Writer, travel industry insider
A flight attendant. My love letter to air crew at Wandermelon.. When I tell people I spent five years as a flight attendant, they often ask if I still get free flights to dreamy vacation destinations like Hawaii or Grand Cayman. Unfortunately not. What these folks don’t realize, though, is that holidays in Honolulu weren’t [...]
Being a flight attendant isn’t easy, but it’s one of the best jobs on earth. Unless you’re extremely well-traveled already, you’ll probably see more places in your first few months on the job than you have in your life. You’ll work with incredible people, have a lot of time off, and no matter what, life [...]
I hesitate to even call this a trailer because it’s so much it’s own thing. Thanks to the amazing producer Jerrold Ridenour, this truly feels like a two-minute movie that stands alone as a portrait of the flight attendant life.
I was recently tagged for this interview by Kim Fay, author of The Map of Lost Memories, a lush, beautifully written and wildly entertaining novel that goes deep into the heart of 1920s Cambodia. Kim is a gifted writer and a warm, generous person who gives so much back to the writing community and I’m [...]
I thought I missed London before watching this…Variety Lab sampling Blossom Dearie’s I Like London in the Rain for Hotel Costes.
I’ll be flying on US Airways in a few days, and I just got an email asking if I’d like to pre-order my first choice of meal. It’s part of a trial run that initially sounds great. In practice, I fear this is going to be a disaster for the crew. Nowadays, you can’t really [...]
When I started dating my husband, an Eagle Scout from South Georgia, I was nervous about cooking for him. I had spent years working a ton of hours, which meant eating out way too often, and when I did eat in, it was usually something like grilled cheese or a bowl of cereal. I had [...]
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