The U.S. Transportation Security Administration effective in June said it would no longer use scanners that emitted a low-dose X-ray because the company that makes them can’t fix the privacy issues. The other airport body scanners, which produce a generic outline instead of a naked image, are staying.
At first, both types of scanners showed travelers naked. The idea was that security workers could spot both metallic objects like guns as well as non-metallic items such as plastic explosives....
Today, we spent the morning packing up and recovering from he night before. After breakfast, we left towards the airport, we had an afternoon flight on a 747-400. We booked business class seats on this segment, as it was only $70 more per person and it was on one of Thai’s international aircraft. Many say that when you have top tier frequent flyer status, such as I do (1K on United), you get assigned a First Class seat on Thai Airways domestic flights complimentary! So, I wanted to put...
Today, we woke up disoriented after last night’s festivities. An interesting night, to say the least and the most. We became fast friends with the owner of Boat Bar and became friendly with all of the waiters on that street of bars. Today, our plan was to hop around the island and visit some of Phuket’s best resorts. As the luxury properties are located away from the mess of Patong Beach, we had a 45-minute drive to our first resort. Our first stop was Andara, which was our favorite....
Today, after a beautiful 10 hours of sleep, we had pre-booked a speedboat island hopping excursion. Unfortunately, I neglected to charge my iPhone, so there we have no photos 🙁 After a delicious breakfast spread featuring everything from waffles to dim sum, we were picked up at 8 am to head toward the Phuket Marina. After the typical tourist check in, we received our flippers, goggles and boarded our speed boat with about 20 other travelers from Korea, Argentina, and Australia. Our itinerary...
