June 5, 2024
June 4, 2024
The start of a 4-day trip is exciting for me. Actually, just putting on the uniform is exciting. I kind of have a problem with taking uniform selfies… Van time is when the shuttle is scheduled to bring you back to the airport for the next day’s flights. This is Read more…
May 31, 2024
Another night, another city. This time a lovely stop at Norfolk, Virginia with a lot of time to kill thankfully! I explored by foot, hitting up an old rural cemetery I had looked into before arriving. But there was also these huge navy ships around… one directly across from my Read more…
May 30, 2024
Overnights are always fun for me. There are always things to take pictures of and I have no qualms about exploring the stop on my own as I am a very seasoned solo traveler. Sometimes the crew wants to go get dinner together and that kind of dampers my excitement. Read more…
May 29, 2024
Well the end of May was a bit slow on the flying front. In fact, in total, I had 17 days of no flying during the month! But it was exciting nonetheless. Sitting “hot” at the airport has its own perks. Like this fantastic cappuccino from Peets Coffee. I savor Read more…
Cielo Rojo came about when two men met while working at Gracias Madre, a well known California vegan eatery. Here in Takoma Park they have created a gorgeous space with a separate vegan menu. I walked the 25 minutes or so from my space in DC to enjoy their offerings. Read more…
May 27, 2024
A quick drive from Los Angeles, the first operation missile base in the country sits decaying on top of a mountain. The base was one of 16 in California which were collectively known as the Ring of Steel. Following the fear of Russia’s nuclear proliferation during The Cold War, Read more…
It was time to get away. With a friend in Los Angeles, it was an easy decision. Finally utilizing my flight benefits to go somewhere other than Home, I was leaving DC for the West Coast. Getting Alfred Hitchcocky The cratered, isolated West As soon as I got to Thai Read more…
May 26, 2024
Yay, I am in a cemetery! So while on short call reserve I get to explore this city. It’s like an extended vacation kind of. But I am pretty much always alone, which is peaceful until the times it is lonely. But then I go to bed and I have Read more…
May 25, 2024
Washington Dc has so much vegan food I have to try! Having to start somewhere, I chose Pow Pow because an intentionally vegan eatery gives me so much freedom and excitement. But there is that pressure… what to order which disallows me to order something else I want. It’s high Read more…
Having a whole week on reserve with no flying time was a bit frustrating. You’re tethered and always at a level of anxiety knowing at any moment you may get a call. But I decided to not sit around and wait when I could be exploring Washington DC’s many tourist Read more…
May 24, 2024
When I saw Gregorys Coffee logo, I knew I had to stop in. It reminds me of Brooklyn! And I knew I could get a sweet and vegan treat while sipping on my cappuccino. When I saw that Bubbie’s had a “vegan salmon roe” topping for their bagel with housemate Read more…
May 22, 2024
Sticky Fingers was one of the first all-vegan bakeries I ever knew. When I first visited in 2009, it was a special visit. Now in 2024, living less than a mile from it, it was again a special visit. And I got the exact cupcake I had gotten before. Now Read more…
I knew as I settled into part-time living in Washington DC that a visit to Rock Creek Cemetery wouldn’t be far off. Having spent some time searching its grounds years ago, I spent this visit not looking for something new but saying high to those monuments That had taken my Read more…
May 14, 2024
The first federally owned psychiatric hospital in the U.S., The Government Hospital for the Insane opened in 1855 in Washington DC. Though the expansive campus is undergoing redevelopment, many buildings remain in a state of decay–awaiting their turn for repurposing. And like the many historic large and overcrowded psychiatric complexes Read more…
As I adjust to my erratic schedule as a reserve flight attendant, some sites and eats close enough to the airport to explore. Being “on reserve” is the dues a new FA has to pay: several months, possibly more, of being on-call… 14 blocks of time, 5 days a week. Read more…
May 12, 2024
Finally, a day to see the DC monuments again! I have a few days off. 🙂 And I picked up some very special visitors to hit National Mall with… The Washington Monument The Vietnam Memorial Lincoln from afar Lincoln Monument The White House Getting cheesy The Korean War Memorial is Read more…
May 11, 2024
One of the prettiest cemeteries I’ve been in quite some time, The Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, established in 1847, spans 135 acres. Home to many gorgeous pieces of funerary art, it was well worth the stop. Like no other, you can’t be replaced Loved this stark white monument She’s Read more…
May 10, 2024
I’m just going to put these pics here. Yes, the weekend I decide to explore Virginia and not go home the Northern Lights show up intensely in Rochester. Argh! My regret is potent and not diminishing. 🙁 But yeah, this was a really good veggie burger from Fresca on Addison Read more…
May 8, 2024
After I earned my Flight Attendant wings, I treated myself to some indulgence by way of delicious eats and treats from DC Vegan. Ah, I have been craving sweets so badly! So I would indulge. Italian cookies are a long time favorite. I remember when I was in high school Read more…
April 21, 2024
What’s better than an old fashioned diner that is actually an expat from New Jersey? Well, an old fashioned diner that is actually an expat from New Jersey with a ton of vegan options–that’s what! Though Sunday is a very busy day for any diner, it would be very busy Read more…
April 20, 2024
Before heading to the animal sanctuary, some delicious vegan doughnuts from Pepperbox Doughnuts! Located in the very cute NoDa neighborhood, these were the best looking vegan doughnuts I peeped in Charlotte. They were all-vegan, except for one flavor that had honey in it. The problem would be making a decision–how Read more…
April 19, 2024
Was sitting on my hotel room couch when the sky called to me… a rainbow I very well could have missed if I ignore the sky. It was massive and beautiful. Salad in car because I need a social break… everyday. Ethiopian that was way too salty. Kind of bummed Read more…
April 14, 2024
Admittedly I haven’t given Charlotte the attentive reporting I ought to. I am so drained by my new daily life that prospect of driving, parking, risk is too exhausting. But when I saw that Love In Action Cafe does Sunday Chick’n & Waffles, I knew it’d be the spot to Read more…