call with an inoperable seat in First class. I’m not sure why the seat was inoperable, but sometimes it happens and maintenance cannot fix it in a timely manner so the easiest solution is to downgrade the person in that assigned seat. I wouldn’t be against the…
Yes, airport food is expensive – 3 tips to remember
I know this is not news to my blog readers, but this is put out there for the average traveler going on vacation this year. Last week I was at Phipps Bistro in the A concourse of CLT. This is my usual lunch place when I fly out in the afternoons on Delta. A family…