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There was no escaping it. There was no changing it. We were in the Atlantic Ocean somewhere between the coast of the Carolinas and Bermuda. Approximately 800mi separated our 47ft boat and Myrtle Beach. Every direction I looked, 10ft swells rose and fell as 25kt winds blew the tops off the waves throwing salty spray into the...

On a recent flight across the Pacific pond, I heard a fellow crew member reference how great things used to be. In fact, if you listen, you’ll hear many people talking about how much better life was in the past. They fixate on some period of time “back in the day,” and then conjure up a few warm, cozy,...

Tahiti is exactly as you imagine it.  Seriously.  The coconut palms reaching up from the volcanic sandy beaches, the tuna hanging from rope on the side of the road being sold by smiling locals, and afternoon rain showers cascading down the verdant peaks.  As far as your eye can see, there is...

One of the many perks of this airline career is the ability visit friends I might not get to see very often.  The trip I was working had me landing in Los Angeles and then enjoying 24 hours before my next departure.  Luckily, my friend Stephen and his lovely wife Antonia who lived in the...

America has “fly over” states where most of our basic food is grown, processed, and packed.  To most, these places are just hours “two and three” of a 5 five hour trans-continental flight which goes by unnoticed en route from New York to Los Angeles.  Because of this, few consider where their food comes from.  In the...