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May 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I write about travel because I know, love, and can’t get enough of travel.  Sometimes my adventures wind up here on the pages of Flyaway Cafe, as do stories (often disguised) from my work as a Flight Attendant.  I enjoy sharing my travels with readers, whether it’s a trip to Miami Beach (I’m leaving in [...]

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Poll: What’s Your Travel Experience Level

January 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Time for a new poll, and the topic evolved out of some conversations with some other travel bloggers: What kind of traveler do you consider yourself to be?   Expert – My bag is always packed, I can be at the airport in half an hour, and will figure out plans on the fly. Advanced [...]

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Back to Basics: Minimum Connection Time

January 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

With all the tools available for booking travel online, more and more people choose to do it themselves rather than use the services of a travel agent. I think the ability to research, sleuth out the best and perfect deal, and make reservations yourself is a wonderful thing.  BUT – it also means that you [...]

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2008: The Travel Year in Review

December 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Looking back seems to be the thing to do this time of year.  So it’s time to take a look back at how I did with all the resolutions that I made for 2008.  How did I do? Here’s a recap: Visit two new countries – I can check this one off with my visit [...]

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Flight Attendant Friday: Stuck at the Airport

August 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Q.  What do you do when you have a delay and are stuck at an airport? A.  What a great question! No one likes a delay, least of all your flight crew, but they are rarely within our control.  So, we’re pretty much in the same boat as everyone else. What I do depends on [...]

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Matchbook Monday: Gerbermuehle Hotel in Frankfurt

August 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Today’s Matchbook Monday comes from best gal pal Anita, and is from a trip to Germany a few years back. The Gerbermuehle Hotel (click on the English version) in Frankfurt (60594 Frankfurt Main) is a designer hotel, located on the banks of the Main River.  It was a former flour mill, and its evolution from [...]

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Back to Basics: Return to Ground Level

August 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment

If you’re leaving your hotel room a little bleary-eyed from too much partying the night before, you may not be seeing straight.  Or maybe you’ve lost a contact, or forgotten your glasses.  Or maybe you’re in a country where you don’t understand the floor numbering. Don’t worry!  You can always get back to ground level, [...]

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Comedian Pam Ann Pokes Fun at Flight Attendants

August 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment

There’s a lot of humor in our jobs as Flight Attendants, and most of us enjoy a good comedy routine about what it’s like working in the skies. One entertainer who has captured the humor of our job is Pam Ann, a character created by Australian comedian Caroline Reid.  Pam Ann, a twist on the [...]

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Poll: How do you Choose a Flight?

August 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment

There are a number of ways to select the flight that you’ll take, from a price point to convenience.  Usually it’s some combination of a number of factors. Ring in on your booking criteria with the August poll: What is your most important consideration when booking a flight? Price – I only book the lowest [...]

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A Monument to “Crazy Judah”

August 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment

One morning I get up and I’m on the west coast, and when I go to bed that night I’m on the east coast.  And I think nothing of it.  So it’s easy to forget that at one time cross the country wasn’t quite so easy! The Theodore Judah Monument in Sacramento (Second & L [...]

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