I just worked beverage service for a 90 minute flight
And I’m exhausted. Seriously. Sure, I’ve never actually had to do it before so remembering things like the stirrer sticks for the coffee service or...
Trip Reports
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Getting ready for the biggest day of the week
It is just before 4am local time in Frankfurt, Germany and I’m wide awake. I’ve been up for almost two hours working on blog posts...
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A week-long Frequent Flyer party
GoJet CRJ-700 N153GJ operating as United Express, my ride to Chicago, with a Continental 737 in the background When the concept of the “Star Alliance...
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Good, cheap eats in Waikiki
Coming off another 48 hours in Waikiki I’m finally getting to the point where I don’t hate the place. When the sales come up the...
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A 3 hour tour (of San Juan)
My last weekend of travel on jetBlue’s All You Can Jet pass was a great one. Over 11,500 miles and 11 flights scattered across ~58...
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Riding on BetaBlue – the other in-flight Internet option
There are three main players in in-flight internet service for US-based carriers. Aircell’s gogo service is – by far – the most dominant, with more...
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New York City to Houston – the long way
Having access to unlimited flights with jetBlue this month has skewed my sense of reality. Badly. On Tuesday afternoon I realized that some friends were...
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Bring back the classic in-flight map, please!
I’m a big fan of the in-flight map on the entertainment systems on planes. Seeing the names of the places we’re passing over and knowing...
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Why do international flights board so much faster?
On the flight down to Florida this past weekend I got to talking with a flight attendant sitting next to me deadheading home after a...
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Meeting a Medal of Honor recipient
I’ve run into a lot of random people in my flying adventures. Whether meeting my parents for a drink in Rome or heading to Portland...