Heather Poole

  • Flight attendant confessions video

    Ever wonder what your flight attendant really thinks of you? What they’d tell you if they had the nerve? Or weren’t afraid of being fired? What deep, dark secrets would they reveal about their jobs? There are 17 Things your flight attendant won’t tell you.  No more.  No less.  And…

  • Photo of the day: Suzy may have realized a little too late that becoming a flight attendant to see the world may have been a bad idea.

    Photo Courtesy of Heather Poole Caption Courtesy of @BBPropst

  • 2013 New Year’s Travel Resolution

    This originally appeared on Conde Nast Traveler’s website: New Year’s Resolutions from Travel Bloggers, Chefs, and Other VIPsTHE FLIGHT ATTENDANT Heather Poole Be more fully present: “As a flight attendant I spend a lot of time looking ahead—to the next flight, the next crew, the next group of passengers, the next…

  • Books, books & more books giveaway!

    **THIS CONTEST IS OVER**   Since it’s that time of year, Harper Collins and I have teamed up to do a book giveaway. Seriously what traveler can’t use a new book? What if I told you I had a box of 11! And one MIGHT be an autographed copy of…

  • 11 Travel Tips from REAL travelers

    Last week Anne Taintor and I teamed up for a holiday travel giveaway.  To be entered into the contest readers were asked to share their favorite travel tips.   I’ve decided to post a few of my favorites… 1.  Make hotel stays more pleasant:  One of my favorite tips for…

  • Anne Taintor Holiday Travel Gift Giveaway!

    UPDATE: This contest is over.  Lucky comment #16 is the winner. Congratulations Lisa Hardwick-Cillessen! Lisa’s tip:  If waiting in a long line, talk politics. Somehow it always moves things along a little faster. Helps to talk blue politics in red states, red politics in blue states. If you’re loud enough, the people…

  • Skydoll: Destination Unknown (Book 2)

    The Next Big Thing Blog Hop is a chance for authors around the world to tell you what they’re working on. The author answers 10 questions about their next book, and tags the person who first tagged them, plus at least 5 other authors. Margo Candela, author of The Brenda…

  • Flight attendants: The good, the bad, and the not so ugly world of flying

    The Azumano Travel Show, a weekend travel radio show on KPAM out of Portland, Oregon, had me on the air last week to discuss my book,  Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 feet – and what’s it’s like, really like to be a flight attendant.…

  • Just another flight attendant fantasy…

    At the cabin divider between first class and coach is where I stand when I sing this song to cranky coach passengers who are suffering from hunger pains,  dying of thirst and not at all shy about letting everyone on board know just how much they hate their seat.  …

  • The 10 best travel apps for flight attendants (and frequent fliers)

    1. FAAWait – During a creeping weather delay a flight attendant who also works part time as an air traffic controller told me about FAAWait. It’s his favorite app. One click and we knew which airports across the country were also experiencing delays, how long the delays were averaging, and what had…