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...
My eyes opened in a panic as I tried to decide if I was being hit by a tornado as the wind howled outside, shaking my house on wheels. Perhaps worst of all, I was incredibly cold and couldn’t figure out why. This was my first real night in “Ethel the Wonder Truck”, the affectionate name given to the...
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"Adventurer, photographer, and airline pilot, in that order. Let’s explore more, complain less, and make the world a little better each day."
