On cold, windy, rainy days I usually don’t mind leaving Holland. Especially when the flight is to an exotic place. While people struggle to work on their bikes or try not to get wet by huddling together at the bus stop, I am not at all sorry to be leaving. In summer though, at times… read more »
To explore the world and to give in to one’s curiosity about other cultures. I assume those are the main reasons why most people travel to foreign countries. I’m pretty sure these are also the main motives behind most of my colleagues applying for the job of cabin attendant. They certainly were for me. Having… read more »
Anyone who travels knows that no two sips of tap water are the same. The quality of drinking water varies enormously between countries. Water quality is an important point of consideration for KLM, that takes water on board from so many destination airports for the in-bound flights to Amsterdam. Drinking water is available on every… read more »
It was months after 9/11 that I visited New York again. I felt awkward and expected to find a completely different city to the one I knew from former visits. But when I walked through the streets, nothing seemed to have changed. As an occasional visitor I didn’t connect to the heart of the city-that-never-sleeps… read more »
That first flight after a holiday is probably much the same as going back to your office after some time off. Only our office is a plane and the job is to bring the flight to a successful conclusion. I’m pretty sure that those first moments back at work are the same for almost everyone.… read more »
You might say that flight crews are professionals in catching flights. So why is it that I become a complete nitwit the moment I’m a passenger myself? Take the last time for instance. First of all, every time I use Schiphol airport, I’m struck by how big it is. This time too, it takes me… read more »
There used to be a time when we would race to the reception desk of our crew’s hotel every day. Just the lucky few would receive a fax from the home front, while the rest of us were kept in ignorance. Only on very long trips would we make a quick collect call to check… read more »
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