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A Travel Junkies Top 3 Picks For Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day creates dread for some, anticipation for others, and can take a dent out of a few piggy banks. Here are three ways you can acknowledge, or if you would like to call it as such, celebrate
Continue readingWhat Do Flight Attendants Do On A Day Off In Clearwater Beach, Florida
A little bit of bliss This was day five out of twenty-nine, in Clearwater, Florida, where I am based for the month of February. It was also my first day off, not that I have actually flown since arriving.
Continue readingWhere To Travel Now: Why Guatemala Is A Must Visit
January 2011, I turned up in Guatemala. No, not because I was kidnapped (note: I never once felt unsafe there), but because I missed one flight, which made me miss another flight, and so the story goes… That
Continue readingWhere Is Home?
Thursday was weird. My brain had no interest focusing on any set task (not completely un-normal for me). I almost lost my cool to fits of tears multiple times (also not completely un-normal), and my stress
Continue readingJust In Case
I was planning on taking the flight on Tuesday morning. I actually thought I might take a red-eye on Monday, but my delayed work trip made me recoil at the idea of getting on another airplane,
Continue readingFlight Attendant Fatigue
Consistently, I make early exits at Saturday night get togethers, usually using the completely valid excuse of, “I have to be up at 3:45am.” Ouch. On a Sunday no less. Sometimes
Continue readingThe Flight Attendant Life Travels: A Week In Spain
“A Perfect Shot” Absent minded and attention scattered, I sat on my bed, computer in front of me, a cup of tea in my left hand, and reached for my camera with my right. I thought that it
Continue readingThe Magic Of Barcelona In January
I’m in Barcelona, a destination that I had only considered for a summer holiday, but thanks to the advice of a friend that “Barcelona is nice anytime of year,” I switched my sights from
Continue readingGoodbye Twenty-Five: The Flight Attendant Life Adds Another Year
I turned another year older a couple of days ago. I liked twenty-five. I liked it a lot. My favorite year so far, with so many adventures and interesting encounters that could have filled the space
Continue readingContents May Have Shifted During Flight
I thought it was a boring work day; no cute boys, no funny passengers, nothing exciting to write about for my blog. Bummmmmmer. This thought of boringness crossed my mind with still an hour left in
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