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Laviator of the month: Sozzielou
Photo courtesy of Sozzielou
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Road Trip (Video): Are we there yet?
The drive from Los Angeles to Convict Lake takes about…oh…SIX HOURS! But that includes a stop for lunch and another quick stop for beef jerky. Convict Lake is located directly across from the Mammoth airport. A short drive up the mountain and you’re there.
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Photo of the day: Their flying power depleted by Kryptonite, superheroes Timmy and Jimmy catch the red-eye flight to Washington…
Photo Courtesy of Ian McIntyre Caption Courtesy of Estella Eguino
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Is it okay for passengers to dump their drinks on the floor during turbulence?
Dear Heather, Today I heard an announcement in-flight I’d never heard before and was wondering if you make it often, or ever. After serving drinks, it got a little turbulent and the flight attendants had to sit down. A few minutes later the purser came on and said, “if you’re…
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Cruising Attitude has a new facebook page!
Click, LIKE, and read excerpts from my book on Facebook. It’s just easier that way… My roommate Grace had her moment of a lifetime when Howard Stern called the house. Grace had an obsession with Howard that only got worse after she had him on a flight. Each morning she’d attempt…
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Flight attendant shoes: Kelly & Katie Whitney flat – black
(UPDATE 8/29/2012 : I’m still wearing these shoes, and I STILL like them a lot. I even mention them in this New York Times article: Best Shoes for Travel? Ask a Flight Attendant) Oh sure they might look a little like Pilgrim shoes. And yeah, that big silver buckle might not…
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Height, weight and age requirements for flight attendants (and why Christina Ricci could never be a Pan Am stewardess)
“In this male-dominated world, in that famously openly chauvinistic culture, these women were really taking the reins and running their lives in a way most women didn’t,” Christina Ricci said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about her upcoming television show, Pan Am, a night time soap opera revolving…
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Photo of the day: After being told he would have to check his bag, Bob’s shoe-throwing temper tantrum ended when the overworked gate agent knocked him on his butt.
Photo courtesy of Heather Poole (ME!) Caption courtesy of Roger
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Wanna know if he/she is The One? Travel together!
Next month The Husband and I will be celebrating nine years of marriage, which is pretty amazing considering all the crazy trips we’ve taken together. I’ve always said the best test for a relationship is travel. Trust me, if a couple can survive a bad trip together, that couple can handle just about anything…