On March 17,2006, I started writing about travel here at Flyaway Cafe.  I knew a lot about travel, but nothing about blogging, technology, social media, photo editing or building readership.  I knew airport codes, not HTML code.  And I knew airline route structures, and how to find a good hotel deal. but not a thing [...]

I’ve had some email conversations back and forth with a reader who has been extended an offer of a training class with one of the commuter carriers.  It’s not really her first choice airline, and she’s wondering what to do.  Those emails resulted in today’s Flight Attendant Friday question. Q.  If I get an offer [...]

“I think, therefore I am.” (Rene Descartes) Well, maybe that worked for Descartes, but for me it’s:  “I shop, therefore I am.”  (Hey, I’m a Flight Attendant!  It’s part of what we do.) For me, it’s not about the need to conspicuously over-consume.  Instead, it’s a way to take part of my journey home with [...]