Category Archives for Aviation Travel
Heroes Of The Sky: A Flight Attendant’s Thoughts On 9/11
Today started off as a normal day. I edited several articles, and answered a reader’s e-mail about what airports are the best to work out of. I texted a friend about plans for a long layover in
Continue readingThe Flight Attendant Life Blogger Awards: Best Flight Attendant Blogs
I never read flight attendant blogs before starting my own. I just don’t read blogs regularly or if I do, it’s a special occasion (like scoping out the competition or something important like that).
Continue readingDon’t Forget, Not Everyone Travels For Fun
Don’t forget, not everyone travels for fun. She’s on your airplane, because her mom was just diagnosed with cancer and has been given a few weeks. Don’t forget, not everyone wants to
Continue readingSummer In The Skies: How Cabin Crew Make Work A Vacation
I’m sitting in a warm, darkened aircraft, fanning myself with a passenger safety card. The lights are off, the power shut down. A few rows back, my co-flight attendant props her feet up and enjoys
Continue readingWhen Everyone You Love Lives Halfway Around The World
It’s almost dawn in Las Vegas. I’m staring out the window at the bright lights of the casinos, unable to sleep. Yesterday at this time I was at the airport in San Francisco, running between
Continue readingThe Flight Attendant Diaries: Snapshots of South Korea
As many of you know, Celessa and Luke (@theverydayjumpseater and @accidentallyluke) have been galavanting around South Korea this past week. In lieu of a travel article, we’ve opted to share a preview
Continue readingWhy you should spend your money on experiences and not things
I am not in a relationship. I don’t have a car that’s nice or even works very well. I live out of suitcases. Many times, home feels like the airplane. I don’t sleep much. I
Continue readingWhy I Can’t Stop Missing Israel
I’m on an airplane, flying to a place that feels like home, one of my favorites: Copenhagen. And yet, I can’t stop thinking about another place. Israel. Maybe most women daydream about
Continue readingAdventure Awaits: A letter to the traveler who had to come back home
I wrote this as an answer to a reader's question once, and since I have been suffering from writer's block and missing Israel and adventures with Celessa a lot right now, I thought I would post this. Adventure
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