For Travelers
This Page is for all you Travelers out there. Below I'll share my story & then I'll fill this page with posts about how you can travel safer and smarter! I've had a love of travel since the very beginning. Growing up, my Mom was always making sure we spent more time and money on experiences rather than material things. We went on so many road trips I've lost count. *cue the 80s playlist now For my high school graduation present my Mom drove me cross country for my next phase of life, college. We started in Washington State and drove all the way to Virginia. It took us just under a week & we joked along the way that we were stopping to smell all the roses. It was one of the best experiences my Mom could have given me. While I was a broke college girl I moved to Florida for a summer job by myself and flew to Costa Rica for my first solo trip! That trip was a total fail. However I learned so much about traveling and myself I wouldn't take it back for anything. After I finished up college I really didn't know what I wanted to do. While I don't use my degree in a literal way, I grew up so much during college and was opened up to so much about the world, culture, and communicating. It made me want to travel even more. So I did what I had always dreamed of - I became a flight attendant. Since becoming a flight attendant in 2017 I have visited all 50 states and gone to 11 countries. I plan to see so much more & to use this blog to both document my travels and help inspire others to travel.
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10 Pieces of Travel Advice from a Flight Attendant
I know many of us are still stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, however I also know so many people who are hoping to still go on their vacations and trips this summer. Fingers crossed! As a flight attendant I know I’m anxious to get out and explore again so that’s why I’ve made this list of 10 pieces of travel advice to help you get ready for you next adventure post corona! 1. Be as organized as possible when packing. This not only helps you not be the asshole holding up the security line, but if you need anything out of your bag throughout your travels you will…
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Covid-19 & being a Flight Attendant
It’s been hard for me to put into words how this Covid-19 has affected my life as a Flight Attendant. It is so hard for me to see the people and companies that I love most struggling. For me this virus is putting the things I love most in a detrimental state with the possibility of no return to normal. I know that I am nowhere near the only person who feels this sadness and this fear. I’m aware the media and our president is blowing things out of proportion and causing more panic. I know that there really isn’t a good solution to ending this that will make everyone…
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Hotel Travel Hacks – From a Flight Attendant
So I’ve been living out of hotels now for about 3 years, I don’t have much of a choice since I’m a Flight Attendant. That being said, I’ve had to get pretty smart & come up with lots of hotel travel hacks to make myself as comfy and safe as possible away from home. The only thing getting me through my work day is knowing that I have a nice king size bed waiting in a quiet room & the ability to have Doordash deliver guilty pleasure food for me to eat in bed instead of standing in a nasty galley while people bug me. (Want to help me not…
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4 Days in Chiang Mai Thailand
One of my best friends recently saved up, quit her job, and started traveling around the world. Side note, I’m so proud of her! She started her adventures in Thailand and since I have flight benefits and she asked me to come I said why not?! Chiang Mai, Thailand was gorgeous and the people were all so welcoming. I had an amazing but quick 4 days there. We packed those days full with the lantern festival, bathing elephants, learning to cook Thai curry and visiting the local temples. I had been a bit intimidated to go to Asia since the culture is so different there but after this trip I…
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The Master Brewery List
My list of every brewery I've ever been to all over the U.S. and even some International. I hope this helps everyone plan out their beer-ventures!
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What not to do on an airplane
Just like everywhere else in the world there are people that don’t make any sense or are making their life way more complicated than necessary. In the airline business I like to call them questionable passengers. The following is a list I’ve compiled of the most questionable passengers onboard an airplane and all the odd, confusing and stupid things they do. I’m pretty sure TSA does something to people’s brains when they go through. That or travel is just that stressful for some people. People who travel with soft guitar cases & other soft cases for various expensive instruments and expect them to not get ruined or expect us to…
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Did you know Flight Attendants don’t get paid during boarding?
My LEAST favorite part of my job is without a doubt, boarding the plane. Mostly because it’s the hardest part of the day and I’m not getting paid. Let me repeat that for those of you wearing headphones and not paying attention, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DON’T GET PAID DURING BOARDING. Okay that’s a bit of lie, I’m making about $2 an hour at this point. Once boarding is over and the plane starts moving I start making the “big bucks.” Other reasons why boarding a plane is the worst: People have lost their common sense. Some people have never flown before and have no clue what is going on or how to…
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Let me Introduce Myself
Since you came all the way here I figured I should introduce myself. I’m a lot of things but mostly I’m a flight attendant, a writer, a coffee addict, beer snob, college graduate, girlfriend, bookworm, and a wanderluster. No matter how many crazy stories I write on here, I really do love my job. I am so thankful for all the experiences and friends it’s given me just in the last three years and I hope to fly until I can’t lift my bag into an overhead bin, or maybe even several years after that. For those of you non aviation people, there are flight attendants who only fly one…
